Searches for flights on Qantas’ website have tripled, indicating that Australians are eager to return to international travel. Searches for international flights nearly tripled in the week following Qantas’ announcement of plans to reintroduce international travel, indicating that Australians are eager to travel abroad. Qantas announced last month a plan to restart international travel by…
Chile Reopening For International Tourism October 1
Chile has been closed to international tourism since April 2021 after a second wave of Covid-19 hit the country. But after a successful vaccination campaign, the country has announced it will be reopening to international tourism once again on October 1st. This post will look at the new entry requirements for Chile and the current…
Miami International trials Covid-19 detector dogs
Miami International has become the first airport in the US to trial the use of dogs to detect Covid-19. The 30-day trial will see Cobra (a Belgian Malinois) and One Betta (a Dutch Shepherd) deployed at an employee security checkpoint. The dogs have been specially trained to alert handlers to the scent of the virus…
The U.S. Plans ‘New System’ For International Travel
The White House has announced it will plan a new system for international travel that will include contact tracing. The United States has been closed to much of the world â including European citizens â since March 2020. The EU has asked the United States to remove restrictions on non-essential travel into the U.S, but it…
70% of US travellers support introduction of international vaccine passports
Travellers are taking to the skies again, but the immediate future of air travel remains highly turbulent, according to OAGâs survey of 1,800-plus US travellers in July and August. Domestic capacity in the US is up 81% from June â August 2021, compared to the same period last year. The increase is being fuelled by…
Australia To Trial Vaccine Passport Sparking Hopes Of International Travel
Australia has announced that it will be trialing vaccine passports in the near future, sparking hopes that international travel may yet be possible before the end of the year. Australians have largely been unable to leave the country â other than to visit the neighboring island of New Zealand as part of their travel bubble…
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…
Canada Is Now Officially Open To International Travelers
For the first time in almost a year and a half, Canada will be opening for international travelers again starting this Tuesday, September 7th. Canada Opening For International Travelers On September 7th The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed on Friday that travelers would be welcome on September 7th, the date that the federal government…
Europe leads way as international travel bounces back
The UK’s first BNPL travel agent, Butter, reveals that after a difficult pandemic year, tourism is once again on the rise with Europe and the Americas benefitting from the sharpest rise in international visitors in the last six months. The COVID-19 pandemic forced international tourism to grind to a halt. Borders were closed, airlines shut down…
Dallas Airport Offering Free Vaccines To All International Travelers
The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in cooperation with the United States National Guard might be providing free Covid-19 vaccines to all worldwide vacationers and anybody who needs one. The free vaccines might be out there on the airport till September twelfth or so long as provides final. Airport authorities and airways are already getting…
