MUSCAT: All arrivals into Oman starting from 2 pm on March 29 should book accommodation in hotels for institutional isolation via the Sahala platform, the sultanate’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said in a circular. A statement issued online, the CAA said: “Based on the decisions made by the Supreme Committee for dealing with Covid-19 and with the reference to the circulars issued by the Civil Aviation Authority on 11th and 15th February 2021, and in coordination with various departments, the Civil Aviation Authority would like to inform travelers arriving into the Sultanate and all airlines operating into the Sultanate…
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LONDON: Trials for vaccine passports are rolling out to ensure the flow of safe travel between international destinations but there remains a lack of collaboration which will only further delay international travel’s recovery, said GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Forming an internationally recognized system as a global standard for all destinations would help ensure a traveller’s journey is as smooth and easy as possible – an essential factor to help heal international travel demand. With various certificates and passes being trailed, if all are launched, this will only create further confusion among travellers – the last thing that…
BEIJING: China had administered 74.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday, health commission spokesman Mi Feng said at a news briefing on Sunday. That compared with about 65 million doses administered as of March 14, or an additional 10 million vaccinations in less in a week, as the country accelerates its inoculation drive with the aim to inoculate 40% of its 1.4 billion population by the middle of the year. Over 70 million doses of Sinovac Biotech’s shot have been administered globally so far, a company spokesman said during the news conference on Sunday. He did not say…
TOKYO: Overseas spectators will not be allowed entry into Japan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 due to the prevailing worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, organizers said on Saturday, adding that tickets purchased by them will be refunded. Ever since the 2013 election of Tokyo as the host of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), the Organising Committee Tokyo 2020, and the Government of Japan have been preparing for the Tokyo 2020 Games with the goal of welcoming domestic and overseas spectators and celebrating the athletes.…
BERLIN: The European Union on Wednesday, March 18, launched a closely watched effort to create a joint vaccination passport for its more than 440 million citizens and residents, embarking on a tightrope walk between economic pressures, discrimination fears, and concerns over Europe’s slow vaccination progress. Supporters hope the “digital green certificates” will be ready by June, which could help to salvage the European summer tourism season and even serve as a model that could be extended to the United States and other countries. But E.U. countries lag far behind the United States in vaccinations, which has raised concerns that the passport…
DUBAI: The UAE Cabinet has approved a proposal for multiple tourist entry visas for all nationalities. This move comes in the wake of reviving tourism in the Emirates. Reportedly, the cabinet also approved ‘Virtual Visa’, which is a new visa category that will enable people to work online from Dubai irrespective of where their office is located. As the multiple-entry tourist visa facility will be made available for all nationalities, this visa will come with a validity of 90 days, which will restrict re-entry after the expiry of approved three months validity. Reports have it that this new proposal will…
PESHAWAR: Secretary Sports, Tourism, Archaeology, Culture, Museums, and Youth Affairs Department Abid Majeed on Saturday, March 20, said that the hospitality sector played a pivotal role in the promotion of the tourism industry, adding that more events would be arranged to encourage the youth of the province. Speaking at a ceremony held in connection with the awards and prize distribution among the winning teams of the four-day cooking skills competition at Peshawar Services Club, he said that the tourism industry contributed 1.5 shares to the GDP and the hospitality and food sector was playing an important role in this contribution.…
ISLAMABAD: As a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, Legend Hotel Islamabad has initiated a tree plantation campaign, starting with its hotel in Islamabad on the 16th March 2021. In the same context, the management of the hotel has invited some of our celebrities and the press to join them in this environmental activity, and make it memorable. After the tree plantation ceremony, there was an environmental awareness press conference by Mr. Azeem Qureashi and Ms. Laila Zuberi. “We regard our media as the real tool to motivate the masses and another corporate sector to participate in such drives, making…
LONDON: As The UK has added Qatar to its read list for travel besides adding Ethiopia, Oman, and Somalia, from an aviation perspective, this action has the biggest implications here are for Qatar Airways, given how big the carrier’s network is in the UK. The travel ban implemented at 4 AM on Friday, March 19, 2021 British, Irish, and third-country nationals with residence rights who are arriving from or who have transited these countries in the past 10 days will have to quarantine in a government facility for 10 days; all others will be refused entry. Even those who have…
MUSCAT: Oman’s Supreme Committee decided to impose a ban on all direct flights from the UK, except cargo flights, and prohibiting entry of passengers arriving from the UK or who were in transit there over the past 14 days. The ban takes effect from 12 pm, Friday, March 19, and continues till further notice, reported Oman News Agency (ONA), adding that Omani citizens are exempt from the ban. The Supreme Committee has also decided to downsize to 70% the number of employees at the workplace in units of the State’s Administrative Apparatus and other legal entities with effect from March…