Covid-19: Saudi Arabia lifts quarantine requirement for vaccinated travelers
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that foreign visitors arriving by air from most countries will no longer need to quarantine if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Visitors from 20 other nations – including the United States, India, Britain, Germany, France, and the United Arab Emirates – remain banned from entering the kingdom, however, under […]
Monaco announced further relaxation in Night restrictions, mask rules
From Today 17th May, Monaco’s curfew will be pushed back another hour and restaurants will be allowed to open until 11 pm under further easing of measures to protect the population against Covid. The government announced last week that the current health measures will be extended for another two weeks, however, there will be some […]
Australia carries out first repatriation flight from India after travel ban
(Reuters) Australia carried out its first repatriation flight from India after temporarily banning all travel from the COVID-ravaged nation last month, the government mentioned, with 80 passengers arriving in Darwin on Saturday from New Delhi. Passengers had to show two negative COVID-19 tests before boarding the government-backed Qantas (QAN.AX) flight and were taken upon arrival to a […]
Tlaxcala make ready to welcome tourist for firefly viewing season
After a year, the firefly sanctuary in Nanacamilpa, Tlaxcala, will reopen this season at 30% capacity, viewings were canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Twenty-six of the 30 viewing centers will welcome visitors from June 18 to August 15, where millions of luminescent insects will put on a dazzling display of lights at […]
Google joins the European travel commission to foster skills and strengthen the recovery of European tourism
Google has joined the European Travel Commission (ETC) as an Associate Member to help drive the European tourism sector’s recovery in 2021 and strengthen the sector as an engine for economic growth, employment, and regional development for all Europeans. ETC has been working for years to boost sustainable tourism development in Europe, raising awareness of […]
Promoting Innovation and Sustainability as Fitur Returns
At FITUR: The International Spanish Tourism Trade Fair (Madrid, 19-23 May 2021), UNWTO will ensure sustainability, innovation and responsibility are a central part of the conversation. FITUR was the last global in-person trade fair to take place before the COVID-19 pandemic and is the first one to return, sending a clear message of the resolve […]
New Zealand plans for more Travel Bubbles to re-connect with the post-pandemic world, PM says
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stated on Thursday her government will explore more travel “bubbles” and lead trade delegations later this yr to re-connect with a post-pandemic world after more than a yr of border closures. Tough lockdowns and its geographical location has helped New Zealand eliminate the novel coronavirus within its borders, but […]
Germany eases travel rules for vaccinated
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has agreed to let travelers who’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recovered from infection avoid testing and quarantine when entering the nation unless they come from areas where variants of concern are prevalent. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a change to existing rules that will also allow […]
EU confident of COVID-19 travel certificate for summer
(Reuters) The European Commission expects to finish work soon on a COVID-19 certificate that could allow citizens to travel more easily this summer within the 27-nation bloc, the EU executive said on Tuesday after a meeting with European affairs ministers. The pass would allow those vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19, or with negative test results to […]
France to use Covid-19 Traffic Light System for Travellers From Outside EU by Month End
As France is reopening for international travel, it is launching its traffic light system for international travel. France is modeling a three-tier system like the UK and other countries to open for international travel once again, France is to classify countries into three color-coded categories for foreign travel with the color determining the quarantine measures and other travel restrictions […]
