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This time for real? Western Australia announces a reopening of its borders from 3 March 2022, with testing replacing quarantine for vaccinated individuals.
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Singapore scraps COVID-19 test requirement for transit passengers through Changi Airport
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
From 22 February, no more COVID-19 testing will be required for transit passengers through Changi Airport.
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Thailand VTL: Chiang Mai, Krabi and Phuket to get VTL flights from March
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From March 2022, additional VTL services will be added from Chiang Mai, Krabi and Phuket, allowing returning travellers to avoid a Bangkok layover.
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Singapore caps SHN at 7 days; removes mandatory hotel quarantine
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
From 22 Feb 2022, Singapore will relax border measures, limiting SHN to 7 days and removing (for now) the hotel quarantine requirement.
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Major VTL changes: Supervised ARTs to replace PCR tests; VTP not required for long-term passholders
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
Singapore will streamline the VTL process from 22 February 2022, with ARTs replacing PCRs, no more VTPs for LTP holders and more.
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Singapore to launch VTLs with Hong Kong, Israel, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
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Singapore’s VTL expansion gets going again, with six more partners to be added within the next month and quotas restored.
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PSA: COVID-19 patients can visit QTC/CTCs to verify positive status for eased travel measures
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
Need to certify your COVID infection for travel? You can now visit any QTC/CTC to do a confirmatory swab, free of charge.
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VTL: 1-hour express COVID-19 LAMP test now available at Singapore Changi Airport
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Busy VTL and Category I travellers can now opt for a S$204, 1-hour express LAMP test on arrival at Changi Airport.
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France VTL: No more pre-departure COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated travellers
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
France scraps its pre-departure COVID-19 test for fully-vaccinated travellers, although those with Sinovac/Sinopharm will need an mRNA booster.
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Thailand Test & Go: Day 5 & VTL pre-departure testing options
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
What I’ve learned about Thailand Test & Go’s Day 5 test requirement, as well as pre-departure testing for VTL travel back to Singapore.
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VTL: Singapore trialing ARTs as replacement for on-arrival PCR tests
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A faster, cheaper replacement for on-arrival PCR tests may be in the works, with VTL arrivals at Changi being issued ART kits under a trial.
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Thailand Test & Go: On-arrival experience in Bangkok
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The Thailand Pass application may be a pain, but the Test & Go arrivals experience in Bangkok is refreshingly drama-free.
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Australia reopens to all fully vaccinated international arrivals from 21 February
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Australia (excluding Western Australia) will reopen to fully vaccinated travellers from around the world on 21 February 2022.
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Test & Go & Come Back & Test & Go again: Bangkok Trip Planning
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
Thailand has resumed quarantine-free travel with the relaunch of its Test & Go programme. Well, sort of, anyway…
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Fare hacking: How to buy Business Class tickets to Europe from S$1,000
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
Cheap Business Class fares can be made even cheaper through a combination of Travel with OCBC and CardUp. Here’s how.
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Walkthrough: Thailand Pass Application for Test & Go
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Applying for a Thailand Pass is the first step for quarantine-free travel to Thailand. Here’s the process for Test & Go travellers.
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Italy VTL: Italy adds Singapore to “Covid-free tourist corridors” scheme from 1 February (and I’m very confused)
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
Is Italy reopening its borders to Singapore tourists? Possibly- but that depends on how you read their latest ordinance.
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Sri Lanka VTL: ARTs now accepted for pre-departure testing
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International travellers to Sri Lanka can now present a negative ART result taken within 48 hours of departure.
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Tested positive for COVID-19 overseas? Here’s the rules for returning to Singapore
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Testing positive for COVID-19 overseas no longer means a prolonged stranding, with Singapore’s eased measures for recently-recovered travellers.
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UK VTL: England scraps all COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated travellers
Written by Aaron Wong @ The MileLion
From 11 Feb 2022, England (and presumably the rest of the UK) will eliminate its Day 2 test requirement, making travel to the UK completely testing-free.
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