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Omicron: Travellers on edge as countries tighten rules, say travel agents

Southern Africa, where Omicron was discovered, accounts for only a tiny portion of the world's international travel but Israel and Japan have announced border closures to all foreign travellers

A man stands in front of a monitor showing flight schedules at an arrival hall of Haneda airports international terminal, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Tokyo (Photo: Reuters)
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A man stands in front of a monitor showing flight schedules at an arrival hall of Haneda airports international terminal, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Tokyo (Photo: Reuters)

Some would-be travellers are considering cancelling or delaying trip plans in response to fresh curbs prompted by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, travel agents said on Monday, threatening an

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First Published: Nov 29 2021 | 2:22 PM IST

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