Following recent protests and industry demands for the loosening of travel restrictions, Canada seems to be close to lifting the much criticized pre-departure PCR test, which applied even to vaccinated citizens returning home. Although an implementation date has not yet been announced, the change in requirements might be coming sooner than expected. Currently, in order …

The so-called visitor tax is becoming an increasingly popular trend among popular tourist hotspots around the world, from historical European cities battling overtourism to Asian giants struggling with the upkeep of their landmarks. In order to not be caught off-guard when attempting to travel somewhere while being unaware of existing taxes, travelers are advised to …

Canadian airlines have teamed up to request that Canada’s federal government scraps the testing on arrival requirement for vaccinated tourists, in a move that looks set to have repercussions across the nation’s hard-hit tourism industry. Currently, Canada applies one of the strictest border regimes in North America, with non-vaccinated visitors generally not allowed to enter, …

Unlike other sunny destinations that have rushed to further strengthen their borders and reinstate now-familiar curbs on social life, Jamaica will not be announcing lockdowns this season, nor in the foreseeable future. As one of the strictest Caribbean states when it comes to pandemic-era travel regulations, many expected Jamaica to tighten Covid mandates, especially at …

Unlike other nations in the European Union, which have imposed testing requirements regardless of vaccination status, Ireland has now completely scrapped PCR mandates for fully vaccinated travelers. The Emerald Isle is now ready to welcome American and Canadian visitors again, as well as other foreign nationals, under more relaxed measures. That said, the definition of …

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for international travel to be simplified. The influential group has called upon governments around the world to make several changes, such as putting into place “simple, predictable and practical” measures, that would ensure travel could go ahead in the easiest and safest possible ways in the future. …