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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

By Paul Johnson on Feb 15, 2022 in Bermuda, Caribbean, Health & Safety, Regions, Travel Miscellany

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

By Paul Johnson on Feb 07, 2022 in Australia, Health & Safety, Oceania, Regions, Travel Miscellany

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

By Paul Johnson on Jan 31, 2022 in Asia, Health & Safety, Philippines, Regions, Travel Miscellany

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

By Paul Johnson on Jan 31, 2022 in China, Health & Safety, Hong Kong, Regions, Travel Miscellany

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

By Paul Johnson on Jan 28, 2022 in Africa, Health & Safety, Morocco, Regions, Travel Miscellany

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

7 South American countries now open to travel

By Alfonso Tandazo on Dec 20, 2021 in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Health & Safety, Peru, Regions, South America, Travel Miscellany, Uruguay

Though underreported, the declining COVID case rates in Latin America are a small fraction of those currently experienced in Great Britain, the European Union and the US. What this means is that several of these southern nations have reopened for international tourism in a big way. Foreign travelers are now welcome to experience adventure in

The safest places to visit in 2022

By Paul Johnson on Dec 15, 2021 in Asia, Europe, Germany, Health & Safety, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe, Worldwide

In conjunction with the upcoming 65th anniversary of its first publication in 1957, Frommer’s has revealed a special list of elite destinations: the Safest Places to Go in the coming year. Using what they claim is a host of internationally respected measures including the Global Peace Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

Flying from the UK to Spain (and back) during the pandemic - getting through the red tape

By Paul Johnson on Sep 29, 2021 in Air Travel, Featured, Health & Safety, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

I recently flew from Manchester to Malaga in order to visit the luxury resort of Sotogrande and, given that many people are travelling overseas again for the first time in a long time, I thought it might be helpful to document my experience of all the ‘red tape’ in case it helps others who are

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