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COVID-19 and Finland travel restrictions
Finland has second lowest numbers of COVID-19 infections in Europe (2.9.2020). From 19.9.2020 the restrictions are set up for the citizens where there are more than 25 new infections per 100 000 population in the country. Lower than 25 new infections, there are no restrictions to enter in Finland. Starting 22.11.2020 in cross-border traffic from…
Baltic and Nordic travel trade situation in the middle of COVID-19 pandemic
We organized 31.8.2020 a sales workshop in Helsinki. Our colleague Mrs. Tuula Mieskonen interviewed few participants about the current situation, to attend at this kind of “hybrid sales event” and their future plans. Here is the article which was also published in Window Seat magazine (Ikkunapaikka) in the beginning of September. The Window Seat is…
Winter Fun Workshop 2021 in Helsinki for Buyers interested in Baltic and Nordic countries
Exotic destinations and companies in Northern Europe will be presented in a tourism workshop to foreign travel wholesalers, tour operators, travel agencies and ground handling companies 20.01.2021 in Helsinki We are more than happy to announce the popular North European destinations are promoted to foreign travel trade interested in outbound travel towards Baltic and Nordic…
Winter Fun Workshop 2021 in Helsinki for Suppliers in Baltic and Nordic countries
Exotic destinations and companies in Northern Europe will be presented in a tourism workshop to foreign travel wholesalers, tour operators, travel agencies and ground handling companies 20.01.2021 in Helsinki We are more than happy to announce the popular North European destinations are promoted to foreign travel trade interested in outbound travel towards Baltic and Nordic…
Americas hasn’t reach the roof of the infections yet
Today, we decide to stop monitoring COVID-19 virus infections and testing in the Americas and Oceania. We have been monitoring for 34 days the number of infections only increasing in both South and North America. In Oceania, last minute news has been an epidemic rise in Australia. We are not likely to see tourist flows…
Europe – the volumes on the continent have increased compared to the beginning of the period
We are ending our 36-day project for Europe today. In just over a month, a lot has happened in different countries. Unfortunately, the volumes on the continent have increased compared to the beginning of the period under review in June 2020. In terms of incoming tourism in the Baltic and Nordic countries, e.g. Infection rates…
We end the Asian review period today – infection rates have doubled in a month
We end the Asian review period today. We have been monitoring the rates of COVID-19 infections for 35 days while testing in those countries. In Asia, infection rates have doubled in a month. The most difficult situation is now in India. For a few countries, we do not understand the decisions of the EU and…
New restrictions for some European countries
The Finnish government decided on Thursday to change travel restrictions. Border checks will be returned to traffic between Finland and Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland. In these countries, the number of cases has since started to increase. The restrictions will take effect on Monday, July 27th. The Finnish government relies primarily on the limit value of…
Latest from Asia and EU Green List update delayed
The publication of an European Union “green list” of countries from which people will not have to self-isolate when returning is to be delayed. The Cabinet meeting on Monday (today) had been cancelled, which will push back the publication of the “green list” of countries. The list will be made up of countries with a…
In Australia, the number of infected people has started to increase
A month has passed since we started monitoring the virus situation in the Americas and Oceania. In the Americas, infection rates remain high and in many countries rates have only increased. In Brazil and Chile, however, volumes have fallen slightly given the situation over the last 14 days. We were initially hopeful that the low…