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en Crossing the border between France and its neighbours will be a little more complicated from 1 November. As laid down in European legislation, an EU member state may temporarily reintroduce border controls in the event of serious threats to public order. France's new Minister of the Interior, Bruno...

Last week, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior notified the European Commission of the introduction of land border controls with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark for a period of six months. This arrangement begins on 16 September 2024. It will result in the introduction of...

It's breaking news, and it's good news! The Vietnamese government's decision to fully reopen its borders to international travellers is also accompanied by a return to pre-Covid practices for entry formalities into the country. As a result, 13 countries - excluding ASEAN members - are once again eligible...

According to Reuters, Korean Air Lines announced on 15 March that it would be rerouting its flights to Europe and eastern North America using Russian airspace, citing operational difficulties and safety concerns. The airline also indicated that it was temporarily suspending all passenger and cargo services to and from...

Many air transport experts are talking about "revenge" tourism in a post-Covid world. While WHO statements are more optimistic about the pandemic becoming an endemic, more and more countries are adopting a strategy of cohabitation with the covid virus. And the simplified entry rules are generating a lot of...

In the battle over the Covid-19 pandemic, it seems that the Omicron variant no longer frightens the Asia-Pacific region. Lassitude after two years of a complete shutdown that decimated the economies of countries heavily dependent on tourism, realism in the face of a pandemic that is gradually becoming endemic due to herd immunity. And then, probably...

Many countries are re-imposing stricter rules on entering their territory in the face of what scientists are calling the 5th wave of the pandemic. Or to contain a new variant detected in southern Africa called "Omicron". United Kingdom "We're not going to stop people from travelling", declared a press conference on 27 September...

Regulations, regulations and more regulations. Asian governments are fond of them, with the idea of reopening their countries to the outside world. And that's what's happening in South-East Asia. Singapore was the first country to decide to...

It won't be as easy a journey as it was before the Covid-19 crisis. But it will nevertheless be an improvement on the previous situation in Japan. The Japanese government has just announced that it will be simplifying entry rules for foreign travellers on business trips. As of this Monday 8 November, the Japanese government...

For all the foreign businessmen, chambers of commerce and international companies hoping for a reopening of Hong Kong, the news is a cold shower. But in the end, it comes as no surprise. Since Hong Kong was brought to heel by the People's Republic of China and its political autonomy all but disappeared, Beijing...

On Friday 15 October, the White House decided to finally lift all travel restrictions linked to covid-19 for fully vaccinated international visitors from 8 November. This decision puts an end to a historic travel ban in the country's recent history. The United States had kept its borders virtually sealed for 21...

Singapore Airlines has wasted no time in announcing the inclusion of four additional European countries in its "Vaccinated Travel Lane" (VTL). From 20 October, the carrier will convert four weekly frequencies of its daily flight into "VTL flights" on departure from Paris CDG. The four flights will be operated...

India, Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Over the last few weeks, there has been an increasing number of announcements about the reopening of borders in Asian countries. This is good news for travellers, as Asia has until now been the continent most reluctant to welcome international tourists. It was primarily a response to a very Asian psychosis...

Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia since August 2018, has been the gravedigger of the Australian tourism industry since the start of the pandemic. A paradox for a man who, we tend to forget, was Chief Executive of Tourism Australia, the country's national tourism agency, from 2004 to 2006. Since March 2020, Australia has been...

In March 2020, the Thai government decided to completely close the Kingdom's borders in order to protect itself against the possible spread of the Covid virus. By closing the borders, the government was knowingly taking the risk of depriving the Kingdom of its biggest resource: tourism. In 2019, the tourism sector...

We'd given up hope, but here's some good news after months of procrastination. The United States must officially reopen its borders to international travellers. And it will do so from 1 November. The reopening of the border had already been mooted in March by US President Joe Biden, who was expecting it to take place in May....

Keidanren, the very powerful and normally influential Federation of Japanese Business, sounded the alarm on Monday 6 September. The Japanese economy is weakening faster than it appears due to the isolation of the archipelago. On that day, the Keidanren presented a series of proposals aimed at normalising the country's economic activity. A pressing request at a time when...

Singapore intends to relax the restrictions that prevent both its citizens and visitors from travelling to and from the city-state. Such a decision would effectively mean allowing travel without quarantine in September. This is the first time that the government has officially announced a timetable for reopening the borders. These last...

There is now talk within the Singapore government of reopening the country to the rest of the world. Even if it will be cautious. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has just announced that it would be possible to allow both foreigners and Singaporeans to travel to and from a handful of countries. Those whose vaccination...

In a press release issued on 17 June, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior stated that Finland would welcome back all travellers from 21 June, particularly for "non-essential" reasons. This decision applies to all citizens of EU/Schengen countries. Travellers must have been vaccinated against Covid-19...