As Covid cases dwindle across Mexico, officials in the state of Quintana Roo are looking to lift the mask requirement in Cancun by April, in a move that would further ascertain the city’s return to pre-pandemic normality. Currently, tourists are required to wear face coverings in public spaces and observe a number of other guidelines …

Vietnam finally opened for international tourism yesterday (15 March) – after more than two years of being closed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Having reported last month that the country was looking to open its borders for tourists, Vietnam has finally done so – with travelers now able to enter for tourism purposes once …

Rising gas prices across the country are causing Uber and Lyft to add a fuel surcharge to all of their rides in the United States. This is one example of how companies are passing on the cost of gas to the consumer. We can also expect to see this trend in the airline industry if …

Travelers will no longer need to take tests or provide proof of vaccination The list of countries removing all Covid-related restrictions for travelers seems to be growing daily and now another exciting destination joined that list: the Maldives.  Just a few days ago, the government declared that international travelers entering the Maldives will no longer …

After Covid, which is yet to be completely beaten, the tourism industry in Europe is facing another huge challenge due to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, which sparked the bloodiest conflict seen in European soil in decades. With the situation continuing to escalate, the World Tourism Organization is now calling Europe a ‘dangerous’ destination …

The CDC has lowered the health risk advisory for travel on cruise ships. The cruise industry has suffered a turbulent time throughout the pandemic, at one point having virtually all cruise operations suspended. However, even when cruises were allowed to resume once more, the CDC still recommended against travelers taking cruises – despite cruise ships …

Joining the ranks of Caribbean destinations easing travel restrictions once more, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) announced recently the pre-departure testing requirement is being lifted for vaccinated Americans visiting from the mainland. The move follows an accentuated drop in Covid cases as the U.S. territory rides out the Omicron storm. Shortly after Omicron was flagged …

The cruise lines will be serving exciting routes from April to July 2022 and will also offer new unique experiences A few days ago, Canada announced the reopening of its ports to cruise ships, and now the cruise lines Prices Cruises and Cunard Line are resuming operations to Alaska for summer season 2022 and 2023.  …

Will masks on planes and airports become a thing of the past? That reality is among us, at least in some cases. It came as a big reveal on Monday when two major British airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways, announced that they would be dropping their mask mandate for passengers on flights where …

The US Department of State has issued several new travel advisory warnings to a range of countries, with the Caribbean in particular set to be affected by the latest updates. Of the 23 travel advisory updates to be issued just yesterday, ten of them were handed out to countries located in the Caribbean – with …

Universal Studios – in partnership with Nintendo – has announced that the first Super Nintendo World in the U.S. is set to open in 2023. The park attraction – which follows in the footsteps of its namesake themed area which opened at Universal Studios Japan in 2021 – will be based at Universal Studios Hollywood …

WestJet has announced 14 new flights to Europe and 3 new flights to the United States, just in time for Spring and Summer breaks. After two years of poor connectivity in and out of Canada, this is excellent news for all travel-hungry Canucks and anyone transiting through the country. The flight annoucements restores WestJet’s summer …