Italy has decided to remove quarantine restrictions on US and Canadian travelers in a bid to bring North American travelers back to Italy this summer.  In the Facebook post, Italy’s Health Minister Roberto Speranza stated that Italy would allow entry from EU member countries, the U.S, Canada, and Japan if they meet the Green Certificate …

Malta has decided to reopen its borders to US travelers from 40 states from June 17th in a push to restart tourism. Unlike many other EU nations that have also decided to recently allow the U.S., Malta is not requiring visitors to be fully vaccinated. Travelers from the U.S. will need evidence of a negative …

Morocco has decided to open for international vaccinated travelers without testing requirements – including those from the US, Canada, and the U.K – from June 15th 2021. The reopening is an attempt to salvage Morocco’s damaged travel industry as the pandemic has slowed tourism to a crawl for much of the past 15 months. The …

The gorgeous tropical destination of Mauritius will reopen its borders on July 15th to international travelers.  The island confirmed it will reopen in stages from July 15th to vaccinated travelers, offering holidaymakers the opportunity to plan honeymoons and vacations. Although the island will take its first reopening step on July 15th, the island expects to …

Switzerland has set out its plan to reopen to international tourists – including U.S. travelers – who’ve had a COVID-19 vaccine from June 28th. The move follows many of Switzerland’s European neighbors, which reopened for vaccinated tourists in the last month. These nations include France, Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Denmark.  *note: This news story was …

Portugal has decided to allow vaccinated American tourists to enter the country this summer in an attempt to save its summer tourist season. The summer has been badly affected by the ongoing pandemic, and the UK moving Portugal to its amber list – being Portugal’s third biggest visitor – has left the Portuguese tourism industry …

US president Joe Biden and British prime minister Boris Johnson will declare a resumption of transatlantic travel “as soon as possible.” The two leaders will meet at the G7 today. It’s their first in-person meeting, and the resumption of travel is hot on the agenda. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the two nations have banned …

Canada has proposed plans to remove hotel quarantine and 14-day self-isolation for fully vaccinated Canadian travelers.  The Canadian Health Minister, Patty Hajdu, declared the first steps in easing Canada’s border restrictions which are expected to begin in July. Canada has restricted all non-essential travel since the pandemic began. That includes closing the border between Canada …

The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has signaled a potential end to the border restrictions between the United States and Canada. During a press conference on Monday, Justin Trudeau told the St. John’s Board of Trade Outlook Conference that all travelers would need “to be fully vaccinated” before entering Canada. In addition, the Prime Minister …

Carnival Cruise Line has declared its plans to restart its cruises in July from the US state of Texas. The first cruise will set sail from the port of Galveston when the Carnival Vista departs on July 3rd. After that, Carnival Breeze will return to operations on July 15th.  Carnival Cruise Line also hopes to …

Hawaii will remove travel restrictions as vaccination rates rise throughout the state in the coming weeks. The state has set out a clear roadmap, which could see complete travel freedom by August. For most of the pandemic, Hawaii has had stringent travel restrictions. However, on Friday, Gov. David Ige declared that the state would eliminate …

On Friday, Royal Caribbean International announced six of its major cruise ships would begin sailing from major U.S ports from July onwards. This comes after news that the CDC has granted more cruise lines permission to begin test cruises throughout the summer. In addition, the company also expects its entire fleet to be fully operational …