Hungary will remain closed for tourism for another 30 days, until at least November 1, 2020. Last month on September 1st, Hungary suddenly re-closed their borders after being open to tourism for three months. A sudden surge in cases brought the government to make a quick and unexpected decision to re-seal the borders to most …

Breaking News Update: Bali will not open for international tourism until the end of 2020, Governor Wayan Koster has announced in a press conference.  The Governor of Bali originally announced that the island would officially be reopening its borders for international tourism on September 11th, 2020 but that was overruled by the Indonesian Government and …

5 large cruise ships will have resumed operations in the Mediterranean by October 19th as MSC and Costa continue to set standard for the entire cruising industry. While the U.S. cruising sits idle after the CDC extended its no sail order, cruising in the Mediterranean is moving full steam ahead. As of October 19th, MSC …

MSC is setting the standard for large cruise lines as it’s about to complete its fifth successful cruise onboard the MSC Grandiosa without any confirmed cases of COVID-19.  As other large cruise lines continue to sit back and watch, MSC is setting the stage for large ship cruising and making a name for itself in …

The Government of the Bahamas has announced that incoming travelers will no longer be required to self-quarantine for 14 days starting November 1st as long as they upload proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test.  As it stands now the Bahamas is reopening for tourism starting on October 15th but their ‘vacation in place‘ promotion …

Australia is reopening its borders for tourism to nationals from New Zealand starting on October 16th. New Zealanders will be able to fly to New South Wales and the Northern Territory of Australia beginning at 12:01 am October 16th.  “The establishment of a travel zone between Australia and New Zealand has been finalized,” stated Australian …

A travel corridor between South Korea and Bali has been proposed to the Indonesian government by Angkasa Pura I LTD which operates the Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport. President Director of Angkasa Pura, I Faik Fahmi has said that he plans to run a program called the Safe Corridor Initiative (SCI) as a bilateral cooperation …

Carnival Cruises is not canceling all 2020 sailings amid the CDC’s decision to extend the no sail order until October 31st, 2020. Some media reports have claimed that Carnival has already cancelled the rest of the 2020 season. According to their official website and press release there are still 21 cruises departing from their home …

Canada will remain closed to all international tourists until at least October 31st announced Minister of Public Safety, Bill Blair on Wednesday, September 30th from his twitter account.  We are extending the existing restrictions on non-U.S. international travel into Canada until October 31, 2020. For more information ⬇️https://t.co/zESXaTXBNj — Bill Blair (@BillBlair) September 30, 2020 …

The United States Government has dropped its travel advisory for Guatemala and Nicaragua from a level 4 ‘do not travel’ to a level 3 ‘reconsider travel’. Both countries were issued the level 4 advisory by the U.S. State Department back on August 10th citing high transmission levels of COVID-19. Now the United States government has …

American Airlines has announced that it plans to offer pre-flight COVID-19 testing for passengers traveling to Jamaica, Hawaii and the Bahamas. “Our plan for this initial phase of preflight testing reflects the ingenuity and care our team is putting into rebuilding confidence in air travel,” American Airlines President Robert Isom said in a statement. The testing …

The Canadian Government has officially issued a travel advisory for Iran. The warning states to avoid non-essential travel due to the volatile security situation, the regional threat of terrorism and the risk of arbitrary detention. Canadians, particularly dual Canadian-Iranian citizens, are at risk of being arbitrarily questioned, arrested and detained. Iran does not recognize dual nationality …