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All travellers are required to show a negative pre-departure Covid-19 viral test taken the day before they board their flight to the US.

US tightens Covid testing requirements for international travelFrom 6 December, all travellers entering the US will have to test negative for Covid-19 regardless of citizenship or...

Medical experts, including the WHO, warned against any overreaction before the variant was thoroughly studied.

World races to curb newest Covid threat: the omicron variantCountries join EU in restricting travel from South African region as WHO investigates variant's impact on existing pandemic...

Vietnam Airlines will fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its San Francisco route, aimed at targeting 2.2 million Vietnamese expats in the US.

Vietnam Airlines launches twice-weekly flights to USSan Francisco-Ho Chi Minh City services come as Vietnam looks to open more provinces to fully vaccinated foreign travellers by...

New Zealand is adopting a phased approach to reconnect with the world.

New Zealand welcomes international visitors in 2022Fully vaccinated travellers to show proof of negative PCR tests, and observe seven-day quarantine.

United will offer four-times weekly flights to Singapore in January 2022.

United Airlines looks to resume US-Singapore flight services in 2022It will be the first time United has flown the route since March 2020, when the pandemic began.

Travellers from countries like United States, UK, Germany, France, Singapore and Australia are able to enter India’s borders without the need for quarantine.

India opens borders to 99 countries for quarantine-free leisure travelUnvaccinated travellers also permitted to enter but are subject to a seven-day quarantine.

EU Holidays launches several inaugural leisure group tours following the opening of Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) with South Korea and European countries like France, Italy and the Netherlands.

EU Holidays launches first multi-country tour to Netherlands, Germany and FranceWhy this 11-day tour makes "strategic sense" — when it comes to geographical, VTL and safety protocol considerations.

The Singapore skyline. A trio of airline executives who participated in a CAPA Centre for Aviation panel this week are bullish about the medium- and long-term outlook for reconnecting Asia and the US.

Asia-US travel looks bullish, say airline execsLatest CAPA Centre for Aviation panel discussions predict full international traffic recovery in 3-5 years.

Northern Pacific Airways will employ single-aisle Boeing 757s.

Soon, there'll be a cheaper US-Asia connectionNorthern Pacific Airways to start full-service flights from South Korea and Japan to five US cities in 2022.

Korea Tourism Organization and Singapore Tourism Board collaborate on destination promotion and development of related technology solutions.

Country mascots Hojong and Merli to kick-start tourism initiativesSouth Korea and Singapore tourism organisations sign MOU to boost bilateral travel.