Competition
Dubai makes RTPCR test report mandatory 48 hours before departureedit
Online Web: The Times of India Dubai has now set new rules for travellers, including the need for an RT-PCR report that must be done within 48 hours before departure. Up until now travellers could get the test done 72 hours before departure, but that has now changed. The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has reduced the time frame for the test by 24 hours.
Thailand aims to boost vaccines by 50%; aims to reopen for touristsedit
Online Web: Hindustan Times Thailand aims to boost its vaccine order by more than 50% to 100 million doses this year in a bid to reach herd immunity, as surging local infections threaten to derail plans to reopen borders to tourism and reboot the economy.
Singapore to reduce entry of Indians as new virus variants emergeedit
Online Web: Hindustan Times Hong Kong At the same time, the citystate eased measures for travelers from Hong Kong, and lifted entry restrictions for travelers from the U.K. and South Africa. The government is also making it easier for people who have been fully vaccinated to travel to highrisk regions.
Industry
Japans foreign residents may travel to other countries for Covid19 vaccinesedit
Online Web: Hindustan Times Marc Wesseling is one longterm foreign resident who couldnt wait any longer. The cofounder of an ad agency in Tokyo flew this month to Singapore, where his company has an office, in part to get the shots so he could safely visit his parents in the Netherlands.
France to impose 10day quarantine for travellers arriving from Indiaedit
Online Web: Live Mint Britain has also added India to its red list of strict travel restrictions, Hong Kong and New Zealand have banned India flights outright, and the United States advises against travelling to the country, even for those fully vaccinated. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.
Amid escalating COVID19 cases, many countries impose travel restrictions to and from Indiaedit
Online Web: The Financial Express Hong Kong too, took action and banned all passenger flights coming from India for the next 14 days. Previously, India recorded more than 100 cases of the new Coronavirus strains. This put countries like the UK and Hong Kong on high alert as the transmission rate of mutated strains are quite high.
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Hong Kong 2021rescheduled to 29 July 1 Augustedit
Online Web: IT News Online Hong Kong 2021, organized by TKS, is rescheduled to 29 July 1 August at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The first two days are for trade only while the last two days are for public. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Peoples Republic of China with the Hong Kong Tourism Board and Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong as its supporters, ITE2021 combines 35th ITELeisure and 16th ITE MICE.