Thailand and Australia ease international border curbs spurred by COVID-19 pandemic
The eased border controls will offer a litmus test of the demand for Asian travel and tourism following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The eased border controls will offer a litmus test of the demand for Asian travel and tourism following the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Last Updated On: November 1, 2021)More than a thousand foreign tourists arrived in Bangkok on Monday, the first wave of travelers to the Thai capital in 18 months, as part of a quarantine waiver for visitors vaccinated against COVID-19. There were 1,534 foreign arrivals and 890 Thais on 40 international flights on an opening day […]
By Jiraporn Kuhakan and Jonathan Barrett BANGKOK/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Thailand, Australia and Israel eased international border restrictions significantly on Monday for the first time in 18 months, offering a broad test of demand for travel worldwide amid the coronavirus pandemic. The relaxation contrasts with tightening lockdowns elsewhere, notably in eastern Europe where infections have hit record numbers, and in parts of China, which has taken a zero-tolerance approach to the pandemic despite relatively few cases. Hundreds of vaccinated foreign tourists arrived in the Thai capital https://www....
BANGKOK/SYDNEY — Thailand, Australia and Israel eased international border restrictions significantly on Monday for the first time in 18 months, offering a…