Travel
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Thailand plans to impose tourist fee from April
Thailand is planning to collect a 300 baht ($9) fee from foreign tourist from April to develop attractions and cover accident insurance for foreigners unable to pay costs themselves, senior officials…
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[Omicron variant] Thailand reinstates mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for all visitors
Thailand will reinstate its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for foreign visitors and scrap a quarantine waiver from Tuesday due to concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Th…
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Foreign Affairs Ministry imposes 2-week travel ban on South Korea, Israel arrivals
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has in two separate press releases imposed a two-week temporal travel restriction on travelers arriving from Israel and South Korea. The restr…
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[Omicron variant] Canada set to toughen travel rules due to virus
Canada is expected to toughen restrictions on international travel with new measures to be announced on Wednesday as it looks to limit the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, CBC News reported…
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UAE makes U-turn, lifts ban on Nigerian travellers
A ban which stopped foreign airlines from conveying passengers from Nigeria and Congo into the United Arab Emirate, has been reversed by the Middle-East country. The ban which was considered to be a…
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[Omicron variant] Airlines to be charged $3,500 for each unvaccinated persons brought into Ghana
Ghana’s Aviation Authority, Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), has warned that airlines will be surcharged if they fly any unvaccinated persons into Ghana. To fight the spread of Covid-19 and the…
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Omnicron: Gov’t of Nigeria to ban flights from UK, Canada and others in tit for tat
The federal government has banned citizens of Canada, UK, Saudi Arabia and Argentina from entering the country in retaliation to the travel restriction placed on Nigeria and other African countries f…
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Emirates Airline suspends flight operations in Nigeria amid frequency tussle with govt
Emirates Airlines has suspended all its flight operations in Nigeria indefinitely after the federal government withdrew its frequencies approval. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) withdrew…
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South Korea bans entry to travelers arriving from Ghana
Following the detection of over 30 cases of the Omicron variant of COVD-19 at the Kotoka International Airport by the Noguchi Memorial Institute, South Korea has banned short travels into their count…
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Show full vaccination proof or be vaccinated at the airport – GHS to all international travellers
The COVID-19 protocol for international travellers arriving Ghana, has been reviewed by the country’s health authorities. Following rise in cases of the Omicron variant detected in the country, Ghan…