Posts by metahacker
Entry Policy Update: Japan Allows Semi-Independent Travel, South Korea Drops Pre-Departure COVID Test Requirement
As we mentioned earlier, the Japanese government had been considering easing travel restrictions. Today (August 31), the Fumio Kishida government announced that starting September...
National Cinema Day on Sep. 3: See Any Movie for $3
Sep. 3 is National Cinema Day, an event organized by The Cinema Foundation. On that day, all participating movie theaters will offer any movie for $3. Pretty much all major theater...
Entry Policy Updates: Singapore Drops Quarantine for Unvaccinated Arrivals, Japan Waives Testing for Some Travelers, China Eases Entry for Certain Foreign Nationals
As governments around the world continue to relax domestic COVID-19 control measures, entry quarantine rules are also gradually being eased. Singapore and Japan announced looser en...
Hong Kong: Inbound quarantine changed to 3 days hotel + 4 days home medical surveillance, with red and amber health codes
Today (August 8), at a 10:30 am press conference, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced that for travelers arriving in Hong Kong from overseas and Taiwan, the quarantine rul...
Good News: China’s CAAC Eases Flight Suspension Rules Starting August 7
Recently, China relaxed its PCR testing requirements for returning to China, but that was followed by a large number of flight suspensions, which actually made it harder to get bac...
USDOT: New Rule Would Require Airlines to Issue Refunds When Flights Change
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued a press release on August 3 announcing a new proposed regulation that would significantly strengthen consumer protections durin...
Starting July 7: Hong Kong suspends its flight circuit-breaker policy
Similar to mainland China’s measures to control imported COVID-19 cases, Hong Kong has also been using a flight “circuit-breaker” mechanism: once the number of imported confirmed c...
July 1 U.S. rules for double testing before flying back to China: You can choose any nucleic acid testing center, and transits are allowed
China’s latest rules have eased quarantine measures, and the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. has also issued updated health code policies with several good news items, including double...
Good News: China Entry Quarantine Cut to 7+3, With Signs Testing Rules May Ease
Over the past two years of the pandemic, China’s return requirements have kept getting stricter, from the “Five One” policy to double testing to self-health management at the depar...
Citi ThankYou Points to Qatar Airways Avios: 40% Transfer Bonus Ends June 30
Qatar Airways and a group of card partners have launched a limited-time transfer bonus. Transfers made before June 30 get a 40% bonus, equivalent to a 1:1.4 transfer ratio. In the...
If You Were in the U.S. Before 2011: Facebook Internet Tracking Class Action Settlement Payout
About This Lawsuit A lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California federal court over Facebook’s use of the “Like” button to track users’ activity on other websites. The...