In a major change of approach, Japan is eyeing autumn as the season to allow for normal tourism and finally remove its harsh border measures, including the visa it imposed on American travelers. Pretty soon, U.S. citizens and other foreigners will be allowed to enter Japan with fewer hurdles. Throughout the pandemic, the East Asian …

Grabbing a last-minute breakfast before flying is common practice when rushing through the airport. However, that breakfast could cost you much more than anticipated if you aren’t careful. Recently, a passenger heading to Australia was fined $1,874 USD for bringing his McDonald’s breakfast with him from Bali. That breakfast will end up costing more than …

The day many have been waiting for has finally arrived: The Canadian government has just announced that on August 9th, fully vaccinated U.S. citizens will be able to visit Canada. Vaccinated travelers from all other countries will be allowed to visit Canada starting on September 7th. U.S. Travelers Can Visit Canada Starting On August 9th …

For those wanting to plan a trip to Canada this year, there’s finally some good news. After almost a year and a half of closed borders, the Canadian government has announced that they are in a position to re-open to Americans by mid-August and other countries by early September. Canada’s Current Border Restrictions Canada’s border …

At the height of the pandemic, borders between nations were closed, restricted or tightened on an almost weekly basis, in response to growths in cases, variants being detected and fear of the virus spreading out of control. Whilst we are starting to see many of the restrictions slowly being eased back to normal, there are …

For the past year, the pandemic has literally changed almost every facet of travel. Now many countries and travelers are claiming that the new COVID-19 vaccines are going to be the magical cure for international travel restrictions in 2021.  While its still unknown how the tourism industry will evolve in 2021, countries that rush to …