New Zealand Eyes Reopening Borders to Vaccinated Travellers Early 2022 Date: 2021-08-13 10:47:41 Order: 0 New Zealand plans to reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from low risk countries without the need for quarantine in early 2022, as part of its phased reopening plan. Prime... TTGAsia More News
Martinique Returns to Lockdown, Asks Tourists to Leave Date: 2021-08-13 10:46:57 Order: 0 The French government is tightening COVID-19 restrictions in Martinique and Guadeloupe as the rising infection rates are overwhelming hospitals. On 10AUG, Maritinique went into a three-week... CaribbeanNewsDigital More News
CDC Downgrades Travel Alerts for Canada; Will This Help Reopen the US Land Border? Date: 2021-08-13 10:24:49 Order: 0 The downgrade is great news for Canadian tourism - and may also be hopeful for a restart of the travel industry. More News
How Canadians Can Get France’s Health Pass For Activities While Travelling Date: 2021-08-12 08:50:22 Order: 0 France will be implementing a system to recognize vaccines for tourists looking to visit the country from outside the EU. It has announced that its Health Pass will accept vaccines... More News
Industry Reacts to Ottawa’s Confirmation of 'Vaccine Passports’ for Travel by Fall Date: 2021-08-12 08:41:38 Order: 0 Wednesday's federal government statement provided little new information about upcoming vaccine passports - but making it 'official' did give a big boost to the industry. More News
COVID Restrictions on Travel Could Last for “Years”: BC Health Minister Date: 2021-08-11 11:30:05 Order: 0 Adrian Dix told US media that vaccination mandates and other COVID travel restrictions are here to stay - for ‘years.’ More News
Indonesia's Controversial 'Jurassic Park' Project Going Ahead in Komodo National Park Date: 2021-08-11 11:25:30 Order: 0 Despite warnings from UNESCO, the controversial Indonesian tourism project dubbed "Jurassic Park" on social media will continue. Work on various projects in Indonesia's Komodo National... CNN More News
CDC Adds France, Israel to 'Avoid Travel' Designation Date: 2021-08-11 11:21:39 Order: 0 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added seven destinations to its list of areas with a high risk of COVID-19 exposure, including France and Israel. Other... BusinessTravelNews More News
Marathons Driving Boom in Post-Pandemic Travel Date: 2021-08-11 11:02:59 Order: 0 Many global marathons were forced to cancel their 2020 editions thanks to the pandemic, but recent trends point towards a boom in global marathon travel. More News
Travellers Underestimating COVID Expenses by One-Third: Survey Date: 2021-08-11 10:37:04 Order: 0 A new survey finds that travellers are "unprepared" to resume travel post-COVID: only 28% have found out how far in advance to book tests or budgeted for the cost. More News
Air Canada Seeks Vaccine Mandate Details from Ottawa, As United Becomes First in US to Require Vaxxed Workers Date: 2021-08-10 11:14:02 Order: 0 Airlines in Canada are still waiting for Ottawa to mandate vaccinations for employees, but at least one US airline is taking the initiative on its own. More News
US Border Reopening May be ‘Months, not Weeks’ Away Date: 2021-08-10 10:49:48 Order: 0 Reports that the US may be close to reopening its land border with Canada may have been premature, even as pressure mounts within the US to restart int'l travel. More News
Reopened Canada-U.S. Border Creates Long Bottlenecks on Day 1 Date: 2021-08-10 10:46:55 Order: 0 Long delays at the Canada-U.S. border were reported on 09AUG as it reopened to fully vaccinated Americans for the first time in 16 months. Government data showed a seven-hour wait for the... Skift More News
Canada Welcomes Back Americans, but Late Summer Tourism Boom Could be Disrupted by Delta Variant, Labour Shortages Date: 2021-08-10 10:46:25 Order: 0 While Canada has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated Americans as of 09AUG, there are fears that the expected tourism boost can be threatened by the COVID-19 Delta variant and... FinancialPost More News
Five Unexpected Travel Trends Due to COVID-19 Date: 2021-08-10 10:45:42 Order: 0 Travel industry trend and business intelligence company ForwardKeys has provided five new insights on how the travel industry has changed as a result of COVID-19. The first insight found is... HotelNewsResource More News
