EK resumes SA services

EK resumes SA services

The long-awaited announcement from Emirates regarding the restarting of its passenger services on the South African route was finally made today. This came after the news broke yesterday that the UAE would begin to allow in foreign visitors from African countries that...
Oz eases borders, but don’t pack for Perth

Oz eases borders, but don’t pack for Perth

Australia now has new border restrictions, which mean that fully vaccinated foreign travellers may choose between entering the country with a negative certificate from either an expensive PCR test (which had previously been mandatory until Sunday, January 23) or the...
Heavy snowfall in Turkey disrupts flights, road traffic

Heavy snowfall in Turkey disrupts flights, road traffic

Heavy snowfall across Turkey, including the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara, have disrupted flight services and road traffic, while meteorologists have warned that the cold spell could last until the end of next week. “Turkey is under the spell of a polar...
England and Scotland scrap testing for vaxxed pax

England and Scotland scrap testing for vaxxed pax

Fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in England or Scotland will no longer need to take any COVID test on day two of their stay, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The changes come into effect from 04h00 on February 11. Also from this...
SAs – 10 days’ isolation in Netherlands

SAs – 10 days’ isolation in Netherlands

Authorities in the Netherlands have now given South Africa a new classification as a very-high-risk zone without a variant of concern, according to the Dutch government. It means that while fully vaccinated South Africans may enter the Netherlands, they are still...
Belgium now welcomes South Africans

Belgium now welcomes South Africans

Belgium has joined the growing list of countries around the world reopening to vaxxed travellers from southern African countries. With the travel ban now lifted, fully vaccinated travellers from South Africa (including those who have been in South Africa in the 14...