Category: Health & Safety
9 simple tips for staying healthy while traveling
If you’re traveling for work or play, it’s often easy to forget the day-to-day routines of your life at home, but staying healthy while traveling is easier than you think.
Check out these luxury hotels in Vietnam as COVID restrictions are removed
By Paul Eyers on Jun 22, 2022 in Accommodation, Asia, Health & Safety, Hotels, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Vietnam
As borders throughout the region are finally starting to re-open, Vietnam becomes the latest country to welcome tourists back. 
Southeast Asia drops many restrictions and welcomes back tourists
By Paul Eyers on May 16, 2022 in Asia, Cambodia, Health & Safety, Indonesia, Regions, Thailand, Travel Miscellany, Vietnam
As Southeast Asia drops many restrictions and welcomes back tourists, now is the time to start planning an adventure to this enchanting region. 
Travel to Spain just got easier - the latest on the SpTH Health Check Form
By Paul Johnson on Apr 06, 2022 in Europe, Health & Safety, Regions, Spain, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe
There's good news for travellers to Spain! From today, the SpTH Health Check Form is no longer needed to enter Spain for all passengers, regardless of their country of departure, who have an EU Digital COVID Certificate. 
Now is the time to visit the first country in Southeast Asia with zero COVID restrictions for vaccinated travellers!
By Paul Eyers on Mar 19, 2022 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Asia, Attractions, Cambodia, Going Out, Health & Safety, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany
First, I hear you ask, which is the first country in Southeast Asia to remove all COVID restrictions? The answer is Cambodia, who on 17th March 2022 moved ahead of their neighbours and other Southeast Asian countries to make travel simple again. No pre-travel COVID test. No arrival COVID test. No quarantine. No COVID specific 
Iceland drops all COVID-19 border and domestic restrictions
By Ryan Connolly on Feb 28, 2022 in Europe, Health & Safety, Iceland, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe
It’s been a little while since I wrote with A Luxury Travel Blog but I’m glad to be back and sharing such illuminating news. Hopefully I’ll be sharing more good news on Iceland more regularly again going forward. Iceland drops all border and domestic restrictions As of the 25th of February 2022, the Icelandic authorities 
Bermuda lifts travel restrictions for vaccinated travelers
Bermuda has announced updated COVID-19 protocols, offering new travel guidelines that will streamline the process for vaccinated travellers visiting the island, by land or sea. Effective from 7th March 2022, the revised guidelines will continue to ensure the safety of all residents and visitors, while making it even more convenient for visitors. “We welcome visitors
An end to US pre-departure testing for fully vaccinated travelers?
By Paul Johnson on Feb 11, 2022 in Air Travel, Health & Safety, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in partnership with Airlines for America (A4A) and 28 US and international aviation and travel and tourism stakeholder groups, urged the US government to remove the pre-departure testing requirement for fully vaccinated air travelers flying to the US. The vaccinated traveler population adds no additional risks to the domestic 
France, Greece and Portugal are the latest European countries to relax COVID-19 travel restrictions
By Paul Johnson on Feb 08, 2022 in Europe, France, Greece, Health & Safety, Portugal, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe
France, Greece and Portugal are the latest countries to have each updated their entry requirements for fully vaccinated travellers which will come as welcome news for many UK families wanting to go away for February half-term. Here’s what you need to know for each country: France France has revealed its plans to drop testing requirements 
Australia to re-open its borders to fully vaccinated tourists
Tourism Australia is excited to be welcoming back travellers to Australia, following today’s announcement that Australia is reopening its borders to quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated travellers from 21st February 2022. The announcement is part of Australia’s planned re-opening of international travel and builds on quarantine-free travel arrangements with Singapore, which came into effect on 21 November
The Philippines to re-open to tourists
The Philippines has announced that it will start to accept fully-vaccinated foreign leisure travelers from visa-free countries beginning 10th February 2022. Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat made the announcement after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved the proposal of the Department of Tourism (DOT). It is the first time
Hong Kong cuts the quarantine period for inbound travellers
The government of Hong Kong has announced that from the 5th February 2022, the compulsory quarantine period for inbound travellers from overseas destinations will be adjusted to 14 days (from 21 days previously) in designated quarantine hotels (DQHs), to be followed by a seven-day self-monitoring period. Strict coronavirus rules have previously made Hong Kong one
Morocco to end two-month flight ban
The Moroccan government announced yesterday that the reopening of the airspace to flights to and from Morocco as of 7th February. A ban has been in place since 29th November to fight the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus. This decision comes in accordance with the legal provisions relating to the management
Now everybody can travel to Norway without having to quarantine
By Paul Johnson on Jan 27, 2022 in Europe, Health & Safety, Norway, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe
Yesterday marked the first day since early 2020, where the Norwegian border is open to all visitors without having to quarantine. Due to COVID-19, the Norwegian government had to shut its borders and demand self-quarantine for all travelers without the EU COVID certificate. This practice has now ended and travelers from outside the EU are 
Luxury travel news this week
By Paul Johnson on Jan 16, 2022 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Caribbean, Cruises & Boat Travel, Cuba, Europe, Health & Safety, Mexico, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, US Virgin Islands, USA
Here’s a round-up of luxury travel stories that have caught the eye this week. To make sure you receive regular updates from A Luxury Travel Blog, please make sure you subscribe to our mailing list. International travel expected to jump after Europe relaxes restrictions Some industry executives are predicting international travel will reach 90 percent 
