Beginning next month, the state’s border will be open to fully vaccinated Australian residents who will not be required to quarantine in hotels or at home. Once the majority of Australian residents living abroad have returned home, fully vaccinated overseas tourists will be welcomed. When the new laws take effect on November 1, Premier Dominic…
UK removes quarantine rule for fully vaccinated Indian travellers to UK from 11 October
Fully vaccinated Indians travelling to the UK do not need to quarantine from 11 October. This was announced by the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, in his tweet on 7 October. The move by the UK comes days after the Indian government imposed reciprocal travel curbs on British travellers arriving to the country.…
British Airways’ no nut policy makes travellers NUTS
A recent British Airways flight’s suggestion that passengers abstain from consuming peanut or nut snacks was met with outrage from passengers. The request was made because another passenger was allergic to nuts and might have suffered a severe and even fatal anaphylactic shock if the policy had not been followed. GBN’s new right-wing news station presenter…
Long-haul travellers cautious about planning trips to Europe
According to the latest Long-Haul Travel Barometer 3/2021 (LHTB), intentions to travel to Europe between September and December 2021 remain weak in key overseas markets. Results suggest that as long as COVID-19 safety concerns persist, many will remain cautious about visiting European destinations. However, with vaccination rates continuing to improve across the globe, there is a…
Turkey removes PCR test requirement for double vaccinated UK travellersÂ
Turkey was removed from the UK Government’s red list on 22nd September 2021. The Turkish Government has announced that proof of a negative PCR test is no longer required from double vaccinated UK travellers visiting Turkey. The popular destination, which welcomed two and a half million British tourists in 2019, was removed from the UK Government’s…
Nepal resumes on-arrival visa for fully vaccinated travellers, no need to quarantine
In a bid to boost tourism, Nepal has resumed visa on arrival for those international visitors who are fully vaccinated without quarantine requirement. The Himalayan nation is hoping to revive its tourism sector with this announcement. To make things easier for oversea tourists, the government has also removed the quarantine requirement. All travellers need is…
Kenya has reopened borders for Indian travellers
Kenya has revoked the temporary ban of passenger flights from India to Kenya after a brief period of suspension since the month of May this year as a result of spike of Covid-19 pandemic in the country. In a Notum announcement by Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) the flights from India to Kenya can now…
Chile reopens borders to travellers for summer tourism season
Chile has announced plans to reopen its borders to visitors in a bid to revive its ailing tourism industry ahead of the Southern hemisphere summer and following a successful vaccination drive that has seen COVID-19 infections in the country plummet. Travellers will be required to show a negative PCR Covid-19 test taken up to 72…
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…
PCR tests to be scrapped for returning vaccinated travellers
Following the news that the traffic light system is to be revamped comes the prospect that fully jabbed travellers may not have to take expensive PCR Covid tests on return to the UK. According to government officials, PCR tests could soon be a thing of the past for fully vaccinated travellers entering the UK from…
