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England scraps pre-departure PCR tests for travelers
The rules on testing are to be eased for people travelling to England, the government has announced, following calls from the travel industry.
From 04:00 GMT on Friday, fully vaccinated travellers coming to England will no longer have to…
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Thailand allows visitors back to Maya Bay after more than 3 years
Thailand has reopened Maya Bay, a white sand beach made famous by the 2000 film The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio, more than three years after closing it to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of thousands of visitors each…
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BMC issues new guidelines for international travellers, mandates rapid RT-PCR or other COVID tests
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Tuesday, issued fresh guidelines for international passengers arriving at the Mumbai International Airport from at-risk, high-risk countries and UAE.
BMC has said that these passengers will…
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Safest destinations to travel in 2022*
Just as some of the premier tourist destinations across the world started to reopen for tourism after a long gap due to the COVID pandemic, things again turned bleak after the emergence of Omicron, the new COVID variant.
Its emergence in…
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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Celebrates Significant Milestones in its first Operational year
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s ultra-low-fare national airline, the joint venture established between ADQ and Wizz Air Holdings plc, today announced its outstanding operational results for 2021.
During its first operational year, Wizz Air…
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Saudi Arabia – India direct flight services begin under travel bubble agreement, details here
In an effort to keep Omicron at bay, regular international flights to India remain suspended but Select passengers will, however, be able to fly between India and Saudi Arabia from January 1st, 2022.
The two countries agreed a couple of…
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UAE bans travel for unvaccinated citizens, booster dose required for vaccinated
The United Arab Emirates announced a travel ban on its citizens unvaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19), starting January 10.
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) of the UAE said that the…
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New year brings more canceled flights for air travelers
For air travelers, the new year picked up where the old one left off — with lots of frustration.
By late Saturday afternoon on the East Coast, more than 2,600 US flights and nearly 4,600 worldwide had been canceled, according to tracking…
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Hawaii re-thinks tourism amid Omicron spread, here’s what’s in for travellers
John De Fries still recalls fishing the waters off Waikiki Beach in Oahu as a kid in the 1960s. “Growing up, my family fishing grounds were a source of food first and recreation second,” he says. “Today they’re a playground surrounded by…
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Himachal Pradesh issues Covid-19 curbs as tourists rush to hills this New Year
In the wake of tourists from different parts of India rushing to the hills in Himachal Pradesh to ring in New Year, the state government and health department have issued directions to the local authorities in all districts to execute the…
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