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Hawaii Governor David Ige, announced on 24 November, the lifting of many pandemic restrictions from 1 December, allowing meetings, conventions, and weddings. Unvaccinated travellers entering the country must still be tested, and the indoor mask mandate remains.

Grenada has updated its ‘Pure Safe Travel’ protocols. Fully vaccinated travellers entering Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique with a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before travel, will no longer need to be tested on arrival, nor to quarantine for 48 hours upon arrival. Travellers will no longer need to fill out a Pure Safe Travel Authorisation Certificate, but must fill out a Health Declaration Form.

Madeira has tightened COVID-19 restrictions just as the island enters its peak winter season. The destination remains open to tourists but has returned to “a state of contingency”. Measures now in place include the requirement to show a vaccination certificate or negative antigen test, renewable weekly, to access shops, public transport, cinemas, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues. From Saturday, 27 November, a weekly negative antigen test will be required in addition to the vaccination certificate. Measures do not apply to children up to 12.

Antigua and Barbuda have updated their entry requirements, meaning that all fully vaccinated arrivals can now present either a negative PCR test or a negative rapid antigen test result, neither taken more than three days before their flight. Prior to this new update, all arrivals by air had to present a negative PCR test result taken within seven days of their flight. In addition, all arriving passengers, including returning nationals and residents but excluding minors, are now required to have received at least one dose of a two-dose vaccine.

The level of risk associated with the Katherine LGA has changed from ‘Very low risk’ to ‘High risk’. If you are vaccinated, you can still travel to SA but on arrival you must comply with 'High risk' conditions.

New Zealand is set to introduce a new ‘traffic light’ system of COVID-19 alert levels from December 3, PM Jacinda Ardern has confirmed. Most freedoms will be available to those who are vaccinated – including visiting restaurants, bars, hairdressers and gyms, even at the highest alert levels. Those unvaccinated will face restrictions on gathering sizes, and will not be able to enter most hospitality businesses at higher alert levels.

Fully vaccinated New Zealanders in Australia will be able to travel to New Zealand without a two-week quarantine period from January 16, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has said. Mr Hipkins has outlined a staged reopening of international borders, with foreign travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID able to enter the country from April 30. Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers from all other countries could start travelling to New Zealand without quarantine from February 13, Mr Hipkins said. However, Mr Hipkins said there would be a mandatory 7-day self-isolation period for those who were not required to enter quarantine. He said all travellers will also require a negative pre-departure test, proof of vaccination and a declaration that they had not been in a very high-risk country in the past 14 days.

Chief Minister Michael Gunner says Katherine will transition from a lockdown to a lockout at some point. "We will transition at some point to a lockout and I cannot give you any more comfort on when that will be yet," he says. "I know this feels never-ending but every day we know more and every test lets us know more. "Keep doing what you were doing and we will get there."

Australia will further ease its COVID-19 border restrictions by reopening to fully vaccinated skilled and student visa holders from December 1, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed. Eligibility extends to working holidaymakers, humanitarian workers and provisional family visa holders. They must hold a valid, qualifying visa, be able to provide proof of vaccination status, and present evidence of a negative PCR test for COVID-19 taken up to 72 hours prior to travel. From the same date, Australia will also reopen to fully vaccinated citizens from Japan and South Korea with valid Australian visas.

That means fully vaccinated residents can move around the community in the Robinson River area, including surrounding homelands. Katherine will remain locked down until 6pm Wednesday, 24 November.

Norway has imposed stricter entry restrictions on travellers arriving from all EU countries. Starting Friday 26 November, EU travellers entering Norway must register their arrival into the country, regardless of vaccination status, residency status and nationality. Both unvaccinated travellers and those who can prove recovery with a health pass must be tested at the border. In the event of a traveller crossing a border without a place to test, such as a land border, they must submit a test result within 24 hours of arriving in Norway.

Starting November 30, 2021, Canadians or individuals who have right of entry, qualify as fully vaccinated travellers and who re-enter Canada within 72 hours of leaving, won’t have to provide a pre-entry molecular test result.

The Philippines is looking to open its borders to fully vaccinated tourists coming from "green list" countries "soon". There are currently 44 countries and territories on the Philippines coronavirus “green list”. The Philippines added South Africa on November 16, effective until the next review on November 30.

Austria will implement the first full-scale lockdown imposed by any European government this winter, from 22 November 2021. These regulations were announced just days after the state imposed a lockdown on unvaccinated people aged 12 years and over, and policed it with officers on the streets asking for vaccination certificates. This new lockdown will last a maximum of 20 days, and during this time, travel to Austria from non-EU countries for touristic purposes will not be allowed. Austria will become the first European state to make vaccination mandatory from February 1, 2022.

Emirates has confirmed it will retrofit 105 of its wide-body aircraft with its premium economy product, in addition to other cabin enhancements. The 18-month retrofit programme, scheduled to begin at the end of 2022, will be entirely conducted at Emirates’ engineering centre in Dubai. It will see 52 Emirates A380s and 53 Boeing 777s fitted with the new cabin class. The airline is also considering installing a brand-new business class product on its Boeing 777 aircraft, with customised seats in a one-two-one layout.

Travellers from central Sydney and Melbourne will be allowed into South Australia when borders open on Tuesday, but travellers from local government areas with vaccination rates lower than 90 per cent will be prevented from attending high-risk settings like aged care and major events, like the Adelaide Ashes test. The SA Premier Steven Marshall says fully vaccinated travellers from every Victorian and New South Wales local government area will be permitted to travel, except for Byron Bay, which is yet to hit a vaccination rate of 80 per cent. Those travelling from New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT will be required to have a COVID test in the 72 hours prior to arrival in SA, and must undergo a daily symptom check for 14 days via a phone app. Those who travel from a local government area with a vaccination rate of less than 90 per cent will also have to undergo tests within 24 hours of arrival in SA, and again on days 6 and 13.

El Salvador removed all entry requirements relating to COVID-19 on Wednesday, November 17. This means travellers to the Central American country no longer have to provide evidence of vaccination or negative COVID tests to enter. Despite the relaxation of the rules, the government is still recommending but not mandating that individuals get vaccinated, wear masks, and test when returning to and leaving the country.

Victoria is on its way to becoming one of the most vaccinated places in the world, with nearly all remaining restrictions to be lifted statewide for fully vaccinated people from 11:59pm tonight. With Victoria set to hit the 90 per cent double dose milestone for eligible people in the coming days, the Acting Chief Health Officer has determined that almost all remaining restrictions in Victoria will ease from tonight – reaching Phase D of the National Plan. From this coming weekend, fully vaccinated Victorians can hit the dance floor once again, there’ll be no limits in the home and no caps or density limits for cafés and restaurants. The vaccinated economy will remain, as will masks in some high risk settings – as both are important in reducing risk as we get back to normal. All indoor and outdoor events with less than 30,000 fully vaccinated attendees will be able to proceed with no special approval and outdoor events with 30,000 or more will only need to publish their COVIDSafe Plan. From 11:59pm tonight, the vast majority of people who come into contact with a confirmed positive case outside their home won’t have to self-quarantine. These contacts will be required to get a standard (PCR) test and isolate until they get a negative result. In addition to isolation changes for contacts, people who have COVID-19 will be required to isolate for 10 days, instead of 14 days.

South Australia has closed its border to the Northern Territory in response to a growing cluster which has emerged in the Top End communities of Katherine and Robinson River. Only South Australian residents are allowed to enter the state from the Northern Territory after police issued a new directive late on Wednesday night. Travellers who have been in the Katherine local government area since November 10 will be allowed to return home but they must be double vaccinated and quarantine at home for seven days. Unvaccinated people will be forced into hotel quarantine for 14 days.

West Australia has tightened its border restrictions with Northern Territory as it battles a fresh outbreak which has now grown to 11 cases. Authorities have elevated the Northern Territory to “low-risk”, with only fully vaccinated travellers allowed into Western Australia. They must also go into self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. Anyone who arrived into West Australia from the Northern Territory since November 10 and has been to any of the exposure sites must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days.