NZ One-way quarantine free travel dates confirmed for RSE scheme
From 4 October RSE workers from Vanuatu can begin arriving into New Zealand From 12 October RSE workers Samoa and Tonga from can begin arriving into New Zealand Wellington: As part of a programme of work to reopen our borders and reconnect with the world, the Government has announced quarantine free commencement dates for Recognised […]
UNWTO Joins As Co-organizer Of Barcelona Future Of Tourism World Summit
UNWTO will be a co-organizer of the Future of Tourism World Summit, presented by the Advanced Leadership Foundation and the INCYDE Foundation of the Spanish Chambers of Commerce with the support of Barcelona City Council, the Barcelona Provincial Council and the Zona Franca Consortium (CZFB). The event will be held in a hybrid format on […]
UNWTO And The Catalan Tourist Board Launch The First World Sports Tourism Congress
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, and the Minister of Business and Labour of the Government of Catalonia, Roger Torrent, presented the first World Sports Tourism Congress and its programme, within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, at a press conference held in Lloret de Mar and Barcelona. […]
EU Council adds Chile, Kuwait, Rwanda to its safe travel list
The European Union (EU) Council updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions should be lifted. In particular, Chile, Kuwait and Rwanda were added to the list and Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Moldova was removed from the list. Based on the criteria […]
The Glasgow Declaration: An Urgent Global Call For Commitment To A Decade Of Climate Action In Tourism
In preparation for COP26, two information sessions were held on Tuesday (Sept. 21) on the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. The Declaration, developed by a collaborative group of leading organizations, is an urgent call for all stakeholders to commit to a decade of climate action in tourism. The signatories of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action […]
U.S. extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico borders until Oct. 21
WASHINGTON – The United States on Monday (Sept. 20) announced to extend restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through Oct. 21 that bar nonessential travel such as tourism by foreigners despite Ottawa’s decision to open its border to vaccinated Americans. Canada on Aug. 9 began allowing fully vaccinated U.S. visitors for nonessential […]
US easing travel restrictions for foreigners to America
WASHINGTON — The U.S. announced on Monday (Sept. 20) to allow foreign travelers to fly into the country this fall if they have vaccination proof and a negative COVID-19 test — changes replacing a hodgepodge of rules that had kept out many non-citizens and irritated allies in Europe and beyond where virus cases are lower. […]
IATA Statement on the US Decision to Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions from Certain Countries
The International Air Transport Association welcomed the decision by the Biden Administration to enable vaccinated travelers to enter the US with a negative COVID-19 test result prior to travel from early November. Importantly, this supersedes the so-called 212f restrictions which prevented anyone from entering the US if they had been in 33 specific countries including […]
Covid-19: Fiji Lifted Border Restrictictions
Fiji Govt. on Friday (Sept. 17), lifted the containment area borders everywhere on the mainland. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama mentioned while domestic travel reopened on the mainland, inter-island travel would remain closed. This included the daily curfew from 9 pm to 4 am. “Inter-island travel, however, will remain highly controlled, including to Vanua Levu, until […]
Melbourne plans for Health pass system to safely reopen
City of Melbourne councillors will consider the introduction of a health pass system to safely reopen hospitality, arts and entertainment venues sooner and bring back the buzz. Lord Mayor Sally Capp said councillors will vote next week on advocating the Victorian Government to become one of the first municipalities in the state to pilot the […]
