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Monday, January 17, 2022
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Canada’s top doctor, Dr. Theresa Tam, has cast doubt on the value of Ottawa’s on-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement for international air travellers, calling the policy “a capacity drain on the system as a whole.” Meanwhile, Air Canada, WestJet and Toronto Pearson airport have penned an open letter, calling on federal officials to shift PCR testing from airports to communities.
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Dreaming of visiting the islands of Hawaii? You may need a booster shot for that. Hawaii state Governor David Ige recently told a local media outlet that his administration is looking at changing the definition of “fully vaccinated” from two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine to three.
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, says it will opt in to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) voluntary COVID-19 risk mitigation program, which kicked in Saturday (Jan. 15).
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It is with great sadness and sorrow that Uniglobe Travel (Eastern Canada) has announced the passing of their past owner and CEO Frank V. Dennis, who passed away Jan. 15, 2022, the company said in a statement on Monday. He was 80 years old.
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Disruptions related to rising COVID-19 infections and travel restrictions have resulted in more cancellations at Norwegian Cruise Line. On Jan. 13, the company added five more ships to its list of affected sailings. In addition, a Caribbean sailing on board Norwegian Gem was cancelled, mid-cruise, on Thursday due to “COVID-related circumstances.”
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Accor has revealed some of its newest properties that guests can look forward to visiting in 2022 and beyond, London, Doha, and Moscow are among the many cities that will see new hotels this year, while several Accor brands have sought out new horizons to explore, such as Pangkalan Bun in Indonesia; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Casco Viejo in Panama City.
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For a limited time, travellers seeking warmer climates can take advantage of Bermuda’s Pink Sale. The promo, a nod to Bermuda’s iconic pink sand, allows travellers to save up to 50 per cent on their hotel stay, with rates starting at just $100.
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New low-cost airline Lynx Air has announced that tickets for its flights will go on sale on Jan. 19, 2021. To celebrate, the airline has launched a contest offering Canadians a chance to win free flights for a year, flying on Lynx’s fleet of brand-new Boeing 737 aircraft.
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The De Wave Group has been selected as a major contractor for the outfitting of Scenic Luxury Cruises’ newest ship, the Scenic Eclipse II, which is currently under construction by the MMK Yacht Division of the Scenic Group in Rijeka, Croatia.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
After weeks of looking for answers, the Association of Canadian Independent Travel Advisors (ACITA) has received official word from Ottawa that independent travel advisors are, in fact, eligible for the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB). But not every province can access the benefit right now, it appears.
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The Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable has called on Ottawa to redeploy PCR tests used for on-arrival testing of fully-vaccinated, asymptomatic and previously negative travellers into Canada for community use and for a return to randomized on-arrival testing for surveillance purposes.
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The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is introducing a mandatory COVID-19 insurance plan that all visitors will be required to purchase effective Feb. 15, 2022.
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