I hate to play the killjoy, but there are several reasons it's unlikely to happen soon. And when it finally does come to pass, it's going to be a trickle, not a stampede out the door. coronavirus covid19 covid pandemic borderclosures travellerau
Got your bags packed? Ready to waltz out the door, looking forward to a train ride through the Swiss Alps or a cold-smoke salmon bagel at Russ & Daughters on Manhattan's lower east side?
Travel zones Australia looks to be going down the same road as the UK's traffic light system, dividing the world into green, amber and red zones, and classifying arriving air passengers according to which zone they originate from. At the moment the only green zone country is New Zealand. Anyone who has been in New Zealand for at least 14 days prior to their flight to Australia can enter without the need to quarantine.
By submitting your email you are agreeing to Fairfax Media's terms and conditions and privacy policy. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is scheduled to visit Singapore on June 10, 2021 en route to a G7 summit in the UK, and a good-news announcement of a quarantine-free travel bubble would help counter the criticism our PM is expected to cop from G7 leaders over Australia's climate-change recidivism. If the Singapore travel bubble inflates, several South Pacific islands could be next on the list.
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