It has been a tough year for the cruise industry. With more than a year having elapsed since the Center for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) first issued its no sailing order, many cruises have simply been unable to operate, or have had to jump through various hoops in order to do so. With many …

For the millions of Americans that work in the tourism industry and depend on travel to make a living, the pandemic has been a year of uncertainty, panic and desperation. With travel almost non-existent compared to previous years, many industries have struggled and have been forced to find new solutions to new problems – and …

Travel during the pandemic has arrived in stages. Whilst the earlier stages saw precious little travel going on, later stages saw travel possible due to the widespread availability of testing. Now, it seems, we are in the most recent stage of pandemic travel – travel for those who are vaccinated. That certainly seems the case …

Just as many countries were recovering from their first major Covid-19 waves, a new phenomenon came along to worry about – mutated strains of the virus. Making large headlines in December and prior to the new year, the discovery of different virus strains led to many countries slamming their borders closed to offending countries, such …

The British have had a tough time of the pandemic over the past year. Not only do they have some of the worst Covid-19 statistics on the planet, the Brits have been forced to endure Christmas, New Year and now Easter under a strict lockdown. Their impressive attempt at vaccination and hopes of a summer …

Now that we are a year into the pandemic, we know how difficult traveling has become. With constant rules changes, new regulations and the constant enforcement and repealing of restrictions, travel has quickly changed from the best thing in our lives to something that can be a bit of a nightmare. It’s the same for …

With the pandemic having caused major disruptions to travel for longer than a year now, all interested parties – from airlines to governments – are desperately finding the best and safest way to restart international travel once more. Negative test results, vaccines and quarantine policies have seen travel resume in some parts of the world …

For better or for worse, it seems that the future of travel is going to increasingly depend on whether or not travelers are vaccinated, following the advent of vaccine passports and travel passes created by various countries and organizations. However, it is far from a sure thing, as some in the medical and governmental spheres …

Despite more and more countries beginning to re-open their borders, many travelers are still anxious about booking a flight and getting back on their travels, due to the ever-changing restrictions and fears about the virus. As some travelers wait to be vaccinated before considering travel, it has emerged that some countries have adopted a similar …

At the height of the pandemic, bad news regarding travel came daily; a domino effect of countries announcing closures, restrictions and lockdowns one after the other, with seemingly no end in sight. Yet 2021 appears to be the year that things start returning to normal. A survey by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) …

More than a year into the pandemic, Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc to the travel plans of millions of travelers, and to the travel industry as a whole. With several holidays already lost to the pandemic, it seems Easter is set to join them, with Puerto Vallarta announcing this week that there are to be …

From Thanksgiving to Independence Day, Christmas to New Year, Americans have had to forgo traveling at some of the busiest times of the year as a result of the pandemic raging in the US and around the world. Spring break appears to be the latest casualty, with recent data suggest that only 12% of Americans …