Brian Conway - Travel Advisor

13/07/2024

ANOTHER HISTORICAL FLIGHT

Arrived Paris 🇫🇷 after a 16hr 26min nonstop flight with Qantas from Perth 🇦🇺. The first time Australia and France have been connected with a nonstop commercial service.

Time for some Parisian vibes! 🥐🗼✨

20/02/2024

THE QANTAS DOUBLE STATUS CREDITS / DOUBLE POINTS PROMO IS BACK FOR 2024.

Choose to earn double Status Credits or double Qantas Points on this year’s flights. Register your choice in the latest version of the Qantas App first then book an eligible Qantas marketed and operated flight by 11.59pm (AEDT) 27 February 2024, for travel between 28 February 2024 and 14 February 2025.

Bookings via Qantas Travel Agency partners (Bonaventure Travel) are eligible for this promotion. Terms and conditions apply.

Why not give us a call on (08) 9321 6555 or send us an enquiry via our website; https://bonaventure.com.au/contacts/

26/01/2024

There has been a change in the entry requirements for Malaysia.

From 1 January 2024, foreign nationals will be required to complete and submit a Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) three days prior to arrival in Malaysia.

The MDAC can only be completed inside of three days of arrival into Malaysia. For example, if your flight touches down on 29 January, you’ll only be able to complete and submit the digital arrival card on 27, 28 or 29 January.

Please see the Malaysian Immigration website to lodge your MDAC or for further information, including exemption details.

https://imigresen-online.imi.gov.my/mdac/main

25/12/2023

Found the “legit” big guy on our travels! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from the North Pole. ⛄️ ❄️

23/12/2023

Arrived! It’s 3:00pm and -9°C … but where?

14/12/2023

OOO on! Leaving summer behind for a winter wonderland!

09/07/2023

900 followers! Thank you for your support. 🙏

03/05/2023

It's been a long time coming, but finally, the USA will drop its vaccination requirement for foreign travellers amongst others. The new rule looks to come into effect on 12 May.

More information from The White House;

In 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced COVID-19 vaccination requirements to promote the health and safety of individuals and the efficiency of workplaces, protecting vital sectors of our economy and vulnerable populations. Since January 2021, COVID-19 deaths have declined by 95%, and hos...

12/03/2023

It was a privilege to represent Bonaventure Travel as part of the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science & Innovation’s delegation to Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu following the signing of a between the two governments. Lead by Deputy Premier Roger Cook MLA, we had 2 days to explore the province followed by a Tourism Development Cooperation conference where I presented to the Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province Peoples Committee on tourism cooperation initiatives. Looking forward to receiving the delegation from Vung Tau in W.A later in the year.

13/02/2023

** Travel to Singapore **

There are no longer any COVID-19 requirements for travellers entering Singapore from 13 February regardless of vaccination status.

From today, general entry requirements apply including the SGAC Declaration which must be completed up to 3 days before arrival.

More details can be found at:

Visitors seeking entry into Singapore must satisfy all health and immigration requirements before you can be considered for entry.

30/01/2023

Good on Qantas for stepping in to fix this ongoing issue. Have you been impacted?

https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantas-fix-ticketing-failures/?fbclid=IwAR1tJjUbLIDyfp5VOv0fQGL03-YKV6LxNd58TdhfNStZIPT-MA2ugH_bgA4&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Qantas is taking concrete steps to ensure Classic Flight Reward tickets are issued and re-issued correctly in the future.

24/01/2023

For those with an interest in , keep an eye out for Virgin Atlantic’s first-ever transatlantic flight with net-zero emissions.

The airline plans to utilize Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) which is derived from waste oils (like used cooking oil) and fats, to power one of its flagship Boeing 787 jets on this historic flight between London Heathrow and New York JFK later this year.

19/01/2023

The Qantas Frequent Flyer system is undergoing scheduled maintenance from 7pm (AEDT) Tuesday 24 January to approximately 7am (AEDT) Wednesday 25 January 2023.

A number of services will be unavailable during this time.

Refer to the link below for more details:

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04/01/2023

Just a heads up for those who are travelling to India.

From 1 January 2023 anyone travelling to India via Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Seoul or Mainland China must upload a negative PCR test result taken within 72 hours of departure.

If you originate outside these countries and only transit you must still meet the PCR test requirement.

21/04/2022

Unvaccinated international arrivals into NSW

From 30 April 2022, unvaccinated international arrivals into NSW will not be required to undertake hotel quarantine. These passengers will follow the same guidelines as fully vaccinated international arrivals and take a rapid antigen test within 24 hours of arrival.

18/04/2022

Travelling to Australia? Things just got a whole lot easier from today with the removal of pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements! ✈️ 🇦🇺

https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/australias-biosecurity-emergency-pandemic-measures-to-end

18/02/2022

WA’s border will open from 12.01am Thursday 3 March 2022 for interstate and international arrivals.

03/02/2022

** TRAVEL TO NEW ZEALAND - UPDATE **

New Zealand’s borders are reopening in a phased approach for fully vaccinated travellers to enter New Zealand without going into managed isolation and quarantine.

Step 1 — from Sunday February 27, 11.59 pm

Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers in Australia can enter New Zealand and self-isolate on arrival. Eligible travellers must have spent the previous 14 days in Australia and meet health requirements before they travel.

Step 2 — from Sunday 13 March, 11.59 pm

Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers from anywhere in the world can enter New Zealand and self-isolate on arrival.

Step 3 — from Tuesday 12 April, 11.59 pm

Temporary visa holders currently outside New Zealand and who have a valid visa can enter New Zealand as long as they still meet their visa requirements.

Step 4 — from July 2022

Our borders will open to:
Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and other foreign nationals travelling from Australia
visitors from visa-waiver countries
Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) holders.

Step 5 — from October 2022

The border opens for all other New Zealand visa holders, including visitor and student visas, unless the visa is closed or paused.

Further details can be found at;

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/covid-19/border-closures-and-exceptions/entry-to-new-zealand/border-entry-requirements

Note: All passengers aged 18 and older who are travelling internationally on an Air New Zealand or a Qantas aircraft are required to have proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. Limited exemptions apply.

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26/01/2022

** TRAVEL TO VICTORIA - UPDATE **

The rules have changed for entry into Victoria from overseas, including via another Australian state or territory.

Despite the Commonwealth approving the use of RAT’s for pre departure testing for international travel to Australia, Victoria will no longer accept pre departure RAT’s and require PCR tests only.

“Present evidence of a negative COVID-19 PCR test (not a rapid antigen test) taken within 3 days of your flight’s scheduled departure. Present this evidence to your airline when you check-in for your flight.”

https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/information-overseas-travellers -you-arrive-in-victoria

21/01/2022

** TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA - UPDATE **
** CHANGES TO PRE DEPARTURE TESTING **

For passengers travelling to Australia, from 1am on Sunday 23 Jan (presume AEDST), overseas travellers will instead be able to show a negative rapid antigen test (RAT) result within 24 hours of their flight departure time.

This replaces the pre-departure PCR test that had to be taken within 3 days prior to departure.

In addition, the time between receiving a positive test result and being able to be cleared for travel to Australia will be reduced from 14 to seven days.

Australian Government websites yet to be updated with this information.

Please note that transit countries and airlines may impose more strict criteria which may need to be adhered to in order to travel.

20/01/2022

** TRAVEL TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA - UPDATE **

Quarantine free travel to WA will no longer be available from 5 February as previously announced by the WA Government. International arrivals will continue to be subject to arrival cap limits. Domestic arrivals will have greater scope to seek exemptions to enter WA than previously available.

https://www.wa.gov.au/government/announcements/was-updated-safe-transition-plan-5-february-2022

14/01/2022

** TRAVEL VIA HONG KONG - UPDATE **

In response to the rising number of Omicron cases around the world, the Hong Kong Airport Authority has announced restrictions on the use of Hong Kong International Airport as a transit point.

From midnight on 16 January until 11.59pm on 15 February 2022, transfer and transit services at Hong Kong International Airport will be limited to passengers coming from non high risk places.

Passengers on flights arriving from cities in the Chinese Mainland and Taiwan region may continue to connect to onward flights. Passengers starting their journey from any other destination will not be able to use Hong Kong as a transit point during this period.

05/01/2022

** TRAVEL TO ENGLAND - UPDATE **

If you arrive in England after 4am on Friday 7 January and are fully vaccinated, you will no longer need to take a pre-departure PCR or lateral flow test before travelling to the UK.

From 4am Sunday 9 January you’ll also be able to take a lateral flow (rapid antigen) test on arrival in 🇬🇧 rather than a PCR.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for-people-travelling-to-england

You need proof of a negative COVID-19 test to travel to England from abroad.

03/01/2022

** TRANSITING DUBAI FROM THE U.K - UPDATE **

All passengers transiting Dubai from the UK must hold a negative COVID‑19 PCR test certificate for a test taken no more than 48 hours before departure and the certificate must be for a Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT‑PCR) test.

The RT‑PCR test result certificate must state the location of where the sample was taken. Note that NHS COVID‑19 test certificates are not accepted for travel from the United Kingdom.

https://www.emirates.com/au/english/help/covid-19/dubai-travel-requirements/tourists/

Read our detailed travel requirements for Dubai tourists travelling to and from Dubai during COVID-19.

22/12/2021

With effect from 2359 Hrs (SGT) on 22 December 2021, Singapore Airlines will stop accepting new bookings for all Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights into Singapore that are scheduled between 23 December 2021 to 20 January 2022 (both dates inclusive).

This follows the Singapore government’s directive to suspend new ticket sales on designated VTL flights for entry into Singapore during this time.

Transit passengers are not affected by this directive. Passengers who wish to transit via Singapore on VTL flights during this period can continue to book flights.

21/12/2021

All Cathay Pacific flights between Hong Kong and Perth v.v will be cargo only across the whole month of Jan.

15/12/2021

** TRAVEL TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA - UPDATE **

Western Australia’s arrival cap will be halved from 530 per week to 265 per week from next Thursday 23 December for all overseas arrivals.

From this Saturday 18 December, New South Wales will be reclassified as an Extreme Risk jurisdiction. Domestic travel will not be permitted from NSW to WA except under extraordinary circumstances, with approved travellers required to return a negative PCR test, be double-vaccinated and undergo 14 days’ hotel quarantine.

13/12/2021

** TRAVEL TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA - UPDATE **

Western Australia opens up to the world on 5 February 2022, but do you know how to navigate the country and transit rules and restrictions as you make your way back to WA from interstate and overseas?

06/12/2021

** TRAVEL TO THE U.K - UPDATE **

Travel Requirements have changed.

From 4am, Tuesday 7 December all people aged 12 years and over must take a PCR or LFD COVID-19 test before they travel to England from abroad.

You must take the test within the 2 days before you travel to England.

This will apply whether you qualify as fully vaccinated or not.

06/12/2021

** TRANSIT HONG KONG - UPDATE **

Travel Requirements have changed.

Effective 8 December, all passengers (including children and infants) transiting through Hong Kong are required to present a medical certificate indicating a negative COVID-19 PCR test result.

The test must be taken within 72 hours of the scheduled departure time of the flight to Hong Kong.

Passengers must also present separate documentary proof that the laboratory conducting the test is certified to conduct such tests. Specific documentation requirements exist. Please refer to the Cathay Pacific website for these details.