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 …

United Airlines is making travel to Hawaii easier for its customers by allowing them to show proof of negative tests at United’s hub airports, allowing them to avoid document screening processes upon arrival in Hawaii. The new pre-clearance program began this month and is available for United travelers on 110 of the airline’s weekly flights …

Haiti has officially reopened its borders for tourism and has resumed international commercial flights to and from the island. Haiti first shut its borders on March 19 after the government announced the state of emergency to help curb the spread of the virus. On July 27th, the Prime Minister of Haiti lifted the state of …

A glimmer of hope for so many separated by travel bans was seen in the most recent announcement by the Council of the European Union, which may see restrictions lifted for more third-party countries to enter. The EU Council made a recommendation to all member states to lift non-essential travel restrictions for additional third-party countries, …

The Quintana Roo Tourism Promotion Council has announced the addition of new flights from Portugal, France, Spain and Germany.   Darío Flota Ocampo, Director of the Tourism Promotion Council confirmed that flights from Portugal will resume on Monday. Additionally France and Germany are increasing flight frequency while Spain will resume flights in March.  Air France has …

As more and more countries double-down on their lockdown restrictions due Covid-19 case numbers still remaining high, Austria is taking the opposite route, with the country set to ease some restrictions imposed on its citizens whilst simultaneously extending the duration of the lockdown. On top of this, the country has pledged to tighten border controls, …

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 …

In a statement given last week, Aeromexico has announced it will be suspending all flights to Canada this month.  The Mexican carrier noted that it would cease flights to Toronto as of February 8th, and those to Montreal and Vancouver as of February 10th, to provide accommodations for current travelers to have a way to …

According to ASUR, the airport group which runs the Cancun International Airport, an estimated 13,000 American passengers are still arriving daily.  On Monday, a total of 100 flights arrived carrying over 15,000 international passengers. 87 of the flights were from the United States. Its estimated that Americans now make up more than 90% of international …

The French Polynesian government announced that as of February 3, 2021 the nation will be prohibiting entry for tourism until further notice, due in part to protect the islands from new and unpredictable variants of the virus.   Only specific cases of travelers will be permitted to travel to the islands past February 3rd, under …

France reopened its border on June 15, 2020 to a list of EU nations, and July 1, 2020 to an expanded list of third-party nations outside the EU. The information in this article is temporarily out of date due to increased restrictions in 2021. For now, please see our “France Covid-19 Entry Requirements” guide for …

Argentina has extended its border closure until at least February 28, 2021. Under the current restrictions, almost  all foreign travelers are restricted from entering Argentina. Chief of Staff, Santiago Cafiero announced the extension on Monday citing a second wave of Covid-19 cases throughout January.  Argentina’s largest airline, Aerolineas Argentinas confirmed the extension in a press …