WestJet is finally taking the side of its customers and has decided to refund cancelled flights to the original form of payment instead of travel credits. Canadian travelers have been extremely frustrated not only the hundreds of flights that have been cancelled due to Covid, but also losing their cold hard cash when the flight …

The first cruise ship to port in the UK since the pandemic began stopped in Portsmouth on October 19th to pick up passengers. The SeaDream Yacht Club’s vessel, SeaDream 1 picked up 19 passengers and will sail a transatlantic voyage to the Caribbean. The SeaDream 1 will also become the first cruise ship to resume …

The travel world is abuzz this morning with news that Heathrow Airport has launched a 60-minute rapid Covid-19 testing program that is set to ‘reopen travel’, offering eager travellers the negative test proof they need to enter many countries. However, their new testing facility is an opportunity lost by performing a type of test that …

MSC has just resumed operations on its 2nd cruise ship, the MSC Magnifica, showing the cruise industry how it’s done. Today, the Magnifica returned to the seas with a brand-spanking new 10-day Eastern and Western Mediterranean itinerary. The Magnifica left Genoa port early morning of October 19th and will make stops in Livorno, Messina, Athens, …

Canada will not open for American tourists across the U.S and Canada land border as the closure was extended for at least another 30 days.  Canadian Minister of Public Safety announced the extension on his Twitter Monday morning.  “We are extending non-essential travel restrictions with the United States until November 21st, 2020. Our decisions will …

Hawaii saw over 8000 out of state tourists arrive on reopening day after the 14 quarantine measure was dropped in lieu of COVID-19 PCR testing. State Department of Transportation spokesman, Tim Sakahara said that 30 flights carrying 8000 passengers from out of state arrived in Honolulu on Thursday.  Before the pandemic hit, the airport would …

Many African nations are starting to reopen airports, remove curfews, and slowly resume international tourism. Most countries in Africa have been very strict on containing the spread of the virus, with most of them going into complete lockdowns earlier this year. That means nobody in and nobody out. Now that case numbers are relatively low …

China has announced that Beijing will be reopening to international flights from 8 countries ending 5 months of lock-down in the Chinese capital. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said that it would reopen to the countries based on their low rate of COVID-19. Update: October 18th: A limited number of international flights are flying …

The Dominican Republic has extended its national curfew for another 25 days the President has announced. The use of masks has also been made an essential prevention measure for the country.  President Luis Abinader said that the national curfew will be extended until at least November 11th in a new decree and then will then …

Have a winter get-a-way booked but your passport needs renewing, updating, or you need to apply for one altogether? Don’t worry – The U.S. State Department has now reopened routine passport services across the country, including new passport applications and passport renewal services. Even though the pandemic has slowed down a lot of international travel, …

Serbia has officially reopened for tourism! As of May 22nd 2020, Serbia is allowing visitors to travel to the country under normal ‘pre-Covid’ regulations. That includes no mandatory testing and no isolation period for arriving tourists. Testing Update August 15 As the situation has changed since reopening in May, Serbia has now implemented PCR tests …

The hotspots of Cancun and Playa Del Carmen have officially reopened for tourism. Surrounding vacation hotspots like Tulum, Isla Mujeres and Cozumel have also reopened. The Governor of Quintana Roo has announced that the entire state has a reduced risk of COVID-19 transmission as the epidemiological light was dropped from ‘orange’ to ‘yellow’. This allows Cancun, Playa …