The U.S. Department of State has issued a new level 3 ‘reconsider travel’ for Saint Lucia.  The new increased warning level was issued due to “health and safety measures and COVID-related conditions” according to the official release.  The island was originally given a level 2 advisory ‘exercise increased caution’ on August 31st when the United …

California may not be the best choice for a Christmas vacation this year. Millions of people in California will be spending the holidays under the nation’s strictest lockdown as cases of Covid-19 set new records. The move to enter lockdown comes after Los Angeles County passed the 10,000 daily cases milestone on Sunday, with 10,528 …

Last week, England ended its second national lockdown before moving towards a tiered system based on the impact of Covid-19 in specific regions. However, the debates surrounding the already-controversial system of coronavirus control have been reignited following the news that police forces are patrolling county borders to stop citizens moving from one tier to another. …

Following the news that French ski slopes are to be closed whilst Swiss ones remain open, French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that France is to start carrying out random checks along the border in order to prevent travelers from spreading Covid-19 further. Here’s a look at the problem, and the implications that it …

The Netherlands is set to become the latest country to make the wearing of a protective face mask mandatory in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. With most European countries having already made the wearing of masks compulsory, the Netherlands is late to the party – and the decision has caused controversy amongst its citizens. …

Following Thailand’s impressive efforts in halting the spread of Covid-19, this week the United States Department of State has lowered the travel advisory level to from Level 2 to Level 1. On August 6th, the US removed its global Level 4 travel warning, yet placed only a Level 2 warning on Thailand given the pandemic. …

The U.S. State Department has dropped its level 4 ‘do not travel’ for the Bahamas to a level 3 ‘reconsider travel’. The level 4 was originally issued for the Bahamas on August 6th but as of November 23, that warning has been dropped and states ‘reconsider travel to The Bahamas due to health and safety …

The Center For Disease Control (CDC) warning for travelers to stay home with their immediate family over Thanksgiving has gone unheard by many U.S. travelers. Despite CDC warnings, this past Friday and Saturday were two of the busiest travel days in U.S. airports since the pandemic began.  Although air traffic was down 60% from last Thanksgiving,  …

The Center For Disease Control (CDC) is sending a very strong message in a new warning announced on its website that cruise ship travel comes with a ‘very high risk’ of contracting COVID-19.  The CDC is sending some mixed messages as last month, the organization lifted the ‘No Sail Order’ which would allow cruise ships …

The United States government has dropped the level 4 ‘do not travel’ advisory for the Dominican Republic to a level 3 ‘reconsider travel’. The U.S. Department of State updated the reduced advisory level on November 19, 2020 stating that travelers should ‘reconsider travel’ to the Dominican Republic due to ‘health and safety measures and COVID-related …

The U.S. State Department has dropped its level 4 ‘do not travel’ advisory for Colombia to a level 3 ‘reconsider travel’. The reduced level advisory reads “Reconsider travel to Colombia due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Colombia due to crime, terrorism and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk.” The original Level 4  ‘Do not …

The states of California, Washington and Oregon have issued travel warnings to avoid all non-essential travel and urging 14 day quarantines for people entering the state after the number of COVID-19 cases continue to surge. Residents are urged to avoid all non-essential travel out of the state and to not leave the country. Those returning …