Category: Coronavirus

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Hong Kong Will Give Away Free Flight Tickets

Hong Kong may have one of the strictest travel restrictions but they are planning on a generous incentive to lure back tourists once borders reopen fully. Just days after dropping its longstanding mandatory hotel quarantine requirement, Hong Kong has confirmed plans to give away half a million airline tickets in a bid to boost tourism.…
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Spain: The Only EU Country With Remaining COVID Restrictions

More than two years into the pandemic, Europe is finally open for tourism with no restrictions – or most of it. It certainly feels like the pandemic is over, especially now that a majority of countries worldwide have decided it is time to move forward by scrapping COVID-related travel restrictions. Sadly, not the whole of…
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CDC to Drop COVID-Related Travel Advisories for Individual Countries

The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it would no longer maintain a country-by-country list of coronavirus-related travel advisories. CDC officials said it would only post notices for nations if it is experiencing a concerning COVID-19 variant or other situation that would change the agency’s travel recommendations, starting on October 3.…
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Japan To Lift Covid Restrictions

Japan will scrap nearly all its remaining entry requirements and allow for normal tourism after over 2 years of stringent restrictions.  The land of the rising sun has allowed a small number of visitors since June, but only as part of strictly managed tour groups. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that Japan will resume…
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Canada To End COVID Travel Requirements

It has been reported that the Canadian government would end random testing for all travellers entering Canada and vaccination requirements for foreign nationals entering the country on September 30, 2022. Travellers on planes and trains will still require face masks. The removal of travel restrictions will come as welcome news to travellers frustrated by delays…
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