Turkey is seeing a number of new lockdown rules, curfews and other regulations as the nation deals with a second wave of cases throughout the country. While Turkey’s rules are not as heavy-handed as some in the area, like Greece for example that requires a text message to be sent to authorities before leaving the …

Ireland officially started reopening for tourism on July 21, 2020, by first allowing 15 ‘Green’ nations to enter the country without quarantine. Previous to the new rules in place, Ireland was requiring a mandatory 14-day quarantine for ALL nations entering, with the exception of Northern Ireland. → UPDATE: This news article has not been updated …

Critical update October 21: Canada has officially been removed from the EU’s ‘safe list’, effective immediately.  Now that Canada has been removed from the EU’s ‘safe’ list, Canadian travellers must remember that ALL nations within the EU are permitted to follow the suggestion made by the EU council, or decline to make the changes. Essentially, …

This article was originally published June 30, 2020. Since publishing, the EU on October 22, has now decided to REMOVE Canada from the ‘Safe List’. We have kept the original article below for reference, but please be aware it is no longer accurate.    original article continues below…. The EU has published the list of …

Serbia has officially reopened for tourism! As of May 22nd 2020, Serbia is allowing visitors to travel to the country under normal ‘pre-Covid’ regulations. That includes no mandatory testing and no isolation period for arriving tourists. Testing Update August 15 As the situation has changed since reopening in May, Serbia has now implemented PCR tests …

Every American (or non-EU traveler) is wondering if they can transit, transfer and connect through European airports, even if they are not technically allowed in the country at this time. The answer is = Yes. Well, mostly yes. There are some very important details about transiting through EU airports right now, especially if you are …

Hungary will remain closed for tourism for another 30 days, until at least November 1, 2020. Last month on September 1st, Hungary suddenly re-closed their borders after being open to tourism for three months. A sudden surge in cases brought the government to make a quick and unexpected decision to re-seal the borders to most …

Ukraine is shutting its borders for all tourism and foreign arrivals from August 29 to at least September 28, to help curb rising cases throughout the nation. Passengers in subway trains ride in protective masks in accordance with the requirements of health measures. “In order to prevent the second wave of COVID-19 in Ukraine, the …

When the EU shut its borders on March 17, many bi-national couples found themselves instantly cut-off from seeing each other, suddenly separated by travel bans. While there have been exceptions in place for married spouses, lovers who are not yet married have been forced apart.  As weeks and months went on and the entry ban …

Starting Wednesday June 3rd, Italy reopened its borders to tourists from 26 countries without any restrictions upon arrival. During its lockdown, which began nearly three months ago, Italy placed strict limits on non-essential travel in and around the country. But from Wednesday, those restrictions have been lifted and most arrivals into the country will not be …

BREAKING NEWS: The EU has published the official list in a press release. Click here for the allowed countries The EU will be reopening their borders for tourism to 14 countries according to BBC.  The list is tentative and has not yet been finalized by the European Union but is expected to be announced Tuesday …

The EU has officially published the list of countries that will be allowed to travel to the European Union for the purpose of tourism starting on July 1st, 2020. The Official EU Approved Country List  The European council officially published the approved country list in a press release on June 30th, 2020.  Based on the …