Travel
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London’s Heathrow Airport urges govt to open to vaccinated passengers following $4bn loss
London’s Heathrow Airport urged Britain on Monday to open up travel to vaccinated passengers after its recovery fell behind Europe, pushing its cumulative pandemic losses to $4 billion. Heathrow, whi…
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New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia due to Delta virus variant fears
New Zealand will pause its quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia for at least eight weeks starting Friday night, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, as Australia fights an outbreak of the…
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Fully vaccinated Americans to be allowed entry into Canada from Aug. 9
Canada will start allowing fully-vaccinated U.S. visitors into the country on Aug 9 for non-essential travel as the threat from the COVID-19 pandemic fades, Ottawa said on Monday. Visitors from count…
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Britain to uphold mandatory quarantine rules for French arrivals
Britain said on Friday that it was scrapping a planned easing of coronavirus rules for travellers from France, which had been due to take effect on Monday, because of the continued presence of the Be…
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Nigeria orders all airlines to make full refund of airfares after two-hour delay
Airline operators in the country have been directed by the federal government to refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers after a two-hour delay. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who gav…
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Poland toughens COVID quarantine rules for British travelers
Poland is introducing a mandatory seven-day quarantine for all travellers from Britain in a bid to curb the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Britai…
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U.S. borders with Canada, Mexico to remain shut until at least July 21
U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least July 21, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Sunday. The 30-day extension came after Canad…
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Airlines, holiday companies to toughen pressure on British govt ahead of summer
Britain’s airlines and holiday companies are planning a “day of action” on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the government to ease travel restrictions, with just weeks to go before the start of the p…
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Dubai expects at least 28m travelers to ‘flood’ country’s airport as demands rebuild
Dubai’s state airport operator is hoping for a “flood” of travelers as the coronavirus pandemic eases, targeting passenger traffic through Dubai International Airport to grow 8% to 28 million this ye…
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Britain considers easing restrictions for vaccinated travellers, as airlines threaten action
Britain is considering easing travel restrictions for double vaccinated people, a move which would placate airlines who are threatening legal action against the government’s strict curbs on trips abr…