If you thought COVID tests and traveler entry requirements were long over, you were thinking too soon because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced today that as of January 5, any traveler from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and regions Hong Kong, and Macau will need a negative COVID test …

Should you or should you not drink tap water in your hotel room? This is a controversial debate among Americans abroad, who are generally split between two groups: the overcautious, who will not, under any circumstances, drink the water even if the quality standards are supposedly high, and the adventurous ones, who will quench their …

In a surprising move that is sure to be approved by Americans who have been impatiently waiting for their own country to move on from the pandemic like many others have already, the CDC officially ended all country-specific Covid travel advisories on October 3, signaling the U.S. is edging ever closer towards normality. Throughout the …

As the world moves beyond the era of Covid restrictions, one hurdle remains for international travelers to the United States. Noncitizens wishing to travel to the U.S. must show proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 before boarding a flight to the U.S from another country. While this was the norm at the start of the …

While it may have seemed like the darker days of Covid were behind us, the silent threat remains very much real, as several countries battle a new potentially disruptive wave. The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shortened to CDC, is keeping track of the developments, and has now added a further 6 …

After a relatively quiet start of summer, Covid is making headlines again as a number of countries report rising infection trends and start reintroducing curbs they had once abandoned. As expected, the CDC is keeping a watchful eye on it, and has not hesitated to issue its infamous travel health notices. This week, 5 more …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States updated its website on Cruise Ship Guidance and announced the removal of the monitoring of the COVID-19 protocols for cruises in the country.  The agency stated: “As of July 18, 2022, CDC’s COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships is no longer in effect and …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States recently updated its Travel Notice page and moved four countries in its COVID-19 Travel Recommendations section.  All countries were previously in “Level 2: COVID-19 Moderate”, but due to increasing cases in these locations, the agency is now considering these destinations as high risk. …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bumped up the Dominican Republic to its Level 3: High Level of Covid risk category on Monday. The Dominican Republic previously sat at a Level 2: Moderate risk for Covid since May, and the popular vacation destination is now officially listed at Level 3 with a number …

With Covid finally on course to become an endemic disease, and no longer a particularly worrying threat to public health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is making some important updates to its travel advisories. Now, six more countries have had their health risk levels downgraded, enjoying a new Level 2 status. Throughout …

The US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention updated its travel guidance for Mexico on Monday, and the popular vacation destination is now at a Level 3 travel health warning. The new Level 3 (high risk) warning puts Mexico up from its previous ranking at Level 2 (moderate risk) just last week. As health guidance …

On Tuesday, the CDC added three popular Caribbean nations to its high-risk category for travelers. Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, and Anguilla moved the CDC’s COVID-19 high-risk list.  The level 3 high-risk category is now the highest risk category after the CDC changed its rating systems for assessing COVID-19 dangers for U.S. tourists.  Level 3 ‘high-risk’ …