As summer is heating in the northern hemisphere, millions of people are traveling for their vacations, and Europe is the ultimate summer getaway this year. Almost every country on the entire continent has removed all entry requirements making visiting a breeze, however, there are a handful of stubborn nations that have not yet removed rules. …
It has been a chaotic summer for airports and airlines, with thousands of canceled flights, routes being cut, and some airports even capping daily flights. Pent-up demand from two years of Covid has collided with short-staffed airlines to create a perfect storm of travel chaos. Based on data from Cirium, an analytics company focused on …
It’s been a chaotic summer travel season, and it doesn’t look like that will change any time soon. Travelers are seeing delays, cancellations, and disruptions on a massive scale. One way to get through the chaos a bit easier is to avoid checking a bag. However, this isn’t always possible when trip requirements call for …
After months of being placed on hold following its introduction, Costa Rica’s Digital Nomad visa is finally being enshrined into law this week. Surprisingly, the visa process turned out to be much simpler than initially proposed, without all the bureaucratic hurdles that would have kept nomads from applying. Costa Rica is one of the trendiest …
Mexico hosts Americans’ favorite destinations for vacation and there are so many wonderful cities and landscapes to choose from. The Mexican government has been analyzing data and has recently announced the three main destinations tourists will visit in Mexico during July and August. Miguel Torruco Marqués, Secretary of the Mexican Secretariat of Tourism (Sectur, by …
A new adults-only – and all-inclusive – Margaritaville resort is set to open in the Riviera Maya early next year. The resort which has been aptly named the Margaritaville Island Reserve Riviera Maya will not only feature more than 350 rooms – and offer a wide variety of entertainment, drinking and fine-dining options for guests …
The World Cup is the largest sporting event in the world, with billions tuning in to watch it on their screens and more than three million travelers typically traveling to watch games at the tournament itself. Whilst the decision to award this year’s World Cup to Qatar was greeted with raised eyebrows at the time …
Now that the pandemic has changed the way we perceived the world, and even our travel behaviors, some unexpected trends are gaining traction. Solo travel is undeniably one of them, with individual bookings leading industry sales as more people feel encouraged to explore new destinations by themselves (and create their own memories). For years, Europe …
Although hopes were high for the first restriction-free travel season, the current chaos seen at airports is making two years of Covid look more and more like a mild disturbance. Flight delays, cancellations, lost luggage reports and emergency re-routing due to air traffic congestion are now widespread across the industry. No matter how seasoned a …
Cyprus and Qatar have become the latest countries around the world to make the decision to reinstate their face mask mandates – and the wildly popular destination Thailand could become the next country to join them. Whilst it seemed that the world had turned a corner months ago with regards to Covid-19, as entry restrictions …
For most of air travel history, Canadians have gotten the shaft when it comes to flight availability, cheap tickets, and cool far-flung routes. We’ve watched our neighbor to the south get the most amazing flight connectivity, while we’ve had to pay higher prices for less exciting destinations. However, as of 2022 there are now more …
The global aviation and hospitality industries have had a tough summer so far, but Europe has been especially affected. Travel demand has shot up as society moves beyond the pandemic era, and airlines, hotels, and service industries are struggling to keep up. Staff who were let go or furloughed during Covid haven’t returned to the …