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21/06/2020

| Those entering would have to present certificates to show they had recently tested negative for COVID-19 or would undergo tests on arrival in Dubai

"Dubai will allow foreign visitors to enter from July 7, while foreigners with residency visas will be able to enter from June 22, the Dubai Media Office said on Sunday.

It said those entering would have to present certificates to show they had recently tested negative for the coronavirus or would undergo tests on arrival at Dubai airports. Citizens and residents would be permitted to travel abroad from June 23.

ENTRY OF VISITORS AND TOURISTS TO DUBAI FROM JULY 7, 2020

• Tourists and visitors allowed to enter, according to Dubai airports’ official flight schedules and subject to airports being operational at their departure destinations.

• Show their PCR test results (valid for 96 hours) upon their arrival to Dubai or carry out a test at Dubai airports.

• 14-day quarantine imposed for all positive COVID-19

Traveler responsibilities

CITIZENS, RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS

• Adhere to all official measures and requirements established by the Dubai Government and other countries before traveling and after returning to Dubai. • Disclose any symptoms before traveling by filling in the form provided by airlines.

• Ensure you have international health insurance coverage before traveling.

• Citizens must notify UAE embassies if they are infected with COVID-19 while they are abroad.

• Residents and tourists will bear the costs of examination and treatment abroad, in the event they are infected with COVID-19.

• Take precautionary measures and self-monitor for any symptoms of COVID- 19.
Source: gulftoday

21/06/2020

Starting from June 23, UAE citizens and residents can travel to a group of labeled as "low risk" countries, as part of the government’s efforts to loosen coronavirus restrictions.

The countries have been divided into three categories: high risk, moderate risk, and low risk.

Citizens and residents of the UAE will only be allowed to travel to “low risk” countries. However, some groups of people may be allowed to travel to countries with a “moderate risk,” only if it is absolutely necessary.

The group allowed to travel to “moderate risk” countries includes: citizens who have approval to receive medical treatment abroad, those traveling for diplomatic or military missions, those traveling on official business or to attend conferences, people who have first-degree relatives – meaning parents, children or siblings – in the destination country, and those traveling for an emergency (death of a family member or spouse).

Travelers will be expected to submit a travel request through the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship and register for the ‘Tawajudi’ service before travel, undergo a COVID-19 test before and after their trip, and will be asked to self-quarantine for up to 14 days.

The destination countries may also have their own set of procedures and measures in place, and UAE citizens and residents are expected to check regulations before they travel.

You can find the full list here:

1. Low risk:
-Australia

-Austria

-The Bahamas

-Bahrain

- Bosnia and Herzegovina

- Brunei

-Bulgaria

-The Czech Republic (Czechia)

-China

-Costa Rica

-Croatia

-Cyprus

-Finland

-Fiji

-Georgia

-Greece

-Hong Kong

-Hungary

-Iceland

-Ireland

-Japan

-Jordan

-Latvia

-Lithuania

-Luxemburg

-Malaysia

-Maldives

-Malta

-Mauritius

-Montenegro

-New Zealand

-Norway

-Singapore

-Romania

-South Korea

-Seychelles

-Slovakia

-Switzerland

-Taiwan

-Thailand

-Tunisia

2. Moderate risk:
-Belgium

-Denmark

-Holland

-Poland

-Portugal

-Oman

-Canada

-Estonia

-France

-Germany

-Morocco

-Kuwait

-Slovenia

-Tanzania

12/06/2020

We can't wait!

11/06/2020

Oman to extend validity of tourist visas, offer tax relief to hotels

Oman Minister of Tourism: Ahmed bin Nasser al Mahrizi 👇

📌 tourists unable to come to the Sultanate due to the epidemiological situation – despite having paid tourist visas, their visas will be replaced and extended.

📌 The minister said the validity of not used tourist visas issued from March 1, 2020, until August 31, 2020, will be extended until March 21.

📌 The tourism sector recovers quickly, as happened in previous experiences.

📌 The report on the expected losses and impact on general indicators – revenues, visas, tourism and conferences – was prepared and submitted in April.

📌 A package of facilitations was announced by the committee in many sectors, including the tourism sector.

📌 We decided to exempt hotels form the tourist fees, which usually go to the state treasury through the Ministry of Tourism, because of the pandemic, provided that they will pay them after recovering from the pandemic.

📌 The Ministry has prepared a comprehensive report on the expected economic impacts of the pandemic on the tourism sector.

📌 The Ministry of Finance, in agreement with the Ministry of Tourism, issued an announcement on the fees imposed on hotels: the fees that are paid by customers, not those imposed on the hotels.

📌 We can’t talk now about the losses resulted because the tourist season in the Sultanate ends at the end of April, unlike other countries where the tourist season begins in the summer, except for Dhofar Governorate, Jabal Al Akhdar, and some coastal areas. The tourist season will start as usual in September, October, and November.

📌 Nearly RO80 million will be lost compared to the last tourism year in Salalah, but the decision to close the Dhofar was taken to save people’s lives.

📌 The Ministry of Tourism has designed a plan for hotels so that once a decision to lift the ban on movement is taken they are ready to receive tourists. It also prepared a plan to encourage tourists to come to Oman, but that will depend on the improvement of the emerging situations.

📌 Countries should support the tourism sector during these turbulent times including tourist companies and hotels to reduce the impact of the pandemic on them.

Source:

11/06/2020

MUSCAT : Tourist visa that was issued from March 2020 until August 2020 will now be extended till March 2021.

Speaking at the press conference on Thursday, Ahmed Al Mehrazi, Minister of Tourism said tourist visas that is not used but was issued from March 1, 2020 until August 31, 2020 will now be extended to March 2021.

“Many tourism offices and travel agencies have paid for tourist visas, which is not used because of COVID-19. As a result, the Ministry of Finance and the Royal Oman Police have agreed to replace those visas issued between March 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020, and to extend their expiry dates until March 2021,” the Minister said.

04/06/2019

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Kerala tourism

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Drinking alcohol or cooking in public on Goa's beaches will now attract a fine of Rs. 2,000 or imprisonment for up to three months, according to an amendment to the Registration of Tourist Trade act which was approved by the state cabinet.

24/01/2019

Here are the new updates for (kannore)CNN from MCT.(muscat)

Booking started and book your seats now with www.gbptravels.com

Another airline has announced new flights out of Muscat airport to India, beginning in April.

19/01/2019

The northern part of Oman will witness strong winds from today.