Poland has lifted the quarantine obligation for entry into the country and controls at internal EU borders. From tomorrow Poles will be able to travel freely, including to Greece and France. The borders are now open, incl. Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria.more
The French government has confirmed it will lift border restrictions on a travel from within Europe on Monday, June 15th, in line with the EU recommendation.more
Poland has beaten a European Commission target date to reopen EU borders by June 15. The move is set to be a major boon to business and tourism despite fears of a resurgence of the coronavirus.more
Representatives of the aviation industry in a letter to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appealed for the abolition of the provision, which limits the number of available seats on the plane to 50 percent. They convince, among others that with the current legal status ticket prices may even double.more
Ryanair announced it will waive its flight change fee for all customers who book to travel in July & August, allowing them to book their summer holidays with peace of mind in case their travel plans change.more
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that Poland will relaunch international flights on June 16, but noted that carriers "will probably need a week, or two or three, to prepare a flight-connection network."more
The European Union on Thursday announced plans to ease a ban on nonessential travel to the continent, with foreign students, non-EU nationals who normally live in Europe and certain highly skilled workers likely to be exempt from the coronavirus restrictions from July 1.more
Germany will continue to advise against travel to Britain even after it lifts travel bans to much of Europe on June 15 because of London's requirement that new arrivals all enter two weeks of quarantine, a foreign ministry spokesman said.more
The Czech travel agency offers its clients trips abroad, during which they will live in hotels fully reserved for the Czechs - reports the Current website. The new offer results from the market demand - argues the tour operator.more
Poland has informed the European Commission that since Saturday, June 13, it has lifted controls and restrictions on crossing the internal borders of the EU - said EC spokesman Adalbert Jahnz today.more
Spain is not discussing a travel corridor with Britain, a Spanish foreign ministry source told Reuters on Tuesday, but it will allow nearly 11,000 German tourists to visit the Balearic Islands two weeks before officially reopening its borders.more
Slovakia will as of 10 June enable free travel to and from 16 European countries, excluding Poland and there will not be any need to wear face masks, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Igor Matovic informed on Tuesday.more
More than two-thirds of Britons are not planning international travel for the rest of the year, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by Sky News.more
Everyone who decides to travel by plane, for now around the country, must adhere to the new guidelines, such as the obligation to wear masks or keep social distance. A passenger whose temperature is equal to or exceeds 38 degrees Celsius will not enter the plane.more
Ryanair will not cancel flights to and from the UK despite the introduction of a 14-day quarantine for international travellers because thousands of Britons are still booking holidays, boss Michael O'Leary said today. more
New rules requiring all people arriving in the UK to self-isolate for 14 days have come into effect. Those arriving by plane, ferry or train - including UK nationals - will have to provide an address where they will self-isolate and face fines of up to £1,000 if they do not follow the rules.more
Europe could have its free travel zone up and running again by the end of the month, but travelers from further afield will not be allowed in before July, European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said Friday after talks among the bloc’s interior ministers.more
The situation is currently moving in the right direction and if this trend continues, I think that the Polish government will decide to open borders for EU countries - Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz announced today in Bratislava.more
The Spanish government has clarified that Spain’s land borders will remain closed until July 1 after a minister said the country’s frontiers with Portugal and France would reopen on June 22.more
At least, it follows from the analysis of experts who took a closer look at posts posted on Instagram with the hashtag #takemeback, which became extremely popular during quarantine. It was an expression of longing for places to which people locked in their homes would like to return.more
Spain will open up land borders with France and Portugal on June 22 and also aims to start welcoming tourists to some islands and other areas that have the coronavirus under control around the same time, a minister said on Thursday.more
Due to the extension of the restrictions on international flights, the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air suspends all flights in the Polish route network until June 14 this year - the carrier said on Thursday. Earlier, the airline announced the suspension of calls until June 6.more
Germany will lift a travel ban for European Union member states plus Britain, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland from 15 June as long as there are no entry bans or large-scale lockdowns in those countries, the foreign minister said.more