China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of visas to be issued from Wednesday.
After closing due to pandemic restrictions, Asian noodle and sushi restaurant, Noodles XO, reopens at Canberra Airport today while a new retail and gift store, Merchant Canberra, opens its doors there for the first time.
International tourists are being urged to book a flight Down Under, as the federal government eases restrictions in a bid to return travel to pre-pandemic levels.
Australia's ban on international tourists will end on February 21 after a decision by the federal government, with double vaccination required for entry.
Queensland has eased restrictions on travel to and from all NSW border communities regardless of COVID-19 cases in some of them, in a further hint the state could be moving towards reopening its borders.
Singapore Airlines has blamed a lack of Australian government clarity about international travel on a decision to scrap dozens of pre-Christmas flights.
