For the last 10 months, Noel Harrison’s tour bus has sat mostly idle. The pandemic put a stop to the vacations that used to keep him busy shuttling tourists around the sun-soaked resort town of Montego Bay. In the last …
Canada’s Caribbean flight ban expected to cost Jamaica up to $449M, minister says Read more »
The Caribbean and the islands of the North Atlantic Ocean were some of the first regions in the world to reopen to U.S. travelers, as these destinations rely heavily on tourism. And they’ve managed to keep their infection rates low …
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced stricter restrictions on travelers in response to new, likely more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus — including making it mandatory for travelers to quarantine in a hotel at their …
Canada to quarantine travelers, suspend flights to Mexico and the Caribbean Read more »
Despite having one of the world’s lowest rates of coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths, the Caribbean’s economic survival is in serious jeopardy as tourism-dependent economies struggle with the consequences of the pandemic and travel restrictions being imposed and considered by …
CHTA: Economic Survival Tied to Health Safety and Responsible Tourism Read more »
French Polynesia first reopened to tourists in July, requiring proof of a negative test as well as a travel insurance policy. While tourism is now being cut off, the islands will still allow essential visits, including for health, work, or …
French Polynesia, Caribbean Islands Closing Its Borders to All Tourists Read more »
As the result of a meeting with its Security and National Defense Council on January 29, the Government of France decided to close the country’s borders to non-European Union members; this did not omit its overseas territories, including St. Barth’s, …
France Closes Borders of St. Barth’s, St. Martin and Guadeloupe Read more »
In addition to major hotels and resorts throughout the Caribbean that offer pre-departure Covid testing for guests returning to or entering the U.S. and the U.K., several island destinations now offer the service. Jamaica ramped up its destination-wide testing capacity …
Caribbean countries open Covid test sites for travelers Read more »
TORONTO — Critics say Canada’s suspension of flights to the Caribbean and Mexico disproportionately affects those with family there, and continues to give a free pass to snowbirds flying into Florida and other U.S. destinations. The federal government has said …
Critics say travel freeze to Caribbean, Mexico unfairly hits travellers seeing family Read more »
The French government, fearing the spread of deadlier and more contagious variants of the Covid-19 coronavirus, has closed the borders of its overseas territories indefinitely, including those in the Caribbean and French Polynesia. Caribbean destinations that fall into that category …
French government shuts down Caribbean, Polynesian islands Read more »
On Jan. 21, on his second day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order entitled “On Promoting Covid-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel.” In addition to requiring masks on all forms of public transportation, the order required …
Unpacking the quarantine rules for returning Caribbean travelers Read more »