Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte announced late Friday that Italy will be reopening its borders for cruise ships starting on August 15th, 2020.  It’s the latest move to boost Italy’s tourism industry hit hard by the global pandemic. The approval came despite COVID-19 infections being confirmed in passengers and crew in recently resumed cruises in other …

The cruise industry voluntarily suspended voyages in U.S. waters until “at least” Oct. 31, a month past  the date the CDC’s ‘no sail’ order will expire.  The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced the voluntary suspension Wednesday. “Despite the valuable alignment between CLIA’s previous voluntary suspension to 15 September and the CDC’s current No-Sail Order …

Andorra has officially reopened borders for international tourism, and as of July 29, is now allowing all nations to visit, but with different entry requirements based on residency. Andorra is a quaint micro-nation nestled into the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain, with a population of just under 80,000, but somehow still manages to get …

Georgia is officially reopening its borders on July 31, 2020. However, only 5 nations can currently visit Georgia with no restrictions. Some other nations are included in the official reopening announcement, but with additional entry requirements.  → UPDATE: This article was last updated September 2020 and since publishing, we have a more recent (and more …

In a new travel warning for Brits, citizens are being told they could face unexpected 14 day quarantines if they decide to travel abroad. Downing Street insisted that rules on overseas travel were under “constant review”, raising fears that the holiday plans of millions will be threatened. The UK government made the decision to remove Spain off …

Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have to do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organization said on Monday. A surge of infections has prompted countries to reimpose some travel restrictions in recent days, with Britain throwing the …

The Canadian border may be closed to non-essential traffic but an average of 2100 vehicles still crossed the land border every day in June. Statistics Canada reported that land crossings into the country by Americans dropped 96% to 64,200 compared to last year in June.  “In June 2020, 64,200 US residents entered Canada in US-licensed automobiles through 111 land ports equipped …

International travelers arriving in Sydney will have to pay $3000 for a mandatory 2 week hotel quarantine.  New South Wales has now joined Queensland with more states expected to follow as they shift away from multi-million dollar burden “Australian residents have been given plenty of time to return home, and we feel it is only …

BREAKING NEWS: The EU has published the official list in a press release. Click here for the allowed countries The EU will be reopening their borders for tourism to 14 countries according to BBC.  The list is tentative and has not yet been finalized by the European Union but is expected to be announced Tuesday …

The Government of Aruba  announced the country has officially reopened its borders for international tourism on July 1, 2020. Tourists from the United States and Canada are welcome! Starting on June 15th: Bonaire and Curaçao will be able to travel to Aruba.  Then on July 1st: Aruba will open to the Caribbean (with the exception of Dominican Republic and Haiti), Europe, …

On June 15, 2020 Belgium officially reopened its borders to tourists, first allowing select countries to visit. Then on January 27, 2021 Belgium shut its borders again for non-essential travel. Now as of mid-2021, Belgium is once again allowing EU+ residents to visit, along with some third-party tourists. Belgium was just celebrating a record year …

Spain is officially reopening for tourism starting on June 21, 2020 The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, announced Spain will first reopen it borders to all tourists coming from countries within the European Union on June 21. Then, starting on July 1st, Spain will reopen borders to international tourists from countries outside the EU, …