Travel
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Indonesia’s Bali island reopens to foreign tourists following 18 months pause
Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali reopened to foreign tourists after 18 months of pandemic hiatus on Thursday, but the island is lacking one crucial ingredient: international flights. The government…
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Singapore eyes quarantine-free travel with U.S. before year-end
Singapore is working on allowing quarantine-free entry to travelers from the United States who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before the end of the year, its minister for trade and industry said on …
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India reciprocates gesture as fully-vaccinated UK nationals to undergo mandatory quarantine
UK nationals visiting India this month will have to undergo mandatory quarantine even if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in retaliation for UK curbs on Indian citizens, a senior government…
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Thailand set to reopen doors to more vaccinated visitors from November
Thailand will waive its mandatory quarantine requirement in Bangkok and nine regions from Nov. 1 to vaccinated arrivals, authorities said on Monday, as the country tries to boost its immunisation rat…
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La Palma reopens airports but no flights as volcano still erupting
The airport on the Spanish island of La Palma reopened on Sunday although all flights were cancelled as the volcano spewed lava and emitted ash clouds over the surrounding area a week after it began …
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Heathrow and Gatwick airports say e-gates stopped functioning, thanks to systems failure
London’s Heathrow and Gatwick, Britain’s busiest airports, said on Friday the e-gates used to control entry into the country had stopped working due to a systems failure that was affecting multiple p…
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Only fully vaccinated Ghanaians with QR code card will be allowed into France – Anne S. Avé
The struggle some travellers face at the airport with coronavirus tests will soon come to an end, especially for those who would travel to France. The French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Avé, has…
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U.S. to reopen airport to fully vaccinated travelers from early November
The United States will reopen in November to air travelers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most of Europe who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said on Monda…
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First all-civilian space crew on SpaceX Inspiration4 returns to Earth
SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission has safely landed back on Earth as the four space tourists splashed down in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida on Saturday, near where they had taken off three days b…
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Australia set to reopen borders to international travelers, to pilot home quarantine
Australian officials will trial a home quarantine system for fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Sydney, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as the country moves to reopen…