Culture-based trips are surging in popularity in 2024, and that’s particularly true among American travelers, who in their vast majority, travel abroad specifically to get out of their comfort and expose themselves to completely different environments. From a colorful Latin America, to deeply-historical Europe, to mystical Asia, there is a whole mapa mundis of options …
Avid followers of travel trends will have read all about this year’s upcoming trending destinations – the likes of Japan, Turkey, and South Korea have been getting a lot of column inches. But another nation tipped to be one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations in 2024 is the beautiful island of Sri Lanka – and so far, …
Home to some of the most mind-blowing views on Earth, the Maldives have become synonymous with paradise throughout the past few decades. For many, the archipelago is the number 1 tropical destination on their travel bucket list, which explains why the 115 mi² (298 km²) country is used to welcoming millions of visitors every year. …
Europe may have been the star of the summer, but Asia is stealing the spotlight for the fall. U.S. travelers are already heading to Asia in droves as the region makes a spectacular comeback, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. In the face of high flight prices and crowded destinations, bucket list vacations …
Although several nations in South Asia still impose strict entry regimes due to persistently high Covid numbers, Nepal is one of those rare few that seem to have controlled the recent Omicron wave. As a result, the increasingly popular destination is now reopening to all foreign tourists with much simpler entry requirements. Known as the …
India has announced it will drop quarantine and testing on arrival for travelers. India’s Ministry of Health revised guidelines for international passengers entering India from February 14. India reopened for tourism in 2021; however, the Omicron variant led to India placing a mandatory 7-day quarantine and testing on arrival for all international travelers. Subsequently, very …
India has fully reopened to vaccinated tourists without quarantine after 20 months of closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, foreign tourists entered the nation on regular commercial flights for the first time since the pandemic began. The news comes as COVID-19 cases have dropped significantly, hovering at around 10,000 cases per week nationwide. …
India will finally reopen to international tourists on October 15th after 19 months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India will begin granting fresh tourist visas to foreigners visiting India through chartered flights starting on October 15th. The chartered flights will be “bubble” flights. However, foreign tourists will be able to enter via commercial …
Mauritius will fully reopen to visitors with no quarantine after 18 months of border closures and tough entry restrictions. The tropical paradise greeted the news with optimism and relief on Friday because over 100,000 locals are dependent on the tourism industry. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Tourism Minister stated, “the reopening is inevitable because …