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(CNN) – Across the world, restrictions on vaccinated travelers are being relaxed, and more and more people will be moving around soon. But with more traffic, airlines are keen to put an end to bad behavior in the skies.
Here’s what happened in travel this week.
Latest reopenings
blowing cobwebs out of your passport; There have been some significant easing of Covid travel rules.
Australia will open its doors to vaccinated international travelers in late February, and India is easing testing and quarantine rules.
In Europe, Greece, Portugal and the UK are all making plans to relax testing requirements for fully vaccinated or recently boosted people.
Travelers heading to Hawaii won’t need reinforcements to be considered fully fortified, and the sunny islands of Aruba and Bermuda make entry easier.
Despite all this, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now has nearly 135 destinations in the riskiest travel advisory category.
This is because it is based on Covid case numbers. And while Omicron is spreading across the world, many governments have decided that international travel restrictions are not a solution to its spread.
Big problem in small cabins
To paraphrase Samuel L. Jackson, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian has struggled with these unruly passengers aboard these capsized planes. He has been calling for a no-fly list of violators, and the US Department of Justice has responded.
Southwest Airlines is returning alcohol on planes for the first time since March 2020, a move the flight attendants union says is “unsafe and irresponsible”. Both United and Delta resumed some economy-class alcohol sales last year, but American Airlines is holding out.
Sports and Entertainment
World-class athletes work hard and often play hard too. Johnny Vegas Luxury Concierge is a travel agent for sports stars. Here’s how they plan their lavish trips.
The Beijing Winter Olympics are almost halfway through, but the allure of winter sports in China will last longer than that. Indoor ski slopes, skating rinks, ice simulators and other attractions have popped up all over the country in recent years.
If Chinese cuisine is more your speed, check out Anthony Bourdain’s podcast “Parts Unknown” when he visited Shanghai back in 2014.
Old, deserted, or looking for love?
With Valentine’s Day approaching, what are you longing for?
No matter how lean, CNN Travel has stories to suit your mood.
Get ready, travel
One of the most stressful things about Valentine’s Day—for the grand set of gestures—is how to get all those precious gems at home from a surprise weekend in Paris.
Fortunately, our partners at CNN Underscored, the CNN-owned product reviews and recommendations guide, have put together this roundup of the best travel jewelry cases. The problem has been resolved.
wildlife photography
Catch a mischievous kea parrot with the Verheul family camera and capture a panoramic view of the hiking trail in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park.
But if you prefer photos captured with actual wildlife, there’s always this video where a New Zealand family’s GoPro parrot stole and filmed their escape.
In case you miss it yourself
A Las Vegas tourist lost $230,000 due to a malfunctioning slot machine.
After more than 1000 years, this English pub Close.
This couple travels the world by sitting at home.
