Category: Economy and Tourism

MIA joins Brussels in criticism over controversial ‘three month’ rule Malta International Airport has urged health authorities to reconsider new vaccine certificate rules due to come into force next week, saying they put an “unnecessary burden” on Maltese residents. The rules make it harder for Maltese residents to travel than other Europeans and therefore put […]

Greece on Sunday set a February deadline for people to receive coronavirus booster jabs and will bar those without the additional dose from most indoor venues. “From February 1, anyone who has not taken the booster dose after a seven month period (from the second dose) will be considered unvaccinated,” Greek Health Minister Thanos Plevris […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]