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SHANGHAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Sanya, a top tropical holiday destination on China’s southern Hainan island, began closing its duty free malls on Friday in response to a worsening COVID-19 outbreak.

Since China shut its international borders in early 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19, Hainan’s duty-free industry has boomed, becoming a vital channel for global brands from Gucci to Coach, La Mer to L’Oreal to reach Chinese shoppers.

But Sanya International Duty Free City in Haitang Bay, run by China Duty Free Group (601888.SS) and Hainan’s largest offshore mall, shut for an undetermined period on Friday to prevent COVID-19 spreading, a post on its Weibo account said.

This closure comes even though no cases in Hainan’s current outbreak have been detected in Haitang Bay as yet. While the case numbers in China are small compared to the rest of

Fröhlich Gassner Architekten’s holiday cabins

Kleine Bleibe (Small Stay) by Fröhlich Gassner Architekten is a sustainable holiday home in the sleepy village of Reckenthal, Germany, engulfed in the stillness and serenity of the Westerwald forest greenery. An ensemble of three minimalist wooden cabins, Kleine Bleibe is deeply rooted in its natural context, bearing dark timber facades and frameworks, pinewood finishes and wooden and screed flooring. The holiday cabins embrace and encourage a simpler, slower lifestyle, offering guests an opportunity to reconnect with nature, while they disconnect from digital stimulus and retreat from the hectic buzz of modern everyday life.

all images by Celia Uhalde

kleine bleibe is embedded into nature

Fröhlich Gassner Architekten has designed a secluded retreat in a remote village housing only 114 residents. A sustainable and peaceful place to recharge far away from the stress and constraints of everyday life, the minimalist holiday cabins present a

7. You have an airport walk which is 100 times faster than your normal walk

We’re halfway through the summer season and that can only mean one thing: holidays. Before we can even think about relaxing in the sunshine, Aperol in one hand, newest Colleen Hover thriller in the other, we have to suffer the downright jungle that is the airport. Heaving crowds, one security desk and trying to squish all your liquids into one tiny sandwich bag – it’s fair to say you deserve a holiday after navigating the airport alone.

You may be the mum of your friendship group: always making sure everyone gets home safely, the one who organizes bottomless brunches and group birthday presents – but is your holiday alter ego an airport dad? Airport dads are all over TikTok, and I hate to break it to you, but if you do more than 23 of