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July 27

Tips: This is what you need to enter Italy

Italy is considered one of the most popular holiday destinations and has a lot to offer. No wonder: This year, the southern European country is very popular, but there are a few things to consider when entering the country. Italy divides the countries of origin into many different lists. List C is relevant for holidaymakers from Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland. This includes the EU members and a few third countries. If you come from these, the PLF form and the 3G certificate are sufficient. Italy would not be Italy if every region and every province did not also cook its own soup. The regional governments can also set stricter entry regulations. For example, Sicily requires people coming from certain countries, including Malta, Spain and Portugal, to take a mandatory corona test. This is free of charge and if the rapid test is negative, you will receive a written certificate. Many regions ask for random tests, others do not check at all. The Italian government has provided an extremely useful tool at this link that helps with entry planning. All you have to do is enter where you are coming from and where you want to go in Italy and voilà you will be shown exactly what you need. Entering Italy at a glance Do you have to fill out a PLF form? Yes. It is an online form that must be printed out or carried on your smartphone. Italy uses the EU platform, which can be found at this link. What is accepted as 3G proof? Optional: Rapid antigen test result, no more than 48 hours old PCR test result, no more than 48 hours old Proof of recovery, no more than 180 days old Vaccination –

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Mallorca vacationers: The majority do not return early

Following the announced upgrade of Spain to a high-incidence area for corona, there is initially no indication that a large number of people want to cut their Mallorca vacation short or cancel booked stays. "Initial information from Playa de Palma suggests that guests want to continue spending their vacation in Mallorca. They feel well looked after locally, avoid large crowds and are largely already vaccinated," said a spokesman for the tour operator Tui, Aage Dünhaupt, to the German Press Agency on Saturday. Contrary to general expectations, the situation is relatively relaxed, as the "Berliner Zeitung" reports. Until midnight on Tuesday, unvaccinated holidaymakers in Spain could fly back home by presenting a negative corona test without having to go into quarantine after their return. From Tuesday, proof of full vaccination or having recovered from the disease will be required. 

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USA: No lifting of the entry ban planned

Already at the beginning of the CoV crisis, the USA took action and did not allow foreigners to cross the border - until today. The entry ban is not to be relaxed in the future. According to insiders, the United States will continue to deny Europeans and other foreigners entry into the country because of the coronavirus. And this despite the fact that vaccination rates in many European countries are higher than in the USA. "Based on current knowledge of the Delta variant, the USA will stick to the existing travel restrictions," a representative of the US presidential office told Reuters. Currently, foreigners who have recently been in the Schengen states, Great Britain or China, among others, cannot enter the USA. Airlines and tourism companies have been campaigning for the restrictions to be lifted in recent months. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also advocated lifting the restrictions for Europeans in mid-July during her visit to the USA in discussions with US President Joe Biden. This is reported by ORF.

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By job posting: SriLankan looking for a new CEO

The state-owned airline wants to fill the management position - but not in the usual way: the new position is to be filled via a job advertisement. Anyone interested can now submit an application and with a bit of luck... well, it's not that easy. The applicant should have ten years of experience in the airline business and ideally five years in the executive chair of a "larger organization". And nerves of steel would also be appropriate, especially since the CoV crisis has broken the company's financial neck in the meantime. During the Covid-19 crisis, SriLankan suffered a 70 percent loss in sales. Applications will only be accepted until August 4, as aero.de reports. Usually, intermediary headhunters do this job.

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Business travel: Zurich is particularly popular

Positive development in the business travel segment: The business travel platform TravelPerk is recording an increasing demand for international flights in the area of ​​business travel. The booking data with departure from the four largest German airports show that Zurich is the most popular with business travelers, closely followed by Barcelona and Vienna. But Paris and London are also in the focus of business travelers. "Thanks to the numerous major banks and insurance companies based there, Zurich is an international financial center with particular economic importance," says Eugen Triebelhorn, Country Manager Germany at TravelPerk. It is therefore not surprising that the destination Zurich is in great demand in the business travel market from Germany. "Barcelona and Madrid are also international business locations with important industries. The analysis of our data shows that international relationships in important economic and financial locations are maintained through personal exchanges and important business deals are not concluded via virtual meetings."

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Ryanair low ticket prices: Vida union is sharply critical

The Vida union is known to be full of criticism. This time it is the low-cost airline and its pricing policy that are being hit. The Irish airline Ryanair has announced that the airline's ticket prices are below pre-crisis levels. "Instead of continuing to throw tickets onto the market at dumping prices, Ryanair and Co. should finally pay fair wages," says Daniel Liebhart, head of the union's aviation department, criticizing Ryanair's pricing policy that mocks employees. While the European Union is talking about more sustainability, low-cost airlines are once again luring people to a coffee shop in another European country with absurdly cheap prices. "Apart from the fact that these prices are not good for the climate, low-cost airlines are causing social upheaval across Europe through their wage-cutting," Liebhart continued. Shortly before the start of the Corona pandemic in 2020, in the midst of the Laudamotion scandal, Minister Gewessler's Climate Protection Ministry vowed to take active action against dumping games. "Today we have to realize that this homework has not been done. Not a single measure has been taken against dumping in aviation," said the department chairman, pointing out that not even the flagship project "fair minimum ticket prices" has been implemented. The situation must change. As a first step, the establishment of works councils must be made possible at pan-European airlines that operate a base in Austria and the law to combat wage and social dumping must be adapted to the special needs of aviation. "In addition, the control bodies such as the financial police or the transport labor inspectorate must finally be provided with sufficient human resources so that they can also carry out their control tasks at the airlines," concludes Liebhart.

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2 lectures on aviation history in the district museum 13

The "Society of Friends of the Technical Museum Vienna" is organizing two lecture evenings in the ballroom of the Hietzing District Museum (13th, Am Platz 2). Otto Brandtner will be giving a lecture there on Tuesday, August 3rd, from 18.00 p.m. entitled "The beginning of (military) aviation in Austria - Part 1". The transport expert will talk about things like the beginnings with balloons and the use of aircraft called "Etrich-Taube" and "Lohner-Pfeilflieger". On Tuesday, August 10th, Otto Brandtner will be speaking in the museum from 18.00 p.m. on the topic of "Austria's aviation troops in the First World War". In part 2 of his lecture, the expert will look at the eventful history of the "kuk aviation troops". The audience will be informed about the previous use of various types of aircraft. Brandtner recalls the training of pilots and observers at the time and deals with the air forces of the "kuk Kriegsmarine", known as "Seeflieger". For both lectures, listeners pay an "entrance donation" of 5 euros and comply with Corona regulations. Registration is also required: The "Society of Friends of the Technical Museum Vienna" is now happy to accept binding reservations on 0664/20 23 778 (secretariat: Irene Zirbs). You can also express your interest in this event by email: [email protected].

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