Mexico and the Dominican Republic are the top destinations for Americans looking to escape the cold this winter. Travel Off Path polled our community of readers and found that over 78% of Americans looking for a warm getaway this winter will visit either Mexico or the Dominican Republic.  After connectivity and proximity to the U.S. …

As many rules are constantly changing throughout Europe, it’s hard for many eager travelers to keep track. We’ve rounded up all the latest travel advisories, border restrictions, and travel rule changes that have happened in Europe over the past week to help keep you informed. What happened in Europe this week? Many EU nations imposed …

Ethiopia has reopened borders on September 23, 2020 and is now again allowing tourists and foreigners to enter the country. Ethiopia was closed for a total of 6 months since closing both land and air borders back on March 23rd in response to the pandemic, which came as a real blow to the country’s economy, …

Americans are proud travelers. They love their country and for the nations that locked them out and made them feel unwelcome, they may not forget for a very long time.  U.S. tourists spent an estimated $144 billion in 2018 alone on international travel and prior to the pandemic had one of the strongest passports in …

The President of Mexico has announced that a new airport will be built in Tulum, Quintana Roo to help further stimulate the economy. President López Obrador said that the airport will further help boost tourism and business in the south and southeast of Mexico.  “A new airport will be built in Tulum, it will help …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Colombia announced they will be reopening air borders for international flights on September 21 after being closed for 6 months due to the pandemic. The Minister of Transportation, Angela Maria Orozco, stated: “International flights will restart with a gradual first phase which will be announced shortly.” Important Update: Since this article was originally published on …

Whether we like it or not, the COVID-19 vaccine is right around the corner and it’s going to have a big impact on the way we travel in 2021.  We’ve been following travel in the COVID-19 world since the very beginning. From the time countries first started shutting down, to the reopening of nations around …