Canada is a top destination among Americans with over 13 million visitors heading north per year prior to the pandemic. With the longest shared land border in the world, travel between Canada and the United States is a major driver of both nations tourism economies. Now with tight border rules and travel restrictions, U.S. citizens …
Breaking News: According to reports, The Trump administration plans to extend the no-sail order for cruise ships until October 31. (That matches the endpoint of the cruise industry’s self-imposed ban.) According to a news reports By Axios, claims that CDC Director Robert Redfield, “was overruled when he pushed to extend a “no-sail order” on passenger cruises into …
Effective September 28th, Ukraine will reopen borders for tourism…again. On August 29th, Ukraine made the surprising decision to re-shut its borders after being open for tourism for only two months since the original closure back in March. A sudden surge in cases throughout the summer prompted the nation to ban all non-essential foreign arrivals and …
Rio’s Carnival in Brazil has been cancelled for the first time in more than 100 years which will result in the loss of 2 million tourists to Brazil. Rio’s League of Samba Schools, LIESA, announced that the spread of COVID-19 has made it impossible to safely hold the traditional parades which attract a total of …
A second cruise line will resume operations in Australia on October 14th as the industry looks to recover after the global shutdown of cruising back in March. The first cruise ship to resume operations was the 36 passenger True North in July. The small yacht like ship began doing sailings to the Kimberly coast from …
Peru officially reopened borders for international flights on October 5, 2020, following the formal announcement made by President Martín Vizcarra on Friday, September 25, 2020. “International flights will be authorized, as of October 5, between countries in the region and little by little to other latitudes,” – President Vizcarra The Incan ruins of Machu Picchu …
Recently edited and updated for 2021 travel! American travelers might be able to take that trip to Italy after all, but it’s going to take a few extra steps. Ever since Italy reopened to select nations back in June 2020, American travelers have been writing into us asking how they can still enter the country, …
Hawaii has kept strict entry requirements in place preventing the spread of COVID-19 on the islands. Known for some of the most beautiful scenery in the world and almost perfect year round weather, Hawaii receives almost 10 million tourists a year. Here are the latest COVID-19 entry requirements and everything tourists need to know before …
Costa Rica is open for tourism! Known for the ‘Pura Vida’ way of life, unlimited outdoor adventure activities, lush national parks, super-chill beaches, and affordable prices, its no wonder Costa Rica welcomed over 3 million tourists last year. However, Costa Rica’s tourism has been devastated by the pandemic this year with months of strict closures …
The Dominican Republic Government has released COVID-19 cases for its tourist areas of the country to promote tourism and the low infection rates. According to the government, the country’s main tourist epicenter of Punta Cana had only 5 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last week. Tourists Enjoying the Beach in a Popular Resort area …
The famous Chichen Itzá archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico has officially reopened for tourism the Yucatán government announced on Tuesday in a press release. *Update: The reopening was delayed but will officially go ahead on October 5th The Chichen Itzá archaeological site will be open daily from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm and will be …
Uzbekistan is officially reopening its borders for tourism and resuming international flights starting on October 1, 2020. The formal Soviet nation located in Central Asia first closed its borders on March 15 in response to the virus and has virtually stayed shut for tourism ever since. On September 18th the Republican Special Commission made the …