Australia’s Melbourne to exit COVID-19 lockdown but some travel restrictions remain
Australia’s second-largest city Melbourne will exit a COVID-19 hard lockdown as planned on Thursday night, Victoria state authorities stated, although some restrictions on travel and gatherings would likely remain for another week. After two weeks in a strict lockdown that forced individuals to remain home except for essential business, Melbourne’s 5 million residents will get […]
Canada cautiously moving toward lifting border restrictions
Canada on Wednesday took a cautious first step toward easing COVID-19 border restrictions, saying it was ready to relax quarantine protocols for fully vaccinated residents returning home beginning in early July. Canada’s air and land borders are opened for only essential travel since March of last yr, and people returning from home are required to […]
U.S., UK leaders likely to work to reopen travel: UK says
U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are likely to agree to work to open up travel between the 2 nations “as soon as possible,” the British government mentioned in a statement late on Wednesday. Biden, who arrived in England on Wednesday for his first abroad journey as president, will meet with […]
To Boost summer travel EU lawmakers support OK virus pass
BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday support a new travel certificate that will permit individuals to move between European nations without having to quarantine or undergo extra coronavirus tests, paving the way for the pass to begin in time for summer. The widely awaited certificates are aimed at saving Europe’s tourism industry and tourist […]
Mallorca Joins Unwto’s Network Of Sustainable Tourism Observatories
Mallorca, one of Europe’s top destinations for more than 70 years, welcoming millions of visitors every year, becomes the latest member of UNWTO’s global INSTO network. The Mallorca Sustainable Tourism Observatory (STO) is a key new element of the island’s strategy to preserve the destination and assess how the sector affects the natural environment, economy, […]
Hopes Rise for Vaccinated Travelers in Europe, but Global Restart Still halt
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the relaxation of COVID-19 border measures for vaccinated passengers, and the broader use of affordable antigen testing adopted by Spain and France this week. This is tempered by ongoing disappointment at the failure to implement harmonized measures across Europe and deep frustration at the lack of […]
Domestic recovery & international stagnation in April, IATA says
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that domestic travel demand improved in April 2021 compared to the prior month, although it remained well below pre-pandemic levels, while recovery in international passenger travel continued to be stalled in the face of government-imposed travel restrictions. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted […]
Canada to soon reveals the plan to open U.S. border for fully vaccinated
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on Tuesday that Ottawa would disclose in the coming weeks how some measures COVID-19-related travel restrictions could be relaxed for fully vaccinated individuals. The 2 nations banned non-essential travel throughout the border in March 2020 and have prolonged the limitation every month since. Though the measures exclude commerce, the […]
U.S. CDC eases travel recommendation on more than 110 countries
The U.S. has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan just ahead of the Olympics, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says The CDC’s new ratings, added 61 nations that were lowered from its “Level 4” heighest rating that discouraged all travel to recommending travel for fully […]
Australia’s Melbourne working on a plan to easing lockdown as a decline in cases reported
Australia’s Victoria state authorities stated plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions within the state capital, Melbourne, this week remained “on track” as new locally acquired coronavirus cases declined on Tuesday. Victoria, Australia’s second-most-populous state, was plunged into a one-week lockdown on May 27 to contain a virus outbreak, forcing its 7 million residents to remain home […]
