Just over a month after announcing some of the strictest measures in Europe in tackling the spread of Omicron, including the implementation of a curfew right before Christmas, the Republic of Ireland has now decided to lift most of them. It follows in the footsteps of the neighboring United Kingdom, which has recently scrapped mandatory …

Nearly two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) first declared Covid a pandemic, prompting a majority of countries to seal their borders and put the breaks on air travel, the same entity now classes these measures as “ineffective” and urges national governments to lift existing travel bans. The statement was issued following the tenth …

Booking tickets to Hawaii has never been easier, with Southwest Airlines now strengthening its partnership with Uplift and offering passengers more flexible payment options through January 24. Hawaii is hands down one of the most popular sunny destinations all-year-round for mainland Americans, as well as overseas visitors, offering a number of activities ranging rom sightseeing …

Aligning itself with fellow European Union (EU) nations, Spain has recently tightened restrictions on inbound travelers, both from within Europe and across the pond, and will now require most American travelers to have a booster for entry. The Iberian country, which has registered some of the highest number of Covid cases in Europe since the …

Canadian airlines have teamed up to request that Canada’s federal government scraps the testing on arrival requirement for vaccinated tourists, in a move that looks set to have repercussions across the nation’s hard-hit tourism industry. Currently, Canada applies one of the strictest border regimes in North America, with non-vaccinated visitors generally not allowed to enter, …

Costa Rica is one of a select number of countries open to American travelers right now with very few restrictions. After enjoying an extremely successful 2021 on the tourism front, and with officials having high hopes for the year ahead, the country is once again firmly rejecting tightening entry requirements. Due to its relatively relaxed …

Visitors to the Mexican Caribbean who are looking to travel off the beaten path will soon be able to hop on a ‘Mayan Train‘ towards at least two brand new destinations, while still benefitting from stronger connectivity between existing tourist hotspots like Cancún and Tulum. As announced by Javier May Rodríguez, the new general director …

It is time we finally addressed the burning question every traveler in the Covid era, no matter how experienced, keeps asking themselves: “how soon will I be able to fly home to the U.S. in case I test positive abroad?” Now more now than ever, and especially with Omicron cases on the rise, travelers are …

A rising Caribbean destination and one of the most popular sunny getaways for Americans during the Covid pandemic, Belize will now require all international visitors to take out travel insurance before landing in the country. Looking to strengthen policies at the border, especially at a time when the Omicron threat advances, the Central American jewel …

At the peak of its tourist season, the small island nation of Cuba has decided to tighten entry requirements for U.S. visitors, by requiring proof of vaccination against Covid as well as a pre-departure PCR test. The announcement follows a sharp rise in cases, led particularly by the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. Now, Americans hoping to …

In a new chapter of the ongoing Omicron saga, Mexico is the latest country to be hit with a wave of mass flight cancelations as more crew calls in sick, threatening the vacation plans of millions flying into popular tourism hotspots across the Mayan heartland. Mirroring a trend first witnessed in the United States during …

Unlike other sunny destinations that have rushed to further strengthen their borders and reinstate now-familiar curbs on social life, Jamaica will not be announcing lockdowns this season, nor in the foreseeable future. As one of the strictest Caribbean states when it comes to pandemic-era travel regulations, many expected Jamaica to tighten Covid mandates, especially at …