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Hong Kong To Give Away Half A Million Plane Tickets To Woo Back Tourists

Last year, the Hong Kong tourist board announced plans to give away 500,000 free plane tickets to encourage tourism in 2023 once the city has lifted its COVID travel restrictions. Hong Kong has rolled back COVID travel restrictions in recent months including mandatory isolation on arrival. Now, it has finally unveiled its plan to revive…
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US Extends Covid Vaccine Mandate For International Travellers

The United States is open to tourists from all countries without a need to provide a negative Covid-19 test. While many COVID-19 travel restrictions have been removed, unvaccinated travel to the USA for non-citizens/residents remains banned. The US government has extended its existing Covid-19 entry requirements to mid-April. The current regime, which requires international travellers…
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Spain To Scrap Public Transport Mask Rule

Spain is the UK’s leading holiday destination and millions of British holidaymakers travel there every year.  Spain announced its plan to end the public transport facemask rule. On 26 January, Spanish Health Minister Carolina Darias confirmed that face masks would no longer be compulsory on public transport, a measure that has been in place in…
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Germany Is Ending Mask Mandate On Trains And Buses

The German authorities have announced that starting from 02 February 2023, the mask requirement will no longer apply on long-distance trains as well as in buses. The mask requirement for long-distance travel was one of Germany’s last remaining COVID-19 rules. The mandate had been set to end until 07 April and had already been dropped…
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Switzerland Stops Accepting Russian Travel Documents Issued From Occupied Areas in Ukraine & Georgia

The Swiss authorities have announced that Switzerland is no longer accepting Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia. According to the Federal Council of Switzerland, new travel documents issued in Russian-occupied regions as well as in breakaway territories of Georgia will not be recognized as valid travel documents to cross the external Schengen borders.…
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