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Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 8, 2022

Officials in France are reported to be ready to ease the country’s strict border controls on arrivals from the UK. Gabriel Attal, the French government’s spokesman, said France would make it a “bit easier” to travel to and from the UK, adding to the official list of valid reasons for travel. The Telegraph reported: “It […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 8, 2022

Italy has become the first country to make winter sports insurance mandatory for people using ski slopes. Skiers and snowboarders will be required to have third party liability insurance in the same way that car insurance is a legal necessity for driving on public roads. The PlanetSKI website said: “The penalty for not doing so […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 8, 2022

Israel is set to reopen to visitors from the UK on Sunday (January 9) after scrapping its red list of countries. A statement from the Israel Government Tourism Office (IGTO) in London said: “Israel has announced the welcome news that it is set to open its skies for the first time in a month by […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 8, 2022

Royal Caribbean International has put its 2023 European summer programme on sale, with nine ships visiting more than 25 countries. Destinations range from the Amalfi Coast to the Holy Land, Croatia, the British Isles, Canary Islands, Greece, Iceland and Israel. The programme of 35 itineraries begins in May 2023 with cruises that range from five […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 8, 2022

Cyprus has introduced a new requirement for travellers to present a negative PCR result for Covid-19, taken within 48 hours of departure for the island, regardless of their vaccination status. The move is a response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, according to SchengenVisaInfo.com. The UK Foreign Office advice page for Cyprus said […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 4, 2022

As countries around the world fret over the arrival of the omicron coronavirus variant and a sudden rise in daily infections, experts insist that the pandemic will continue to cloud our daily lives in 2022 unless we really get serious about the endgame. Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 4, 2022

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Business on New Year’s Eve was ‘far better’ than Christmas Eve. Hotels and restaurants in Malta are reported to have had a generally good New Year’s Eve despite the cancellation of mass events and a surge in COVID-19 cases. The President of the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association, Tony Zahra, said that expectations for December […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 2, 2022

For air travelers, the new year picked up where the old one left off – with lots of frustration. By late Saturday afternoon on the East Coast, more than 2,600 U.S. flights and nearly 4,600 worldwide had been canceled, according to tracking service FlightAware. That is the highest single-day U.S. toll yet since just before […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 2, 2022

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Liquidators of the collapsed Thomas Cook Group are said to be trying to sell the failed firm’s stake in The Airline Group, which holds a 42% interest in National Air Traffic Services (Nats). Sky News has reported that professional services firm AlixPartners launched a process shortly before Christmas to sell Thomas Cook’s 1.17% shareholding in […]

Mediterranean ObserverJanuary 2, 2022

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Germany is to ease restrictions on visitors from the UK from January 4. A statement on the German embassy’s website said the UK would be classified as a high-risk area from midnight on Tuesday, rather than an area of variants of concern. The move would lift a ban on carriage and entry, with those who […]

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Author: Mediterranean Observer

France travel rules expected to ease

Italy makes winter sports insurance mandatory

Israel to reopen to Brits after red list scrapped

Royal Caribbean unveils 2023 Europe summer sailings

Cyprus tightens travel restrictions for British visitors

Omicron disrupts predictions of 2022 end for COVID-19 pandemic

December was satisfactory for Hotels, less good for Restaurants – MHRA President Tony Zahra

Over 2,600 more US flights cancelled over Omicron, Bad Weather

Thomas Cook liquidators ‘plan to sell air traffic control stake’

Germany to ease ban on UK travellers from January 4

MHRA, “Survival of Air Malta is imperative for Tourism and Malta”

MHRA, “Hospitality is being unfairly and rashly singled out”

'Hello Turkiye' campaign launched to boost country's new Global Brand

MHRA, “Survival of Air Malta is imperative for Tourism and Malta”

MHRA, “Hospitality is being unfairly and rashly singled out”

‘Hello Turkiye’ campaign launched to boost country’s new Global Brand