Welcome to the Air Traveler Club – Tiket2's weekly newsletter about the current state of tourism and international travel. You can check our up-to-date list of countries reopened for tourism.

Weekly roundup

1)  Bali on alert. Hospitals designated to receive covid patients are filled to capacity.

2)  Foreigners failing to wear masks during the Bali lockdown are being deported.

3)  Phuket reopens to tourists one year after Covid forced Thai borders to close. The scheme requires tourists to stay on the island for 14 days if they wish to travel elsewhere in Thailand.

4)  'Pay when you fly' could boost tourism in 2021. More flexible flight tickets will draw consumers back to travel.

5)  Flight prices to Australia spike to as much as $70,000. Airfares are fluctuating wildly after the government's cutting of international arrivals caps.

6)  Travel exemptions rise as more Australians apply to fly overseas. Rejections are also increasing, with 10,000 applicants knocked back in June.

7)  Europeans set to travel quarantine-free with new vaccine passport system [video]

8)  AirAsia Indonesia to stop flights for a month from July 6. Passengers are advised to reschedule, turn their tickets into credits or apply for a refund. 

9) New procedures for foreigners visiting Indonesia during the lockdown (AKA Emergency PPKM).

10) 10 ways to get through airport security faster.

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