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As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, Emirates has extended its rebooking policy to allow travellers with new and existing booking to make one change to flights fee-free. Courtesy Emirates 

Coronavirus: Emirates extends validity of air miles and offers travellers 24 months to make changes

April 2, 2020
An Etihad flight bound for Melbourne will leave Abu Dhabi International Airport at 10am on April 2 to help Australians stranded in the UAE return home. Courtesy Etihad 

Australians leave Abu Dhabi on Etihad evacuation flight to Melbourne on Thursday

April 2, 2020
A man takes pictures of cherry blossoms at a shrine as snow falls Sunday, March 29, 2020, in Tokyo. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has asked the city's 13 million residents to stay home this weekend, saying the capital is on the brink of an explosion in virus infections. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

April showers: Snowfall makes Japan's cherry blossom season even more picturesque

April 1, 2020
Travel may be paused around the world, but that doesn't mean destinations have had to go dark. Here are the places getting it right when it comes to tourism campaigns during the Covid-19 pandemic. Courtesy Visit Canada

13 brilliant tourism campaigns reminding us to 'dream now, visit later'

April 1, 2020
Sheikh Hamdan posted an Instagram throwback of a trip to the Isle of May in Scotland. Courtesy Instagram / faz3

Sheikh Hamdan posts Instagram throwback to his time stalking puffins on a remote Scottish Island

April 1, 2020
A journalist looks at his mobile phone as the Ministry of Antiquities lights up the pyramids in an expression of support for health workers battling the coronavirus outbreak, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Giza, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

From the pyramids to the Burj Khalifa: monuments light up during Covid-19 pandemic

March 31, 2020
Qantas pilots voted in favour of a new pay deal to fly the airline's Project Sunrise flights from Sydney to London, the worlds' longest ultra-long haul passenger services.  (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

Regular non-stop flights from Sydney to London just got more likely: Qantas pilots say yes

March 30, 2020
The skies on two Friday evenings in Europe - February 28 and March 27. FlightRadar24

10 striking visualisations show how the world's busy airspaces have gone quiet

March 29, 2020
Oman has announced plans to turn architecturally important old homes into guest houses, as happened with Nizwa Heritage Inn, right. AFP / Supplied

Room at the inn: Oman to turn more heritage homes into guest houses

March 29, 2020
Abu Dhabi, UAE. May 17, 2018. Sheikh Zayed Mosque at dusk. The first morning of Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National Section: National

Abu Dhabi sends inspirational message to residents: 'This is a time for reflection'

March 28, 2020
Travellers should postpone rather than cancel trips to help the tourism industry through a time of uncertainty. Courtesy Matt Holmes / Boundless Journeys 

Postpone your holiday, don’t cancel - it could help save the ailing travel industry

March 27, 2020
The Dubai Mall in early March, left, and just a few days ago, right. Photos Reuters

Stay home: Four striking before-and-after images show a very quiet Dubai

March 26, 2020
Emirates outstation teams at 39 destinations around the globe waved farewell to the airline's passenger jets as they returend home to Dubai ahead of the two-week temporary flight suspension in the UAE. Courtesy Emirates

Time to say goodbye: Emirates crew wave off last flights ahead of UAE travel restrictions

March 26, 2020
Both Sri Lanka, left, and Georgia, right, have grounded commercial flights. 

The full list of countries where commercial passenger flights are grounded due to the coronavirus

March 26, 2020
Swiss International Air Lines aircrafts are parked on the tarmac at the airport in Zurich, Switzerland. EPA

12 photos showing runways around the world becoming plane parking lots

March 25, 2020
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A mother and daughter, wearing protective gloves and face masks, walk together in the Emirate city of Dubai on March 31, 2020, after the country imposed a sweeping crackdown, closing its borders and halting passenger flight among others measures to contain the virus. The UAE, which takes in seven emirates including Dubai, has reported 611 coronavirus cases along with five deaths. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

UAE Covid-19 cases and Donald Trump warns Iran - The Daily Update

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Chris Hadfield, probably the most famous astronaut since Neil Armstrong, tells guests at Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed’s Ramadan majlis of his adventures in space. Donald Weber / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi

Beyond the Headlines: An astronaut's guide to self-isolation

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Pupils at a school in Dubai were allegedly locked up in a gym on Tuesday for not paying their school fees. Victor Besa / The National

School fees, coronavirus cases and Emirates airline support - The Daily Update

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epa08334775 A public security volunteer sits at the entrance of a shopping and residential area in Wuhan, China, 31 March 2020. Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, partly lifted the lockdown allowing people to enter the city after more than two months. Chinese authorities eased the quarantine measures as cases of COVID-19 disease across China have plummeted, according to Chinese government figures. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY

A tale of two economies: the Covid-19 response from India and China

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