Philippines further eases travel requirements for foreign tourists


A vendor walks past a restaurant along the main beach in Boracay, Aklan, the Philippines. he Philippine government has announced that it was further easing travel requirements for foreign tourists to the country as part of efforts to boost the economy’s revival from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. - Bloomberg

MANILA, May 28 (dpa): The Philippine government has announced that it was further easing travel requirements for foreign tourists to the country as part of efforts to boost the economy’s revival from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Starting on Monday (May 30), international travellers who are vaccinated with the primary series and have at least one booster shot will no longer be required to take pre-departure Covid-19 tests, the inter-agency task force on the pandemic said.

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