World Travel (January 2021)

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New Zealand expects borders to remain closed through 2021

"The prime minister adds that for international travel to safely restart, “we either need the confidence that being vaccinated means you don’t pass Covid-19 on to others — and we don’t know that yet — or we need enough of our population to be vaccinated and protected that people can safely re-enter New Zealand”."

 
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Norway Closes Border To All But Essential Travel

"The Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg has closed the country’s border in a bid to halt the further spread of coronavirus variants into Norway."

 
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UK bans direct flights from UAE, shutting world's busiest international route

Britain is banning direct passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the world’s busiest international airline route from Dubai to London.

Britain said it was adding the United Arab Emirates, Burundi and Rwanda to its coronavirus travel ban list because of worries over the spread of a more contagious and potentially vaccine-resistant COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa.

 
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Canada Introduces Mandatory Hotel Quarantine, Bans Caribbean & Mexico Flights

"Canada is taking some drastic measures to restrict international travel. In addition to the current pre-travel testing requirement and 14 day self-quarantine, the country will also require testing upon arrival, and a hotel quarantine of up to three days, which could cost 2,000 CAD."

 
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