Sorry to induce flashbacks, but yes, there are still countries switching up their entry requirements. The good news it’s regarding 2025 and not 2020. My how time flies… Following the U.K. and Thailand’s lead, Belize is up next requiring new travel authorization from Americans beginning at an unspecified date in 2025. As winter is now …
Be it for London, an iconic metropolis famous for its red telephone boxes, double-decker buses, and lush parks, or the quaint, medieval Edinburgh, with its cobbled alleys and imposing medieval castle, the United Kingdom is an incredibly popular destination among Americans. For many years now, they have been welcomed to Britain with open arms, and more recently, …
Remember when traveling used to be easy? Book a flight, pack your passport and you’re set! Well, seems those days are coming to an end as more and more countries institute new requirements just to step foot within their borders. Heck, you can’t even go to Whole Foods anymore without being asked to scan your …
In a major overhaul of its immigration system, Brazil has decided to re-impose visa requirements on American tourists seeking entry to the country. The decision comes on the heels of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the country’s new left-leaning President, taking office. Americans had been exempt from requesting a pre-departure visa ahead of boarding a …
New year, new travel rules. We are all very glad that most countries across the globe have removed all COVID-19-related entry requirements, but the travel experience hasn’t exactly gone back to pre-pandemic reality. Lonely Planet has recently shared a list of the three big changes American travelers need to know for 2023, and these are …
It’s official, Spain has dropped all entry requirements for visitors from all countries, including non-EU countries like the United States. With this announcement, Spain has ushered in a new era of a completely reopened Europe. Before this recent development, Spain was the last country in Europe where unvaccinated Americans still needed to provide proof of …
Today, the Canadian government announced that it would officially be bringing to an end all of its remaining border rules, its mask requirements, and the use of the ArriveCan system. In doing so, travelers will be able to enter Canada in the same way they could prior to the pandemic, in what is a huge …
Barbados has become one of the latest destinations around the world to completely drop its Covid-19 related entry requirements and return at last to normal tourism after a few years of tiresome travel restrictions. Almost the dictionary definition of a stunning Caribbean island, Barbados has long since been a popular destination for travelers from the …
Thailand has become the latest destination around the world to remove all of its Covid-19-related entry requirements and return to normal tourism. The Land of Smiles – one of the most popular destinations in the world for travelers prior to the pandemic – has struggled throughout most of the past three years from a tourism …
Visiting Jamaica from the U.S., Americans will soon be encouraged to fill out a new travel form online prior to their flight, even though the country has no health-related entry requirements in place. Earlier this year, the paradise island took a U-turn and ceased demanding vaccination or pre-departure tests of incoming tourists, and while the …
After a quiet few months, it seems Covid cases are spiraling out of control again. Asia has always been stricter when it comes to pandemic management, and South Korea’s latest move is proof this has not changed, unlike the recent border openings have led us to believe. Now, all tourists arriving in the country will …
After the EU announced tourists will be subject to new travel rules from 2023, requiring them to apply for a permit to visit the Schengen Area, the U.K. decided to introduce its own pre-entry clearance scheme. Pretty soon, Americans visiting Britain will have to pay a fee, or else they won’t be allowed to board …