travel formalities

Following the example of the European digital certificate, which came into force on 1 July this year, governments are taking steps to reconcile health safety and the smooth flow of travel as far as possible. Combined with the increase in vaccination campaigns around the world, this development is leading to a slightly reassuring trend for business travellers: the gradual reopening 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...

How do you feel about developments in the airline industry? Sergio Colella - The desire to start travelling again is there. I've just come back from two or three trips to Europe and for the first time I've seen queues at airports. I have to say that it's quite pleasing...

The nuance is subtle, but it has the merit of sending a positive signal for the revival of business travel: at the beginning of the week, the American authorities revised their position on travel to around sixty destinations. These include France, which has been downgraded from level four to level three. The recommendation to...

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Updated on 27 May At a time when the general trend was towards easing travel restrictions, France is to introduce compulsory isolation for travellers from the UK, a quarantine measure which France has until now applied to 16 countries, including Brazil, India, Argentina and...

The rapid spread of the Indian variant of Covid-19 in South-East Asia is turning into a third wave of the pandemic. In one week, according to official figures, the number of active cases has risen by 31% in Malaysia, and the number of deaths by 51%. In Singapore, however, the pandemic remains under control. The...

Etihad Airways has teamed up with DUBZ to transform passengers' place of residence into a subsidiary of the airport. Passengers will be able to complete their check-in formalities in advance. This includes not only baggage, but also seat selection and the issuing of boarding passes from home. A test...

Travel and air transport professionals had been calling on the British government for several weeks. On Friday 7 May, the government finally published the list of countries classified as "green" for British travellers. The return conditions for Britons are equivalent to the entry conditions for other travellers. This list "to...

While we wait for collective immunity to the Covid-19 virus, vaccination campaigns are being stepped up worldwide. However, there are major variations from one continent to another. These are the findings of an investigation by the New York Times. In partnership with the University of Oxford, the American daily has created a Covid barometer, which analyses the state of...

As vaccination campaigns make headway around the world, and with summer approaching and the precious revenues from tourism on the horizon, Europe is working to reopen its territory. American travellers had already been given the green light by the President of the European Commission a few days ago, provided they had been...

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 deconfinement process is taking shape in France. A week after Jean Castex's speech, which set 3 May as the start of the relaxation, Emmanuel Macron took up the issue in the regional press. The President confirmed this starting point, which will mark the end of travel restrictions. He also set out the stages...

A few days ago, Amadeus published a study highlighting the expectations of the business travel community with regard to the health pass for the resumption of business travel. However, these digital certificates are not the only measures attracting the attention of business travellers, according to the new...

The transatlantic axis should soon be back in service, or at least with a return to higher volumes of travel. The European Union has just announced that travellers from the United States will soon be accepted on its territory, probably during the summer. The 27 Member States will accept, unconditionally, all those who have been vaccinated...

As part of the general measures to ease semi-confinement in France, French Polynesia is returning to a little more normality. Until April 30, only travellers from mainland France may enter Polynesia for a compelling reason. This includes travel for health, professional or family reasons, or to return home. Polynesia has...

Jean Castex spoke on Thursday 22 April to give an update on the health situation in France and the resulting changes to the regulatory framework. In particular, the Prime Minister confirmed that travel within France could resume on 3 May: "From 3 May, we will be able to lift the restrictions on travel within France....

How have your customers' requirements changed since the start of the Covid 19 crisis? Cécile Caplin - The Covid crisis has brought with it a host of travel restrictions and the complexity of all movements and travel, both personal and professional. Overall, since March last year, we've entered a period of...

The TousAntiCovid application, long shunned and even scoffed at, is set to see its download rates soar over the coming weeks. The government has just decided to integrate test certificates and vaccination certificates into the application. This will transform the tool into a health pass, a new sesame being used by a growing number of...

"Travel corridors", "travel bubbles": these two expressions have become part of everyday vocabulary in many regions, to designate a country-to-country arrangement that allows foreign tourists to return. This is particularly the case in the Asia-Pacific region, where Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore are already talking about or applying this partial opening-up...