U.S. Border Closures with Canada and Mexico Extended to Feb. 21
The land borders between the three countries will be closed until at least Feb. 21. This is the latest extension of the closure that has been in place for nearly a year now.
Playa Hotels & Resorts Offer Complimentary COVID-19 Testing
Complimentary antigen tests are available to registered guests returning to the U.S. from any of its 17 resorts across Mexico and throughout the Caribbean.
Negative Covid-19 Tests Now Required for Travelers Flying to U.S.
“Testing does not eliminate all risk,” says CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD, “but when combined with a period of staying at home and everyday precautions like wearing masks and social distancing, it can make travel safer, healthier, and more responsible by reducing spread on planes, in airports, and at destinations.”
Kauai Is Reopening, Find Out How You Can Visit
“This proposal will allow Kauai to move forward with limited tourism in ‘resort bubbles’ while honoring the county’s request to opt-out of the Safe Travels pre-travel testing program,” said Gov. David Ige.
US Requires COVID-19 Test for UK Travelers as First Case or New Variant Confirmed in Colorado
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an order requiring all air travelers arriving to the United States from the United Kingdom to test negative for the coronavirus within three days of their trip.
Air Travel Hits New High, TSA Screened Nearly 1.3 Million Travelers Sunday
On December 27, a total of 1,284,599 people passed through TSA at airports nationwide. Sunday was also the sixth day in the last 10 that the TSA screened more than one million travelers.
Over 40 Countries Have Now Banned UK Travel Over New Covid Variant
They list includes at least 18 countries in the European Union, as well as Russia, India, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Iran, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Peru.
New Coronavirus Variant Halts Flights to UK
The Netherlands, Belgium and Austria on Sunday banned flights from the U.K., and Italy and Germany are considering limiting such flights as well.
Delta Offers Another Option for Quarantine Free Travel to Europe
The new corridor is for flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam, and begins Tuesday evening with Flight DL076. Passengers need to test negative for Covid-19 before and after the flight.
AAA Says 34 Million Fewer Americans Will Travel This Holiday Season
Travel is expected to decline at least 29% compared to the same period last year. That’s 34 million fewer travelers. But still, as many as 84.5 million Americans may still travel from Dec. 23 through Jan. 3.
Emirates Offers Dubai Visitors Free Stays at JW Marriott Hotel
Emirates has partnered with Dubai’s Department of Tourism to offer complimentary stays at the JW Marriott to travelers visiting Dubai from December 6 until February 28, 2021.
National Park Service to Offer Six Free Entrance Days in 2021
NPS has announced six dates for 2021 when 108 national parks, monuments, historic sites, and preserves that usually charge a fee, will offer free admission to everyone.
Best Cities for New Year’s in 2020
With New Year’s around the corner but the scale of celebrations limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Best Cities for New Year’s.
Free Round-Trip to Hawaii! Enter Now to Work from Hawaii for One Month
Tired of working from home? How a change of scenery, maybe with a view of one of the many amazing beaches in Hawaii? Now there’s a chance to do just that and get a free round-trip flight to Hawaii to work from there instead, for a whole month.
Canada Extends Travel Restrictions
Canada will extend the Mandatory Isolation Order and temporary travel restrictions for all travelers seeking entry into Canada from a country other than the US, until January 21, 2021. Travel restrictions for US citizens and foreign nationals arriving from the US remain in place until December 21, 2020 and may be extended at that time.
Close to 1.1 Million People Traveled by Plane the Day Before Thanksgiving
The Transportation Security Administration says that a total of 1,070,967 people crossed TSA checkpoints Wednesday, November 25th. That is the highest one day total since back in March 16th, when 1,257,823 passed through.
Kauai Opts Out of Hawaii’s Pre-Travel Testing Program
Hawaii Gov. David Ige has approved a request by the mayor of Kauai to temporarily opt out of the state’s pre-travel testing program. Effective Dec. 2 at 12:01 a.m., all transpacific and intercounty travelers arriving in Kauai will be subject to the 14-day quarantine regardless of testing.
Delta to Launch Quarantine-Free Travel to Europe
Delta Air Lines, the Aeroporti di Roma and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have joined in a first-of-its-kind trans-Atlantic COVID-19 testing program that will enable quarantine-free entry into Italy, in accordance with a decree expected to be issued soon by the government of Italy.