Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said that WTTC supports the World Health Organization (WHO) position in calling for borders to remain open and safe travel to continue.

The Hong Kong government said non-residents from Angola, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zambia would not be allowed to enter the global financial hub as of Nov 30.

The United States reopened its borders for vaccinated foreign travellers on Monday, ending more than 18 months of restrictions on international travel that separated families and cost the global travel industry hundreds of billions of dollars in tourism revenue.

Airlines and U.S. Customs and Border Protection expect a spike in travel starting Monday, the day the U.S. reopens to foreign visitors from dozens of countries, and U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico reopen to nonessential travel.

Travel restrictions are easing worldwide as the vaccination rates are increasing each day, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has found through its latest economics’ chart.

Europe is once again “at the epicentre” of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as cases soar across the continent.

Starting Nov. 8 non-citizens traveling to the US must show proof of vaccination for COVID-19, as well as a negative test taken within three days before departure.