Beginning October 11, Japan will scrap nearly all its remaining entry requirements and allow for normal tourism after over 2.5 years of stringent restrictions. During a news conference in New York on Thursday, September 22, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that Japan will be getting rid of its cap on daily arrivals. Further, the country …

Effective September 17th, 2022, the Dutch Government has made the decision to get rid of all Covid-19 travel restrictions and requirements. This decision applies to all travelers, including those traveling into the Netherlands from outside the EU/Schengen area. The Netherlands kept their Covid protocols for travelers in place much longer than the majority of European …

It may seem as if the world has already moved on from Covid at this point, but in reality, some of the most popular destinations continue enacting entry rules and delaying the resumption of normal tourism. As we have detailed before, on our side of the pond, the list can be quite extensive, especially if …

New Zealand has officially decided to drop the vaccine requirement for international visitors, marking its end to some of the most stringent Covid rules in the world. Along with dropping the vaccine requirement, masks will no longer be mandatory in public. The official end to the vaccine requirement went into effect on September 13th. As …

Following a relatively free summer and the waning of Covid, it might seem like the world has finally moved on from the pandemic and strict mandates are a thing of the past. This may be the case for most of Europe, Mexico and the like, but it is definitely not yet a reality in South …

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  The agency stated: “As of July 18, 2022, CDC’s COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships is no longer in effect and …

Travelers with eyes on visiting Australia rejoice, as the country has just removed all of its strict Covid-19 related entry requirements. The Land Down Under has made headlines throughout the pandemic for its strict, no-nonsense approach to dealing with the spread of the virus. From all but closing its borders to international travelers to implementing …

In recent days the Canadian government dropped proof of vaccination requirements for travel, allowing unvaccinated Canadians to freely travel domestically and internationally. Unvaccinated Canadians can finally scratch their travel itch this summer and embark on long-awaited vacations. For many unvaccinated Canadians, this news comes long overdue as Canada had some of the strictest Covid restrictions …

Italy will remove all COVID-19 entry requirements from June 1. Italy’s health ministry said the need to show a negative test result, proof of vaccination, or recent recovery from COVID-19, will not continue after May 31. Therefore, Italy is back to normality for travelers.  However, some internal COVID-19 restrictions still apply.  The End Of All …

Thought COVID-19 travel restrictions were over? Unfortunately, they’re not. Some countries still have travel restrictions, including various popular destinations for American tourists.  In this article, we look at four destinations that have eased their travel restrictions this week.  1. The U.S. Virgin Islands  The U.S. Virgin Islands are a popular tropical destination for many Americans. …

Croatia has become the latest country to have removed all of its entry requirements for international visitors, fully reopening for tourism. This means that you can now enter Croatia – which is the 42nd nation to be gone with all of its Covid-related entry requirements – just like pre-pandemic times. And, with all of its …

Lithuania Returns To Normality Lithuania has become the latest nation to remove all COVID-19 entry requirements. The small European nation—like various nations around the world—is removing all entry requirements from May 1, 2022.  The New Entry Requirements  From May 1, 2022, travelers will face zero-entry restrictions when arriving in Lithuania. Prior to this, travelers from …