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 United States did indeed lift its global level 4 ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory but many Americans are unaware that new travel warnings have gone into effect for each individual country. The State Department went back to its previous way of rating countries individually instead of the blanket worldwide ban they issued when the pandemic …

The United States has dropped its travel advisory for Egypt from a level 4 ‘do not travel’ to level 3 ‘reconsider travel’. After Egypt successfully flattened its curve of COVID-19 cases, the U.S. State Department has now reduced the advisory. Under the current COVID-19 entry requirements for Egypt, Americans are permitted to travel to the …

Breaking News: According to reports, The Trump administration plans to extend the no-sail order for cruise ships until October 31. (That matches the endpoint of the cruise industry’s self-imposed ban.) According to a news reports By Axios, claims that CDC Director Robert Redfield, “was overruled when he pushed to extend a “no-sail order” on passenger cruises into …

Virgin Voyages has delayed the official launch of their cruise line onboard the Scarlet Lady canceling all November cruises.  An official statement was sent in a letter to travel agents stating “As we continue to navigate what’s going on in the world, we’ve made the decision to cancel our November sailings.” Scarlet Lady cruise ship …

The famous Chichen Itzá archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico has officially reopened for tourism the Yucatán government announced on Tuesday in a press release.  *Update: The reopening was delayed but will officially go ahead on October 5th The Chichen Itzá archaeological site will be open daily from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm and will be …

Canada is a top destination among Americans with over 13 million visitors heading north per year prior to the pandemic. With the longest shared land border in the world, travel between Canada and the United States is a major driver of both nations tourism economies. Now with tight border rules and travel restrictions, U.S. citizens …

While the world continues to be plagued by economic shutdowns, border closures and travel bans, Cancun has defied all the odds. As most airlines continue to cancel flights around the world due to low demand, it’s the opposite in Cancun. Airlines are scrambling to take advantage of Cancun becoming one of the top tourists destinations …

A second cruise line will resume operations in Australia on October 14th as the industry looks to recover after the global shutdown of cruising back in March.  The first cruise ship to resume operations was the 36 passenger True North in July. The small yacht like ship began doing sailings to the Kimberly coast from …

The COVID-19 travel era is difficult enough with mandatory PCR tests, quarantines, forms and health protocols. Many Canadians are celebrating a recent announcement after media outlets published stories on Air Canada and WestJet’s free ‘COVID-19 travel insurance’.  Lets get things straight. COVID-19 Insurance is NOT travel insurance. Two of Canada’s largest airlines, Air Canada and …