Being the first collective of nations to bar tourism in the wake of Covid, Europe is ironically paving the way for the reinstatement of international travel and pushing for pre-pandemic normality. More than half of the continent has dropped Covid entry requirements, and along its Eastern front, the Balkans have become the most-restriction free area …
A new travel bubble that will facilitate easier travel between three of Southeast Asia’s most popular destinations for backpackers is set to launch later this month. The Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL), which is set to be similar in nature to those that have previously been in effect between Singapore and several other nations, could go …
The travel bubble that allowed for restriction-free travel between Australia and New Zealand has been suspended once more, following a rise in cases of Covid-19 in both of the countries involved. Despite there being some periods of restriction-free travel between the two neighbouring countries courtesy of the travel bubble, it has also been blighted by …
Travel from all Australian states and territories to New Zealand has been suspended due to rising cases of the Delta variant. Just a month ago, it looked like the travel situation around the world was brightening up. Not only were countries beginning to roll back their domestic Covid-19 restrictions, but progress was also being made …
How we travel today has changed so much compared to how it was in 2019 that travelers would be forgiven for forgetting just how easy it used to be. From negative test results to proof of vaccination, mask mandates to insurances policies, post-pandemic travel has introduced travelers to concepts that were once alien to many …
Compared to this time last year, travelers have more options when it comes to traveling, due to a general reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases around the world and the creation of the vaccine late last year. However, as countries around the world slowly begin to open their arms to foreign travels, one place …
Whilst the tide seems to be turning in the battle against Covid-19, new stories in the past few weeks have shown that the war is far from over. From a flare-up of cases in Thailand leading to quarantine being extended to the dire situation in India resulting in flight bans, travel this summer is by …
Once set to be amongst the first of the pandemic-inspired travel bubbles, the proposed travel corridor between Singapore and Hong Kong never got the chance to take off following a spike in cases in Hong Kong. However, around half a year after it was initially scheduled to operate, the long-awaited travel bubble between the two …
Before vaccines were created for Covid-19, and long before talks of vaccine passports entered the discourse surrounding travel, the most popular solution being discussed in the travel world to the pandemic-related international travel question was the travel bubble, or travel corridor. Airlines have recently been pushing for a travel corridor between the US and the …
The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, announced in a press conference today that New Zealand will allow Australians to travel to the country without a quarantine later this month. The two countries had been planning for a travel bubble in 2021, but it got suspended earlier this year when another wave of cases …
Travel bubbles have become a buzzword for all who are interested in travel during the pandemic, with their establishment seen as one of the potential solutions to the non-existent levels of tourism at present. Plans for a potential travel bubble between Southeast Asian countries Malaysia and Indonesia have been given the green light, whilst neighboring …
Australia has once again resumed its travel bubble with New Zealand allowing tourists to visit Australia without a 14 day hotel quarantine. The move came 6 days after the Australian government closed the travel bubble when a case of the new Covid-19 variant was found in New Zealand. There has been no locally recorded case …