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Top 10 Passport Rankings: World’s Most Powerful Passport

A passport can be your gateway to other countries or be a hindrance to the holder. This pocket-size booklet is not just for travel identification purposes but can also be a source of pride. Passports allow more freedom and unrestricted access to other countries which not all travellers have a choice. In our new world…
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Spain backs Kuwait’s Schengen visa waiver request

The Spanish Parliament supports the exemptions of Kuwaiti citizens from visa requirements to enter the Schengen area, the Spanish Senate President Pilar Llop has announced. Additionally, Llop said he would back this effort within the European Parliament (EP) during his recent visit to Kuwait, where he met Kuwait’s Ambassador to Madrid Eyada Al-Saeedi,  Kuwait has…
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Croatia one step away from US visa waiver

It has been reported that United States visas for Croatian citizens will be history if another 2,000 are issued this month.  The Croatian Foreign Ministry has asked civil servants and people in the banking and business sectors to apply for US visas and they will almost certainly be approved, which will help the rejection rate…
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Norway Imposes Travel Restrictions and Quarantine on Austria, Greece, Ireland, UK, and the Capital Region of Denmark

Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has once again, in the space of less than a week, updated its travel advice for its citizens to four EU countries and select regions of Denmark and Sweden. The travel advice means that Austria, Greece, Ireland, and the United Kingdom are placed on Norway’s “red list”. Although not a…
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STA Travel Ceases Trading Due to Covid-19 Pandemic

STA Travel, the UK-based student and youth travel company, last week ceased trading due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global travel industry. Established in 1971, STA Travel operated from 50 locations and 500 jobs are at risk around the UK.  In Australia, the travel company, which once had 70 stores reduced…
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