Vaccination Updates
Saudi has reopened borders for international travellers
Saudi Arabia has reopened its borders to international tourists starting from 1 August, according to Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) officials
England to allow unquarantined travel from US and EU if vaccinated
People fully vaccinated in the United States and European Union - except France - will be allowed to travel to England without having to quarantine on arrival, the UK government announced
Qantas calls to make vaccination mandatory for airlines workers
Qantas has urged all states to make COVID vaccines mandatory for all Australian aviation workers.
Japan starts accepting ‘vaccine passport’ applications
Japan has started accepting applications for so-called vaccine passports for people who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19 to travel internationally
Quarantine-free travel for vaccinated travellers to Singapore by September
Singapore is looking to allow quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated travellers starting September when 80% of the country’s population has been inoculated.
Finland opens to fully vaccinated UK travellers from today
From 26 July, Finnish border restrictions will ease, allowing travellers from the UK who have been fully vaccinated to enter with no additional quarantine or testing requirements
AstraZeneca-vaccinated Aussie may face hurdle to travel to Europe
Australians vaccinated with the AstraZeneca jab face potential problems visiting Europe, thanks to a quirk in the European Union's vaccine approval process.
Oman Air flies two routes with fully vaccinated crew
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, operated two regularly scheduled passenger flights with fully vaccinated crews to two separate domestic destinations in the Sultanate on 12 July 2021.
Uttarakhand allows fully vaccinated flyers without Covid test report
Uttarakhand government has announced that fully vaccinated air travellers will be allowed to enter the state without a mandatory negative RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test report
Canada reopens to fully vaccinated US travellers from 9 Aug and to rest of world from 7 Sept
Canada has announced it will allow fully vaccinated US citizens into Canada on 9 August and those from the rest of the world from 7 September
Fake vaccine passports threaten travel recovery
As quarantine-free travel has resumed for fully vaccinated passengers returning from amber list countries including Europe, the problem with fake vaccine passports is once again in the spotlight.
France lifts travel curbs for fully vaccinated travellers
France has lifted travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers but advised against travel from France to countries on the ‘red’ list
Ireland opens to vaccinated Brits from today
Ireland has become the first country in Europe that fully-vaccinated British travellers can visit without the need for any Covid-19 tests into or out of the country
Visit Maldives unveils ‘I’m Vaccinated’ microsite to provide vaccination updates to travellers
Visit Maldives has launched a new microsite providing travellers with the most up to date information on the country’s COVID-19 vaccination process within the tourism industry, as part of its wider ‘I’m Vaccinated’ campaign
Approved vaccine inconsistency could delay the restart of international travel, says WTTC
The restart of international travel could be seriously delayed without worldwide reciprocal recognition of all approved COVID-19 vaccines, says the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
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