Slovenia has reopened its borders for international tourism, first by allowing select EU nations to visit in June, and further third-party countries to start visiting in July.   Slovenia is a beautiful country filled with natural wonders located in central Europe bordering Italy, Croatia, Hungary and Austria. It does have a small coastline Adriatic sea, …

The U.S. State Department has issued a level 4 ‘do not travel’ for Myanmar (Burma) due to civil unrest and Covid-19.  The Burmese military has overthrown and detained the elected government resulting in widespread protests against military rule.  The level 4 warning is the most severe advisory the U.S. State Department issues citing that areas …

Last week’s governmental approval of Air Canada’s proposed bid to acquire rival Air Transat for $190 million did not sit well with others in the industry, particularly WestJet. The President and CEO of the Calgary-based carrier, Edward Sims, expressed his disdain of the approval in a blog post released late last week. Sims alleged that …

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused havoc with travel plans for the best part of a year now, with millions of travelers forced to admit defeat and cancel trips that had been years in the making. Whilst airlines cancelling trips and facing financial difficulties may have taken the most column inches in the press, other travel …

Lithuania lifted their 3-month long quarantine on June 16 and has been slowly reopening the country for tourism. Throughout the summer more EU nations and a few selected third-party nations are allowed to enter without restrictions. Now in 2021, tightening restrictions are happening due to a surge of cases across Europe. Up until the pandemic, Lithuania …

For most travelers during this pandemic, flying is but a distant memory. With even the hardiest of travelers find themselves grounded for the past year, many airlines around the world have been struggling to keep themselves afloat, taking to cutting their fleet and suspending most of the routes that were on offer this time last …

New restrictions for incoming travelers to Canada including a new hotel quarantine and three Covid-19 tests will begin on February 22 announced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday.  “We’re not trying to punish people, we’re trying to keep people safe,” he said. Here is everything travelers need to know about the rules that were announced …

The United States has ruled out a plan to implement Covid-19 testing for domestic flights. The Biden administration announced Friday that the Center For Disease Control (CDC) does not recommend the testing and science doesn’t support the measure.  The announcement will come as welcome news to the millions of Americans that are expected to travel …

The Covid-19 situation across the US has improved considerably over the past month, with the country’s 7-day daily case average falling below 100,000 for the first time since early November. As a result, states around the country have started to loosen their restrictions, with life slowly beginning to go back to normal in some places. …

While most countries are in their strictest lockdowns of the pandemic, Mexico has done the complete opposite by welcoming all tourists with open arms. Now, some resorts are taking things one step further by providing free extended hotel stays for up to 14 days in the event that a traveler tests positive.   With the United …

In recent days, the U.S. government has been considering to expand testing requirements, currently in place for international travel, to extend to domestic travel as well. Most recently, reports have been circulating that the Biden administration is actively discussing domestic travel requirements, for locations such as Florida, in which the U.K. strain of COVID-19 is …

Whilst flying might look as simple as pointing an airplane in the direction of the destination and flying that way through the clouds, in reality, there’s a lot more to its than just hopping from A to B. Airlines spend tremendous amounts of time optimizing their flight paths, ensuring that they are doing all they …