The U.S., U.K., and other nations have revived travel restrictions just as demand was recovering.
The U.S. issued stricter testing requirements for inbound travelers.
in California on Wednesday, has sparked a new host of travel restrictions that took many travelers by surprise, leaving some stranded as some countries temporarily barred flights or arriving passengers from the region. Japan, Israel and Morocco have among the strictest rules, temporarily barring foreigners altogether. The U.K. is now requiring PCR Covid tests for international arrivals and the U.S. on Monday started barring visitors from South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, three weeks after lifting a pandemic ban on international visitors.
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