JoinMyTrip has you covered! In today’s travel news, Israel recently announced that it will reopen the country to vaccinated tourists in May.
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16th of April, 2021
Portugal in discussion to implement travel passport
Portugal is trying the best it can to avoid all kinds of quarantines and additional Covid-19 restrictions in order to facilitate easy travel from the UK. The country is in discussion with the EU to implement a travel passport as soon as possible.
DSB will increase the number of carriages and capacity
Danish operator DSB will increase the number of carriages and the capacity of eight Talgo Intercity trains from 442 seats to 492 seats in order to facilitate international travel by more than 10%
Flipkart acquires Cleartrip
Flipkart, a Walmart-owned e-commerce company has acquired Cleartrip, a travel and hotel ticketing firm in hopes to expand its offerings in the world’s second-largest internet market.
Israel to reopen to vaccinated tourists
Israel recently announced that it will reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists in May. This means it is gearing up to welcome visitors after more than a year of having borders closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Fun Travel Fact: Did you know that Jet lag feels worse if you travel from west to east?
Source: The Telegraph, Railwaytechnology.com, Tech crunch, Times of India.
