Spring break is right around the corner and although the world seems more locked down than ever, many Americans are still planning to travel. Despite new testing measures required for Americans returning home and the list of destinations accessible for tourists shrinking, many U.S. travelers are already planning their spring break vacations. According to a …

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) finalized a ruling in relation to the transportation of service animals by air travel on Wednesday.  One of the major implications of the ruling is that it would no longer allow travelers with personal support animals, that are not certified and trained service animals, to be taken on board …

The Cancun International Airport reported a busy long weekend reaching upwards of 400 flights in a single day. The airport had one of its busiest days so far this year recording almost 400 flights on Saturday. It total there were 195 arrivals including 60 domestic and 135 international flights. Additionally 192 planes departed of which 58 were domestic …

When it comes to traveling, it’s a well-known fact that statistically air travel is the safest form of transport there is. However, such words are of little comfort to the many travelers who experience a fear or anxiety towards flying – particularly when events such as those that unfolded over Denver make the headlines. Travelers …

Now solidly a year into the pandemic, few people confidently predicted that the fallout from the virus would be quite as dramatic as what we have seen around the world. Despite the Covid-19 situation in the United States improving over the past few days, with the 7 day rolling average of positives cases well below …

The U.S. State Department issued a new health alert on February 19 for Americans traveling to Mexico. While over the last year most alerts have come in the form of warnings regarding the growing Covid-19 crisis, this announcement came as welcome news for those headed to Mexico. The alert was issued by the U.S. Embassy …

Through the course of the pandemic, different nations, industries and businesses have striven to introduce a series of measures based on limiting the spread of Covid-19 and protecting people from contracting the virus. The aviation industry is no different, and news broke this week that major U.S. airlines would begin to collect information from international …

Hotel occupancy plummeted across Mexico’s beach destinations in January but Los Cabos is fairing better than most. According to data published by the Ministry of Tourism, Los Cabos hotel occupancy was down the least when compared with other popular beach destinations in Mexico including Puerto Vallarta and Cancun. Los Cabos registered a 44.1% drop in …

Iceland has reopened the country’s borders to tourists from June 15, 2020. When Iceland first opened in June, passengers arriving into Iceland had a choice: They  either choose to be tested for Covid upon arrival (15000 ISK/ $110 USD) or to go into quarantine for two weeks. Now as of 2021 the entry requirements have …

Whilst we are now a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, restrictions imposed across the world show no sign of slowing down. Instead of opening up, many countries instead doubling down on their existing restrictions in order to try and prevent the spread of the more easily transmitted Covid-19 variants that have plagued many countries around …

Sweeping government restrictions relating to travel have sternly impeded operations of Canadian airline carriers. In the most recent development, Calgary-based WestJet has announced it will be moving to temporarily suspend the services for four routes. Destination cities which will be affected are St. John’s N.L, London Ontario, and Lloydminster and Medicine Hat in Alberta. Route suspensions are …

The U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the expansion of ‘Simplified Arrival’ for eight pre-clearance locations throughout Canada. The ‘Simplified Arrival’ program is used by the CBP to automate the document checking process, currently done manually, which is required for admission to the U.S. In addition to automating the process, the CBP notes that the process …