Costa Rica will reopen its borders for tourism on August 1, 2020, allowing tourists from select low-risk countries. Daniel Salas, the Health Minister of Costa Rica, made an announcement on June 26th clarifying that the current travel ban set to expire on June 30th will be extended another month until August 1st, at which point …

Say goodbye to flight social distancing.  Most major airlines in the U.S. and Canada have announced they will no longer be blocking middle seats as of July 1st.  American Airlines, which has been blocking half the middle seats in economy since April in the name of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, on Friday said it will end the practice …

Norwegian is the first major cruise line to announce reopening health and safety protocols in a new video the company released on Wednesday.  The video details new health and sanitation protocols that were brought on by the covid-19 pandemic. The video highlights six areas the company will be focused on when Norwegian returns to the …

St. Vincent and the Grenadines are officially reopening for tourism on July 1, 2020 allowing tourists from all countries to visit. The Caribbean islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have outlined extremely clear entry requirements, which differ depending on the date of travel, plus the country of origin. We are going to break the …

All Novembers sailings have now been suspended.  Princess Cruises has scheduled their reopening cruise for December 20th 2020.  According to the Princess website the first American sailing will be a 7 day eastern Caribbean cruise from Ft. Lauderdale Sailings have been canceled through Dec. 15 on all travel into and out of ports throughout Asia, …

As borders start to open up and more travel based restrictions are lifted, Canadian airline WestJet has announced their July flight schedule, which has some great international destinations on it.  But…can Canadians travel right now? The government of Canada has issued a ‘avoid all non-essential travel’ advisory, but there is nothing in place that actually …

Norwegian cruises has scheduled their reopening cruise for March 1st, 2021 According to the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) website, one of the first sailings is a 5 day Caribbean cruise departing from Miami to the Bahamas. Norwegian Encore (Image:NCL) Norwegian extended the suspension of cruising with the following statement.  “The safety, security and well-being of …

Los Cabos has officially reopened for tourism including beaches and hotels.  Los Cabos has moved from a level 6 to a level 3 will allow for the reopening of hotels, beaches, restaurants and parks to operate at 50% capacity according to the Government of Baja California Sur. Here is the complete list of businesses and activities …

Puerto Vallarta will officially be reopening for tourism on June 15th including all beaches and hotels. “We have taken decisions that have allowed us to adjust the definitions of what can be done in these two municipalities so that hotel and tourist activity can begin their recovery process, ” said Governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro. …

The most important thing to know is that the U.S did not close its borders to all countries. They did however suspend tourist visas and banned Europe, Iran, Brazil and China from entering the United States. Here is everything you need to know about the United States reopening for international tourism. Testing Requirements Arriving in …

The hotspots of Cancun and Playa Del Carmen have officially reopened for tourism. Surrounding vacation hotspots like Tulum, Isla Mujeres and Cozumel have also reopened. The Governor of Quintana Roo has announced that the entire state has a reduced risk of COVID-19 transmission as the epidemiological light was dropped from ‘orange’ to ‘yellow’. This allows Cancun, Playa …

The buffets may be gone, but half prices hotels in Cancun will definitely make up for it.  The Hotel Associations of Cancun, Puerto Morelos & Isla Mujeres, the Riviera Maya, Cozumel, and the Grand Costa Maya are working together to launch the #Come2MexicanCaribbean campaign, starting June 15. Hotels listed below Calling it a “destination reactivation,” …