Dear Valued Members, What a tumultuous year it has been for all of us. The pandemic has ravaged the world, damaged economies and many of us have lost loved ones. The travel industry has suffered tremendously in the past two years and many companies are no longer in business. In Southern Africa, nearly all the …
Update – breaking news – travellers from the red list of Southern African countries are to be allowed into New South Wales, effective this morning. This story is presently being updated and TN will publish a new story this morning. From 15 December, eligible visa holders, including skilled migrants and international students, as well as tourists from …
Travel to the US has been seriously curtailed by the new rules banning tourists from Southern African states where the new COVID-19 omicron variant has been identified. However, it will be a rush to the gate for tourist visas when borders do eventually reopen – before the new travel ban, wait times for the earliest …
Canada now recognises COVID-19 PCR tests conducted in South Africa for Canadian residents returning home, reversing a widely criticised third-country testing rule. However, the policy change is only valid until January 7, 2022, for indirect flights from South Africa to Canada. There is still no change to Canada’s ban on travellers, other than returning nationals, …
Due to accommodation and travel suppliers altering their cancellation and refund policies due to the COVID pandemic, these updates are not always sent through to Global Travel Alliance (GTA). It is impossible for GTA to check on all these websites and therefore we advise the following: Please limit your international travel where possible for now. …
Morocco has extended the current suspension of all flights and ferries into the country until December 31, according to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The country initially put the travel ban in place on November 29 until December 13 in response to the emergence of the Omicron variant. Source: https://www.ttgmedia.com/news
MSC Cruises has announced that it has had to suspend all its domestic sailings in South Africa with immediate effect until January 8, 2022. The company says the suspension is on account of the most recent sudden evolution (particularly in the past week) of the pandemic in South Africa. MSC says its health and safety …
Western Australia is set to reopen its borders at midnight on February 5, 2022, after being shut for nearly two years, WA Premier Mark McGowan announced on 13 December. The Premier explained that both domestic and international travel could resume by then, with the state expecting to meet its target of having 90% of its …
The African Union (AU) has called on member states to urgently rescind travel bans imposed on South Africa following the detection of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Researchers and scientists from South Africa’s Network for Genomic Surveillance were the first to discover the highly mutated Omicron coronavirus variant in late-November. In return, international travel bans were …
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The UK government has confirmed that, effective from 7 December, all travelers must once again have proof of either a negative PCR or lateral flow test to be permitted entry into the UK. The test must be taken within the 48 hours before departure. The reintroduced mandate applies to all passengers over the age of …
