South Africa Lifts Inter-Country Travel Ban Today

South African president announced on Saturday that the country would move from level three to two restrictions starting this Monday, allowing domestic leisure travel and restaurants and bars to reopen. It is still not clear when the country would welcome foreign visitors. The government back in February (read more here) stated that they wouldn’t reopen […]

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Hong Kong Extends Travel Ban and Bails out Cathay

Following the news and updates around the COVID-19 pandemic, many airlines were forced to suspend or reduce their daily operations. We have the latest information from airlines and hotels all around the world. As the pandemic started to slow down, especially in Europe, airlines are slowly rebuilding their schedules, putting out promotions, and most importantly […]

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US Travel Ban May Last Until 2021?

Most countries decided to effectively ban all non-citizen/resident incoming (and some even outgoing) travel before (still on-going) the first peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Argentina banned all incoming flights until September (read more here), and Spain may be closed for tourists until October (read more here). Australia and New Zealand may allow travel between countries […]

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European Union Non-Essential Travel ban

On January 30, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. With the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak countries all over the world are taking precautions in order to minimize the risk. Just a few weeks later the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. Following the news, many airlines were forced […]

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Schengen Member States To Restrict Non-Essential Travel To EU

Several European Union member states have closed their borders in the past week or announced that they soon would. The @EU_Commission presents guidelines on border measures & proposes: 1⃣Green lanes/fast lanes giving priority to essential transport to keep the mobility sector going & ensure economic continuity 2⃣Temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU (30 […]

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Trump Travel Ban Extends To UK & Ireland

LondonPresident of the United States announced on Wednesday (read more here and here) that travel from Europe would be temporarily suspended for 30 days starting at midnight on Friday. Initially, this ban included only those that had been in the 26 countries of the common travel area called Schengen in the previous 14 days, but […]

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United States Europe (26 Countries) Arrivals Suspension

President of the United States announced on Wednesday (read more here) that travel from Europe would be temporarily suspended for 30 days starting at midnight tonight. In reality, this suspension applies to passengers that have been to any of the Schengen member states during the previous 14 days who are not US Citizens, permanent residents, […]

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Trump’s Not a European Travel Ban

Yesterday, Trump shocked the nation and announced a European travel ban. However, it turns out that his statement wasn’t exactly true. So, let’s talk about Trump’s not a European travel ban. Initial Statement During his Oval Office address to the nation, Trump stated that he’s suspending “all travel from Europe to the United States for […]

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News Update Electronics Travel Ban Ended & BA Upgrades

News Update Electronics Travel Ban Ended & BA Upgrades Good morning. I hope you had a great holiday! I read a lot of articles and when I see interesting ones, I mark them so I can share them with you. Did I miss an article you think is worth sharing? Let me know and I will post it on the next update. Are you ready to book your next trip? Support the blog by booking your next trip on one of our partners: Agoda, Booking.com, Expedia, Hilton, Priceline, or TripAdvisor. Note: Elite benefits may be limited when not booking direct. News Update Electronics Ban Lifted on Turkish and Emirates Underscoring the Big Security Lie – This is great news as the rule was so stupid anyway. I am glad it is finally over! BEDDING & BREAKFAST: BRITISH AIRWAYS UPGRADES BUSINESS CLASS..

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Officials In Europe Confirming The US Is Preparing To Expand Laptop Ban On Planes

A few days ago I discussed rumors that the United States was preparing to ban laptops and larger electronics on flights originating in Europe.  This would be a massive expansion of the electronics ban to a limited number of countries in the Middle East. There now appears to be confirmation from European officials that the US will move forward with a much wider ban of large electronics on all flights originating from Europe bound for the US. It appears this will be announced tomorrow.  There’s some ambiguity about what sorts of […]

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