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Top 12 Places to Retire Abroad 2022 – 12 Opportunities for IMPI Sales

Jan 2. Thinking about retiring abroad? International Living has been a proponent of living better, for less, overseas for decades. Its 31st Annual Global Retirement Index factors housing, benefits, visas/residence,…

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Introducing: “The 2021 Most On-Time Airline”

January 1. With 2021 in the bag, airlines will be looking back at their performance and seeing where they can improve. There are some expected results but plenty of surprises…

North America, UpdatesCOVID, World

U.S. CDC Raises COVID-19 Travel Warnings for Malta, Moldova, Sweden, Argentina

December 28. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it raised COVID-19 related travel warnings for Malta, Moldova, Sweden and Argentina. For Malta, Moldova and Sweden, the travel…

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Impact of the New Normal on Travel

December 17. As new variants emerge, fully vaccinated people testing positive for COVID-19 won't be uncommon, Vin Gupta, MD, said Dec. 16 on the Today show. Dr. Gupta, physician and…

Elsewhere, UpdatesCOVID, Health, Vaccination, World

‘Spreading at a Rate we Have not Seen’ – Omicron More Resistant to COVID-19 Vaccines

December 14. The new omicron variant of the coronavirus is substantially more contagious and reduces the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, a study from South Africa released Tuesday found. Even though…

Elsewhere, UpdatesCOVID, Health, World

France and 6 Other Places at ‘Very High’ Risk for Covid-19

December 7. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved France to its list of "very high" risk travel destinations. France and six other countries moved to Level…

Elsewhere, UpdatesCOVID, World

WTTC, ASTA Call on Governments to Drop Travel Bans Against the Omicron Variant

December 1. The travel industry has been busy reacting to the new Omicron variant of COVID and government responses to the new virus strain. The goal is to stop governments…

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Countries Tighten Travel Rules to Try to Slow Omicron Spread

December 01. The United States, Japan and Malaysia have announced tighter travel restrictions in an attempt to slow the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant as more countries confirmed…

Caribbean Islands, Central America, Elsewhere, North America, South America, UpdatesCOVID, World

WHO Warns Against Omicron Travel Bans as Nations Shut Borders

December 01. In the week since the new virus strain was reported by South Africa, dozens of countries around the world have responded with travel restrictions -- most targeting southern…

North America, UpdatesCOVID, Vaccination, World

Omicron: A True Threat ? and What is Pfizer’s Worst-Case-Scenario Response Plan

November 30. Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer's chief scientific officer, told Insider the drugmaker was already preparing for the worst-case scenario: A shot specific to the Omicron variant will be needed. But…