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Acknowledgments

ThistenthreportCOVID-19RelatedTravelRestrictions–AGlobalReviewforTourismwasdevelopedbytheWorldTourismOrganization’s(UNWTO)SustainableDevelopmentofTourismDepartment.ThereportwaspreparedunderthesupervisionofDr.DirkGlaesserwithleadcontributionsfromLornaHartantyoandCordulaWohlmuther.RoxanaAshtariassistedinthecodingandVirginiaFernández-Trapareviewedandprovidedfeedbacktothereport.

WewishtothankLiYangfromtheUNWTORegionalDepartmentforAsiaandthePacificandChenxuWangfromtheUNWTOTechnicalCooperationandSilkRoadDepartmentforthesupportprovidedintheanalysisoftraveladviceinselectedsourcemarkets.

WewouldliketoexpressourspecialgratitudetoFionaBarronandTizianaGrassettifromtheWorldFoodProgrammefortheclarifications,insightsandcontinuoussupportprovided.

LayoutofthecoverwasprovidedbyAlbertoG.UcedaandlayoutofthereportbyJavierP.Spuch.

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Tableofcontents

1. KeyFacts 6

2. Introduction 9

3. Rationaleandfocusoftheanalysis 10

4. OverviewofCOVID-19relatedtravelrestrictionsasof1June2021 11

4.1. Volume,severityandevolutionoftravelrestrictionsoninternationaltourism 11

4.1.1. OverviewonevolutionofTravelRestrictionsfromApril2020toJune2021 13

4.2. Characteristicsofdestinationswithcompleteborderclosure 16

4.2.1 Shareofpopulationvaccinatedindestinationswithcompleteborderclosure 18

4.2.2. Infectionratesindestinationswithcompleteborderclosure 18

4.2.3. Dependenceontourismandcompleteborderclosure 19

4.2.4. Destinationswithcompleteborderclosureaccordingtothestatusofeconomy 19

4.3. Characteristicsofthedestinationswithcompleteborderclosurefromatleast27April2020 20

4.4 AnalysisofCOVID-19traveladviceintheTop10sourcemarkets 23

5. Conclusions 26

5.1. Keycharacteristicsandfeaturesoftravelrestrictions 26

5.2. Timely,reliable,accessibleandconsistentcommunication 27

Annex1 MethodologicalNote 29

A1.1. TheEnvironmentalPerformanceIndex2020(EPI) 30

A1.2. HealthandHygieneIndicator 31

A1.3. TheTourismGrossDomesticProduct(T-GDP) 32

A1.4. The14-daynotificationrateofnewCOVID-19casesper100.000populationbyweek 32

A1.5. ShareofpopulationwhichhasreceivedatleastonedoseoftheCOVID-19vaccine 33

Annex2 Overviewonthedifferentcategoriesandapplyingdestinationsasof1June2021 34

Annex3 Clustersbyeconomicimportanceoftourism 35

Annex4 Overviewofdestinations,whichhavetheirborderscompletelyclosed,by14-daynotificationrateof

newCOVID-19casesper100.000populationbyweek,asof1June2021 36

Annex5 Overviewofdestinations,whichhavetheirborderscompletelyclosed,byshareofpopulationwhich

hasreceivedatleastonedoseoftheCOVID-19vaccineby26May2021,asof1June2021 37

Annex6 Overviewofdestinations,whichhavetheirborderscompletelyclosed,foratleast57weeks 37

Annex7 TherelationshipbetweenHealthandHygieneandtheEnvironmentalPerformanceIndexscores 38

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TableofFigures

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Destinationswithtravelrestrictionsforinternationaltourismasof1June2021

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FigureB

Regionalbreakdownoftravelrestrictionsasof1June2021

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Regionalbreakdownoftravelrestrictionsasof1June2021

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Figure2

EvolutionofglobaltravelrestrictionsApril2020toJune2021

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Figure3

EvolutionoftravelrestrictionsApril2020to1June2021inAfrica

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Figure4

EvolutionoftravelrestrictionsApril2020toJune2021intheAmericas

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Figure5

EvolutionoftravelrestrictionsApril2020toJune2021inAsiaandthePacific

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Figure6

EvolutionoftravelrestrictionsApril2020toJune2021inEurope

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EvolutionoftravelrestrictionsApril2020toJune2021intheMiddleEast

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Figure8

NumberofdestinationswithcompleteborderclosureApril2020toJune2021

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Shareofdestinationswithinaregionwithcompleteborderclosure

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PercentageofSIDSthathavecompleteborderclosureinplace

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Numberofdestinationswithcompleteborderclosurepershareofvaccinatedpopulationwith

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Numberofdestinationsthathavecompleteborderclosureperclustersof14-dayCOVID-19

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notificationrateper100.000population

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NumberofdestinationsthathavecompleteborderclosureperT-GDPdependence

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Destinationsthathavecompleteborderclosurepereconomicstatus

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Percentageofdestinationsthathavecompleteborderclosurepereconomicstatus

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Numberofdestinationswithcompleteborderclosureforatleast57weeks,perregion

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Numberofdestinationswithcompleteborderclosureforatleast57weeks,pereconomicstatus

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Numberofdestinationswithcompleteborderclosureforatleast57weeks,perT-GDPdependence

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Numberofdestinationswithcompleteborderclosureforatleast57weeks,perHealthandHygieneclusters

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Numberofdestinationswithcompleteborderclosureforatleast57weeks,

perEnvironmentalPerformanceIndex

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Numberofdestinationswithcompleteborderclosureforatleast57weeks,per14-dayCOVID-19

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TableA1.1

DestinationclustersbyEnvironmentalPerformanceIndex

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TableA1.2

Destinationclustersbyhealthandhygienestandard

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TableA1.3

Destinationclustersbyeconomicimportanceoftourism

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Destinationclustersof14-daynotificationrateofnewCOVID-19casesper100.000populationbyweek

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TableA1.5

ShareofpopulationwhichhasreceivedatleastonedoseoftheCOVID-19vaccineby26May2021

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TherelationshipbetweenHealth&HygieneandEnvironmentalPerformanceIndexscores

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KeyFacts

Asof1June2021

29%ofalldestinationsworldwidehavetheirborderscompletelyclosedforinternationaltourism.Inaddition,34%arepartiallyclosed,36%requestnegativeCOVID-19testingand1%haveliftedallCOVID-19relatedtravel.

CategoriesofCOVID-19relatedtravelrestrictionsforinternationaltourismappliedacross217destinations:

Completeclosureofborders:

63destinations(29%ofalldestinationsworldwide)havetheirborderscompletelyclosed.

32%ofallcompleteborderclosureareobservedby20SmallIslandDevelopingStates(SIDS)thatrepresent37%ofallSIDSworldwide(15SIDSinAsiaandthePacific,79%ofallSIDSintheregionand4SIDSintheAmericas,14%ofallSIDSintheregionand1SIDSinAfrica).

34destinationshavehadtheirborderscompletelyclosedforatleast57weeks(16%ofalldestinationsworldwideand54%ofthedestinationswithcompleteborderclosure).

Partialclosureofborders:

73destinations(34%ofalldestinationsworldwide)havetheirborderspartiallyclosed.

NegativeCOVID-19testingandquarantine:

78destinations(36%ofalldestinationsworldwide)requestthepresentationofnegativePolymeraseChainReaction(PCR)orantigentestsuponarrivalwhenenteringadestinationasaninternationaltourist.Onsomeoccasionsthisiscombinedwithquarantine.

Outofthese78destinations28areSIDS,mainlyfromtheAmericas(52%ofallSIDSworldwide).

LiftingofallCOVID-19relatedtravelrestrictions:

3destinations(1%)haveliftedallCOVID-19relatedrestrictions.1

Fromaregionalpointofview,the63destinationsthatapplycompleteclosureofbordersare:

32destinationsinAsiaandthePacific

(70%ofalldestinationsinAsiaandthePacific).

10destinationsinAfrica(19%ofalldestinationsinAfrica).

10destinationsintheAmericas(20%ofalldestinationsintheAmericas).

7destinationsinEurope(13%ofalldestinationsinEurope).

4destinationsintheMiddleEast(31%ofalldestinationsintheMiddleEast).

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Amongthe34destinationswithcompleteborderclosureforatleast57weeks2are14SIDS(26%ofallSIDSworldwide),9LeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs)(19%ofallLDCsworldwide)and3LandlockedDevelopingCountries(LLDCs)(9%ofallLLDCsworldwide).

These34destinationsareinthefollowingregions:

20destinationsinAsiaandthePacific(43%ofalldestinationsinAsiaandthePacific).

6destinationsintheAmericas(12%ofalldestinationsintheAmericas).

5destinationsinAfrica(9%ofalldestinationsinAfrica).

2destinationsinEurope(4%ofalldestinationsinEurope).

1destinationintheMiddleEast.

Amongthe73destinationsthathavepartiallyclosedtheirbordersare:

32destinationsinEurope(59%ofalldestinationsinEurope).

20destinationsinAfrica(38%ofalldestinationsinAfrica).

10destinationsinAsiaandthePacific

(22%ofalldestinationsinAsiaandthePacific).

5destinationsintheAmericas(10%ofalldestinationsintheAmericas).

6destinationsintheMiddleEast(46%ofalldestinationsintheMiddleEast).

Amongthe78destinationsthathavenegativeCOVID-19testingrequirementand/orquarantinefortourismpurposesinplace,are:

34destinationsintheAmericas(66%ofalldestinationsintheAmericas).

23destinationsinAfrica(43%ofalldestinationsinAfrica).

14destinationsinEurope(26%ofalldestinationsinEurope).

4destinationsinAsiaandthePacific

(9%ofalldestinationsinAsiaandthePacific).

3destinationsintheMiddleEast(23%ofalldestinationsintheMiddleEast).

35destinations(16%ofalldestinationsworldwide),requestmandatoryquarantine,regardlessofwherethepassengerscomefrom,inadditiontootherentryrestrictions.

Manygovernmentscontinueadvisingtheircitizenstoavoidtravelsabroad.Fourofthe10topsourcemarkets3haveamandatoryquarantineinplaceforcitizens,regardlesswheretheyarereturningfrom.Asaresult,internationaltouristsfromthesefoursourcemarkets,whichin2018generated25%ofallinternationaltouristarrivals,areasof1June2021affectedbymandatoryquarantinerequirements.However,inthecaseoftheUnitedStates,fullyvaccinatedpassengersareexemptfromthismandatoryquarantine.

SpecificanalysisofcompleteborderclosureincomparisontopartialborderclosureiscarriedoutsinceApril2020,whichallowsdetailingcompleteborderclosuresincethen.

UnitedStatesofAmerica,China,HongKongSARandCanada(orderofdestinationsaccordingtothegeneratedoutbound)generatedintotal338millionoutboundtravels(25%ofalloutboundtravels)in2018.

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FigureA-Destinationswithtravelrestrictionsforinternationaltourismasof1June2021

Source:DatacompiledbyUNWTOasof1June2021*.

ThemapselaboratedbyUNWTOareforreferenceonlyanddonotimplyanyjudgementonthelegalstatusofanyterritory,oranyendorsementoracceptanceofsuchboundaries.

Note:Destinationsarecolouredaccordingtothedominatingmeasureinplacewithregardstothefacilitationofinternationaltourism:

Completeclosureofbordersmeansthatallair,landandseabordersareclosedforinternationaltourismpurposes.

Partialclosureofbordersmeansthatoneorthecombinationofdifferentborders(air,landorsea)areclosed,butnotallofthem;e.g.landbordersareclosedwhiletravellerscanarrivebyair.Ore.g.inthecaseofSchengenbordersareclosedonlytowardsthird-countries.Inaddition,thiscategorycomprisesdestination-specificrestrictions,meaningthatentryofspecificdestinations,usuallydestinationscategorizedashigh-risk,alsoduetoahigh-numberoftheSARS-CoV-2variantsofconcern(VOC)cannotenterforinternationaltourismpurposes.

NegativeCOVID-19testingmeansthatpassengersintendingtoenteradestinationforinternationaltourismpurposesmustpresentanegativePCRorantigentesttakennomorethanusually48to72hourspriortodepartureorarrival.Insomecases,testshavetobetakenuponarrivalandrepeatedafteracertainperiodoftime,oftencombinedwithquarantine.

AllCOVID-19travelrestrictionsliftedmeansthatallmeasuresthatrestrictedtheentryintoadestinationforinternationaltourismpurposeswereremoved.

FigureB-Regionalbreakdownoftravelrestrictionsasof1June2021

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34%

36%

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Africa

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38%

43%

Americas

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10%

66%

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AsiaandthePacific

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21%

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Europe

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59%

26%

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MiddleEast

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46%

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Completeclosureofborders

Partialclosureofborders

Testing/Quaratine

COVID-19travelrestrictionlifted

Source:DatacompiledbyUNWTOasof1June2021.

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Introduction

TheCOVID-19pandemichascausedunprecedentedconsequencesforsocieties,economiesandtourism,whichhavebeenaffectedbythepublichealthmeasuresintroducedbygovernmentssincetheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)declaredCOVID-19aPublicHealthEmergencyofInternationalConcern(PHEIC)on31January2020andapandemicon11March2020.

TravelrestrictionscontinuetobeawidelyusedmeasureappliedbydestinationstolimitthespreadofCOVID-19.WhileinMarch2020restrictionswereobservedmainlyinAsiaandthePacificandEurope,withthespreadofthepandemic,soonalldestinationsaroundtheworldhadrestrictionsinplace.Asof18May2020,75%ofdestinationsworldwidehadtheirborderscompletelyclosed,thusbringinginternationaltourismalmosttoacompletestandstill.Afterthispeakofborderclosure,destinationsstartedeasingtravelrestrictionstoprogressivelyallowthemovementofpeopleandreactivationofeconomicactivities,includingtourism.InNovember2020,thelowestnumberofcompleteborderclosurewasregistered(27%ofdestinationsworldwide)andmeasuressuchastherequestfornegativeCOVID-19testresultsuponarrivalbecamethepredominanttechnique.Sincethen,thepersistentseriousepidemiologicalsituationandinparticulartheemergenceofdifferentSARS-CoV-2variantsofconcern(VOC)haveslowedthetrendtoeasetravelrestrictionsandresultedinmaintainingexistingaswellasadoptingadditionalones,oftendirectedatdestinationsinwhichtheseVOChavebeenverified.

Theongoingvaccinationprogressisincreasinglyleadingtoamoredifferentiatedapproach,in

whichvaccinatedpassengersareconsideredseparately.ThisparticulardevelopmentwillfurtherinfluencetheeasingofCOVID-19travelrestrictions.Inaddition,thevarioustravelpassescurrentlyunderdevelopmentareexpectedtocontributetotherecoveryofinternationalmobility.However,atthismomenttravelrestrictionsremainaseriouschallengefortourismoperationstofullyrecover,giventhewidearrayofrequirementsacrossdestinationsandtheunpredictabilityoffurtheradjustments.

ThisisthetenthissueofaseriesofReportsonCOVID-19RelatedTravelRestrictions–AGlobalReviewforTourism.ThesereportsaimtosupportthetourismsectoraddresstheglobalhealthcrisisofCOVID-19byprovidinganoverviewandanalysisofthetravelrestrictionsimplementedbygovernments.Thereportsareupdatedonaregularbasisandaimtosupportmitigationandrecoveryeffortsofthetourismsector.

Themonitoringoftravelrestrictionsiscarriedoutmainlyfromthestandpointoftravelfacilitationfortourismpurposes(i.e.,focusingontemporaryvisitors/touriststhatcometoadestinationforholiday,leisureandrecreationpurposes)andthereforedoesnottakeintoaccountanymeasuresdirectedatothercategoriesofinboundtravellers,suchascommuters,diplomats,residents,businesstravellers,visitorsoffriendsandrelativesandhealthtouristsorothers.

ThisworkiscarriedoutbytheWorldTourismOrganization(UNWTO)SustainableDevelopmentofTourismDepartment(SDT)that,interalia,monitorsvisapoliciesaroundtheworldsince2008andproducestheVisaOpennessReports,whichfocusonentryrequirementsfortourismpurposes.4

WorldTourismOrganization,TravelFacilitationreports,pleaseseeat:

/sustainable-development/travel-facilitation.

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Rationaleandfocusoftheanalysis

COVID-19relatedtravelrestrictionsarebeingcontinuouslyadjustedbygovernmentsaccordingtotheepidemiologicalsituationanditsevolutionwithindestinations,inneighbouringdestinations,sourcemarkets,aswellasglobally.Theseadjustmentsareincreasinglyinfluencedbytheprogressinthefieldofvaccinationandrelateddigitalizationeffortsthataimatfacilitatinginternationalmobility.

Overtimethemajorityofdestinationshaveeasedtravelrestrictionsforinternationaltourismandintroducednewprocedures,suchastestingrequirementsuponarrival.Nevertheless,forthetimebeing,veryfewdestinationshavecompletelyliftedCOVID-19relatedtravelrestrictions.Infact,somedestinationshavetightenedtravelrestrictionsagain,inparticulardirectedatdestinationswhereVOChavebeendetected,andmanycontinuetohavetheirborderspartiallyorcompletelyclosed.

Thistenthreportprovidestheanalysisoftravelrestrictionsasof1June2021withspecialfocusondestinationswithcompleteborderclosureanddestinationsthathavehadbordersclosedforthepast57weeks.Withtheaimtoidentifycausalitiesandrelationsbetweenfactorsthatmighthaveaninfluenceontravelrestrictions,dataonthe14-daynotificationrateofnewCOVID-19casesper100.000populationwascollectedatthetimeofanalysingthetravelrestrictions.

Asinpreviousreports,thesedestinationsareanalysedaccordingtoselectedeconomicandpoliticalblocs,inparticularemergingandadvancedeconomies,SmallIslandDevelopingStates(SIDS),LeastDevelopedCountries

(LDCs)andLandlockedDevelopingCountries(LLDCs).Travelrestrictionsarealsoanalysedinrelationtotheeconomicimportanceoftourismindestinations.BoththeHealthandHygiene(H&H)IndicatorandtheEnvironmentalPerformanceIndex(EPI)areusedwiththeobjectivetoexplorethelinkbetweenhealthandenvironmentalperformance5andtheconnectiontotravelrestrictions.Inaddition,traveladvisoriesissuedbythegovernmentsoftheTop10sourcemarketsfortheirrespectivecitizensareanalysed,withtheaimtobetterunderstandtheiradditionalimportantinfluenceontherecoveryofinternationaltourism.

Forthefirsttime,thisreportalsoanalysestheshareofvaccinatedpopulationwithindestinationstoidentifypotentiallinksandpatternsrelatedtotravelrestrictions.

IPBES(2020)WorkshopReportonBiodiversityandPandemicsoftheIntergovernmentalPlatformonBiodiversityandEcosystemServices.Daszak,P.,dasNeves,C.,Amuasi,J.,Hayman,D.,Kuiken,T.,Roche,B.,Zambrana-Torrelio,C.,Buss,P.,Dundarova,H.,Feferholtz,Y.,Foldvari,G.,Igbinosa,E.,Junglen,S.,Liu,Q.,Suzan,G.,Uhart,M.,Wannous,C.,Woolaston,K.,MosigReidl,P.,O’Brien,K.,Pascual,U.,Stoett,P.,Li,H.,Ngo,H.T.,IPBESsecretariat,Bonn,Germany,availableonlineat:

/pandemics.

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OverviewofCOVID-19relatedtravelrestrictionsasof1June2021

4.1. Volume,severityandevolutionoftravelrestrictionsoninternationaltourism

Inlinewiththeseriousglobalepidemiologicalsituation6andinparticularthespreadoftheSARS-CoV-2VOC7,manydestinationshavemaintainedtravelrestrictionsunchangedforinternationaltourismsincereportedlaston1February2021,despitetheprogressintestingtechnologiesandvaccinerollouts8.Nevertheless,thegrowingnumberoffullyvaccinatedpersons9andsupportingdigitalsolutions10areexpectedtofacilitateinternationalmobility,inparticularinintra-regionalcontexts.

Asof1June2021,atotalof136destinations(63%ofalldestinationsworldwide)havetheirborderseithercompletely11(63destinations,29%ofalldestinationsworldwide)orpartially12(73

destinations,34%ofalldestinationsworldwide)closedforinternationaltourism(Figure1).Thisnumberisslightlylowerasitwason1February2021,whenitamountedto142.

Atotalof78destinations(36%ofalldestinationsworldwide)requestthepresentationofnegativeCOVID-19testresultsuponarrivaltothedestination,oftencombinedwithquarantinemeasures.Thisrepresentsanincreaseof8destinationsinthiscategorycomparedto1February2021.

35destinations(16%ofalldestinationsworldwide),inadditiontootherentryrestrictions,requestmandatoryquarantine13forallinternationaltourists,regardlessoftheirdestinationsoforigin.

Furthermore,theanalysisshowsthat92destinations(42%ofalldestinationsworldwide)

Asof1June2021,atotalnumberof170millionCOVID-19casesand3.5milliondeathsfrom222countriesandterritorieswerereportedbytheWHO.AllWHOregions,exceptAfricaandtheWesternPacificregion,reportedadeclineinnewcasescomparedtotheprevious7days.Althoughthenumberofglobalcasesanddeathscontinuedtodecreaseforafifthandfourthconsecutiveweekrespectively,caseanddeathincidencesremainathighlevelsandsignificantincreaseshavebeenreportedinmanycountriesinallregions.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeWHOWeeklyEpidemiologicalUpdate-Edition42,published1June2021at:

WeeklyepidemiologicalupdateonCOVID-19-1June2021

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Asof31May2021,theWHOhasidentifiedfourSARS-CoV-2variantsofconcernandsixvariantsofinterest(VOI).WHOassignednewlabelsforthesekeyvariantsofSARS-CoV-2byusingtheGreekalphabet.Thesenewlabelsreplacenamesofdestinations,wheresuchvariantsweredetected.Consequently,therearethefollowingVOC:Alpha(B.1.1.7,earliestdocumentedintheUnitedKingdominSeptember

2020),Beta(B.1.351,earliestdocumentedinSouthAfricainMay2020),Gamma(P.1,earliestdocumentedinBrazilinNovember2020),andDelta(B.1.617.2,earliestdocumentedinIndiainOctober2020).By1June2021,VOCAlphawasreportedby160destinations,Betaby130,Gammaby64andDeltaby62destinations.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeat:

TrackingSARS-CoV-2variants()

and

Weekly

epidemiologicalupdateonCOVID-19-1June2021()

.

Asof10June2021,6,3%oftheworldpopulation(488millionpeople)havebeenfullyvaccinatedand6%(471millionpeople)havebeenpartlyvaccinatedagainstCOVID-19.Atotalof2.3billionvaccinedoseshavebeenadministered.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeat:

CoronavirusPandemic(COVID-19)-StatisticsandResearch-OurWorldinData

and

WHOCoronavirus(COVID-19)Dashboard|WHO

Coronavirus(COVID-19)DashboardWithVaccinationData.

WHOissuedanInterimPositionPaperon“ConsiderationsregardingproofofCOVID-19vaccinationforinternationaltravellers“and“TemporaryRecommendationson5February2021”,indicatingthatnationalauthoritiesshallnotintroducerequirementsofproofofCOVID-19vaccinationforinternationaltravelfordepartureorentry,giventhattherearestillcriticalunknownsregardingtheefficacyofvaccinationinreducingtransmission.Furthermore,consideringthelimitedavailabilityofvaccines,preferentialvaccinationoftravellerscouldresultininadequatesuppliesofvaccines.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeat:/news-room/articles-detail/interim-position-paper-considerations-regarding-proof-of-covid-19-vaccination-for-international-travellers.

Forinstance,theEUDigitalGreenCertificate,theIATATravelPass,CommonPass/WEFandIBMDigitalHealthPass.Inaddition,WHOissuedaguidancedocumentonsmartvaccinationcertificates.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeat:/products/digital-health-pass,

/en/programs/passenger/travel-pass/,

/projects/commonpass,and

/

products/digital-health-pass,

aswellas/groups/smart-vaccination-certificate-working-group

Completeclosureofbordersmeansthatallair,landandseabordersareclosedforinternationaltourismpurposes.

Partialclosureofbordersmeansthatoneorthecombinationofdifferentborders(air,landorsea)areclosed,butnotallofthem;e.g.landbordersareclosedwhiletravellerscanarrivebyair.Ore.g.,inthecaseofSchengenbordersareclosedonlytowardssomethirdcountries.

Durationofquarantinecanrangefrom5to21days.Onsomeoccasions,testshavetobedoneatcertainstagesofthequarantine.Insomecases,quarantineneedstobeobservedinofficiallydesignatedaccommodations.

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