Coronavirus

Hong Kong, Singapore: mandatory vaccination for travel?

Plans for quarantine-free travel remain shelved as Asia's twin financial hubs struggle to reopen ...

How to get a COVID test for travel to New Zealand

Flying to NZ? Now you'll need to add a COVID-19 test to your pre-flight checklist.

NZ travel bubble reopens with mandatory $150 COVID test

Pre-departure COVID tests are now part of the Australia-NZ travel bubble.

Overseas airlines consider cutting Australian flights

There are concerns that some overseas airlines will suspend Australian flights owing to the 50% c...

Home quarantine to be trialled for vaccinated travellers

Under a pilot program, fully-vaccinated Australians would be permitted to spend just seven days i...

Qatar adds vaccination certificates to ‘digital passport’

Cabin crews on flights from Sydney, London and New York will be first to trial the app's vaccinat...

SQ wants ‘building blocks’ for Australian travel bubble

Before we get to when the bubble will open, it’s a matter of determining how it will open – and h...

New Zealand travel bubble slams shut for NSW flyers

This is the third time the bubble has burst since it opened in late April.

Virgin to offer free flights for vaccinated Australians

Airlines are putting prizes up for grabs to encourage Aussies to get their jabs.

Airlines: ‘Zoom fatigue’ will drive business travel reboot

There’s simply no replacement for face-to-face meetings and developing personal relationships, sa...

UK set to allow quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated

Vaccination will remove the need for isolation on return from over 150 'amber list' countries.

UK could open foreign travel for vaccinated passenger

North American and European destinations on the 'amber list' would reopen to travellers who've ha...

QLD's new mandatory border pass for domestic, int'l arrivals

From 1am on June 19, all QLD arrivals will need to complete one of three border passes: and the r...

As travel bubbles burst, Phuket adopts ‘sandbox’ model

Quarantine-free travel for vaccinated visitors could replace travel bubbles.

Switzerland to reopen its border for vaccinated travellers

As vaccination rates increase, countries around the world are welcoming travellers who've had the...

Australia-Singapore travel bubble still months away

The restart of travel to Singapore could hinge on vaccination rates, which is where Australia has...

Airlines push to scrap EU261 compensation rules

European carriers say the ‘reform’ is needed because EU261 is incompatible with mass groundings.

Airline alliances call for restart of international travel

Star Alliance, Oneworld and SkyTeam back a global adoption of standardised 'vaccination passports'.