All COVID-19 health and safety protocols must be followed, including observance of guidelines for social distancing, sanitation, hygiene and use of appropriate personal protective equipment, like face masks.
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Travel bans deal heavy blow to business travel sector
Corporate Traveller, a corporate brand of the Flight Centre Travel Group, said the corporate travel industry has been heavily impacted by the UK’s decision to put South Africa back on the red list following the discovery of a new COVID variant called B.1.1.529.

South Africa moves to adjusted alert level one
South Africa will move to adjusted alert level one from Friday 1 October 2021.

South Africa moves to adjusted alert level three
South Africa will move to adjusted alert level three with immediate effect.

Europe begins to open for vaccinated travellers – including South Africans
It’s good to note that while some of these countries will still require a negative COVID-19 test certificate, dreaded quarantine requirements have fallen away.

South Africa to remain at adjusted alert level four
All COVID-19 health and safety protocols must be followed, including observance of guidelines for social distancing, sanitation, hygiene and use of appropriate personal protective equipment, like cloth face masks.

Latest update on business travel priority for COVID-19 vaccine
Just hours after the Department of Health announced that business travellers could submit an ‘early’ request for vaccination, the government retracted this promising news

South Africa moves to adjusted alert level four
South Africa moves to adjusted alert level four

Flight Centre Travel Group welcomes new SAA ownership
The Flight Centre Travel Group has welcomed the announcement of a newly configured South African Airways (SAA), which will be jointly owned by government and a strategic equity partner consortium, Takatso.

South Africa moves to alert level one
South Africa will move to alert level one on 28 February 2021. South Africans are permitted to travel freely internationally as mentioned during the ministerial brief on 30 September 2020, however will be required to check the entry requirements of the country they wish to travel to.

South Africa reopens 20 land borders
The 20 land borders which were partially operational will now be fully operational and the 33 land borders which were closed will remain closed. There are still many entry restrictions and border closures that remain in effect globally. Any returning South African citizens and residents will be subject to entry regulations and protocols and may be required to enter quarantine.

South Africa to ease some restrictions under adjusted alert level three
South Africans are permitted to travel freely internationally as mentioned during the ministerial brief on 30 September, however will be required to check the entry requirements of the country they wish to travel to. With the emergence of the Covid-19 variant, some countries have decided to restrict entry from South Africa for a period of time.