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  1. 1. Will you travel 2H onwards if getting vaccinated guarantees you a Travel Pass w/o a need to quarantine?

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Kb27

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All out war for vaccinated travelers soon

 

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https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/vaccinated-travelers-in-demand/index.html

How vaccinated travelers became hot property

 

(CNN) — The "Plague Island" headlines splashed across the front pages said it all.

With its out of control infection rates and deaths heading past the 125,000 mark, the UK started 2021 as Europe's Covid pariah.

Now though, after a vaccination program that has seen more than a third of all adults receive at least one dose, countries across Europe, and tour operators who have struggled over the past 12 months, are falling over themselves to welcome weary Brits for a dose of summer sun.

Cyprus says it'll take vaccinated Brits from May 1. Greece is planning to throw open its borders from May 14, with the Greek media declaring an "all out war" to get UK tourists into the country.

Harry Theoharis, Tourism Minister for Greece, told the virtual ITB Tourism conference this week that the country would welcome anyone who'd been vaccinated, could prove they had antibodies or present a negative PCR test.

Declaring, "All you want is Greece," his impassioned plea has kicked off a race for tourists' unspent lockdown cash, which authorities across the Mediterranean hope will boost ailing communities that have lost millions over the past year.

Spain, which pulled in over 18 million British travelers in 2019, and Portugal have also said they're keen to get Brits flying in as soon as it's safe to do so.

There's clearly a market too. ABTA, a UK travel trade association, says that 63% of Brits are hoping to book a foreign vacation in 2021.

There's just one niggling issue. It remains illegal to leave the UK for a vacation. This week the country's transport minister, Grant Shapps, warned that it's still too soon to book a foreign trip.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has penciled in May 17 as the soonest possible date that international travel will be allowed.

That remains subject to a review from the government's global travel taskforce, due on April 12, when details on what countries are deemed safe for travel and what vaccine certification, if any, might be required.

 

 

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Soya

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3 hours ago, Kb27 said:

All out war for vaccinated travelers soon

OYK clever boy....understood the sg psyche n got the message right

Previously another ministar said vaccinated still cannot travel. Liddat how to get ppl motivated to get jabbed?.....lol

 

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Beanoyip

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https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-and-singapore-plan-for-travel-bubble-and-quarantine-hub-by-july-20210312-p57a57.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

 

Australia and Singapore plan for travel bubble and quarantine hub by July

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The Morrison government is working on an ambitious plan that would establish Singapore as a quarantine gateway, holiday destination and potential vaccination hub for returning Australians, international students and business travellers.

The deal would help clear the log jam of approximately 40,000 Australians stranded overseas, boost tourism to Australia from Singaporean nationals – and third countries down the track – and kick-start the multibillion-dollar market for international students at Australian universities, which has been smashed by border closures.

Aussies could soon return to Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel under an ambitious travel bubble plan being discussed. SUPPLIED

Australians would also be allowed to travel to Singapore for work or leisure without approval from the Department of Home Affairs, provided they have had the jab.

 

Time for you guys to come down under! 

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Gizmore

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On 3/12/2021 at 10:19 AM, CremornePt said:

Baah, baah! 😀

SG definitely takes the conservative approach & I'm sure we're overdoing it on several points - outdoor face masks? Safe Entry every time you step into a 7-11?

But speaking of overdoing it - some of the snap lockdowns Australia & NZ are really severe. All of WA shutting down for 2 weeks because of one single case in Perth?! Ouch. And I certainly don't envy Melbourne's 2nd lockdown - 3½ mth w/curfew etc. I also feel Australia's border policy is way too draconian. Citizens can't even leave their own country.

Among the different states, NSW seems to keep a nice balance & I envy people living in Sydney - NSW apply very localised & focused attention when cases flare up, while keeping general restrictions fairly relaxed.

Not just that. Inter-state travel needs to be approved by the authorities too. 

My colleague from Melbourne and he had to travel to Brisbane for work. It is not automatic that he can return back after his work in Melbourne is done. He had to write in to state why he needs to return back to Melbourne too. 

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Soya

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9 hours ago, Beanoyip said:

https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-and-singapore-plan-for-travel-bubble-and-quarantine-hub-by-july-20210312-p57a57.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

Australia and Singapore plan for travel bubble and quarantine hub by July

Time for you guys to come down under! 

Forget the east coast plan. OYK for PM!....lol

 

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CremornePt

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13 hours ago, Soya said:

Previously another ministar said vaccinated still cannot travel. Liddat how to get ppl motivated to get jabbed?

OYK might play a different tune, but I believe nothing has really changed.

This one may still apply...

https://sbr.com.sg/economy/in-focus/singapores-covid-19-‘elimination-strategy-may-delay-opening-borders-past-2022

“Imagine a scenario where due to vaccines and social distancing, the very high case numbers in the USA and UK start to reduce. By the middle of 2021, cases in some European countries have fallen to less than 1,000 per day. That’s a marked improvement, but even at those levels, governments that take zero case approaches will not want to be seen as exposing their populations to the risk of inbound infection. As a result, they will very likely keep their travel restrictions and significant quarantines in place for some time,” Jefferies said.

Singapore still continues to have a cautious approach towards the vaccine, even with the government’s own plans to have every citizen vaccinated by the end of 2021.

According to Multi-ministry Taskforce co-chair Lawrence Wong, vaccinated travellers to the country are still subject to Stay-Home Notice requirements.

 
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Jamesc

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On 3/12/2021 at 2:13 PM, Picnic06-Biante15 said:

Was self driving in Hokkaido (1st time : Southern, Western & Central Hokkaido, 2nd time : Northern, North-Easten and Central Hokkaido) twice and both times, don't have any problem while eating in Ramen shops or restaurants. The menu have English wordings.

Maybe I was there during ending of Winter break (March) and many students working part time. So they able to communicate in simple English.

Hokk is very international.

Yokohama is famous for horny sailors, bar girls and Mama sans

also known as Yokohama Mamas.

:grin:

 

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