Tag Archives: COVID-19

Iceland has achieved a pandemic milestone: becoming the first country in Europe to drop all domestic restrictions on dealing with COVID-19, and easing further restrictions at its borders. Iceland’s vaccination program and guiding principles of test, trace, quarantine and isolation have paid off, as it became the first country in Europe …

Visitors to Alaska will be offered free COVID-19 vaccines at airports this summer, as part of the US state’s initiative to restart its tourism industry. Travelers to the US state aged 16 and over will be able to receive a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at the Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau or Ketchikan airports. The news was revealed …

All arrivals to Saint Lucia must have proof of a negative Covid-19 PCR test taken no more than five days before arrival. The new rule will be effective from February 10th and applies to all travellers over five-years-of-age. All travellers must also adhere to all safety protocols in place throughout …

Foreign Office minister, James Cleverly, has said the government is in the process of securing thousands of hotel rooms ahead of new quarantine arrangements. From February 15th, arrivals from a number of countries will be expected to isolate in an airport hotel for ten days. The requirements are being introduced …

Travelers heading to Iceland may be pleased to learn that qualifying visitors are permitted to bypass its requirement for testing and quarantine, once they can demonstrate proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Those presenting an approved digital or paper vaccination certificate in Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English are exempt from official border restrictions …

Travellers arriving in England from Covid-19 hotspots from around the world will have to quarantine in hotels, prime minister, Boris Johnson, has announced. The measures will apply to people coming from most of South America, southern Africa and Portugal, amid concern over new variants of the virus. Most overseas visitors …

Romania is filled with stone churches, monasteries, rocky mountains and rolling hills, and there’s good news for international travelers who are interested in heading there. The country is waiving quarantine for those who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The country’s National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) has announced that arriving travelers …

Under the Biden presidency, the US is introducing sweeping new public health measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. An executive order signed by President Joe Biden this week will require domestic and international travelers to abide by a new set of rules that include mask-wearing, physical distancing, timely testing and quarantine. The …

International travelers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are now permitted to visit the Seychelles without having to quarantine. The 115-island nation in the Indian Ocean will welcome travelers who provide a certificate of vaccination and proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of their departure. They are also only eligible for …

Sri Lanka will reopen its borders to foreign tourists on Thursday after a ten-month hiatus, official have said. However, travellers will be subject to tough Covid-19 protocols. Under the plans, tourists will be allowed to stay in 55 designated hotels, which will be off limits to locals except for staff, …