covid-19

There has understandably been lots of excitement about Australia's international borders opening (at least for some states) from sometime in November. I've had a bit of a look at international flight availability over the next few months from November onwards. There are a reasonable amount of...

Thanks to all the good folk who helped me out with my earlier post about (essentially) killing time at Adelaide Airport. That's all sorted ... we've booked a day room at the Atura! Now ... just checked SA covid regulations which specify that face masks must be worn indoors at all public places...

I've noticed that a few people have already booked international trips for 2022. What resources are people using to find out the current entry, transit, testing and quarantine requirements for each country? Is there a website that shows all this?

So as we start to look at overseas travel again, options between Australia and South America are barely existent compared to where we left off before covid. -Qantas SCL-SYD direct (QF27/28) not scheduled -LATAM no longer in oneworld -LATAM SCL-MEL direct not scheduled -LATAM SCL-SYD still via...

With travel, hopefully opening up soon, it’s time for a for a little tea-leaf reading about what the COVID situation is likely to be in the northern hemisphere as it passes into winter. I probably care most about the UK, followed by Japan. A friend sent me this which lays out 3 scenarios for...

Just a quick question: If you get an exemption to leave, is the date you applied for exact, i.e. must you leave on that date? If not what is the date range you can leave within without having to apply for a new exemption? Thanks in advance.

As the title says, Where do/did you get your mask/s from? As it looks like masks are here to stay for a while (especially when traveling on planes/through airports) I'm curious to hear what others have been doing. Are there some you've found more comfortable than others or ones to avoid? I had...

Just got an email from Frontier Touring that together with LIve Nation and TEG they will be running a draw for the winners to get two tickets to every one of their arena and stadium shows in 2022 for those vaccinated. Website is vaxstagepass.com.au

I have a Jetstar flight in 2 weeks from Sydney to Proserpine and i wondered if anyone can advise my chances of getting a refund rather than a credit voucher. My details are: - They haven't cancelled the flight yet. It's booked for Tues 28 Sept. When (relative to a flight occurring) do they...

I prebooked flights for the AFL granny if port won. They clearly stunk up the joint tonight. Booked 18/8, travel for 25/9 return 26/9 I think the lowest class of fare. Not flex. Any tricks to getting my money back or just stuck with a travel credit in the name of the person who has booked...

I put in a fare watch for QF return Business Class flights CBR-HND for late January/early February 2022 some while ago, just to give me something to do. On the left are the results from 25 August 2021 (ie before it became clear that the PM was willing to open the international borders in time...

I got an email from BNE airport and checked out their site and found this: Education and Tours - Brisbane Airport Who would be interested in going on the tour (once lockdown finish, travel is back on and we are all COVID double jabbed)? All that we need to supply is the bus, so dependent on the...

Marriott Bonvoy has launched a competition for Australians who've been vaccinated against COVID-19. Enter by 30 November 2021 by uploading your PDF vaccination certificate on the Marriott website, write what travel means to you in 25 words or less, and be in the draw to win one of 41 prizes...

This article from the Guardian stimulated me to start thinking about life after the pandemic. Our society has certainly been through some paradigm changing opportunities. Yes I know it’s a buzz phrase, but actually true in these circumstances. I thought I might start a positive thread to look...

Hi all, For those interested on Uganda safari, this is what you need to know. Uganda opened its borders with the following restrictions; all arrivals must present pcr negative test done within 72 hours. You must go on second test on arrival. after this you free to move across the country...

If you end up in hospital due to Covid-19 internationally. Is it blanket no coverage? or dependent on vaccination status? Are children covered ? As much info as possible would be great. Thinking about future travel destinations.

Does anyone have any idea why WA are posting this on their exposure site page. Shouldn’t all international arrivals be in quarantine?

Hi, I'm (very) cautiously hoping that international travel will start again next year. But there is one key thing I haven't seen mentioned in the talk about vaccination rates, international borders, quarantine options etc. That is will there be travel insurance available that covers...

We'd booked SYD-CNS return for September 2021 in March 2021. The points were Krisflyer points that had been converted from Velocity points last year in March. The flights were on an Air New Zealand code share on Qantas metal. I thought it would be a nightmare to deal with if we weren't able to...

Question for our resident medical experts. Is there any benefit in getting double vaccinated with both AZ & pfizer? I am already fully vaccinated with AZ and now have an opportunity to get pfizer as well. So want to know if there is any benefit in getting both the vaccines.