Unwto: Members Plan Coordinated Restart Of Tourism Across Asia And The Pacific
Tourism leaders from across Asia and the Pacific have met to plan the sector’s restart and recovery even as borders remain closed throughout the region. The 33rd Joint meeting of the World Tourism Organization’s Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and its Commission for South Asia (14 September 2021) came on the back of a challenging year for […]
UK health secretary hint the end of PCR COVID-19 tests for travel
London – Britain’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid hints on Tuesday that a requirement for expensive PCR tests for COVID-19 for international travellers arriving in Britain would be dropped in favour of cheaper lateral-flow-tests. Asked by a lawmaker if lateral flow tests could be used for initial screening, with the small proportion of positive cases then […]
Russia to resume flights with Spain, Iraq, Kenya, Slovakia from Sept. 21
Moscow – Russia will resume passenger flights with Spain, Iraq, Kenya and Slovakia from Sept. 21, the government said on Monday and will increase the number of airports with flights to Turkey and Egypt. Russia imposed wide-ranging travel restrictions at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, many of which remain in force, […]
Mauritius lifts travel ban for South Africa
The travel ban between South Africa and Mauritius has been lifted on Friday (Sept. 10). South Africans can now travel to Mauritius on authorised commercial flights without first having to spend fifteen (15) days outside the country. “We welcome the decision by the Mauritian government. South Africa remains a proximity and priority market for tourism […]
UK PM to set out next steps in Covid response
LONDON: The UK Prime Minister to set out the government’s autumn and winter plan for managing Covid. The latest data from Public Health England show Covid vaccines are highly effective against hospitalisation from the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant, the dominant strain in the UK. Analysis shows the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is 96% effective and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine […]
UNWTO: Innovation And Partnerships To Make Wine Tourism Driver Rural Development
Aligning with the central focus of World Tourism Day 2021, due to be celebrated on 27 September, the Conference brought public and private sector stakeholders together to identify ways to maximise the sector’s potential contributions to inclusive growth. Also on the agenda was advancing digital transformation, marketing and promotion and the conservation of nature through a […]
EU Council Removes Japan, 5 other Third Nations From its White list
The European Union Council on Thursday (Sept. 9) updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions should be lifted. Uruguay was the new country added to the list of safe third countries to travel. Whereas Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Japan and Serbia were removed […]
UNWTO: Africa’s Tourism Leaders Identify Investments As Key To Sustainable Recovery
The African Members of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have met in Cabo Verde to strengthen their cooperation and advance plans for recovery and sustainable growth. The 64th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) saw 23 countries represented on the island of Sal, with 21 Ministers of Tourism joining five Ambassadors for […]
Denmark, Netherland Tighten Entry Restriction for Unvaccinated U.S. Tourists
Denmark baned unvaccinated tourists from the United States, since the European Union remove US from its safe travel list last week over the surge in COVID-19 cases. The change comes after the country moved the U.S. to its “orange” travel advisory category on Saturday (September 4). Earlier, U.S. travellers could enter Denmark by showing a negative coronavirus test or proof of […]
Covid-19: Japan Plans to extend state of emergency in Tokyo area
Tokyo – The Japanese government is likely to extend a state of emergency by about two weeks in Tokyo and neighbouring Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures in a further bid to contain the coronavirus epidemic, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Saturday. Under the state of emergency, the government has sought to reduce foot traffic by […]
