The post Qantas to roll out health passports this week appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Qantas announced that it is looking into the use of digital health pass apps to help resume safe international travel according to a report by Simple Flying. The CommonPass and IATA Travel Pass smartphone apps are […]
Tag Archives: Week
15
Feb
Feb
South Africa is reopening 20 land border crossings to allow normal travel from this week, lifting restrictions implemented last month to control rising coronavirus infections. This was revealed by the Home Affairs Ministry. The ministry said land border points, including those with Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana, would reopen after being closed on 11 January. “The […]
18
Jan
Jan
The global tourism sector is starting the new year prepared to #RestartTourism when conditions allow, with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) set to again bring together leaders from across the public and private sectors. Today in Madrid, the UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee will hold its first meeting of the year. This meeting to […]
11
Dec
Dec
Canada’s reopening may happen soon as the country will roll out the coronavirus vaccine as early as next week. Canada is currently experiencing a second wave of coronavirus outbreak, with cases having surpassed 432,000 and at least 12,931 dead from the illness. In effect, hospitalisations are soaring in areas such as Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta. […]
Travel Guide
Facilitating reopening of borders: Digital ‘health passport’ trials under way from this week
07
Dec
Dec
Under plans for a global framework for COVID-safe air travel, a new digital ‘health passport’ is being piloted by a small number of passengers flying from the UK to the US for the first time this week. The CommonPass system, backed by the World Economic Forum (WEF), is designed to create a common international standard […]
02
Dec
Dec
The trials also showed that the vaccine is universally suitable for all. The data exhibited that the virus has equal efficacy amongst both younger and older volunteers, and gender, race and ethnicity also made no difference to the results. It was initially thought that there would be some challenges when it comes to distributing the […]