The below article was originally published on September 1. It will no longer be updated, all recent updates can be found on our “Costa Rica: Covid-19 Entry Requirements For Travelers” Costa Rica has announced that it will reopen its borders to American tourists from twelve states by the middle of September.  Starting September 1st, the …

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 …

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 …

Japan is planning to finally take a step in reopening its borders to all countries as it starts allowing foreign residents and students to return in October after its borders closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic back in March.  The reopening would allow for foreign residents and students who were locked out of their homes, …

The party’s over in the U.K. A new curfew will go into effect on Thursday, September 24th that will shut down all restaurants and bars in England at 10:00 pm. The curfew is expected to last at least six months. For those looking to take the party home, social gatherings will also be limited to …

Argentina’s lockdown has been extended once again, scheduled to last until at least October 11, 2020. President Alberto Fernández’ announcement of the quarantine extension will effectively suspend international flights that were hoping to resume on October 1, and will keep borders closed for international tourism. Police force controls quarantine in Buenos Aires Decree 754/2020 issued …

Could testing before flying internationally become the new norm? IATA would like to see it that way.  The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, is reporting that international travel in 2020 is down a whopping 92% from last year and that massive decrease is crippling economies and livelihoods on every corner of the planet. As …

The healthy sail panel create by Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings LTD announced a 72 Step plan to protect passengers when cruising returns including mandatory COVID-19 testing. The Healthy Sail Panel is group made up of experts in the fields of medicine, science, infectious diseases, biosecurity, hospitality and maritime operations that was …

The land border between the United States and Mexico will not open for non-essential traffic until at least October 21st. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement on Thursday amid concerns about the growing number of cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. “After reviewing the development of the spread of Covid-19, Mexico proposed to …

One thing’s for sure. Cruising is back and it’s here to stay. After what seemed like a rocky restart for some smaller cruise ships, it appears large cruise lines have had the recipe for success so far in a COVID-19 world.  Costa is officially the first large cruise line to have 2 ships back in …

The Canada and United States land border will remain closed to all non-essential traffic until at least October 21st. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced the update on his Twitter on Friday stating, “We are extending non-essential travel restrictions with the United States until October 21st, 2020. We will continue to base our decisions on …

While Puerto Rico usually goes by the same rules as the United States, the island has implemented its own COVID-19 entry requirements.  Puerto Rico’s tourism industry was was growing fast prior to the pandemic with over 2.2 million visitors in 2019 which was up over 28% from 2018.  Here is everything travelers need to know …