United Airlines recently announced that they will be working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on a contact tracing program to collect customer contact information for all international and domestic flights. According to the announcement, the program is designed to collect detailed, real-time information that will better support CDC efforts to curb …
Pakistan officially reopened its borders for tourism on October 5th with specific COVID-19 entry requirements for all incoming passengers. Pakistan originally closed its borders back in March when the COVID-19 pandemic began. Prior to the pandemic, Pakistan was seeing a surge in tourism brought on by rave reviews of the friendly culture and being a …
Nigeria reopened its borders for international flights on August 29, 2020. According to Sirika, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja will be the first to be reopened. Updated: The reopening was delayed until September 5, but Nigeria is now reopen for tourism. All entry requirements and …
Kyrgyzstan has officially reopened for tourism on August 21, now allowing select countries to once again visit since shutting its borders to foreigners in March. The landlocked country in Central Asia gets around 3 million tourists per year, mostly from neighboring nations, but has a growing adventure travel and eco-tourism sector. Since they are …
Jordan reopened its borders for international tourism on September 8th, 2020. The National Centre for Security and Crisis Management in Jordan has given the go-ahead for international flights to resume at Queen Alia International Airport as of September 8th. The reopening was originally planned for August 6th but was delayed due to a surge in …
This year was overwhelmingly unfavorable to the travel industry and travelers alike. The inception of a global pandemic saw the closing of international borders and governments warning the public to avoid travel. Just how severely was travel impacted, how did this year compare to years past and how far exactly did the pandemic set back …
The first U.S. flights have resumed on the Boeing 737 MAX after more than 20 months of being grounded due to two fatal crashes. American Airlines was the first airline to resume operations on the MAX on Tuesday as flight 718 took off from Miami to New York. The plane has a tarnished reputation after …
The Dominican Republic has extended its free travel insurance program for all tourists staying in hotels until April 2021. The Caribbean island began the promotion in August to bring back more tourists and help rebuild its shattered tourism sector. The free insurance covers all travelers in case they fall ill or have to change plans …
The Philippines this week has ordered a travel ban that will apply to several different countries, restricting the possibility of travel to the country for millions of people across the world. The Southeast Asian nation has joined a growing list of several other nations who have decided to close or restrict access to their borders …
The United States is now requiring all incoming travelers from the United Kingdom to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result to be eligible for entry. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order on December 25, 2020 in which all air passengers arriving to the US from the United Kingdom …
The most visited city in the world, Bangkok is a metropolis where old and new, East and West, and rich and poor co-exist together seamlessly in a vast melting pot of a city. Throw in the country’s rolling hills, paradisal beaches and culinary delights and it’s not hard to see why tourist numbers in the …
Abu Dhabi has reopened for tourism as of December 24 and is allowing all visa-on-arrival eligible nations to visit, with a ‘green’ list of 16 countries that may enter quarantine-free. At a time when we are seeing almost every country announce new closures, restrictions and cancellations, Abu Dhabi’s reopening is some positive news in an …