Saudi Arabia announced a Travel ban from 20 nation’s from Wednesday to curb the spread of coronavirus
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday banned expatriates from traveling to the Kingdom from 20 nations to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Exceptions to the ban, which begins at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, are diplomats, and medical staff, and their households. Travel will be banned from the UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, and Turkey, as well as the […]
Covid-19: Japan extended the emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, and eight other prefectures for a month, till March 7
Japan’s government is extending the coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, and eight other prefectures for a month, till March 7. Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide announced the decision in a meeting of the coronavirus taskforce on Tuesday. Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi, who’s tasked with the nation’s coronavirus response, and Health Minister Tamura Norihisa […]
Mask order for travelers by CDC come into force from Monday night on airplanes, public transportation
ATLANTA – Travelers on airplanes and public transportation like buses and subways will be required to put on face masks beginning this week to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a mask-wearing rule late Friday that builds on an order announced Jan. 21 by President Joe Biden. The rule […]
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said ‘End insight’ of the pandemic, but tourism facing long recovery path
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has declared “the end is in sight” of the coronavirus pandemic however warned tourism operators to face a long path to recovery, Mr. Miles informed the state was looking forward to more New South Wales travelers after the border closure for Sydneysiders was scrapped this morning.”We’ve achieved so incredibly well, and the end is […]
Major storm heading towards New York city
(Reuters) – New York, Boston and different cities within the northeast could be blanketed with almost two ft (60.96 cm) of snow on Monday, as a “long duration” major winter storm headed towards the U.S. coast, the National Weather Service stated. Snow is expected to begin late Sunday night throughout a wide swath of the […]
Covid-19: Australia resume New Zealand ‘travel bubble’ after no new cases
SYDNEY: Australia reopened its “travel bubble” with New Zealand on Jan 31, after the neighboring nation reported no new domestically acquired COVID-19 cases, however, added new screening measures because it marked its longest infection-free run since the outbreak started. The decision marks the resumption of the only abroad arrivals into Australia who don’t require 14 days […]
Covid-19: Portugal extends lockdown and tightens abroad travel due to surge in cases
Amid a daily surge in deaths and infection cases from COVID-19, the Portuguese president made a resounding appeal to the nation as the state of emergency was renewed for another two weeks. “If it’s the case that this time the wave started within the west and Portugal is one of the first instead of the […]
Covid-19: Costa Rica spot ailing tourism business stagnant this year after the pandemic
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Travel & Tourism to Costa Rica will probably stagnate this yr at the sharply reduced levels of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, weighing on the economy of the Central American nation, a top government official stated on Saturday. Tourism Minister Gustavo Segura stated Costa Rica will in 2021 probably receive […]
Canada begin mandatory hotel quarantines for travelers on arriving, Also suspends flights to Mexico & all Caribbean locations
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced stricter restrictions on travelers in response to new, likely more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus — including making it mandatory for travelers to quarantine in a resort at their very own expense after they arrive in Canada and suspending airline service to Mexico and all […]
Iceland allowing residents to skip quarantine after showing proof of COVID-19 vaccines
Iceland is incentivizing travelers to give it a shot. The Nordic island nation will allow residents who’ve been vaccinated to explore the nation without having to quarantine. Iceland will begin accepting vaccine passports from residents who can show they’ve received both coronavirus shots. Vaccinated people won’t have to show a negative coronavirus test, according to the government. Currently, all incoming travelers […]
