The International Air Transport Association (IATA) praised the European Commission for delivering the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EU DCC) in record time and urged countries around the world to adopt the document as the standard for digital vaccine certificates. In a press release issued by the association, its Deputy Director-General Conrad Clifford is quoted to…
Bulgaria Enforces Entry Ban On U.S. Tourists
Bulgaria will reintroduce its entry ban on U.S tourists due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the United States. The move comes after the EU recommended that EU member states prohibited travelers from the United States after cases exceeded the safe threshold. Italy became the first EU country to introduce new restrictions on U.S travelers…
Cuba set for US travel boom as restrictions eased
Cuba is expected to receive a boom in visitors from the United States after the Obama administration took a series of steps to normalise relations between the two countries. At present travel is heavily restricted, with direct commercial flights banned, special visas compulsory and visitors required to join strictly controlled groups. Authorised travel typically takes…
Europe leads way as international travel bounces back
The UK’s first BNPL travel agent, Butter, reveals that after a difficult pandemic year, tourism is once again on the rise with Europe and the Americas benefitting from the sharpest rise in international visitors in the last six months. The COVID-19 pandemic forced international tourism to grind to a halt. Borders were closed, airlines shut down…
Ireland and Croatia Are Staying Open For U.S. Travelers
Earlier this week, the EU officially recommended new restrictions on U.S. travelers due to rising cases. Since the recommendation, itâs been a mixed reaction from the EU member states. Italy was the first country to introduce new rules, while Ireland and Croatia say they will not impose new restrictions on American travelers. Recap â EU…
ITB Berlin 2015: United States leads tourism boom in Americas
The economic situation in the United States and Canada is improving and with it has come a renewed increase in foreign trips in 2014. At the same time the weaker-performing economies of Brazil and Argentina have led to slower growth in tourism in South America. These are the findings of the ITB World Travel Trends…
Mexico: Top Tourist Locations Worthy Of The Hype
It’s a familiar story. Whether you get your travel fix from traditional media, socials or the web, the message is the same: ditch those hyped destinations and head off the beaten track. what if, in your clamour to ditch the obvious, you miss out on the best of what there is to see and do?…
The CDC Is Asking Unvaccinated Americans To Avoid Travel This Weekend
While many travelers in the United States are planning a last summer getaway over the busy labor day weekend, the Centers For Disease And Control (CDC) is asking unvaccinated travelers to stay at home due to rising Covid-19 cases. CDC Recommends Against Traveling Labor Day Weekend The United States is now surpassing an average of…
Ice Skating in England: our selection of 5 glorious ice rinks
As the cold weather kicks in and Christmas approaches, some of England’s most attractive settings are converted into ice rinks for the open-air skating season. You donât need to be Torvill or Dean to enjoy ice-skating, but you do need a rink in gorgeous surroundings. So here is our pick of Englandâs best. 1. Royal…
UK visitors drive up demand for USA travel
An increase in visitors from the United Kingdom and Ireland has contributed to a record number of 34.4 million overseas visitors to the USA in 2014. This is up eight per cent from 2013, according to the latest figures released by US under secretary of commerce for international trade, Stefan Selig. The UK retains its…