Tourists, Rejoice! Italy, Greece Relax COVID-19 Restrictions | Business News
By NICOLE WINFIELD and DEMETRIS NELLAS, Associated Press ROME (AP) — For travelers heading to Europe, summer vacations just got a whole lot easier. Italy and Greece relaxed some COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday before Europe’s peak summer tourist season, in a sign that life was increasingly returning to normal. Greece’s civil aviation authority announced that […]
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‘Fortress Australia’ to welcome tourists for first time under COVID
A person wearing a 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) in Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MELBOURNE, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Australia will welcome international […]
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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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Indonesia’s Bali is reopening to tourists but not Australia, Singapore
The holiday island of Bali reopened to tourists from select countries Thursday in what Indonesian authorities have called a “baby steps” approach to resuming international travel. Indonesia closed its borders to foreign travelers some 18 months ago. Vaccinated tourists from 19 countries — including China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand, as well as […]
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Where can I travel in Southeast Asia? Here what’s open for tourists
The islands of Southeast Asia are reopening to visitors — one small step at a time. The region is home to countries, such as Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, that kept Covid rates low throughout 2020. That changed with the arrival of the delta variant, which forced many Southeast Asian nations to contend with big outbreaks […]
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Australia won’t welcome foreign tourists until at least 2022: Travel Weekly
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Foreign tourists won’t be welcomed back to Australia until at least next year, the prime minister said Tuesday as he outlined plans for lifting some of the toughest and longest Covid-19 travel restrictions imposed by any democracy. The country will instead prioritize the return of skilled migrants and students after it […]
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