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Messe München appoints Reinhard Pfeiffer and Stefan Rummel as co-heads

The Board of Management at Messe München is being reshaped and shareholders have unanimously voted for Reinhard Pfeiffer and Stefan Rummel as the company’s next co-heads. Replacing Chairman Klaus Dittrich, the two executives will serve as equal Managing Directors starting from 1st July 2022.

Indonesia further relaxes international entry requirements

International travellers and visitors to Indonesia can expect eased entry restrictions with an improved quarantine experience. Fully vaccinated travellers with negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results will only have to serve a shortened quarantine period of three days followed by a mandatory PCR test on the final day. Travellers with only one shot will have to undergo five days of isolation and take the mandatory PCR test on their fourth day.

Singapore eases border measures and greenlights more VTL schemes

Instead of the usual PCR tests, travellers to Singapore from the 23 countries previously deemed to be at the highest risk of COVID-19 infections, including Laos and India, may now present a negative antigen rapid test (ART) result taken two days prior to departure – followed by a 10 day stay-home notice (SHN) at home or a hotel of their choice. Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) have also been established for Malaysia, Finland and Sweden, allowing a conditional daily quota of 6,000 travellers from 29th November onwards.