Tag: Covid-19 Restrictions
Japan brings forward end to pandemic border controls
Arrangements are underway to lift Japan’s Covid-19 border control measures this Saturday, ahead of initial plans to do so on May 8.
According to Japanese...
Hong Kong to shorten hotel quarantine period
Hong Kong authorities have plans to cut hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals from seven to five days, followed by a two-day home isolation monitored...
South Korea orders immediate PCR test on arrival as Covid wave...
Rising Covid-19 caseloads across South Korea have forced the government to tighten its testing regime for arrivals, with all travellers entering the country from...
Hong Kong ponders shorter on-arrival quarantine for travellers
Hong Kong's new chief executive John Lee said the authorities are considering the possibility of shortening Covid-19 quarantine requirements for travellers.
The city currently requires...
Western Australia delays border reopening indefinitely
Western Australian premier Mark McGowan has extended his state's hard border closure beyond February due to Omicron concerns.
McGowan, however, did not set a new...
Slow tourism recovery hitting jobs and growth worldwide: WTTC
The travel and tourism sector’s continued sluggish recovery will see its year-on-year contribution to global GDP rise by less than one-third in 2021, according...