Tag: Travel laws and regulations
Airlines say new UK travel rules cause travel uncertainty
LONDON — Airlines and holiday providers on Friday expressed frustration with the U.K.’s plans to ease travel restrictions, saying uncertainty about how and when...
Merchant ship crews still stuck at sea amid pandemic
Swansea, WALES — More than 15 months into the coronavirus pandemic, tens of thousands of seafarers vital to the global shipping industry remain stranded...
Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses
ANTALYA, Turkey — At the Ananas Hotel on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, the rooms were cleaned, the pool filled and the sun loungers distanced, as...
UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU
LONDON — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide...
IU students sue university over its COVID-19 vaccine policy
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Eight Indiana University students are suing the school, alleging that its COVID-19 vaccine requirement violates both their constitutional rights and the...
Scottish leader defends Manchester travel ban after backlash
LONDON — Scotland's leader has defended the ban on non-essential travel between the country and the northwestern England city of Manchester after its mayor...
Fully vaccinated Canadians exempt from quarantine July 5
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will be exempt from two weeks of quarantine when returning to the country...
EU slaps coup-related sanctions on top Myanmar officials
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on several senior officials and organizations in Myanmar over the military coup in February and...
US-Canada border restrictions extended until July 21
TORONTO — Canada’s public safety minister said Friday border restrictions on nonessential travel with the United States will be extended until July 21.
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Leaders of Germany, France urge vigilance over virus variant
BERLIN — The leaders of Germany and France called for vigilance Friday to prevent the spread of a coronavirus variant that this week prompted...