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Non-essential travel is once again subject to restrictions - such as screening tests or quarantine - in the European Union for travellers from the United States, Israel, Lebanon, Kosovo, Montenegro and Northern Macedonia. The spread of the Delta variant has led the EU to re-examine...

From the outset, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) intended the Travel Pass to be interoperable with other solutions on the market. This compatibility is proving its worth, as the European Union's digital certificate and the UK's NHS COVID Pass can now be used in conjunction with...

The President's address on 12 July set out a series of new health-related measures. Emmanuel Macron intends to step up the pace of vaccination. "Depending on how the situation develops, we will undoubtedly have to raise the question of compulsory vaccination for all French citizens", he even warned.

A new experiment was unveiled on 7 July in the United Kingdom. London Heathrow airport, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are working together on a fast-track system reserved for vaccinated travellers. The trial starts this week and will apply to travellers landing at the London hub from countries on the list of...

Travel as easy as a QR Code. Coming into force on July 1, the "EU digital Covid certificate" aims to revive the world of intra-continental tourism by putting digital proof of vaccination, test negativity or immunity to the virus in the hands of travellers. The promise: a...

Announced a few months ago, the "Covid EU digital certificate" will come into force on 1 July and will be one of the proofs authorised for travel within the European Union and the Schengen area. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="109889"] Since 25 June, travellers have been required to present a digital...

Whether you are vaccinated or not, whether you are tested 48 hours or 72 hours before entering a country: during the last few months of the pandemic, the rules governing entry from one country to another have often been conspicuous by their lack of harmonisation. A situation that the European Union is keen to change. With just over a month to go before...

With the continuing acceleration of the vaccination campaigns and their first tangible effects, there is renewed optimism about a real upturn in business travel. This is what emerges from the latest survey published by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), which has been studying the feelings of travel buyers and managers since the start of the pandemic...

While health passes and digital certificates are being issued in response to the demands of the pandemic, some countries are planning to go further in digitising identity documents. This is particularly the case in Germany, which launched its "Digital identities" project in December 2020, on the initiative of six federal authorities...

The digital COVID certificate designed to enable free movement of travellers within the European Union is now very close to becoming a reality, with its launch expected at the beginning of July. Following the adoption by a large majority of the outlines of this health pass by the European Parliament last April, its implementation is now...

The European aviation, travel and tourism industries* have issued a statement welcoming the European Parliament's vote on the proposal for an EU regulation on a digital green certificate. The vote paves the way for technical negotiations between the Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission....

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for greater deployment of antigen tests to support the resumption of international travel. According to a report commissioned by IATA and conducted by OXERA-Edge Health, the best antigen tests, such as BinaxNOW, rival PCR tests in terms of quality, with processing times that are "100 times faster".