Australia says it will open to fully vaccinated travellers on February 21. In welcome news for the battered and bruised Australian tourism industry, as well as Canadian and other airlines and worldwide tour companies, the Australian government today (Feb. 7) said it will end a nearly two-year-long ban on foreign travellers. Reuters reports the announcement means that people can travel to Australia from anywhere in the world as long as they are double vaxxed; the first time that’s been allowed since March, 2020. “If you’re double-vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back to Australia,” said Aussie Prime Minister Scott Read more
Scott Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has given Australia lovers some encouraging news, saying he expects the international border may reopen “well before Easter”. Australia’s international borders have been closed at least partially since February 2020, but recent changes eased restrictions on certain visa holders, SkyNews reports. “I can’t give you a specific date yet … and that’s because we’re just watching how Omicron is sort of washing over the eastern states,” Morrison told 4CA in Cairns on Friday. “I’d like to see us get there soon, certainly before Easter, well before Easter.” Easter this year falls on Sunday, April 17, which Read more
