Forget sunglasses, clutch bags or designer face masks – it seems the must-have travel accessory of the summer is a Covid-19 travel certificate. Love them or loathe them, their adoption by countries around the world means that their use is set to be key to fuss-free travel in the coming months. The EU’s long-awaited travel …

The ongoing saga between the cruise industry and the CDC has been one of the stories of the pandemic. From outright banning cruises in March 2020 to watching cruises begin to restart in recent weeks, it seems the saga has finally reached an end – but not without another twist in the tale. Cruise industry …

With Covid-19 rates on the continent generally in decline and vaccination rates increasing, a summer of travel looks likely to be on the cards for citizens of the EU. As well as European countries individually reducing their restrictions to facilitate travel, the EU’s long-anticipated travel certificate is finally with us. Originally slated for a July …

There’s lots of exciting news this week for travelers hoping to plan a summer vacation in Europe. Earlier this week, the EU said that it will be reopening to third countries including the U.S., and today Spain announced that it will allow all vaccinated travelers to visit the country from June 7th. Spain Open For …

It would be the understatement of the year to say that the pandemic has taken its toll on travel and tourism, and few sectors have been more affected than the ailing cruise industry. Yet whilst cruises in the US were handed some positive news by the CDC last week, some cruise lines are facing other …

Around the world, it seems the race to produce a vaccine passport is well and truly on. From the IATA testing their Travel Pass application, to the EU planning to discuss their Digital Green Certificate in the European Parliament, interested parties the world over are frantically working on different forms of the vaccine passport in …

Heading to Thailand is bound to be on the plans of millions of prospective travelers this year, with many having previously been denied the opportunity to visit the Land of Smiles as a result of the pandemic. Fortunately for them, doing so during the pandemic is set to become easier than ever. That’s because Thailand …

With more and more countries agreeing to allow travelers to enter providing they have been vaccinated, it seems that being vaccinated will be the key to going on vacation this summer. Yet along with vaccinations, it seems another essential feature of summer travel will be vaccine passports, despite their controversial nature. Governments of the 27 …

Aviation industry leaders Airlines for America (A4A), International Air Transport Association (IATA), US Travel Association, among others, have called on the Biden Administration to lift travel restrictions and reopen borders for all international tourists by the first of May.  A letter written to the White House on Monday urges the federal government to develop a …

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 …

As the conceptualization of vaccine passports gains global prominence, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against the notion of requiring proof of vaccination to travel.  Vaccine passports are commonly revered as the ticket to restart travel and national economies through the verification of vaccination status. International governments are adopting the method in a bid …

The European Union has announced it will be outlining its proposal for a digital vaccine passport late this month, in time for the summer tourism season. While EU leaders have clashed over the proposal in recent weeks, EU commission president Ursula Von der Leyen said she would put forward legislation for a ‘digital green pass’ …