Vaccination Updates
News alert: Thailand drops Day 5 PCR test
Thailand has now dropped the Day 5 hotel stay and PCR test rule while reducing the mandatory insurance cover to $20,000 starting 1 March
EU to ease travel rules for third countries from 1 March
European Council has recommended that EU members ease travel restrictions on passengers arriving from “third” countries, such as the UK
Bulgaria to ease travel restrictions from March
Bulgaria plans to lift obligatory Covid-19 ‘green certificate’ for entry to restaurants, shopping malls and other public venues from March 20
Domestic tourism to drive European recovery
The most recent edition of the European Tourism Trends & Prospects quarterly report from ETC continues to monitor the Covid-19 impact on the sector, examining how travel activity is rebounding as the world learns to live with the virus
Sweden scraps all Covid border restrictions for EU travellers today
Swedish government at an extraordinary meeting has decided to remove all entry restrictions from the Nordic countries and other EU/EEA countries on 9 February, the same day it will also scrap nearly all of its domestic Covid rules
Covid booster dose compulsory for entry in France
France will not allow tourists to enter the country if they received their Covid vaccine more than nine months ago.
Turkiye welcomed over 30 million international visitors in 2021
Turkiye emerged as one of the top destinations for FIT and MICE tourists from around the world in 2021, by welcoming over 30 million international visitors
Austria to further ease COVID rules from 5 February
Austria plans to loosen coronavirus restrictions in February after the country’s national vaccine mandate, the first of its kind in Europe, takes effect now
Canada relaxes testing rules to ease travel from India
Canada said people travelling on direct flights or one-stop flight from India will no longer need to show negative RT PCR COVID test done within 18 hours ahead of the departure
Hong Kong shortens 21-day quarantine to 2 weeks
Hong Kong will shorten its 21-day quarantine requirement for incoming travellers to two weeks from February 5 given the much shorter incubation period of the Omicron variant
Ireland scraps most Covid rules on 29 January
Ireland will scrap most of its Covid-19 restrictions starting from 29 January following a drop in the number of new cases, the government announced
UKinbound calls for day two testing to be scrapped
UKinbound has written to the department for transport asking for day two testing for vaccinated international arrivals to be scrapped at the next travel review due at the end of the month
Travelling In Europe with An Australian Vaccination Certificate
Australia has an International COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate (ICVC). That confirms you’re completely vaccinated, which is all you need to enter Spain, Germany, or any other European country.
Abu Dhabi makes booster shots mandatory to enter emirate
In the face of nationwide surge in coronavirus cases fuelled by the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Abu Dhabi has announced it will require travellers entering the city to show proof of booster shots
Sweden removes demand for negative COVID test to enter country
Travellers to Sweden will no longer be required to show a negative Covid test before entering the country, the government said
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