Israel will allow unvaccinated tourists entry for the first time since the pandemic began as infections and deaths caused by the coronavirus decline, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Sunday. “We are seeing a consistent decline in morbidity data,” Bennett said. Israel shut its borders to travellers in early 2020 as the coronavirus spread worldwide. “It is time to gradually open what we were the first in the world to close,” the Prime Minister said. The Jewish state was also an early trailblazer of a national vaccine rollout and among the first countries to demand a vaccination certificate, which it…
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India’s domestic air passenger traffic fell to a six-month low in January as the Omicron variant impact travel behaviour. Domestic air passenger traffic declined 17% on year to 6.41 million in January, after touching a 22-month high of 11.2 million in December. The recovery in passenger traffic was so robust in Oct-Dec that airlines reported quarterly profits for the first time after the start of the pandemic in 2020. During the month, the market share of IndiGo stood at 55.5%, up from 54.8% last month. This is the third straight month when the airline’s market share improved. Recently acquired by…
Singapore has relaxed its entry and testing requirements for Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) travellers. From February 22, 2022 (Singapore time), fully vaccinated passengers travelling to Singapore on VTL flights from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai can adhere to the new relaxations listed below: 1. Travel history requirement will be reduced from 14 to 7 days: a. To be eligible for VTL flights, travellers must not have any travel history (including transit) outside of VTL countries/regions, or outside of countries/regions listed as Category I (Macao, Mainland China, and Taiwan) by Singapore’s Ministry of Health in the past 7 days. b. If the…
Absolute Hotel Services India, Atharva Hotel Superfluities India Pvt Ltd along with renowned real estate developer Omaxe Ltd announces the signing of a 550-key multi-brand hotel in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that will house two of its brands namely, Eastin Hotel and Eastin Easy in the same complex. A jubilant Sameer Dharkar, Managing Director, Absolute Hotel Services –South Asia & Middle East region is ecstatic to have this deal inked with Prawal Choudhary, Managing Director, Atharva Hotel Superfluities India Pvt Ltd . “While we have been associated in developing and managing mid-sized projects, this endeavour heralds us into the league of…
Vietnam has finalised a plan to fully reopen its borders to foreign tourists from next month, as it looks to accelerate its economic recovery and revive a battered tourism sector. “The approval is in accordance with the government’s new responses to the pandemic, which are adapting safely and flexibly and controlling the virus effectively,” the government said in a statement. Starting March 15, visitors to Vietnam will still have to undergo one-day quarantine and test negative for COVID-19 before departure and upon arrival. Vietnam will reopen three months earlier than planned even as coronavirus cases surge. It follows similar reopening…
Jordan has said it was easing coronavirus-related restrictions on foreign visitors, reports Associated Press. Jordan’s Tourism Board said that as of March 1, visitors would no longer be required to take a PCR test before entering the country or take another PCR test upon arrival at airports and other entry points. reports The Associated Press. Visitors will still have to sign a pledge to get tested if they feel coronavirus symptoms and agree to self-isolate if they contract COVID-19. “We hope the relaxing of previous restrictions will help once again the recovery of tourism to the kingdom and ease access…
Vistara has entered into an association with Allianz Partners to provide insurance services to its customers. From February 16, 2022, Vistara customers have the option to avail travel insurance while booking their domestic or international flights. The option is currently available to Indian citizens residing in India, and will be extended to other global markets, including Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and Europe, in the second phase over the course of this year. The optional travel insurance coverage will provide protection in various cases such as trip cancellations and interruptions, significant travel delays, missed connections, medical emergencies abroad, baggage issues etc.…
The District Collector (DC) of Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang Shashvat Saurav has advocated preparing a long-term perspective plan to promote tourism, reports The Arunachal Pradesh Times. Addressing a meeting of the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), the DC said that “the 6,118 sq km area of Upper Siang district is endowed with majestic snow-capped mountain, bolstering stream, magnificent Siang and Yamne rivers, mesmerising lakes and cascading waterfall. ” “The abundant flora and fauna of Mouling National Park is an unexplored paradise,” he added, and emphasised on setting up tourist facilitation centres with information kiosks in Tuting, Maryang and Yingkiong for…
Starting from next month, Greece will officially open its doors to international tourists, as the Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, has said that the Hellenic Republic’s tourist season will start on March 1. Despite the rapid spread of the Coronavirus and its new strains, especially the Omicron variant, Greece managed to welcome a large number of international travellers, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. In this regard, Kikilias said that the way the country handled the Coronavirus situation was very important. “The way we handled the pandemic was so important that while all the other Mediterranean countries were closed in 2020, we opened up.…
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Business Advisory Council held in a hybrid format at Resorts World Sentosa, Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore, said that safe reopening of borders is needed in the region for businesses to reconnect with the world and underpin economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Ovais Shubani for The Straits Times. “Business transactions can take place virtually, but nothing can replace in-person interactions to build relationships and trust,” he said. The four-day meeting of the council, Abac, the private-sector arm of the 21-member Apec, is hosted by Singapore. Abac’s mandate is…
