Visitors entering the country will now be required to show confirmation of vaccination coverage or a letter from a doctor confirming recovery from COVID-19 within the past 180 days. Thailand restored its entrance rules for visitors to the country effective yesterday, 9 January 2023. All overseas visitors will be required to provide proof of vaccination…
IATA Slam Covid-19 Tests For Travellers From China
IATA has criticised countries’ decisions to impose coronavirus tests and other measures on Chinese travellers as futile “knee-jerk” reactions. A rising number of countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan, and France, have insisted on negative Covid-19 testing prior to entry. The measures were implemented because of an increase in outbreaks in China following Beijing’s…
Air India Express issues COVID-19 guidelines
Air India Express on Tuesday issued guidelines for the maintenance of Covid-appropriate behaviour by travellers travelling from UAE to India. As informed by a news report in The Gulf. The recommendation advises that all visitors should preferably be completely immunized as per the approved primary schedule of vaccination against COVID-19 in their country. Other precautions to…
Beijing Airport Drops COVID-19 Test Requirement
Beijing Capital International Airport, the busiest airport in China, no longer needs visitors to show a clean COVID-19 test result to board the plane, according to Reuters, citing Beijing News, a publication run by the Chinese Communist Party. On December 6, 2022, the requirement was removed. No guidance was provided on whether departing travellers from…
Hong Kong Tourism Is Struggling As COVID-19 Limitations Continue
Experts claim that Hong Kong’s ongoing pandemic restrictions have not effectively stopped the spread of COVID-19, and the city is now fighting to restore its tourism industry. Despite the city’s reputation as a welcoming site for international visitors, Hong Kong has remained mainly off-limits to tourists from outside the country for the better part of…
Princess Cruise Ship Skips Port Call Due to COVID-19 Cases
This most major outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia has hit the Grand Princess, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises. Some media sources stated that Newcastle officials turned away the 107,500-ton cruise liner, but Princess said it opted to bypass the port after discussing it with local health officials. The fourth wave of COVID-19 is…
IATA Emphasises Asia-Pacific Objectives Post COVID-19
As the Asia-Pacific area moves forwards from COVID-19, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the region to prepare for the expected spike in traffic. The airline industry has faced numerous challenges over the previous three years. Asian airlines were especially heavily impacted, contributing to roughly one-third of the industry’s losses between 2020 and this…
Princess Cruises lifts Covid-19 protocols for most voyages
Beginning October 21, Princess Cruises is lifting its Covid-19 protocols, meaning there are no longer vaccination or testing requirements on most voyages. Guests sailing with Princess Cruises will no longer have to provide a negative test result, regardless of their vaccination status. The cruise line already changed its protocols on September 6, when it removed…
Costa Cruises Simplifies COVID-19 Protocols
According to a press statement, Costa Cruises is revising its health guidelines regarding COVID-19, making its cruises more accessible. The company has announced that as of the 8th of October, a new simple process will offer passengers full access to all ships and port facilities. Most noticeably, pre-embarkation testing for vaccinated passengers will no longer…
Greece removes all COVID-19 entry rules
All travellers can now enter Greece restriction-free as the authorities have decided to drop all of their COVID-19 entry rules. The Ministry said that from now on, all incoming travellers would no longer have to follow any rules. This means that all travellers, regardless of their country of origin, can enter Greece without having to…
