The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will suspend travellers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Namibia from entering the country on national and foreign flights, effective 23:59 pm on Monday, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday, citing a statement by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

UAE to suspend entry from three countries, Dubai updates travel protocols

US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are expected to agree to work to open up travel between the two countries "as soon as possible," the British government said in a statement late on Wednesday.

US, UK leaders expected to work to reopen travel

European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to quarantine or undergo extra coronavirus tests, paving the way for the pass to start in time for summer.

EU lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes

Memorial Day weekend is underway in the United States, and things are decidedly different for travellers than they were a year ago. More than half of all adults in the United States have now been fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Here’s how holiday weekend travel in the US will be different from 2020

The UK government on Tuesday faced accusations of 'confusion and uncertainty' after it introduced additional guidance to curtail non-essential travel in and out of so-called hotspots of the B1.

COVID-19: UK issues localised directions on travel, gatherings to tackle B1.617.2 variant  

EU member states reached a deal paving the way for a Covid-19 certificate to open up travel in Europe, just as the operators of the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris announced a July reopening.

EU lines up Covid travel pass, Eiffel Tower to reopen 

Saudi Arabia plans to soon reopen to foreign tourists, a senior tourism official said on Monday after the kingdom announced the lifting of quarantine restrictions for certain foreign arrivals.

Saudi Arabia to reopen to foreign tourists soon, official says

There was excitement but no crowds early on Monday morning at Riyadh's international airport as Saudi Arabia lifted a ban on citizens travelling out of the Gulf state without prior permission from authorities.

'It's a great feeling': Saudis flock to Bahrain as curbs ease on travel abroad after over a year

The US State Department said on Monday it has eased travel advisory ratings for the United Kingdom and Israel after raising both countries to its highest warning level last month amid COVID-19 concerns.

US State Department eases travel advisories for UK, Israel 

New Zealand health officials cleared the way for quarantine-free flights to resume to Sydney Sunday as fears of a COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales eased. Flights were suspended on Thursday after two people in Sydney tested positive for the virus.

New Zealand to resume Sydney flights as Covid scare eases

The Lahore High Court on Friday has granted conditional permission to Pakistan Leader of Opposition and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif to travel abroad once for medical treatment.

Pakistan court grants Shehbaz Sharif permission to go abroad for medical treatment

France will impose a mandatory 10-day quarantine restriction on travellers from Pakistan and six other countries in wake of rising COVID-19 infections, announced the country's Interior Ministry on Friday.

COVID-19: France to impose mandatory quarantine for arrivals from 7 countries

Israel has temporarily barred its citizens from travelling to India and six other countries, citing high COVID-19 infection rates there. A joint press release issued by the Prime Minister's Office and the Health Ministry on Friday said that Israelis will not be allowed to travel to Ukraine, Brazil, Ethiopia, South Africa, India, Mexico and Turkey.

Israel bans travel to India, six other countries

New Zealand's fledgeling quarantine-free travel arrangement with Western Australia faced disruption for the second time in eight days Saturday following fresh community cases of Covid-19 in Perth.

Fresh Covid case puts New Zealand-Australia travel bubble at risk

Kuwait and Iran restricted flights and passengers from India until further notice after the south Asian giant recorded its highest daily Covid death toll and some hospitals ran out of oxygen.

Kuwait, Iran restrict India flights over Covid

Domestic travel restrictions imposed to tackle the spread of the Covid-19 virus are expected to be lifted on May 3, the government said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting.

France expects to lift domestic travel restrictions on May 3 

UK is set to announce new rules on Monday to restart international travel. It will use "traffic light system" to flag travel destinations. The UK has set a tentative date of May 17 to relaunch foreign travel, currently banned except for a handful of permitted reasons.

UK to announce new rules to restart international travel

Inspired by their native balloon flower, residents of South Korea's Banwol and Bakji Islands, known as the ‘Purple Islands’, have painted their houses, roads and bridges in shades of the hue, and planted purple flowers such as lavender and asters to transform their town into a tourist attraction.

The tale of South Korea's 'Purple Islands'

A wall of flower petals bursts into a thousand fragments. A huge ball levitates in the air, turning from red to blue to purple. Hundreds of butterflies dart around a screen of tiny water particles.

Japan's teamLab melds museum and sauna in fresh digital art experience

If you wish to be happier in life, go travelling. As per the findings of a new study, frequent travellers are happier with their lives than people who don`t travel at all.

Study suggests frequent travellers 7 percent happier than those who don't travel

Natasha Mittal runs a travel blog and boasts of an enviable number of YouTube followers. Working at a start-up that deals with e-waste, she had realized the earth is in urgent need of good-hearted souls who can commit to minimizing carbon footprint.

Responsible tourism is the new normal: Millennials travelers are leading the revolution

Golfing. Fishing. Mountain biking. Join Wion's Johan Castell as he explores Pahalgam, an adventurer's paradise on #Kashmir Connect, a WION special series.

Kashmir Connect: Exploring Pahalgam

A traditional ceremony giving thanks to the earth and a spectacular light show marked the reopening of Peru's world-famous tourist destination Machu Picchu on Sunday (November 1).

'Machu Picchu is back' -Peru reopens world-famous tourist site

Pakistan authorities have removed the names of over 5,000 individuals from the travel blacklist after the government took note of the problems faced by them. According to a media report on Sunday, Interior Minister Ijaz Shah, in a meeting held recently, directed the review committee of the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports to meet biannually to review cases of blacklisted individuals.

Pakistan removes names of over 5,000 individuals from travel blacklist

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