March 17, 2023
Tourism Minister Don Farrell urges industry to be ready for the inbound influx
Airfare capacity and pricing continue to remain primary concerns for inbound tourism to Australia, Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell highlighted at the Destination Australia conference in Sydney yesterday [Thursday 16 March 2023].
Read More…October 6, 2022
Masks no longer mandatory on board, or on land adventures
Expeditions updates and simplifies Covid-Hurtigruten Expeditions has updated, adjusted and simplified its COVID-19 protocols, removing pre-departure testing across all departures and ships (except for Antarctica expedition cruises).19 protocols
Read More…September 14, 2022
“The most flexible and consumer-friendly” policy in the expedition industry
Quark Expeditions has introduced what it refers to as “the most flexible and consumer-friendly booking policy in the expedition industry”, The Quark Protection Promise.
Read More…July 20, 2022
Proof of vaccination remains mandatory to sail with boutique cruise line
Azamara will eliminate its COVID-19 embarkation testing requirement starting 25 July 2022, excluding ports where it is still required in accordance with country regulations.
Read More…June 9, 2022
More experts now forecast international arrivals in 2023 to be on par with 2019
Tourism Recovery Gains Momentum as Restrictions Ease and Confidence Returns
Read More…April 13, 2022
Le Soleal to lead Ponant’s Australian rebound from 28 April
PONANT will restart its highly anticipated Kimberley 2022 expedition season after Western Australia said it would welcome small interstate and international expedition ships to its waters. WA’s current ruling permits vessels up to a maximum of 350 persons.
Read More…April 5, 2022
Since June 2020, 70 cruise lines have restarted operations globally
More than 10 million people have sailed with cruise lines around the world since the gradual resumption of sailing from June 2020.
Read More…March 29, 2022
Guests “strongly encouraged” to take COVID-19 test prior to leaving home
Seabourn has established new Health and Safety Guidelines for its 2022 European voyages and is encouraging all guests to take a viral COVID-19 test prior to departing home.
Read More…March 16, 2022
PM Jacinda Ardern confirms restart date for international tourism
Australians will be able to take a holiday to New Zealand for the upcoming Easter school holidays, as the country fast-tracks the return of tourism.
Read More…March 15, 2022
US authority decreases travel health notice from High to Moderate
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has wound back its COVID-19 Cruise Travel Health Notice (THN) from Level 3 to Level 2.
Read More…February 17, 2022
COVID certificate no longer required to access most public areas
Effective today [17 February 2022], Switzerland is removing the majority of requirements to wear face masks or provide COVID certificates in public areas, introduced in May 2021.
Read More…February 7, 2022
23 month inbound visitor ban to be lifted on 21 February 2022
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has today [Monday 7 February 2022] confirmed that Australia’s border ban on foreign visitors will be removed effective 21 February 2022. The decision comes a month shy of two years since Morrison shut off Australia to the world in order to contain the number of coronavirus cases. That move came into effect on 20 March 2020.
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