Tourism News
US arrivals to require Covid-19 test as Omicron fears grow
United States president, Joe Biden, has announced the country will tighten entry requirements in response to growing concerns over the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Bartlett appointed GITT ambassador during UNWTO general assembly
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has been appointed as an ambassador with GITT. GITT – or governmental and institutional travel and tourism – is a new sector within the industry.
Fiji reopens borders to tourism after 20 month closure
Fiji has welcomed its first international passenger flight in nearly two years as the destination reopens its borders. Some 90 per cent of the population is now vaccinated against Covid-19.
Jamaica prepares for return of cruise sector
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, said the arrival of Carnival Glory at Montego Bay Cruise Port would allow the island to “cross a major threshold in its tourism recovery”.
Saint Lucia Tourism Authority charts new direction for destination
The newly appointed board of directors at the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has sought to refocus the hospitality offering as the market reopens in the wake of Covid-19.
Spain to require proof of vaccination from UK travellers
Spain has updated its entry requirements for travellers from the UK. From December 1st, travellers arriving from the United Kingdom in Spain will need to show a vaccination certificate.
Johnson confirms UK arrivals will require PCR test
Boris Johnson has confirmed travellers touching down in the UK will require a PCR test on arrival. The move comes as authorities seek to contain the spread of a new Covid-19 variant, known as Omicron.
New UK red list additions as Omicron fears grow
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Angola have been added to the travel red list for arrivals into England as fears over a new variant of Covid-19 grow.
South Africa calls for travel bans to be scrapped
South Africa minister of tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, has confirmed the country remains open to tourism despite the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant.
Japan to close borders in response to new Covid-19 variant
Authorities in Japan have confirmed the destination will bar entry to visitors from around the world as fears over a new Covid-19 variant grow.
Vietnam Airlines arrives in United States for first time
Vietnam Airlines has touched down in the United States for the first time. The inaugural flight, VN98, from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco, carried passengers on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Fifth of destinations still completely closed to tourism
One out of five destinations continue to have their borders completely closed as new surges of Covid-19 impact the restart of international tourism.