Holiday-makers should always be careful about all the reasons they could be denied entry to a country this summer. Travel experts at StressFreeCarRental.com have revealed seven reasons why tourists could be denied entry to a country and possibly detained. Entry requirements vary from country to country so it’s important that travellers familiarise themselves with the rules for their chosen destination. Tourists can be refused entry to a country for many reasons including having no proof of onward travel and not having enough blank passport pages. John Charnock, from StressFreeCarRental.com said: “Before people go on holiday it’s really important to make sure you have done everything to ensure you are eligible to enter the country. “Of course most of us are aware of general ru...
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Taiwan will end its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals from Oct. 13 and welcome tourists back, the government said on Thursday, completing a major step on its plan to re-open to the outside world. Taiwan had kept some of its entry and quarantine rules in place as large parts of the rest of Asia relaxed or lifted them completely, although in June it cut the number of days required in isolation for arrivals to three from seven previously. FILE PHOTO: A person gets a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test in Taipei, Taiwan, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang Taiwan has reported 6.3 million domestic cases since the beginning of the year, driven by the more infectious Omicron variant. With more than 99% of those showing no or only mild symptoms, the government has relaxed restriction...
Read MoreChina's government on Monday issued draft rules aimed at making it easier for some foreigners to enter China for visits to tourism sites along the Chinese border. Travel groups organised by tour agencies in border areas in China can choose their port of entry and exit "flexibly", the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said in a statement, without giving specifics on locations and dates. FILE PHOTO: Women wearing masks are reflected at a bus-stop, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) China has shut its borders to foreign tourists since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in 2020, with only specific groups of foreign nationals allowed to enter the country, such as those holding certain work visas. In recent months, rules have gradually been relaxed, from resum...
Read MoreThailand announced on Friday it would abandon its much-criticised pre-registration process for foreign visitors and no longer require face masks to be worn in public, responding to a slower COVID-19 spread. The "Thailand Pass" system, where foreign tourists must seek prior approval from Thai authorities, will be halted from July 1, Tourism Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan told reporters, removing one of the country's last remaining travel curbs. FILE PHOTO: A tourist wears a face mask to prevent spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during sunset near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa Thailand is one of the world's most popular travel destinations, but tourism businesses have long complained its requirement for foreigners to s...
Read MoreWhen 23-year-old Norwegian Anastasia Johansen and her boyfriend were planning their first vacation in two years, they considered going to Thailand but chose nearby Vietnam instead, for its simpler entry rules on the coronavirus. “The regulations to enter Thailand ... were complicated to me and we had to pay for the hefty PCR test,” Johansen said. Thailand, one of the world’s tourism destinations before the pandemic, was among the first nations in Asia to reopen its borders to vaccinated visitors last year with limited quarantine norms, hailed at the time as a model for re-opening. FILE PHOTO: A tourist poses at Maya Bay as Thailand reopens its world-famous beach after closing it for more than three years to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of overtourism, at Krabi p...
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