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Greece Tightens Restrictions for the Unvaccinated

Greece, one of Europe’s top destinations for travellers around the world, has announced new restrictions that will affect unvaccinated citizens and foreign nationals looking to holiday in Greece and those seeking employment. Greece relies heavily on the income generated by its usually booming tourist trade. Greece was one of the first major travel destinations to…
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EU Now Accepts COVID Passports from Third-Countries

Several countries have now opened for international travel for non-essential purposes however, with the threat of the different variants of coronavirus, countries are still cautiously welcoming travellers. The European Union (EU) has advocated for the use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate to restore freedom of travel throughout member states and allow safe cross border…
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Austria Lifts UK Travel Ban

Austria has finally lifted its blanket travel ban on UK travellers. On 15 August, it announced that arrivals from the UK, India, Russia, Botswana, Nepal, South Africa and Zambia can enter the country for non-essential reasons. Fully vaccinated travellers are no longer required to undergo quarantine. The rules changed after the countries were removed from…
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US Travel Ban to Stay: Europeans and Others Banned in the US

The United States announced on 26 July that it will keep existing COVID-19 restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the Delta variant. It was the latest sign that the White House is having to recalibrate its thinking around the coronavirus pandemic as the…
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Travellers Can Visit Canada in August

After laying out the timeline to open the border last week, th Canadian government announced on Monday that the Canada-US border will reopen on 9 August for fully vaccinated Americans and US permanent residents, provided that Canada’s COVID-19 epidemiology remains favourable. Despite a slow start, Canada is now leading G20 countries in vaccination rates, with…
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