Fiji has announced that it no longer requires proof of vaccination or travel insurance for international travelers arriving in the country and has begun promoting its ‘zero COVID-19 travel restrictions’. This move comes almost 6 months after Fiji dropped its requirement for a COVID-19 test 72 hours after arriving. The country has reached a 93…
Singapore Lifts All Health Entry Requirements Returning To Normal
Nearly three years since it first introduced social restrictions as a result of the COVID pandemic, Singapore is joining the ranks of open countries in lifting all entry requirements and reinstating normality at the border. As of today, foreign tourists will no longer be subject to health checks arriving in the famous city-state. Singapore is…
Flying To Dubai? UAE Finally Lifts All Entry Requirements
UAE Removes All Travel Restrictions The United Arab Emirates is the latest country to drop all entry requirements and remove internal COVID-related restrictions. As of November 7, this Gulf state finally joins more than 120 countries that have gotten rid of travel restrictions, returning to normal travel. The UAE is a popular tourist destination in…
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…
Brazil Lifts Ban On Unvaccinated Americans
Brazil just took a huge step in reinstating pre-Covid normality after spending months in the company of some of the world’s most restrictive countries. More specifically, it finally lifted its ban on unvaccinated visitors, including Americans, allowing in all foreigners once again with some restrictions. During the early days of the pandemic, Brazil maintained an…
Thailand lifts RT-PCR testing requirement for international travellers from 1 May
Confirmed by the Thailand Authority of Tourism (TAT) release , Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved the lifting of the RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 May, 2022. The country has also introduced two new entry schemes specifically customised for vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers. They are as follows: New entry…
Greece lifts COVID restrictions for summer travellers
Greece said that pandemic restrictions such as mask-wearing indoors and COVID certificates will be lifted throughout the summer tourism period and authorities will consider reinstating them in September. Coronavirus infections in Greece have eased in recent weeks, with authorities recording 15,000 infections and 64 deaths on April 12. Out of a population of 11 million,…
US lifts ‘Travel Health Notice’ for cruising after two years
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dropped its COVID-19 ‘travel health notice’ warning for cruise ships, two years after the pandemic began. The move is the latest in a series of moves to relax COVID-related restrictions on cruising, and it represents a long-anticipated relief for the cruise industry. “Today’s decision by…
Canada lifts ban on direct flights from India
In a welcome step being hailed by travellers of both the countries, Canada has allowed direct flights from India from 27 September, lifting the ban on them after a gap of more than five months. Announcing the decision, Transport Canada in a tweet said: âBeginning at on 27 September, direct flights from India can land…
Here’s what you need to know as Abu Dhabi lifts quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travellers
Abu Dhabi will remove the need to quarantine for all vaccinated travellers arriving from international destinations starting 5 September. This was disclosed by the Abu Dhabi government media office on Twitter. A negative PCR test remains a requirement to travel to the United Arab Emirates’ capital, it said. All travellers must take a PCR test before…
