From January 4, Germany will drop its demand for travellers from Britain to quarantine and provide a negative COVID-19 test – requirements that were imposed earlier in December during a surge of the Omicron coronavirus variant. In a tweet, the… Read More ›
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Britain to end quarantine restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers from medium risk countries
In a significant development, British transport minister Grant Shapps said, London will share the details of a plan which aims to do away with quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers who return from medium risk countries. The potential move will boost… Read More ›
Germany to invests $9.74 billion in large hydrogen projects
On Friday, in a statement, Germany’s Economy and Transport ministries stated, Berlin will invest more than $9.74 billion (8 billion euros) in large scale hydrogen projects, in an effort to scale up hydrogen as an alternative to polluting fossil fuels… Read More ›
Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble signals return to near-normal for travel industry
In a development that marks the re-establishment of overseas travel links between countries, Hong Kong and Singapore have announced that they will lift quarantine requirements for visiting foreigners. In a statement Singapore’s Transport Minister and Hong Kong’s Commerce Secretary said,… Read More ›
Britain to test COVID-19 status of international tourists from November 2020
According to a report from The Guardian, the UK government will set up a global travel taskforce and defer an anticipated plan to introduce COVID-19 testing for international arrivals until November. The setting up of the taskforce came about on… Read More ›
France preparing to install transport and customs measures as a failsafe to Brexit deal
With 4 lawmakers resigning from British Prime Theresa May’s government, the draft Brexit-deal is in peril. On Friday, French Transport Minister, Elisabeth Borne stated, France is preparing various measures, including those dealing with customs checks and controls at ports, in… Read More ›