For the first time this pandemic, Australia is set to significantly ease its entry restrictions and reopen its borders to vaccinated tourists from February 21st. Australia has long since had some of the most restrictive borders in the world, coupled with extremely strict domestic Covid-19 restrictions as the country looked to keep its people safe …
Just days ahead of Canada reopening up to vaccinated Americans, nearly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency employees are going on strike. The Union has warned this could cause delays for travelers entering the country as front-line agents scale back the amount of work conducted. Canada Border Services Agency Employees Going On Strike The Public Service …
As the world’s travel industry attempts to come back to normality, the World Health Organization (WHO) has spoken against vaccine passports. On Thursday, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee stated that countries should not require vaccination passports for international travel. The intervention comes amid growing controversy around countries blocking unvaccinated travelers from entering as the …
Argentina has extended its border closure until at least February 28, 2021. Under the current restrictions, almost all foreign travelers are restricted from entering Argentina. Chief of Staff, Santiago Cafiero announced the extension on Monday citing a second wave of Covid-19 cases throughout January. Argentina’s largest airline, Aerolineas Argentinas confirmed the extension in a press …
The Government of Nepal has officially announced that the country is reopening for tourism. According to a press release on the Department of Immigration, Nepal will allow tourists to arrive by air and that tourist visa services have resumed. “Issuance of tourist entry visa from the Nepali diplomatic missions abroad have resumed” the statement reads. …
Mexico is by far American’s favorite holiday destination with over 30 million visitors per year. 2020 is going to be a much different story as the COVID-19 pandemic decimated the travel industry back in March. Mexico has reopened for tourism but there are still some restrictions in place including mandatory mask wearing in most tourist …
Mexico has become one of the most popular travel destinations during the pandemic due to having some of the easiest COVID-19 entry requirements in the world. Its stunning beaches, tropical climate, vast history, and vibrant culture bring in almost 50 million tourists a year making it the 7th most visited country in the world prior …
Following the news that French ski slopes are to be closed whilst Swiss ones remain open, French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that France is to start carrying out random checks along the border in order to prevent travelers from spreading Covid-19 further. Here’s a look at the problem, and the implications that it …
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 …