A guide
on where to go, how to get there and everything you need to know, before and after you travel
1. Armenia is open for tourists with negative PCR test results. All images courtesy Unsplash unless otherwise mentioned
2. Cyprus is a four-hour flight from the UAE.
3. Egypt is open to tourists and several airlines are operating between the UAE and Egypt s most-visited destinations.
4. Georgia is open and looking to rebuild the momentum it saw in tourist numbers before the pandemic.
5. Greece is open for travel. Courtesy Aman Hotels & Resorts
6. Kenya is welcoming travellers from the UAE which is on the quarantine exemption list.
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A hospital bed inside the ICU centre operated by Seha
Doctor Mohammad Nour Al Saeed at the intensive care unit
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Doctor Mohammad Nour Al Saeed showing the SEHA ICU Center at Dubai Parks and Resorts in Dubai
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Travel confidence is rebounding, according to a recent survey by Global Rescue, the travel risk, crisis management and response company.
Fear of Covid-19 infection or quarantine has decreased by 37 per cent, as compared to one year ago, its Traveller Sentiment and Safety Survey found. In addition, 78 per cent of respondents said they were “less” or “much less” concerned about travel safety in 2021, compared to 2020, with only 22 per cent saying they were “more” or “much more” concerned.
At the same time, 54 per cent said they would avoid crowded destinations and 22 per cent cited insufficient medical facilities as the leading reason for avoiding specific areas.
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Fear of COVID-19 infection or quarantine as a primary concern among travellers plunged 37% while their confidence to travel has grown significantly since the pandemic was declared more than a year ago, according to the results of Global Rescue’s Traveller Sentiment and Safety Survey. 78% of respondents are “much less” or “less” concerned about travel safety in 2021 compared to 2020, with 22% answering they are “more” or “much more” concerned.
“Travelers are twice as likely to plan international trips within the next six months as they were in September 2020,” said Dan Richards, CEO of Global Rescue, the leading travel risk, crisis management and response company. “Nearly three-quarters of surveyed travellers have already taken a domestic trip or are planning to take one before July,” he added.