As pandemic-induced restrictions continue to affect travelers around the world, it’s heartening to hear news stories that suggest international travel might be soon making a return. Though such stories are few and far between, one such story has emerged in the past day in the form of South Africa. Africa’s third most visited nation, South …
For the best part of a year now, travel has been severely restricted due to the spread of Covid-19 around the world. Yet whilst vaccination rates have been increasing around the world and travel looks like it could restart sooner rather than later, there has been a new twist in the tale of virus-related restrictions. …
For most travelers out there, the compulsory grounding brought about by the pandemic has been nothing short of torture, with bucket-list destinations remaining thoroughly unchecked despite our hopes of traveling. Yet with the advent of vaccine passports and widespread vaccination, an end to travel-related misery may just be in sight – and that isn’t the …
When it comes to traveling, it’s a well-known fact that statistically air travel is the safest form of transport there is. However, such words are of little comfort to the many travelers who experience a fear or anxiety towards flying – particularly when events such as those that unfolded over Denver make the headlines. Travelers …
The U.S. State Department issued a new health alert on February 19 for Americans traveling to Mexico. While over the last year most alerts have come in the form of warnings regarding the growing Covid-19 crisis, this announcement came as welcome news for those headed to Mexico. The alert was issued by the U.S. Embassy …
Through the course of the pandemic, different nations, industries and businesses have striven to introduce a series of measures based on limiting the spread of Covid-19 and protecting people from contracting the virus. The aviation industry is no different, and news broke this week that major U.S. airlines would begin to collect information from international …
Europe has long since been a popular destination for North American travelers. Whether it’s galleries and shopping in France, food and fashion in Italy or the beautiful beaches of the Mediterranean, a typical year before the pandemic would see millions make the trip across the Atlantic to fulfil their bucket list dreams. However, the restrictions …
Chicago has recently changed its travel order details, and updated its coronavirus-related safety measures to reflect the situation in the city. Whilst the official advice from the government is to refrain from traveling unless absolutely necessary, that hasn’t stopped millions of Americans from doing so over the past few months, as cases continue to hover …
Troubled by government interventions creating drastic economic setbacks, Air Canada has disclosed to CBC that it is moving to shut down service for 17 more routes as early as next week. The affected routes are to the U.S. and other international destinations, set to last until April 30th, with the earliest route suspensions to come …
Delta airlines is committed to providing passengers with peace of mind when it comes to health and safety practices, by deciding to extend its middle seat blocking policy to April 30th, 2021. The practice of blocking middle seats on aircrafts was popularized at the height of the pandemic, in a bid to maintain social distancing …
Like many countries around the world, Japan has a series of rules and restrictions in place regarding travel to ensure that cases of Covid-19 are not imported into the country. On Tuesday, it was announced that its restrictions were to be extended further, dampening any hopes of traveling to Japan in the near future. As …
Following the lead of several other European countries, Spain yesterday announced that it is to introduce more travel restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of new strains of Covid-19 in the country. Spain has struggled to control the spread of the virus, particularly struggling over the winter period, and so the ban is hoped to …