As the rest of Australia reopens to interstate and international travellers, the Western Australian government has just halved the weekly cap on the number of people allowed to arrive from overseas to only 265 people per week. Currently, WA is only accepting 530 people arriving from overseas each week, who must enter 14 days of … Continued
Norfolk Island has today reopened to vaccinated travellers from New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory, marking a huge boost for the island’s tourism industry and welcome news for tourists. From today, fully vaccinated travellers from these states & territories will be allowed to travel to the island with a negative COVID-19 PCR … Continued
Australia has banned non-citizens who have been in nine African countries during the past 14 days from entering the country amid concerns over the new Omicron coronavirus variant, which the WHO has classified a “variant of concern”. NSW, Victoria and the ACT have also re-introduced self-isolation requirements for travellers arriving from all overseas countries. The … Continued
Update (21 December 2021): The New Zealand government has delayed the resumption of travel from Australia (with home quarantine) until the end of February 2022. The MIQ stay length has also been increased from 7 to 10 days. Air New Zealand has cancelled most flights to/from Australia until March 2022. New Zealand will start to … Continued
If you’re travelling overseas over the coming months, your destination country may require you to get a COVID-19 test before departure. Some Australian states, including Queensland, may also require evidence of a negative COVID-19 test before you can travel interstate. The pre-flight COVID-19 testing rules are different for each destination. Some countries require a PCR … Continued