Mexico City has officially began reopening for tourism as of June 29th, 2020.  Under federal guidelines the city transitioned to the ‘yellow’ light under the country wide traffic light system which allows for the relaunch of tourism services.   The Mexico City official government website states, “The Head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, reported that, starting …

Aeromexico is filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States, making it the latest carrier to succumb to the pressures of the economic crisis caused by Covid-19.  The airline said “this legal process will not interrupt the airline’s operations” and that all tickets, reservations and bonus points would continue to be honored. “Our industry faces …

Mazatlán will officially be reopening for tourism starting on July 1st, 2020, according to a press release and the Governor of Sinaloa. The Governor of Sinaloa, Quirino Ordaz Coppel announced the reopening of the popular beach city in a press conference and the Mazatlán tourism board issued a press release to the media. The official press …

The first cruise line is back at sea and has resumed operations since the worldwide suspensions of cruising due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  SeaDream Yacht Club’s ‘SeaDream 1’ set sail from from the picturesque city of Bergen, Norway on June 20th and will travel to Oslo, according to company press release. (Image: SeaDream Yacht Club) …

Say goodbye to flight social distancing.  Most major airlines in the U.S. and Canada have announced they will no longer be blocking middle seats as of July 1st.  American Airlines, which has been blocking half the middle seats in economy since April in the name of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, on Friday said it will end the practice …

Some of the most popular tourist destinations in Mexico have now reopened to all travelers.  The following destinations have no Covid-19 entry requirements and do not have any quarantine periods for arriving travelers.  Cancun & Playa Del Carmen The tourism hotspots of Cancun and Playa Del Carmen have officially reopened to tourists. Surrounding vacation hotspots …

As of today, Spain is reopening its borders to all countries in Europe’s visa-free Schengen travel zone including the UK without any quarantines. Spain on Sunday ended a national state of emergency after three months of lockdown, allowing its 47 million residents to freely travel around the country for the first time since March 14. …

UPDATE: Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero on Friday extended Guam’s state of public health emergency through July as Guam is seeing a recent rise in COVID-19 cases. The governor also officially announced tourism’s reopening will not take place on July 1 as initially planned. No new target date was announced. Original story:  Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero …

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that hotels, pubs and restaurants will be reopening on July 4th, 2020. Restrictions will be significantly relaxed since they were imposed in March.  “Our long national hibernation is beginning to come to an end,” the Prime Minister said. Other reopening measures include two households being able to meet …

Norwegian is the first major cruise line to announce reopening health and safety protocols in a new video the company released on Wednesday.  The video details new health and sanitation protocols that were brought on by the covid-19 pandemic. The video highlights six areas the company will be focused on when Norwegian returns to the …

Disneyland will not be reopening on July 17th as originally planned.  Disney is delaying the phased reopening of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, the company’s flagship theme parks in California, the company said on Wednesday. The resort, located in Anaheim, California, was set to welcome back guests on July 17 after being closed for months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Disney …

Alberta Mounties issued seven tickets to visitors from the US who violated health orders to go hiking in Banff National Park. Americans are using a well known loop hole that get around the Canada-US land border being closed to non-essential travel. The Canada Border Services Agency is letting any Americans through who say they’re driving to …