It is official. The Australian government has announced the ban on international travel and cruise ships will be extended for 3 more months. Australians will not be able to leave the country until at least December 17th, 2020 and cruise ships over 100 passengers will also continue to be banned from Australian ports.  Empty line …

On September 1st, Bolivia has reopened air borders and is once again allowing international commercial flights to operate. Since they first closed their borders on March 17th to help combat the spread of the virus, the nation has seen many lockdowns and curfews imposed on its citizens. The Bolivian government just extended the current national …

The Maldives has tightened entry requirements after COVID-19 outbreaks at more than a dozen resorts, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.  Starting September 10th, 2020 travelers will be required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test that was taken no more than 72 hours prior to departure. Aerial view of luxury overwater villas …

Ukraine is shutting its borders for all tourism and foreign arrivals from August 29 to at least September 28, to help curb rising cases throughout the nation. Passengers in subway trains ride in protective masks in accordance with the requirements of health measures. “In order to prevent the second wave of COVID-19 in Ukraine, the …

Canada will not reopen for international tourism for at least one more month as the current restrictions were extended until September 30th, 2020.  Minister of Public Safety, Bill Blair announced the update on his twitter, Friday afternoon.  Our government is extending the existing restrictions on international travel to Canada by one month – until September …

Georgia, a nation smack-dab between Europe and Asia, has announced the official launch of their much-anticipated Digital Nomad Visa program, called “Remotely From Georgia.” If 2020 brought us anything beneficial, I would have to say it’s the new global excitement of being able to work remotely, and not necessarily having to be chained to one …

Panama has taken its first step towards reopening the Tocumen International Airport which is a major hub for Latin America and was the busiest airport in Central America prior to the pandemic.  Through an executive decree signed by Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo on July 31, the Tocumen Airport will open for international transiting passengers and …

Barbados officially opened applications for their brand new ‘Remote Work’ visa on July 18th, calling it the 12 Month Barbados Welcome Stamp. The 12 Month Barbados Welcome Stamp allows digital nomads and professionals who normally work from home, a 1-year pass to live and work on the island instead. Not a very hard sell for …

All Novembers sailings have now been suspended.  Princess Cruises has scheduled their reopening cruise for December 20th 2020.  According to the Princess website the first American sailing will be a 7 day eastern Caribbean cruise from Ft. Lauderdale Sailings have been canceled through Dec. 15 on all travel into and out of ports throughout Asia, …

The Dominican Republic has announced a new plan to promote tourism on the island including free medical insurance and rapid COVID-19 breath tests.  President Luis Abinader Corona made the announcement at a press conference Tuesday outlining the new plan including being the first country in the world to utilize the rapid breathalyzer tests to detect …

The first large cruise ship to resume operations since the suspension of worldwide cruising due to the COVID-19 pandemic has completed its first 7 day cruise.  The MSC Grandiosa completed the round trip sailing from the Italian port city of Genoa which featured stops in  Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples, Palermo and Valletta (Malta) before returning to …

The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Yuthasak Supasorn, made a statement on August 21st confirming the government’s plan to open Phuket for international tourism on October 1st. Reopening Phuket for foreign visitors will act as a sort of pilot program for the rest of the country, testing how successful restarting the tourism sector …