Around the globe, virus cancels spring travel for millions

FILE – In this Nov. 27, 2020, file photo, tourists pose for pictures at a mountain viewpoint as sun rises over mist covered Laotian villages seen from Phu Chi Fa viewpoint, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Amid fears of new variants of the virus, new restrictions on movement have hit just as people start to look ahead to what is usually a busy time of year for travel.