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The Effect Of COVID-19 On Nigerian Travelers by Chases: 2:38am On Dec 09, 2020
As we all know and have experienced, COVID-19 has been a huge disruption generally this year and the travel industry has been hit so badly. There are several impacts of COVID-19 on Nigerian Travelers and Folasade Opaleye the CEO of Apeiron Global, a leading travel consulting agency in Nigeria will be sharing insightful detail. One major impact of COVID-19 is limited access to some countries. According to Wikipedia, as of 02 July 2019, Nigerian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 45 countries and territories, ranking the Nigerian passport 98th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
However, that number had shrunk in no time. Here are a few countries open to Nigerian Travelers: UAE, South Africa, Tanzania, Kanya, Maldives, Ghana, Tanzania, UK, US, Turkey, and a couple of others.
Another major impact is the burden of conducting the COVID-19 test multiple times. Apart from the time and stress, the financial implication is also something that has increased the average cost of travel as it’s now a mandatory requirement in most countries globally. Some of the above-mentioned countries do not require travelers to have the test result before departing Nigeria. However, should travelers be flying certain airlines, the test result is a major requirement.
Also, according to the NCDC (Nigeria Centre for Disease Control), All travelers arriving in Nigeria must have tested negative for COVID-19 by PCR in the country of departure pre-boarding. The PCR test must be within 120 hours before departure and preferably within 72 hours pre-boarding.
A repeat PCR test is also conducted 7 days after arrival. Bear in mind that these tests are not free. Here is a good example; Traveling to Dubai via Emirates, a Negative PCR Test Result which costs N 50,400 is required. Before departing Dubai back to Nigeria, another Negative PCR Test which costs about 250ED is needed to board. In the same light, before boarding, it is mandatory to schedule and pay for the third test which is to be done within 7days after arrival. This costs another N 50,400.
Re: The Effect Of COVID-19 On Nigerian Travelers by fatihsim: 9:59pm On Dec 10, 2020
Hello,

Maldives accept all country and no need to visa for visit ( 30 days )

https://www.maldivler.com.tr/

check all details

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