Borders are open but visitor bottlenecks remain
Australia’s international borders are open but the flow of international visitors continues to be hindered by slow visa processing times with some international visitors choosing to travel to competing destinations due to the uncertainty of timely visa approvals. The issue of Australia’s visas was raised in talks between Prime Minister Albanese and the Indonesian […]
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Australia to open borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21 | Coronavirus pandemic News
Australia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, ending some of the world’s strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions. “It’s almost two years since we took the decision to close the borders to Australia,” Morrison said during a media briefing on Monday. “If you’re double […]
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After two years of closed borders, Australia welcomes the world back
SYDNEY, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism sector, reviving migration and injecting billions of dollars into the world No. 13 economy. The move effectively calls time on the last main component of Australia’s response to […]
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The countries reopening their borders for travel this year, from Australia to Vietnam
Laos This month, Laos opened to visitors from a limited number of countries on tours to designated “green zone” destinations. It is hoped that more will open up in April and July and that access will be extended to the UK. On 3 December 2021, a new Chinese-built railway linking the Chinese city of Kunming […]
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Omicron forces Asian countries to abandon reopening of borders
The Omicron coronavirus variant has brought the slow reopening of Asia to a juddering halt as governments rush to reimpose travel restrictions even though the new strain is already circulating in the local community. Thailand and Singapore this week joined Japan in closing their borders to most foreign travellers. All three countries have reported domestic […]
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Australia re-opens borders to non-citizens despite Omicron worries
SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Australia on Wednesday reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a nearly two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to boost an economy hit by stop-start COVID-19 lockdowns. The emergence of the new Omicron variant forced officials to delay the reopening of international travel by two […]
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Asia tightens borders as Omicron clouds region’s return to travel | Coronavirus pandemic
Hwaseong, South Korea – Asia-Pacific countries are tightening borders and delaying reopening plans in response to the Omicron coronavirus variant, dealing a blow to the region’s already sluggish resumption of international travel. Japan on Monday announced the country would bar foreign arrivals from Tuesday, only weeks after easing restrictions for visa holders including short-term business […]
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Asia holds tight on borders, casting cloud over COVID-hit travel | International Trade News
Hwaseong, South Korea – Asia-Pacific countries are sticking to tight border controls even as vaccination rates top out, dampening prospects for a revival of the region’s pandemic-battered travel industry. While mainland China and Hong Kong sink deeper into isolation under a strict “zero COVID” policy that mandates weeks of hotel quarantine, countries such as Japan, […]
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