# South Korea’s tourist hotspot launches DLT-based app tracing COVID-19

# South Korea’s tourist hotspot launches DLT-based app tracing COVID-19

“# South Korea’s tourist hotspot launches DLT-based app tracing COVID-19 ”  Jeju Island, a major tourist destination in South Korea, is introducing a government-backed, system for tracking COVID-19 contacts based on blockchain technology. On Jan. 14, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and blockchain technology firm Iconloop announced that the blockchain-based contact tracing system is now…

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#Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town

#Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town

“#Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town” CHEFCHAOUEN, Morocco — When COVID-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered no cases. The picturesque town, its facades painted in distinctive hues of blue, shut its small population off from the world, and kept the virus out for months. Now, as…

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#Wuhan, China launches tourism ad

#Wuhan, China launches tourism ad

“#Wuhan, China launches tourism ad” Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, is back in the spotlight – as it promotes itself as a tourist destination. The city of some 11 million inhabitants where the deadly bug emerged nearly a year ago has launched a promotional video to attract visitors…

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#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

“#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back” Not even a year ago, impregnable crowds and stained-costumed Elmos and wannabe John Mulaneys with their three-by-five-laminated-card invitations to comedy-club open-mic nights had made Times Square one of the most irritating, nerve-wracking places in the Western world. What I wouldn’t give for my nerves to…

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