Maritime technology company Yara Marine Technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) application developers Molflow, and Chalmers University of Technology and social science specialists from Halmstad University and Gothenburg University have collaborated over 3 years to develop and trial an AI-based semi-autonomous voyage planning system. Initiated in August 2020, the Via Kaizen project explores how AI and machine…
Horizon successfully completes initial hover testing of its “Cavorite X5” scale prototype
Horizon Aircraft (“Company” or “Horizon”), an innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, announced that it has successfully completed initial hover testing of its “Cavorite X5” scale prototype. Brandon Robinson, CEO of Horizon Aircraft said, “this aircraft has exceeded expectations during initial hover testing. It is extremely stable, is capable…
Argentina tourist untraceable after testing Covid positive at Taj Mahal
A tourist from Argentina, who had come to visit the Taj Mahal tested positive for COVID-19 on 26 December, has gone missing. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Agra Dr Arun Kumar Srivastava informed this on Wednesday. As informed by a news report in ANI. The tourist’s samples were collected during screening at the Taj Mahal and…
This Is The Last Country In Europe Where Unvaccinated Americans Still Need Testing
More than two years into the pandemic, Europe is finally open for tourism with no restrictions – or most of it. Now that countries like The Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Germany, which once imposed the strictest entry requirements possible, have abolished them all, only one European country stands alone in requiring tests of unvaccinated Americans. For…
Hong Kong Tourism Reopening Will Fail Due To Ridiculous Testing Requirements
News emerged over the weekend that Hong Kong, along with a number of other Asian countries, was finally opening. But is the news as exciting as some headlines would assume? The new rules in place as of September 26th are not as big of a step forward as assumed. The short and frank answer is…
Random Testing On Arrival In Canada Could Force Tourists To Quarantine
Although a majority of the Western World has dropped all of their entry requirements already, tourists visiting Canada still risk being sent to quarantine when randomly selected for testing on-arrival and given a positive Covid result – even if no longer infectious. Whether you’re vaccinated or recovered, Canada makes no distinction. From the onset of…
260 Companies Urge Biden To Remove Testing Requirement To Enter U.S.
The letter was signed by American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Hilton, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Disney, and other relevant businesses and organizations in the travel industry Over 260 companies from the tourism industry made an urgent call on Thursday to the Biden administration to remove covid testing measures for vaccinated travelers to enter the United…
Malaysia scraps mandatory testing on vaccinated travellers from 1 May
Malaysia is relaxing virus restrictions including testing at airports and mask mandates, as infection rates flatten and the nation adjusts to living with Covid. The country is scrapping mandatory testing on incoming vaccinated travellers and children under 12 from 1 May. Wearing masks outdoors will be made optional and social distancing measures dropped. Some entry…
Thailand Removes All Testing Requirements For Vaccinated Tourists
Thailand Significantly Eases Entry Requirements and Ends ‘Test and Go’ Program Thailand has taken a monumental step back to normality as the nation eases entry COVID-19 entry requirements. Despite reopening for tourism in 2020—albeit with the controversial Sandbox Schemes—Thailand’s entry requirements have remained strict, especially compared with Western nations. Thailand hopes easing entry requirements will attract…
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…
