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Virgin Orbit, the California-based satellite launch company, dropped a rocket in-air over the Pacific Ocean on Monday but the mission had to be aborted shortly afterwards. Courtesy Virgin Orbit

Mission terminated: Virgin Orbit fails to launch rocket into space

May 26, 2020
Compulsory face masks and daily temperature checks as well as strict social distancing policies at all beaches, pools and hotel common areas helped Jumeirah Al Naseem achieve its Safeguard label. Courtesy Jumeirah

Safety assured as Dubai hotel becomes world's first safeguard-labelled resort

May 26, 2020
Beach-goers lie on lounge chairs by the shoreline at the Jumeirah Al Naseem, Dubai, as the beach opens to hotel guests with social distancing measures in place. AFP 

Dubai daycations: a round-up of all-day beach and hotel offers in the emirate

May 23, 2020
Aside from locking in repeat customers by helping them accumulate trips, airlines sell miles to credit-card companies, banks, hotels and other businesses for billions of dollars. Getty Images

How airlines are changing their loyalty programmes amid Covid-19

May 23, 2020
Visitors wearing face masks visit Kiyomizu temple, a UNESCO World Heritage wooden structure set in the hills around Kyoto normally teeming with tourists. Officials are considering a plan to pay half of foreign tourists travel expenses in a bid to restart the country's tourism industry. AFP / Philip FONG

If you visit Japan when it's possible again, the government may pay for half your holiday

May 22, 2020
The pool is, of course, closed, but Andaz's beach is open - however, loungers are distanced from each other. 

A socially distanced Dubai staycation: we check into a five-star hotel to see how the experience has changed

May 22, 2020
Travellers are wishlisting the places they want to go to on Airbnb and this luxury house in the north of Bali is the most coveted of all. Courtesy Airbnb

In pictures: the 10 most 'wishlisted' holiday homes on Airbnb – from Bali to Santorini

May 22, 2020
Protective barriers have been installed at Dubai International Airport at each check-in desk and immigration counter to provide additional safety reassurance to passengers and employees during interaction over the counter. Courtesy Emirates 

Dubai Airport's new procedures: arrive four hours before your flight, but not earlier

May 22, 2020
Private villas with plunge pools are in demand this Eid if inflated pricing is anything to go by. Courtesy Nikki Beach Worldwide

Dh5,000 a night: private pool hotel rooms in the UAE see surge pricing over Eid weekend

May 21, 2020
Ali Al Shaiba of Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism. Victor Besa / The National  

Coronavirus: Abu Dhabi ready for tourism rebound, says senior official

May 21, 2020
All Emirates passengers will receive hygiene kits at check-in. Courtesy Emirates

Emirates restarts regular flights with updated safety rules, including free hygiene kits for all passengers

May 21, 2020
The world's longest zip-line at Toroverde Adventure Park on Jebel Jais has reopened, but in-flight face masks are mandatory. Courtesy RAK Tourism

Ras Al Khaimah's zip line reopens with new safety rules after a two-month closure

May 21, 2020
Qantas will give passengers face masks and enhance sanitisation procedures as part of its Fly Well programme, but it will not leave middle seats empty or make wearing masks mandatory. Courtesy Qantas

'It's not practical': Qantas says no to leaving middle seats on planes empty

May 19, 2020
Sunbeds at JA The Resort are spaced two metres apart for guest safety. Staycation offers start from Dh396 with the same amount given back to guests as credit to spend at the Jebel Ali resort Courtesy JA The Resort

Pocketful of Dirhams: Staycations – what are the best Eid deals and are they Covid-19 safe?

May 19, 2020
Jumeirah Al Naseem is offering day passes for guests to use its rooms and private beach

Dubai daycation: Jumeirah Al Naseem launches all-day access passes

May 18, 2020
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How to make extra money to help your finances survive the pandemic

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Migrants wait to board a train from Mumbai city to their home state of Uttar Pradesh on May 20, 2020, after the Indian government eased its weeks-long lockdown. Reuters

Beyond the Headlines: the terrible price of coronavirus lockdowns for the poor

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Salt Lake County Health Department public health nurse Lee Cherie Booth performs a coronavirus test outside the Salt Lake County Health Department, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Salt Lake City. People who test positive are logged into an online database and assigned as new cases to contact tracers at the health department who call them to find out who they've been around and where they've been. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

941 new UAE cases, India cyclone, contact tracing - The Daily Update

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Foreign women workers residing in Dubai, wearing face masks due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, sit along the side of a road as pandemic lockdown measures are eased in the Gulf emirate, on May 14, 2020. / AFP / Karim SAHIB

UAE reports 873 new cases, rapid laser testing, Premier League tests - The Daily Update

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