Iceland to Open Borders to All Vaccinated Travellers
Iceland’s Justice Minister just announced that the country will open its borders to travellers from outside Europe who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. According to current regulations, Iceland’s borders are closed to all travellers outside the Schengen Area, EEA, EFTA, and EU, regardless of their vaccination status. Justice Minister Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir stated the change would take effect this week.
Namibia is open to international travel – and it’s never been cheaper or quieter
International travel might currently feel like one of life’s forgotten luxuries, but you wouldn’t know it at Windhoek’s teeming Hosea Kutako International Airport early on a Monday morning. A packed EuroWings plane, delayed by two hours, has flown in directly from Frankfurt. The delay means its arrival clashes with that of a smaller, but also full, Airlink flight from Cape Town.
Japan looks to ease travel ban on China, South Korea and others in Asia
With an eye toward putting the economy on a recovery track, Japan is set to start negotiations to relaunch business travel between 10 Asian countries including China and South Korea, government sources said Friday.Japan will also begin negotiations in July with Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore and Taiwan.