The United States has dropped its travel advisory for Egypt from a level 4 ‘do not travel’ to level 3 ‘reconsider travel’. After Egypt successfully flattened its curve of COVID-19 cases, the U.S. State Department has now reduced the advisory. Under the current COVID-19 entry requirements for Egypt, Americans are permitted to travel to the …

Singapore has announced it will reopen its borders for international tourists from select countries starting on September 1st, 2020. In an official statement, the Singapore Ministry of Health stated that there are now several countries where the virus is under control. “We have monitored the situation and assessed that there are several countries/regions where the …

Breaking News: According to reports, The Trump administration plans to extend the no-sail order for cruise ships until October 31. (That matches the endpoint of the cruise industry’s self-imposed ban.) According to a news reports By Axios, claims that CDC Director Robert Redfield, “was overruled when he pushed to extend a “no-sail order” on passenger cruises into …

Virgin Voyages has delayed the official launch of their cruise line onboard the Scarlet Lady canceling all November cruises.  An official statement was sent in a letter to travel agents stating “As we continue to navigate what’s going on in the world, we’ve made the decision to cancel our November sailings.” Scarlet Lady cruise ship …

The Dominican Republic, which officially reopened on July 1st, is quickly becoming one of the globe’s hottest vacation destinations in a Covid-era travel world. Beautiful beaches, affordable prices, and super simple entry requirements have eager tourists from all over the world flocking to the island nation. No mandatory PCR tests or quarantines has made the …

The famous Chichen Itzá archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico has officially reopened for tourism the Yucatán government announced on Tuesday in a press release.  *Update: The reopening was delayed but will officially go ahead on October 5th The Chichen Itzá archaeological site will be open daily from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm and will be …

Canada is a top destination among Americans with over 13 million visitors heading north per year prior to the pandemic. With the longest shared land border in the world, travel between Canada and the United States is a major driver of both nations tourism economies. Now with tight border rules and travel restrictions, U.S. citizens …

Effective September 28th, Ukraine will reopen borders for tourism…again. On August 29th, Ukraine made the surprising decision to re-shut its borders after being open for tourism for only two months since the original closure back in March. A sudden surge in cases throughout the summer prompted the nation to ban all non-essential foreign arrivals and …

While the world continues to be plagued by economic shutdowns, border closures and travel bans, Cancun has defied all the odds. As most airlines continue to cancel flights around the world due to low demand, it’s the opposite in Cancun. Airlines are scrambling to take advantage of Cancun becoming one of the top tourists destinations …

The United States government has dropped its level 4 ‘Do Not Travel’ warning for Mexico.  Back on August 6th, the U.S. removed its global level 4 travel warning but slapped Mexico with an individual ‘do not travel’ advisory due to COVID-19.  As of September 8th, the level 4 advisory for Mexico has been downgraded to …

Rio’s Carnival in Brazil has been cancelled for the first time in more than 100 years which will result in the loss of 2 million tourists to Brazil. Rio’s League of Samba Schools, LIESA, announced that the spread of COVID-19 has made it impossible to safely hold the traditional parades which attract a total of …

A second cruise line will resume operations in Australia on October 14th as the industry looks to recover after the global shutdown of cruising back in March.  The first cruise ship to resume operations was the 36 passenger True North in July. The small yacht like ship began doing sailings to the Kimberly coast from …