Category: General Travel

Hong Kong removes hotel quarantine from 26 September, but daily ARTs, 4x PCR tests and a 3-day ban on visiting restaurants & entertainment venues means tourists should stay away.

Japan lifts its remaining tourism restrictions on 11 October, which means open season on flights and hotels. Here's my plan.

From 11 October, Japan will scrap its arrival caps and visa requirement, and allow free-and-easy travel once again.

Japan is expected to lift its visa requirements for tourists and remove the daily arrival cap from October, as it prepares for year-end visitors.

New Zealand has removed its last COVID-19 restrictions, which means no more mask mandates, vaccination requirements or on-arrival testing.

Japan could scrap its remaining tourism restrictions by October, with a possible announcement as early as this week. Endgame?

From 7 September, Japan will remove the chaperone requirement for tourists and scrap pre-departure testing, as it inches towards reopening.

From 3 September, South Korea will eliminate its pre-departure test requirement- although it will retain on-arrival PCR testing.