From January to August of this year, the number of Covid-19 cases in the UAE decreased by 62%. According to Dr Farida Al Hosani, the official spokesperson for the UAE health sector, cases totalled 95,787 in the first month of 2021, but that number was reduced to 36,516 last month. A total of 87.19% of…
Recent Study Suggests Risk Of Catching Covid On Flights Very Low
A recent study has shown that the risk of contracting Covid-19 on board an airplane during a flight is extremely low. The study was carried out by Delta Airlines, Mayo Clinic and the Georgia Department of Health, and tested the risk of exposure to Covid-19 on flights where every passenger had tested negative prior to…
American secretary of transport Ray LaHood steps down
American secretary of transport Ray LaHood has confirmed he will step down from the position. Speaking on the official department of transport blog, Fast Lane, LaHood said he had elected not to serve a second term in the position, but work remained to be done. Outlining his accomplishments while in office, he the department had…
Abu Dhabi opens to vaccinated travellers
Fully vaccinated travellers (with vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation) can arrive from all international destinations without the need to quarantine. All travellers will require a PCR test within 48 hours of departure, a test on arrival and retesting on select days depending on the country they have travelled from. Unvaccinated travellers, however, should…
Top 7 Beaches In The Gulf Of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico, like its Caribbean Sea neighbor, is a region of the Atlantic Ocean that is almost surrounded by the American continent and islands. Often referred to as the American Mediterranean, travelers flock to these beautiful beaches with warmer waters and quartz-like sand in Mexico. Covering the states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Campeche, and…
ETIAS Guide to Visa-Free Travel in Europe
We’ve all dreamed of glorious European vacations, right? Whether it’s spending a week in Barcelona, visiting Sardinia in Italy or eating our way through Paris – there are many European travel dreams. Citizens of roughly 60 countries, including the US, who can travel visa-free in Europe will soon need to make an ETIAS application electronically before entering any Schengen country.…
5.8 million international visitors traveled to the United States
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 5.8 million international visitors traveled to the United States in September 2012, an eight percent increase over September 2011. September 2012 registered the 18th straight month of increases in total U.S. visits. In September 2012, the top inbound markets continued to be Canada and Mexico with each…
July passengers number up but still below pre-pandemic numbers
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), both international and domestic travel demand increased significantly in July 2021 when compared to June, but demand remained far below pre-pandemic levels. Extensive government-imposed travel restrictions continue to stall international market recovery. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of…
UK Set To Remove Its Traffic Light Travel Restrictions
The British government could be set to get rid of the country’s controversial traffic light system for international travel in the next few weeks. Information regarding the government’s planned overhaul of the traffic light system – a system that has been criticised non-stop by several different groups since its inception – was revealed by the BBC on Wednesday evening,…
Why Mersea Island in Essex is the perfect place to relax in a caravan
Thereâs always something dramatic about crossing a causeway to reach an island, hoping the tide wonât suddenly rush in and wash you away. This is the only access by car, and there are times when itâs completely covered by the sea. Mersea is the UKâs most easterly inhabited island, five miles long and two miles…