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After being delayed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympic Games could be held without any spectators this summer.  As coronavirus cases continue to grow in Japan, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is debating how to host the games as Japan battles a growing number of coronavirus cases.  "The question is — is this a must-have or nice-to-have. Its nice to have spectators. But its not a must-have," Pound, who is no longer on the IOCs decision-making executive board, ...

Saga Cruises, a cruise line that caters to passengers aged 50 and older, announced this week that it will require guests to be fully vaccinated before boarding — the first cruise line to require guests vaccination.  When cruises resume later this year, all passengers will be required to be "fully vaccinated against COVID‑19 at least 14 days before sailing with us," the cruise line announced in a letter to passengers. Saga also pushed back the resumption of its cruises from April 3 until M...

Credit: Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images Although Paris and the rest of France entered a stricter lockdown over the weekend, there was one small glimmer in the capital as the Rodin Museum reopened its sculpture gardens on Sunday — which have been closed since November.  Although museums in France remain closed at this time, the Rodin Museum is able to welcome visitors into its open-air gardens, The Associate...

Chicago Tribune,two United Airlines employees approached 36-year-old Aditya Singh and asked to see identification. The 36-year-old then showed an ID badge that belonged to an airport operations manager who had reported it missing back in October.  The employees called the police, who took Singh into custody. He was charged with felony criminal trespass and misdemeanor theft. It is unclear whether or not he stole the ID badge or if he found it. Friends called Singh a "gentle soul" in a subsequ...

The Tower of London has announced that one of its beloved ravens may have passed away, possibly sparking superstition among those who know the legend behind them. Taking to Twitter, the attraction wrote, "Our much-loved raven Merlina has not been seen at the Tower for several weeks, and her continued absence indicates to us that she may have sadly passed away." The social media account also noted that while it "isnt unusual for our ravens to roam outside the walls, free-spirited Merlina has pr...

Norwegian Air announced Thursday that it will scrap its low-cost long-haul routes and focus solely on domestic and European routes, due to the financial stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many Americans knew Norwegian Air for its affordable transatlantic flights. Through flash sales, Norwegian Air offered flights to Europe for as low as $84 one-way. "We do not expect customer demand in the long haul sector to recover in the near future, and our focus will be on developing our short haul network...

Paris will transform its famous Champs-Élysées into an "extraordinary garden" after the 2024 Olympics, in an attempt to bring locals back to what has become a crowded tourist attraction.  Over the weekend, Mayor Anne Hidalgo approved a $304 million (€250 million) plan, meant to bring the Champs-Élysées back to its intended purpose in the city: as a place of relaxation, A major component of the renovation is greatly reducing the amount of vehicle traffic on the Champs-Élysées. The plan...

One of the most elusive hiking permits in the world will be a bit easier to obtain starting next month. This week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it will allow 64 people per day to hike the popular rock formation known as "The Wave," in the Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness near the Utah-Arizona border. Previously, only 20 hikers per day were allowed onto the formation. That limit had been in place for more than two decades.  The Wave is a sandstone formation that...

Cruising could make a solid comeback in 2022, according to new booking data shared by Carnival Cruises this week.

Travel to Germany just got more difficult as the country recently implemented stricter lockdown rules against a second wave of COVID-19.  On Monday, all of Germanys 16 federal states enacted tougher lockdown measures, including new travel and gathering restrictions. Now, anyone traveling to Germany from a "high-risk area" (which includes the U.S.) will be required to provide two negative COVID-19 tests before being allowed to move about the country, DW reported. A quarantine period of five day...