Some 178,000 tourists are reportedly stranded in Hainan as the resort island battles its worst COVID outbreak yet.

Some 178,000 tourists are reportedly stranded in Hainan as the resort island battles its worst COVID outbreak yet.
The South Pacific country began easing its tough border regime in February.
Europe’s travel industry in disarray amid thousands of flight cancellations, strikes, lost luggage and soaring prices.
Pilgrims must now book travels via a new online portal which works on a lottery system, cutting out many agents.
Famed tourist attraction capsizes near the Paracel Islands after encountering “adverse conditions”.
With temperatures 9°C above normal, Lahore’s tourism industry has been shell-shocked in recent months.
Activists say the planned tourist train will harm the wildlife and natural features of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus face uncertain summer season as numbers of Russian tourists slump amid war on Ukraine.
Tour operators say trial allowing handful of visitors from selected countries falls far short of what sector needs.
Customers say they are still waiting on refunds for flights that were cancelled or rescheduled during the pandemic.
National Economic and Social Development Council says it sees gross domestic product expanding 2.5-3.5 percent.
Authorities hope 5 to 15 million visitors will visit the country this year, down from 40 million before the pandemic.
In the 2000s, Calabar emerged as a tourism hub in Nigeria but all that good work has been rubbished by heaps of litter.
Arrivals must have three COVID vaccination shots and be part of a package tour with a fixed itinerary, report says.