Israel now welcomes the world

Israel now welcomes the world

Fully vaccinated international travellers from anywhere in the world, including South Africans, are able to travel to Israel again, effective January 9. This follows the country scrapping its ‘red list’ of countries on January 7. It also means that arrivals from the...
Seychelles begins contactless screening

Seychelles begins contactless screening

A brand-new biometric corridor for traveller health screening has been installed at Seychelles International Airport, making the country only the second in the world after the UAE to use walk-through biometrics. The ‘bio-corridor’ identifies the individual traveller...
Hooray! Mauritius is open!

Hooray! Mauritius is open!

Just as abruptly as it slammed the door on Southern Africans on November 26, Mauritius has suddenly lifted the Covid-related travel ban on travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, with effect from...
France drops ‘scarlet red’ category for SA

France drops ‘scarlet red’ category for SA

South Africa has been removed from France’s scarlet red list. The ‘scarlet red’ category – one level higher than its red list category – was introduced by France early in December and included Mauritius (which was subsequently taken off the list on December 8) and...
Britain further eases travel requirements

Britain further eases travel requirements

The UK government has further relaxed entry requirements for travellers, axing the need for pre-departure COVID-19 tests before travellers leave for the UK, and lowering the Day 2 standard test from a PCR test to the more affordable lateral flow test. This was...