Amsterdam is closing the central cruise terminal on the River IJ to curb visitor numbers. 4 The Dutch capital, Amsterdam, has historically been a popular city break hotspot and a much-loved port of call for cruising itineraries. Every year 20 million visitors descend on the city many of whom are attracted to its “party” reputation.…
France Bans Shorthaul Flights From Paris To These 3 Destinations
Are you traveling to France? There’s a new travel measure that could affect your trip plan. Last Friday, the European Commission approved France’s decision to limit air traffic and ban domestic short-haul flights. There is one main condition forbidding certain itineraries. If the flight route is possible to make in less than 2.5 hours by…
Goa bans public drinking, cooking and illicit activities on beaches
The Goa government has issued an order to clamp down on several tourism-related activities, which are being carried out illegally, and ordered the police to take action against violators. The Goa Tourism Department termed activities such as tourists cooking on the roadside and sale of tickets and packages to tourists promoting destinations outside the state, consuming…
Travel Bans Didn’t Stop Covid In Canada, So Why Do Some Countries Still Have Them?
Canada recently made headlines after the country dropped its remaining Covid requirements. Still, it wasn’t so long ago that the country had some of the harshest entry requirements in the world. As the world emerges from the pandemic, many wonder whether stringent measures taken by various countries truly did anything to prevent the spread of…
Hong Kong Bans All Flights From The U.S.
With the rise in the Omicron variant, Hong Kong announced last week that there will be a two week long ban on all flights departing from the United States, as well as from SEVEN other countries around the world. This ban was set to begin this past Sunday January 9th and is expected to continue at…
France Bans Unvaccinated American Travelers
France has become the latest EU country to place a travel ban on American travelers, with a ban on unvaccinated American travelers to come into effect after this weekend. The story was announced late last night, courtesy of a tweet from the French embassy in the US, and is bound to be a blow for…
Denmark Bans Unvaccinated U.S. Travelers
The Scandinavian nation of Denmark has become the latest member state of the European Union to place travel restrictions on certain American citizens, amidst the backdrop of the EUâs decision to remove the US from its list of safe countries as a result of its rising levels of Covid-19 cases. Denmark has followed the likes…
Netherlands Adds Restrictions For Vaccinated Americans, Bans Unvaccinated
The Netherlands becomes the latest European nation to add new restrictions and entry rules for American tourists, following the advice by the EU council to remove the U.S. from the official safe list. The new entry rules are a far cry from the extremely relaxed regulations that just came into effect in late June. When…
Bournemouth beach bans deckchairs in case people use them as weapons
Remember these vibrant yellow and blue deck chairs which have historically dotted the wide-brimmed gentle sand Bournemouth beach each summer time for the final hundred years? There are round 3,500 of those well-known council-owned picket deck chairs however this summer time they’re nowhere to be seen. The motive given by the Bournemouth Borough Council is…
