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Lotte Duty Free Revives Global Ambitions With Sydney Opening
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Lotte Duty Free Revives Global Ambitions With Sydney Opening

The Sydney store is a “stepping stone” to better things says Lotte Duty Free. Lotte Duty Free South Korea’s biggest travel retailer, Lotte Duty Free, is ready to resume its plans for global growth, starting in Sydney, Australia where the company will open its first store in the city on Thursday. Covering more than 32,000 […]

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AirAsia X to Resume Flights Between Kuala Lumpur and Sydney, Australia
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AirAsia X to Resume Flights Between Kuala Lumpur and Sydney, Australia

(01 Feb 2022)  AirAsia X (AAX) has unveiled plans to resume flights between Kuala Lumpur and Sydney on 14 February. Flights will initially be operated weekly on Mondays from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney, returning on Tuesdays. Flight D7 228 is scheduled to depart from Kuala Lumpur at 19:25, arriving in Sydney at 06:30. The return […]

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Sydney to scrap quarantine for international travellers
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Sydney to scrap quarantine for international travellers

Issued on: 15/10/2021 – 06:21 Sydney will open up to fully vaccinated international travellers from Nov. 1 without the need for quarantine, the country’s most populous state said on Friday, bringing forward a full return of overseas travel. Australia closed its borders in March 2020 in response to the pandemic, allowing entry almost exclusively to only citizens […]

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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first, Australia/NZ News & Top Stories
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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first, Australia/NZ News & Top Stories

SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Sydney will allow in fully vaccinated travellers from overseas from Nov 1 without the need for quarantine, the country’s most populous state said on Friday (Oct 15), although the easing of strict entry controls will initially benefit only citizens. The move comes as New South Wales state is expected to reach an […]

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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first
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Sydney to open to travellers without quarantine, but citizens first

A woman wearing a protective face mask walks along a deserted city bridge during morning commute hours on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders//File Photo SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Sydney […]

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As Sydney readies to exit lockdown, doctors fret re-opening is moving too fast
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As Sydney readies to exit lockdown, doctors fret re-opening is moving too fast

A person in protective face mask walks along the harbour waterfront across from the Sydney Opera House during a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo SYDNEY, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Australian doctors warned a too-rapid easing of COVID-19 curbs in Sydney could […]

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Sydney COVID cases seen topping 2,000 a day; Australia ramps up vaccinations
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Sydney COVID cases seen topping 2,000 a day; Australia ramps up vaccinations

More pressure on health system in next few weeks, premier says Daily cases in Sydney hotspots to rise as high as 2,000 First vaccine shipments from Britain arrive SYDNEY, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Sydney, the epicentre of Australia’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, is expected to see daily infections peak next week, authorities said on Monday, as […]

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Sydney pilots home quarantine as Australia looks to reopen border
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Sydney pilots home quarantine as Australia looks to reopen border

Sydney trials home quarantine for vaccinated travellers Trial to use controversial face recognition technology Almost 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in Sydney and Melbourne Victoria to ease some restrictions from Friday night SYDNEY, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Australian officials will trial a home quarantine system for fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Sydney, Prime Minister Scott […]

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