This brand new week, we bring you our fresh new weekly Top Ten (10) digest for the most important things in Uganda’s Tourism, the world of Aviation and Travel that are trending especially in this Post COVID-19 Era.
As always, we will be giving you highlights that make News rounds all through from start of the week. Below is our Weekly Newsletter for your readership.
01. Uganda eases restrictions on travelers from India
Following a decrease in the number of new Covid-19 cases and the need to re-launch flights to the world, the ministry of Health in Uganda has eased restrictions on some countries.
Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng told a news conference on Friday that the country has now been placed under category 2, down from category 1 countries, implying that travellers will now be required to come with the results of a negative PCR test done 72 hours before travel.
02. Mandatory Covid test needed for all travellers entering Uganda
With effect from September 3, all travellers arriving in Uganda, including citizens, will be subjected to a mandatory PCR Covid test before they are cleared to enter the country.
The Ministry of Health has revised travel guidelines, tightening Covid rules in the face of fake Covid-19 certificates, mutations of the virus and threats of a looming third wave in the country.
03. Brussels Airlines simplifies travel with document check at home and interactive travel map
Brussels Airlines wants to make travelling by air easy and accessible again by helping its guests to bring the right documents.
Because of the constantly changing travel restrictions and the many differences in the documents asked by immigration offices in and outside of Europe, travelling abroad requires a lot of paperwork. Since the beginning of the travel restrictions, Brussels Airlines has made many efforts to inform its guests about the necessary documents.
04. Kenya Airways (KQ) and USAID’s ROUTES partner in a campaign to protect African wildlife
In a video launched as part of World Elephant Day celebrations, Kenya Airways demonstrated how they are addressing wildlife trafficking and call upon other stakeholders to step up to the challenge.
Kenya Airways (KQ) and the USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership have created awareness of the continued fight against illegal wildlife trade. Through the partnership, Kenya Airways has launched a video to develop stakeholders’ understanding about protecting the nation’s national heritage. This effort is part of KQ’s sustainability strategy to contribute to Africa’s sustainable development through wildlife conservation.
05. New rules to enter Abu Dhabi. Here’s what you ought to know!
UAE citizens and residents as well as visitors entering Abu Dhabi from abroad have to follow updated air travel rules, effective from 15 August 2021. This was announced by the Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee.
Vaccinated travellers arriving from green list destinations must take a PCR test on arrival without the need to quarantine, and take a PCR test on day 6, WAM reported.
When arriving from other destinations, travellers must take a PCR test on arrival, quarantine for seven days and take a PCR test on day 6. The protocol applies to fully vaccinated UAE citizens and residents as well as visitors as documented on Alhosn app.
06. Airline travellers demand global Covid-19 travel pass
Airline passengers are fed up with confusion at airports due to Covid-19 health checks and want to see a unified global system put in place.
This is according to a poll taken by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) of 4,700 travellers in 11 markets, a statement by the organisation released on Wednesday announced.
07. Kenya Airways simplifies contactless experiences at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
The contactless transactions align with the airline’s strategy to develop sustainable business operations through investing in innovative processes and technologies for customer safety and security throughout the customer journey.
Customers will be encouraged to use mobile money, credit or debit cards to make any transactions at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (“JKIA”), including purchasing tickets and paying for checked-in baggage.
Kenya Airways planes are seen parked at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport near Kenya’s capital Nairobi, April 28, 2016. Picture taken April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
08. Visiting friends and relatives will fuel travel’s recovery
A desire to reconnect with family and friends after a year of stringent lockdown measures due to COVID-19 is likely greater than a leisure getaway in 2021, and therefore its power should not be underestimated in travel’s recovery, says GlobalData.
Johanna Bonhill-Smith, travel & tourism analyst at GlobalData, comments: “GlobalData’s forecasts suggest that visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel will experience higher growth, with a 17% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2021-25, compared to leisure, growing at a 16.4% increase between the same time period. While VFR will not surpass the number of international leisure getaways, it will play a vital role in travel’s recovery with 242 million international departures expected to be taken for this purpose by 2025.”
Family Posing For Selfie Next To Car Packed For Road Trip
09. Quarantine on arrival, sudden lockdowns add to business travellers’ woes
Business travellers are raising concerns about the reliance on screen-based interaction as their primary meeting method.
Now more than ever, they are also looking for control, ease and simplicity, according to a recent survey of 738 business travelers worldwide by leading travel management company BCD Travel.
While virtual meetings and remote work are here to stay, business travel and face-to-face meetings remain extremely important. Seventy-six percent of survey respondents said business travel helps them perform their work efficiently. In a post-pandemic travel environment, 60% prefer to return to pre-pandemic levels of business travel, while 26% prefer to travel less and 9% to travel more.
10. Denmark starts to implement new rules for cruises effective this Tuesday
From today, cruise guests who go ashore in Denmark will have new requirements that they need to be aware of.
The Danish Authorities now require that all guests are tested before going ashore. This applies to immune and vaccinated guests as well.
Since the 26th of June this year, cruise guests vaccinated with an EMA accepted vaccine have been allowed to go ashore in Denmark. The Danish authorities now replace this rule with test requirements. Before disembarking a cruise in Denmark all guests must either take a PCR test within 72 hours before arrival or an antigen test within 48 hours before arrival. This applies to all guests, also those who are vaccinated or are immune due to an earlier infection with Covid-19.
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