After 2 years of imposing strict restrictions against Covid-19, foreign tourists who received 2 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were able to travel to Australia.
According to travel technology company Travelport (UK), 4 weeks after Australia opened to welcome tourists who have had enough vaccinations, the number of international air ticket bookings here reached nearly half (49%) compared to the pre-college level. Translate.
Figures from Tourism Australia show that in March, nearly 500 international flights landed in Australia every week. The number is lower than 2,000 in March 2019.
However, international flights are expected to double in the next three months, mainly from Singapore, New Zealand, Indonesia and Hong Kong (China).
Simple immigration procedures
This country is welcoming the traveler international vaccine certificate approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). They will not be subject to mandatory quarantine.
If you have not been vaccinated and want to enter Australia, you must apply for a travel exemption permit and comply with the mandatory isolation regulations required by each locality.
Visitors check-in in front of the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Gap 360.
What to prepare?
– Certificate of vaccination: Certificate of vaccination recognized by the competent authority of the host country in English or accompanied by a certified translation. The certificate must contain your name, date of birth or passport number, name of vaccine, date of injection.
Acceptable vaccines include two doses of AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sinovac, Coronavac, Covaxin, Sinopharm (for people under 60), Sputnik V, Novavax, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson.
– Electronic declaration: All visitors to Australia by air must complete a Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD).
You can complete a DPD 7 days before your flight, but you can only submit a DPD within 72 hours of departure. This is to ensure that your health information and declarations are fully up to date.
Passengers who do not declare may not be allowed to board the flight.
– Test results Covid-19 negative by RAT or RT-PCR
– Valid passport and tourist visa
Before the trip, visitors should check the specific regulations and requirements for epidemic prevention in each state or territory.
During her trip in February, New Zealander Debbie Wong said the Australian immigration process was extremely smooth and easy: “This process only takes 20 minutes, even faster than in the pre-Covid-19 era because there are quite a few visitors at the airport.”
According to CNBC Travel, states such as New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland require travelers to be tested for Covid within 24 hours of entry. You must self-isolate at home or a hotel until you have a negative test result. These states all accept rapid antigen test results.
Note when traveling to Australia
Is it mandatory to wear a mask?
The answer depends on the state you’re visiting and your trip plans. However, visitors are required to wear masks when traveling on public transport such as planes, taxis and carpooling services.
The regulation of wearing masks in Melbourne and Sydney is perhaps more open than in some other localities. In many cases such as when participating in exercise, cycling, using motorbikes… people do not need to wear masks. In these locations, most are open to both vaccinated and unvaccinated.
However, in the Perth, Margaret River region to the west, the rules are stricter. Visitors are required to wear a mask when leaving the house. Additionally, you may be required to present a certificate of vaccination to enter restaurants, indoor entertainment venues, attractions, stadiums, gyms, and theme parks.
In many places in Australia, visitors are still required to wear masks when leaving the house. Photo: NBC News.
Is Covid affecting the travel experience of guests?
The pandemic has changed many of the travel experiences of visitors to Australia, from their favorite cafes being permanently closed to food courts losing their inherent bustle.
A shopkeeper in the trendy Carlton neighborhood (Melbourne) says the atmosphere here is much quieter than it was before the pandemic.
The Blue Hills Berries & Cherries farm, located near the wine-producing region in the Yarra Valley, did not receive visitors during this year’s harvest season because of the “complicated epidemic situation and labor shortage”.
According to many statistics, similar to the US and Europe, there is a serious shortage of tourism and hotel personnel in Australia.
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