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HK school quarantine call hints at Xi handover visit

By magenet 8 hours ago

“With small more than a fortnight to go, officers have nevertheless to say whether Xi or any other point out chief will go to the swearing-in celebrations.”

A Hong Kong primary university is searching for pupils to commit a week in lodge quarantine in advance of following month’s handover anniversary, fueling speculation a rigid “closed-loop” process will let Chinese President Xi Jinping to stop by.

The to start with working day of July marks 25 several years considering that Hong Kong was handed to China by colonial Britain, as perfectly as the first day in place of work for the city’s new Beijing-anointed leader John Lee.

China’s best leaders have attended the swearing-in of every single Hong Kong chief govt due to the fact the 1997 handover, but Xi has not left the mainland considering the fact that the coronavirus pandemic began.

With small in excess of a fortnight to

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overseas Hong Kong students struggling to book quarantine hotels for summer return to city

By magenet 2 days ago

  • Bulk of 66 quarantine accommodations totally booked until finally end of July, though some lodges on new listing of specified services only have availability from center of August
  • Pupils have been checking release of new hotels checklist, with 1 indicating booking approach for rooms is ‘exhausting’

Abroad Hong Kong college students preparing to fly again to the city for the duration of the summer months are having difficulties to ebook quarantine accommodations, with some becoming forced to pay out almost HK$2,000 (US$255) a night for a place and other individuals spending hrs monitoring the availability of a new listing of designated facilities.

An on the internet lookup by the Publish on Friday observed most of the current batch of 66 designated accommodations, whose terms expired by July 31, were entirely booked until the close of upcoming thirty day period. A handful of accommodations informed the Write-up they only experienced two

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Find out the latest updates here

By magenet 3 days ago

Stay updated here with the latest travel restrictions in 2022 for South Korea.

All foreign travellers, including those who are unvaccinated, will no longer have to undergo mandatory seven-day quarantine starting 8 June. The decision was announced by South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo during a pandemic response meeting on 3 June.

South Korea lifts quarantine requirement for unvaccinated travellers:

Rules regarding tests to remain

Although there is no longer quarantine requirements, among the travel restrictions in South Korea in 2022 is mandatory testing before arrival.

“While there was a seven-day quarantine obligation for non-vaccinated foreign arrivals until now, such requirement will be eliminated from June 8 regardless of their vaccination status,” Prime Minister Han said.

Travellers coming to South Korea will, however, have to present a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result before entry and take a PCR test within 72 hours of their arrival.

Restrictions on international

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Here’s What To Expect This Summer In Travel And Tourism

By magenet 5 days ago

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By Devin Ryder, CFA

According to Hopper’s Summer 2022 Travel Guide, more than half of Americans plan to travel for pleasure this summer, indicating that they are eager to go back on the road. Most tourists are going on vacation or to see family and friends—24% are traveling for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak. With soaring flight and gas expenses, more than half of Americans who plan to travel for pleasure this summer anticipate spending over $1,000.

Airfares are Soaring

Domestic airfare is up more than 34% from this time last year, currently averaging $383 round trip. Summer airfare is on track for a 5-year high, driven by rising jet fuel prices, growing demand, and lower overall capacity compared to 2019.

Meanwhile, foreign airfare is up a mere 2.5% from 2019, averaging $912 round trip. More specifically, airfare to Europe’s bucket-list destinations

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