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26th of March 2021
Brexit creates lots of barriers for business travelers
Brexit has created a lot of barriers to business travel. There are now additional processes when traveling abroad for work and it involves a lot of paperwork which is time-consuming and expensive to acquire.
Passengers must show a negative test before boarding a plane to Germany
The Health Minister of Germany has made it compulsory for passengers to show a negative test before boarding a plane to Germany. This is after a growing concern of an increase in the number of travelers for the Easter holidays.
Global tourism has suffered a loss of almost US $4.5 Trillion last year
According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, Global tourism has suffered a loss of almost US $4.5 Trillion last year because of the Covid – 19 impact.
Australia lifts travel ban to New Zealand
Australia lifts its ban on travel to New Zealand. The Health Minister has amended Australia’s emergency biosecurity law, which means anyone who has been in Australia for at least 14 days can travel directly to New Zealand. Previously they were required to apply for an extension to leave the country.
Fun Travel Fact: Did you know that Finland has almost 180,000 islands? More than any country on earth!
Source: Samchui, The local, Breaking Travel News, Business Travel News.
