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Australia aims to reopen international borders by Christmas

Australia’s tourism minister has stated that the federal government will be reopening its international borders by Christmas “at the latest”. As part of Australia’s national reopening plan, citizens can travel overseas again once 80 percent of the eligible population (aged 16 and over) in their home state have been fully vaccinated. Furthermore, quarantines upon return will not be required.

Indonesia to launch three-phase tourism recovery plan

The Indonesian government has announced a three-stage recovery plan to bolster its tourism industry after COVID-19. The first stage of recovery will take place between 2021 and 2022 and focuses on spurring domestic tourism, accelerating digital transformation and the enforcement of cleanliness, health, safety and environmental sustainability (CHSE) protocols.

Malaysia’s travel industry urges caution to reopening

On 1st October, the Malaysian government will be reopening the three resort destinations of Melaka, Genting Highlands and Tioman Island to fully vaccinated domestic tourists. However, amid a high number of daily COVID-19 infections, the country’s travel industry says precautions will need to be ramped up prior to reopening to prevent further spikes.