{"id":32161,"date":"2021-10-04T15:07:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=32161"},"modified":"2021-10-04T15:39:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:39:05","slug":"travel-updates-three-major-destinations-reopening-la-palmas-volcano-eruption-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/travel-updates-three-major-destinations-reopening-la-palmas-volcano-eruption-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Updates: Three Major Destinations Reopening &#038; La Palma\u2019s Volcano Eruption Continues!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">It was another week of drastic change &amp; confusion for many. However, with the implementation of simplified travel systems and the elimination of aggressive lockdowns comes a new set of travel updates you will need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Here is the latest set of travel updates surrounding international travel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"heading\" ><strong>Japan is now a little easier to visit!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">The health ministry of Japan has agreed to loosen entry restrictions for travellers who can provide proof of being fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Travellers who wish to enter the country must show evidence of getting the Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccines, as they are currently the only ones accepted in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">China&#8217;s Sinopharm and the United States Johnson &amp; Johnson will not be accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Travellers who meet the requirements set out by the country will no longer have to endure a 14-day quarantine. Instead, they can do 10! At the end of the tenth day, they must take a PCR test &#8211; if it returns negative, the person will be able to move about freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"heading\" ><strong>Australia reveals plans to re-open!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">On Friday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced plans to re-open the country&#8217;s borders to fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">It has been more than 18 months since Australia closed its borders in response to the Pandemic and imposed strict quotas on arrivals and mandatory 14-day quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Therefore, the re-opening, which is expected to come into effect in November, is good news to the many thousand Australians stranded overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"heading\" ><strong>Argentina is set to open to international visitors!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Argentina is all set to re-open to international tourism on November 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">All foreign visitors will be welcome to make a quarantine-free visit, as long as they have received the approved vaccines at least 14 days before the trip and present a negative PCR taken within 72 hours before the arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Argentina&#8217;s Minister of Health, Carla Vizzoti, tweeted the news on September 21. The country&#8217;s land borders have already re-opened, on October 1, allowing foreign nationals from its neighbouring countries to enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"heading\" ><strong>According to the latest travel updates, La Palma&#8217;s volcano eruption continues to be more aggressive!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lava.jpg\" alt=\"Travel Updates -  La Palma's volcano eruption\" class=\"wp-image-32164\" width=\"1100\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lava.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lava-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lava-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lava-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lava-960x480.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lava-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lava-585x293.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">According to Spain&#8217;s Instituto Geogr\u00e1fico Nacional, the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has started erupting even more aggressively after weeks of gushing lava.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Red-hot lava exploded high into the air from La Palma&#8217;s volcano on Sunday night as the eruption gathered force &#8211; hours after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Spain would help rebuild the island, adding that it was safe for tourists to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">The volcano&#8217;s activity &#8216;continues to be intense&#8217;, and a new crater was discovered Saturday, the Canary Islands government and IGN said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong><em>&#8216;It doesn&#8217;t look like it&#8217;s close to ending yet, because of the millions of cubic meters of lava that the volcano is throwing out,&#8217; <\/em><\/strong>said Canary Islands President \u00c1ngel V\u00edctor Torres at a press conference Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Since the eruption, over 1,000 homes have been destroyed. The volcano&#8217;s earlier emissions also sent clouds of toxic gases into the sky, forcing local residents into lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">However, on a positive note, the technical director of the Canary Islands&#8217; emergency volcano response committee said that the air quality had improved enough to lift local stay-at-home measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">That&#8217;s your latest round-up of travel updates!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Stay tuned for more, or check out some of the other travel updates we&#8217;ve posted recently!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was another week of drastic change &amp; confusion for many. 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