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30. October 2020
From October 30th on, travelers are no longer required to show a COVID-19 test when they are flying to Costa Rica. However, entry by land remains prohibited. A digital health form and health insurance for the protection of corona are still mandatory.
30. October 2020
Marriott moves into the work-from-home market. Marriott has tried to regulate changing working patterns, offering a series of recent passes for daytime access to its properties.
“We are inviting guests to work anywhere with Marriott Bonvoy to help them be more productive and achieve a better work/life balance by reimagining our hotel rooms as local remote workspaces for our customers.”
2. November 2020
World Travel Awards, the global initiative to recognise and reward excellence in travel and tourism has announced their winners. Find the winners below.
Europe Winners:
Portugal: ‘Europe’s Leading Destination’
Madeira: ‘Europe’s Leading Island Destination’
Moscow: ‘Europe’s Leading City Destination’ and ‘Europe’s Leading Heritage Destination’.
Asia winners include:
India: ‘Asia’s Leading Destination’
Philippines: ‘Asia’s Leading Beach Destination’ , ‘Asia’s Leading Dive Destination’.
Sri Lanka: ‘Asia’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination’.
Middle East winners include:
Dubai: ‘Middle East’s Leading Destination’
Oman: ‘Middle East’s Leading Cultural Destination’ and ‘Middle East’s Leading Honeymoon Destination’
Latin America winners include:
Chile: ‘South America’s Leading Destination’
3. November 2020
The Canary Islands have confirmed the requirement of a COVID-19 test starting from November 14th. The requirement applies to everyone of the age of 6 and older who want to stay overnight in a tourist accommodation. They must show a maximum of 72 hours old negative COVID-19 test.
3. November 2020
Peru has reopened its doors to international tourism, allowing guests from the U.S. to enter with a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours of departure.
Travellers must arrive on non-stop flights to Lima from a range of U.S. cities.
5. November 2020
Greece is facing a new nationwide lockdown. The entire of Italy is tightening their corona measures and the public life in Poland is also being scaled back. The reasoning behind this is to further decrease the number of COVID-19 infections.
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