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Approved vaccine inconsistency could delay the restart of international travel, says WTTC

Staff ReporterJuly 15, 2021

By Staff ReporterJuly 15, 202102549

The restart of international travel could be seriously delayed without worldwide reciprocal recognition of all approved COVID-19 vaccines, says the World Travel & Tourism Council...

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Coronavirus: UK opens door for Brits to come to Cyprus for non-essential travel (updated)

George PsyllidesJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021

By George PsyllidesJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021017512

The UK has lifted travel advice to British nationals to avoid all but essential travel to Cyprus, based on the current assessment of Covid-19 risks,...

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UK travel: expect hassles and delays, Johnson warns (Updated)

Reuters News ServiceJune 21, 2021June 21, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceJune 21, 2021June 21, 2021013015

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that travellers would face hassle and delays this year if they sought to go abroad because the...

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Coronavirus: Salamis calls off cruise programme as staff couldn’t vaccinate in time

Evie AndreouJune 4, 2021

By Evie AndreouJune 4, 202101495

Salamis has postponed the cruise programme of its liner Salamis Filoxenia for this year because it was not possible to have all the staff vaccinated...

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Coronavirus: Fully vaccinated passengers exempted from quarantine

George PsyllidesMay 8, 2021May 8, 2021

By George PsyllidesMay 8, 2021May 8, 2021012638

The health ministry said Saturday that from May 10 onwards, people with valid Covid vaccine certificates arriving in Cyprus, irrespective of country of origin, will...

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Coronavirus: Israel moved to green, UK to orange in country classifications

George PsyllidesApril 26, 2021April 26, 2021

By George PsyllidesApril 26, 2021April 26, 202108065

The health ministry said on Monday it has upgraded the UK and Israel in the country ranking relating to their epidemiological situation. The classification of...

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UK hasn’t given up on May 17 return of foreign travel, says PM

Reuters News ServiceApril 6, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceApril 6, 202101058

Britain hasn’t given up on resuming international travel on May 17, but needs to be cautious given rising COVID-19 infections in Europe, its prime minister...

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Too soon to say if Brits can holiday abroad, UK says (Update 2)

Reuters News ServiceApril 5, 2021April 5, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceApril 5, 2021April 5, 202105790

By Kate Holton, Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday it was too soon to say whether international summer...

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Coronavirus: only vaccinated Cypriots and Israelis can enter without restrictions (Updated)

Evie AndreouApril 1, 2021April 1, 2021

By Evie AndreouApril 1, 2021April 1, 2021012291

Only nationals of Cyprus and Israel and permanent residents in both countries who hold a valid vaccination certificate will be able to travel to Cyprus...

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Airports preparing for passenger influx

Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoMarch 24, 2021March 24, 202106703

Larnaca and Paphos airports are getting ready to welcome an increased number of flights and thousands more passengers from mid-May, according to Transport Minister Yiannis...

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Facing ‘crisis of century’, EU threatens ban on Covid vaccine exports to UK

Reuters News ServiceMarch 17, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 17, 20210394

The European Union on Wednesday threatened to ban exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses for its own citizens facing a third wave of the...

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Rifts over Covid vaccines weigh on EU push to reopen summer travel

Reuters News ServiceMarch 17, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 17, 202101402

Six countries demanded more COVID-19 vaccines from the European Union on Wednesday, the latest setback to the bloc’s troubled inoculation campaign that risks undermining plans to restart...

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Europe seeks to restart travel with Covid ‘pass’ despite vaccine squeeze

Reuters News ServiceMarch 16, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 16, 202102564

The European Union will on Wednesday unveil a COVID-19 pass to allow free travel this summer and support the struggling tourism sector despite the bloc’s...

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Vaccine passports for all? Not yet

Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 21, 2021February 21, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 21, 2021February 21, 202107036

The ‘vaccination passport’ deal reached with Israel last Sunday for Israeli travellers to Cyprus cannot be replicated with other countries at the moment, according to...

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Coronavirus: airports will reopen under traffic-light system

Antigoni PittaFebruary 18, 2021

By Antigoni PittaFebruary 18, 2021015989

Airports will be reopening in March with a colour-coded health risk assessment system, the ministry of transport announced on Thursday. As of March 1, the...

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Coronavirus: ‘no idea’ where tourism 2021 is headed

Nick TheodoulouJanuary 23, 2021January 23, 2021

By Nick TheodoulouJanuary 23, 2021January 23, 2021010120

The tourism industry in Cyprus could be headed for another barren summer as the European Commission advises an end to all non-essential travel. Fears over...

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Coronavirus: Cabinet approves new rules for arrivals (updated)

Evie AndreouDecember 3, 2020December 3, 2020

By Evie AndreouDecember 3, 2020December 3, 2020028517

Cabinet on Thursday approved the amended action plan for the gradual resumption of flights and operations of the airports according to which the country categories...

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Travellers should not be treated as high-risk for Covid, ECDC/EASA guidelines say

Staff ReporterDecember 2, 2020December 2, 2020

By Staff ReporterDecember 2, 2020December 2, 20200842

People travelling during the Covid-19 pandemic should not automatically be considered as high-risk for spreading infection, but should rather be treated in the same way...

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Cyprus remains on England’s ‘green list’

Staff ReporterOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020

By Staff ReporterOctober 22, 2020October 22, 2020014322

Cyprus has remained on England’s ‘green’ travel corridors list, despite the recent spike in coronavirus cases on the island. It means persons travelling to England...

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Foreign ministry updates advice for travel abroad

Annette ChrysostomouSeptember 8, 2020September 8, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouSeptember 8, 2020September 8, 202008728

People planning to travel abroad from Cyprus are advised to avoid non-essential travel to all countries except those in coronavirus categories A and B, according...