Grab yourself a coffee and catch up on today’s news in brief. It is packed with the latest deals, updates from the industry and everything you need to know in bite-size pieces.
South Korea relaxes entry requirements
Inbound international travellers to South Korea will no longer need to be vaccinated and quarantine. While travellers no longer need to prove their vaccination status, they can rest assured that cases of COVID19 entering Korea are closely monitored with the newly implemented Q-code system, mandatory pre-departure RAT/PCR test and on-arrival PCR test. Furthermore, travellers who do test positive for COVID19 while in Korea can now isolate themselves in the hotels booked for their travel at the hotel’s approval, as opposed to a government-designated quarantine hotel.
Come to Colorada
Summer has arrived in Colorado and with pre-departure COVID testing now scrapped, there’s little in the way of getting your kicks on a Colorado road trip. There’s plenty of new items to add to the Colorado bucket list too. Colorado has recently welcomed a newly designated state park, new rail experiences – from the renowned Rocky Mountaineer to newly-created Rail Biking excursions – and exciting new experiences that will inspire returning road trippers to “Shine a Little Brighter” with new electric byways, dark sky park and community designations and a first-ever Colorado Historic Opera Houses Circuit. And as Colorado recognises Pride Month, the state has a plethora of new openings that demonstrate its dedication to inclusivity as the State Governor campaigns for a state holiday to mark Juneteenth, African American Emancipation Day, as well as a month of LGBTQ+ celebrations. #ColoradoLove.
Acacia Africa welcomes huge boost in Southern Africa bookings
The past two months have seen a huge increase in enquiries and bookings for Acacia’s small group Safari programs in Southern Africa. With most borders now open to vaccinated travellers without the need for additional testing, it has meant travellers are more confident in securing safari tours for 2022. The increase in bookings and enquiries has meant Acacia has now been able to schedule weekly departures for many of their small group safari tours and also guarantee dates for the coming 4-6 months. The most popular itineraries so far have been the 14-day Southern African Magic, 12-day Delta and Chobe Waterways, 7-day Kruger & Victoria Falls & 7-day Okavango Wilderness Trail. Excitingly Acacia also has their first Adventure tours currently on the road with the 19 & 25 day Desert Tracker, as well as 12-day Desert and Delta Express, and 11-day Cape Desert Safari.
New short film ‘Hold The Now’ marks Ulysses Centenary
To mark Bloomsday 2022 (June 16) and the centenary year of Joyce’s Ulysses, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Ireland’s global network of Embassies and Consulates have collaborated with dozens of partners worldwide to present their largest global Bloomsday celebration to date. DFA and the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) have collaborated with 35 Irish Embassies and Consulates worldwide to create Hold to the Now, a new short film for Bloomsday. Filming has taken place across five continents, from Cairo to Kyiv, Austin to Abuja, Singapore to Santiago, and Berlin to Brasilia. Performers include actors Stephen Fry and Glenn Keogh (Curb Your Enthusiasm), leading Irish artist Amanda Coogan, and one of the world’s most eminent Joyceans, 94-year-old Dr Fritz Senn, President of the James Joyce Foundation in Zurich. Hold to the Now, with an original score composed and performed by Cormac Begley, is now available to view on the DFA YouTube channel.
