Once of the world’s most popular destinations for travelers on any budget, 2021’s Thailand now resembles a shadow of its former self. Shops that once sold trinkets and souvenirs are shuttered, beaches are empty, and hotels once at maximum capacity are instead closed. However, news coming from the Land of Smiles today brings hope for …
As vaccine rollouts pick up the pace and Covid-19 rates continue to fall, countries around the world are starting to see changes to their travel restrictions that were imposed due to the pandemic – and the U.S. is no different. New York – one of the country’s largest states and home to its most populous …
On the heels of releasing a new tourist tracking app, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that the country will begin to allow vaccinated tourists with a shorter quarantine and may even waive it entirely. The new program could see Thailand’s battered tourism industry start to thrive once again as one of the …
Now solidly a year into the pandemic, few people confidently predicted that the fallout from the virus would be quite as dramatic as what we have seen around the world. Despite the Covid-19 situation in the United States improving over the past few days, with the 7 day rolling average of positives cases well below …
Since it was discovered that the UK was to introduce its own quarantine rules, various commentators spent the weeks speculating about the details and possible scenarios that British travelers might face. Yesterday, the government revealed the details about the UK’s system of quarantine – with the reality being that it is more expensive and tougher …
As of February 6, Cuba is now requiring most travelers to quarantine upon arrival for up to 5 days. The move comes amid a surge in Covid-19 cases reaching over 13,000 new cases in January alone. Cuba is reporting that 70% of new cases are coming directly or indirectly from travel and that the the …
American travelers and tourism operators from around the world are waiting for clarification on Biden’s new controversial quarantine order. On Thursday, Joe Biden signed an executive order that requires Americans returning from abroad to follow CDC “recommended periods of self-quarantine or self-isolation.” Is The Quarantine Recommended or Mandatory? The wording in the executive order has …
Like most countries around the world, Thailand is suffering from the lack of tourists coming into the country as a result of the global pandemic. However, the government has recently approved the use of several golf resorts as quarantine venues for incoming travelers, who will be able to play golf on the courses whilst completing …
Australia and New Zealand’s burgeoning travel bubble saw a new destination added this week when a plane bound for Brisbane departed from Auckland on Thursday, January 7th. Travel bubbles have been a hot topic in the world of travel since the pandemic began. As countries start to turn the tide on the spread of the …
Home to delicious treats such as baklava, must-see cities such as Istanbul and a rich, interesting history, Turkey is the sixth most-visited country in the world, with more than 50 million travelers making their way to the enchanting nation in 2019. However, whilst 2020’s numbers have dropped significantly due to the pandemic, 2021 is likely …
Following the discovery of new strains of the coronavirus, the state of New York has moved to introduce a mandatory quarantine period of 14 days for travelers arriving from overseas. The news follows a series of travel bans around the world for countries that have reported new virus mutations, such as the UK and South …
Following sustained periods of lockdown which have led to low levels of Covid-19 cases, Australia and New Zealand today announced the ambitious plan to introduce a travel bubble between the two countries in 2021. The travel bubble – which is contingent on levels of the virus in both countries remaining low – will be a …