Tourists on Central Pattaya Beach, Thailand, in December. Other than for arrivals in Phuket, the country suspended its experiment in allowing quarantine-free entry to vaccinated visitors when the Omicron Covid-19 variant became a threat. Photo: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
Tourists on Central Pattaya Beach, Thailand, in December. Other than for arrivals in Phuket, the country suspended its experiment in allowing quarantine-free entry to vaccinated visitors when the Omicron Covid-19 variant became a threat. Photo: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
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Coronavirus: Omicron variant delays Asian leisure travel’s return until … well, when? Let’s hope 2022 sees us taking overseas holidays again

  • The emergence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus has caused a tightening of travel restrictions in parts of Asia and delayed the resumption of leisure travel
  • Weekend getaways and spontaneous travel remain a distant prospect. Sure, our carbon footprints have shrunk, but here’s hoping for holidays abroad in 2022

Mercedes Hutton
Mercedes Hutton

Updated: 8:45am, 29 Dec, 2021

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Tourists on Central Pattaya Beach, Thailand, in December. Other than for arrivals in Phuket, the country suspended its experiment in allowing quarantine-free entry to vaccinated visitors when the Omicron Covid-19 variant became a threat. Photo: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
Tourists on Central Pattaya Beach, Thailand, in December. Other than for arrivals in Phuket, the country suspended its experiment in allowing quarantine-free entry to vaccinated visitors when the Omicron Covid-19 variant became a threat. Photo: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
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