Update to the names of two destinations in our database
We will be updating the names of two destinations in our database to better align with ISO naming:
Renaming of "monkeypox" to "mpox"
In light of the recent decision by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to change the name of "monkeypox" to "mpox", we are starting the process to change our reporting of the disease from “monkeypox” to “mpox”. We will eventually phase out the former term and replace it with "mpox".
Launch of our Alerts 4.0
The last major update to our Alert reporting system came in late 2015 and allowed Riskline analysts to double their daily volume of reports.
Changes to our COVID-19 information in 2023
As Covid-19 continues to evolve, we recognise that some of the information that we have provided since the start of the pandemic in early 2020 is no longer relevant or important to today's traveller or travel manager.
Our last remaining COVID-19 regional report has been suspsended
We have suspended our COVID-19 regional report for the Australian state of Victoria following its removal of testing requirements.
In the event of local authorities reintroducing new travel restrictions, Riskline will restart the relevant reports for the affected region(s).
Pre-Travel Advisories API now supported in multiple languages
Our Pre-Travel Advisories API is now available in: German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish as well as French and English.
Minor additions to COVID-19 microsite
We have made the following additions to the COVID-19 microsite:
Spanish regions COVID-19 infection rates are no longer tracked
The Spanish government have stopped tracking COVID-19 infection rates at the regional level.
Because of this, we have removed the Spanish regional infection map from our COVID-19 microsite. We now also return "null" values in API sections for "infection rate" for regions in Spain.
Suspension of inactive COVID-19 regional reports
Riskline will suspend Administrative Level One COVID-19 Reports ("Regional Reports"), where there is no longer any significant difference from national level COVID-19 travel policies, from 4 July 2022.
More of our APIs are now supported in multiple languages
Our Summary, Advisory and Country Risk Level APIs are now available in: German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish as well as French and English.