Tag: travel
Travel of Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham to Ghana
U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham will travel to Accra, Ghana from January 5 – 8, 2021. Ambassador Pham...
Travel bans hit Britain as WHO says new virus strain can be contained
Dozens of countries around the world have imposed travel bans on Britain, where a more infectious variant of the coronavirus has gained a...
Erdogan travels to northern Cyprus, calls for two-state solution
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travelled on Sunday to Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus where he called for a two-state solution for the divided Mediterranean island.
"Today...
Pope Francis to travel to Assisi to sign new encyclical
Pope Francis is to sign a new encyclical called "Fratelli tutti" (All Brothers) in the Italian city of Assisi on Saturday.
An encyclical is a...
Botswana warns against holiday travel as COVID-19 surge continues
Botswana's anti-pandemic authority on Thursday evening advised the public against traveling during the coming Independence Day holiday, warning of a potential spike in...
U.S. travel restrictions with Canada, Mexico extended through Oct. 21
U.S. non-essential travel restrictions across its borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended for another month due to COVID-19, U.S. Acting Homeland...
Japan, Singapore to restart business travel, 14-day quarantine to be lifted
Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday said short-term business travel with Singapore will resume from Sept. 18 without the need for a 14-day...
Germany extends travel warning for around 160 countries until end of September
The German federal government on Wednesday extended its travel warning for more than 160 non-European Union (EU) countries due to COVID-19 until the end...
European Commission proposes common criteria for COVID-19 travel restrictions
The European Commission on Friday unveiled a plan for a coordinated approach to the restriction of movement resulting from measures being implemented by...
UK to remove another 3 countries from travel corridors list
The British government announced on Thursday that Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Jamaica will be removed from its list of travel corridors, meaning passengers...
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Cameroon on special permit
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, has resumed its service to Duala and Yaoundé in Cameroon.
The service, which started on Monday, July 13, would initially...
South Africa keeps travel ban despite easing of restrictions
South Africa will keep its travel ban, both domestically and internationally, despite the easing of restrictions, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said on Friday.
While the...
![[Reuters]A U.S. flag fluters at the Paso del Norte International Border bridge, in Ciudad Juarez](https://newsghana.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cde-b-c-a-f--218x150.jpg "Mexico, U.S. extend ban on non-essential cross-border travel amid pandemic")
Mexico, U.S. extend ban on non-essential cross-border travel amid pandemic
Mexico and the United States agreed to extend a ban on non-essential travel across their shared border in a bid to contain the COVID-19...
Sudan bans inter-city passenger travel amid coronavirus spread
Sudan's government on Sunday decided to ban travel of passenger transport vehicles between the country's cities to stop the coronavirus spread, said Sudan's Sovereign...
South African government rules out travel ban due to COVID-19
The South African government on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of imposing travel ban due to the spread of coronavirus, at least for now.
Decision...
Rwanda revises tourism permit rules over COVID-19
Rwanda on Monday revised tourism permit rules to allow tourists planning to visit the country to reschedule their travel plans and restrict international travel...
U.S. announces new travel restrictions, warnings over coronavirus concerns
The United States on Saturday announced additional travel restrictions on Iran and raised travel advisories for certain areas of Italy and South Korea over...
Damascus-Aleppo highway officially opens for travel
A week following its capture by the Syrian army, the Damascus-Aleppo strategic highway was opened on Saturday for the travel movement between the country's...
WHO doesn’t recommend, and opposes restrictions for travel, trade or other measures against China
By Zhang Penghui
The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn’t recommend, and actually opposes any restrictions for travel and trade or other measures against China, WHO...
African Scientists Travel to Siberia to See Unique Nuclear Facilities
A group of 15 employees of national atomic energy agencies and universities from mostly African countries have completed a professional development training program at...
Zambia encourages truck drivers to continue to travel to South Africa
The Zambian government on Monday assured truck drivers of safety while in South Africa after they threatened to abandon the South African route.
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British Airways: Travel of the future happening now
British Airways is the first UK airline to use biometric technology to board flights from the US
More than a quarter of a million British...
Zambian leader to travel to Ethiopia for AU summit
Zambian President Edgar Lungu is scheduled to travel to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia for an African Union summit, the country's foreign affairs minister said...
SADC chief to travel to Zimbabwe on 3-day working visit
The Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Stergomena Lawrence Tax, is expected in Zimbabwe Thursday for a three-day working visit, state...
Nigeria: Amobi, NBET boss in multi million naira travel expense scandal
Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc boss, Dr Marilyn Amobi became the latest Buhari administration official to be caught up in a travel expense scandal...
Travel and Tourism Generated US$7.6 Trillion In 2016 – Minister
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC) has called on tourism authorities in the West Africa sub-regions to maximize returns in the sector...
Africa Records Double-digit Growth in Travel
An analysis of seat capacity for travel to the top ten international airports in Africa, produced by ForwardKeys, reveals that Lagos is seeing substantial...
Public Must be Sensitized on Safety Precautions and Security
The Right Reverend Dr. Kwadzo Ofori Setorwu, Moderator of the Global Evangelical Church (GEC), has asked government to take threats of terrorist attack on...
Travel enthusiasts are open to perfect jobs
Is travel your everyday dose? Then, you must know that some jobs have a restricting nature that would restrain you from actively living that...
Emirates begins flights to Khartoum
Emirates has announced it will increase the frequency of flights between Dubai and Khartoum from five to seven a week starting 8 August...