Canadians dreaming of a winter tropical vacation to Hawaii will be excited about WestJet’s new announcement to offer pre-flight COVID-19 tests for its passengers departing Calgary International Airport (YYC). The news is an important step towards reopening normal travel between Canada and Hawaii as it means that Canadians will no longer be required to self-isolate …

The year has been unusual in many ways, and our travel behavior and trends did not take any exceptions. Among the top U.S. travel trends in 2020 were, prioritizing flexibility, health safety, staying close to home, extended vacations, and flying solo. Kicked off by the pandemic, 2020 has been a year packed with changes.  The …

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are going to be offering some of the best online travel deals of the year where travelers can save big on dream vacations.  But wait, before you go booking that trip, the world has changed and travel looks very different then it did before the pandemic.  To prevent losing out …

Quarantine-free travel between the US and Europe has moved a step closer with the announcement that Delta Airlines has begun a COVID-19 testing program on its flights between Atlanta and Rome. In a press release on November 26 the US airline explained that it had developed a rigorous COVID-19 testing regime, with assistance from the …

President-Elect Joe Biden is scheduled to take office at the beginning of 2021. Infrastructure, Economic and Border Policies are some of the things you can expect for his administration to address when it comes to changes in travel. The U.S presidential race was contested earlier this month, and barring any chances of President Donald Trump’s …

Thailand has been welcoming its first intake of foreign tourists since March of this year, when its borders were slammed shut due to the pandemic. Whilst the number of visitors this month is far below the usual for this time of the year, it serves as a welcome sign that things are slowly but surely …

The US government is reportedly considering removing the ban on international visitors from Europe and Brazil, potentially opening the door for tourists from these countries to return for the first time since March. Discussions between the federal government, public health agencies and airlines have resulted in widespread official backing for the move, which still requires …

We said earlier this year that the vaccine was going to completely change travel in 2021.  It looks as though the prediction is coming to light even before the end of 2020 as the CEO of Qantas Airlines announced their plan to only allow passengers with proof of a COVID-19 vaccine to fly with the …

Following Thailand’s impressive efforts in halting the spread of Covid-19, this week the United States Department of State has lowered the travel advisory level to from Level 2 to Level 1. On August 6th, the US removed its global Level 4 travel warning, yet placed only a Level 2 warning on Thailand given the pandemic. …

The current trajectory of COVID in the U.S has brought the nation to a standstill, placing travelers in an unenviable position. Last week, the Center for Disease Control urged US travelers to stay home for Thanksgiving. However, as pandemic fatigue matured and many yearned for time with their loved ones, travelers were ultimately left undeterred …

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the travel industry forever, with one impact being the acceleration of trends for more local and sustainable tourism. The pandemic has been hugely disruptive for tourism, with travel restrictions and lockdowns implemented worldwide since March in order to contain the spread of the virus. This has affected all kinds of …

The U.S. State Department has dropped its level 4 ‘do not travel’ for the Bahamas to a level 3 ‘reconsider travel’. The level 4 was originally issued for the Bahamas on August 6th but as of November 23, that warning has been dropped and states ‘reconsider travel to The Bahamas due to health and safety …