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10/06/2022

The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the US, according to a senior administration official and a US Centers For Disease Control and Preventi...

31/10/2021

29/10/2021

The United States has released new travel guidelines, and according to this, all travel restrictions are to be lifted on incoming passengers who are non-citizen, non-immigrant.

22/10/2021

NO MORE RT-PCR REQUIREMENT FOR FULLY VACCINATED TOURISTS ENTERING BORACAY SOON

JUST IN: Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores announced that they will soon remove the RT-PCR test requirement for tourists entering the world-famous Boracay Island.

During today’s virtual conference of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force, Miraflores said that once all individuals in the island are fully vaccinated, they will allow tourists from other places in the country who are fully vaccinated and will no longer require RT-PCR test to revive the tourism industry.

“The requirement for the RT-PCR test will now be removed and we will just require our tourists to have just the vaccination certificate (must be issued by the DICT to make sure that the person coming to the island are really fully vaccinated). We hope with this opening up of the island to fully vaccinated tourists will ensure the recovery of the island,” Miraflores said. | via Glenda Tayona/PN

Source: Panay News

13/10/2021

Here's everything you need to know about travelling to the UK.

30/09/2021

HEADS UP, TRAVELERS!

Unlike most European embassies in Manila, the US Embassy has not outsourced its online appointment system or submission of documents. Since it is operating with “reduced staffing,” the backlog or waiting time for an appointment for a new visa is now 17 months; renewal of visas, however, can still be done through dropbox. https://bit.ly/3zVuubB | PhilSTAR Life

31/07/2021

ARE you an individual requiring hotel accommodation in NCR? Or perhaps you work in the hotel industry? In case you missed it, please refer to this latest DOT Advisory on Operational Guidelines for Accommodation Establishments and Tourist Attractions, and Rules on Interzonal Travel under GCQ with Heightened Restrictions and ECQ in NCR, effective 30 July 2021 (1 of 3 parts).

30/07/2021

23/07/2021

22/07/2021

The closure comes days after Canada announced plans to welcome American travelers again.

17/07/2021

The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines has canceled nonimmigrant B1/B2 (Business/Tourist) visa interview appointments scheduled through August 31, 2021 in response to the continued significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can only reschedule your canceled visa interview on...

07/07/2021

30/06/2021

BREAKING: Inter-Agency Task Force lists jurisdictions considered as “green” or "low-risk" countries amid the pandemic:

• Albania
• American Samoa
• Anguilla
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Australia
• Benin
• Belize
• The British Virgin Islands
• Brunei
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cayman Islands
• Chad
• China
• Cote d’ Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Eswatini
• Falkland Islands
• French Polynesia
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Hong Kong
• Iceland
• Isle of Man
• Israel
• Laos
• Liberia
• Malawi
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritius
• Micronesia
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Palau
• Rwanda
• Saba
• Saint Barthelemy
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Sierra Leone
• Senegal
• Singapore
• Sint Eustatius
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Togo
• Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
• Vietnam
• Zimbabwe

01/06/2021

01/06/2021

JUST IN: The Department of Tourism welcomes the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to allow travel for leisure purposes for all ages from the NCR Plus Bubble from June 1 to 15, 2021 to areas under MGCQ | Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News

29/05/2021

In this blog, I share my experience flying to the Philippines during the pandemic (2021). I also listed the DOT & DOH-BOQ accredited hotel quarantine with price

29/05/2021

Traveling Internationally as a Non-OFW? Make sure you prepare these:

✔️BOI (Bureau of Immigration) Declaration Form to be signed by airline staff

✔️Travel Medical Insurance with COVID19 Coverage

✔️RT PCR negative test (this depends on your lay over & destination requirements, check on time validity as well, eg. Germany requires a test valid within 48 hours)

✔️ Lay over & Destination requirements
This would vary, eg. my lay over (Qatar) requires to sign a Consent form & my destination (Germany) requires a digital registration (for home quarantine), RT PCR test and a valid visa for allowed purposes since tourist visa is still not allowed entry (eg. Unmarried Couple visa/ reunification is considered essential travel in Germany). Some countries also require hotel quarantine so make sure to book this if required.

✔️Lastly, be prepared to honestly and confidently answer Immigration’s questions

*** Old travel requirements (pre-pandemic) still apply such as having a return ticket and passport should be valid for at least 6 months

USEFUL LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BOI Declaration: https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/~/media/files/coronavirus/travelrulesandrestrictions/oct2020/travel%20declaration.pdf?la=en

SafetyWing Travel Medical Insurance with COVID19 Coverage for most countries ($40 for 4 weeks) https://safetywing.com/nomad-insurance?referenceID=24744938&utm_source=24744938&utm_medium=Ambassador

Provisit Visum Travel Medical Insurance with COVID19 Coverage accepted by German embassy & Schengen (EUR 1.10 per day) https://www.provisit-visum.com/?vkn=86195

RT PCR Test for express results (6 to 12 hours for Php5k) - The Lord’s Grace Medical Clinic https://www.facebook.com/thelordsgracemedicalclinic

I also listed sample questions by Philippine Immigration i my blog based on my experience https://wanderein.com/outbound-travel-requirements-for-filipino-non-ofw-during-the-pandemic-may-2021

28/05/2021

Oceania Cruises will resume operations with three additional ships between October and January next year. Phased restart dates for Regatta and Nautica will be announced at a later date.

17/05/2021

13/05/2021

The COVID-19 vaccine is opening up new possibilities for travelers this summer.

04/05/2021

Las Vegas is preparing to fully reopen by June 1st after the coronavirus pandemic limited tourism and canceled conferences for over a year. CNN's Lucy Kafanov reports.

04/05/2021

The country will also return to social distancing rules of last year, with only five people in social gatherings and 50 per cent of staff in the workplace allowed by authorities.