Travel sites have been hashing out the best budget travel destinations for years. But if you haven’t noticed, many of the usual top picks, including pretty much all of Southeast Asia, are closed to tourists at the moment. Unless you want to drop a grand on a quarantine hotel, that is. So, what’s a list …
There’s never a bad time to travel to Latin America. Travelers have flocked to Latin American countries such as Mexico during the pandemic due to some of the easiest entry requirements in the world. If you’ve never been to Latin America, you’re in for a treat. Awesome food, beautiful scenery, and friendly locals await. But …
Panama’s Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, announced a decision had been reached at a recent government council that will allow vaccinated tourists to bypass testing and/or quarantine requirements for entry into Panama. He stated as long as travelers can show certification that they’ve received both doses of the vaccine, they can enter Panama without …
Costa Rica is one of only 6 countries worldwide that is currently open to all during the pandemic with no testing and no quarantines required for entry, making it one of the most popular destinations in 2021, especially for American travelers. However, the government of Costa Rica has a few separate entry requirements, like mandatory …
Guatemala has become the latest country to allow vaccinated tourists to enter without PCR testing or quarantines. The list of nations that have updated entry requirements to recognize vaccinated travelers is still quite small, under 10 countries as of late February 2021, but is slowly starting to grow. Guatemala has updated their official government entry …
New travel restrictions, including tougher entry requirements, have come into effect all across Latin America this week, that will greatly impact travelers in the area. As Europe saw tough lockdowns and closures throughout the end of 2020, many travelers looked towards Central and South America for their next destinations, as most countries were in the …
Starting on January 4, 2021, the government of Peru will be reinstating the blanket 14-day quarantine for all passengers entering the country. The implementation of the 14-day quarantine for all arrivals comes from fear of new strains of the virus that originated from the UK and South Africa, that have now found their way into …
Effective November 4, 2020, the government of Colombia has removed the PCR testing requirement for entry into the country. Previously, all arrivals (both foreigners and nationals returning home) were required to show proof of a negative PCR test, taken no longer than 96 hours prior to arrival into Colombia. As of November 4th, that requirement …
Uruguay, a nation who’s been held in high regard by many nations for their extremely successful handling of the virus, has made the tough decision to keep borders shut, due to increased risk worldwide. Uruguay’s borders will remain closed for international tourism, until at least 2021. The summer season in Uruguay kicks off in December …
Argentina – one of the most locked down countries on the planet is finally starting to show signs of reopening as it makes October 30 the day it will reopen borders for tourism to five of it South American neighbors. Starting on October 30th, residents of Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Boliva and Uruguay can enter Argentina …
Costa Rica announced today they will be removing the PCR Covid-19 test requirement for incoming tourists effective October 26th. The current requirement forced visitors to bring proof of a negative test result, taken no longer than 72 hours before arrival into the country. With many Americans and Canadians (Costa Rica’s largest tourism base) finding it …
On November 1, 2020 Costa Rica will extend their tourism reopening to include visitors from ALL U.S. states. Since Costa Rica officially reopened for tourism on August 1, only residents select states have been granted entry, but that will come to an end in less than a month. Starting on November 1, tourists from all …