The Latest News for Travel Agents

Minister for Sports and Tourism, Pipat Ratchakitprakan, has announced that Thailand’s tourism is close until the second quarter of next year. This means that other tourist visas, such as e-Visa and visa-on-arrival, apart from the new TR and STV visa will still be on hold for now. This move thwarted the hopes of a turnaround in the tourism industry for the 2020/2021 high season.

The lush landscapes and wondrous caves of Belize will reopen for tourists to explore once again on Oct. 1, the Belize Tourism Board announced on Monday. Previously, the island announced they would reopen in August however the opening had been delayed, "in an overabundance of caution for visitors and residents alike,"

Over the last 5 years, Colombia has experienced a huge tourism boom and had a record 4.5 million visitors in 2019. Once known for its drug trade and crime, the country has become much safer and is now rated as one of the top backpacking destinations in the world.

Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, reopened for tourism in August. Here's everything you need to know about their current entry requirements and rules for visiting. Anguilla is a very unique nation because as of December 2020, they have only seen 10 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

The U.S. Virgin Islands will officially reopen its borders for a second time starting on September 19th, allowing both American visitors and international tourists to enter, but you can only fly IN from the United States. If you are a U.S. citizen you don’t even need a passport to go.

On June 1st the Seychelles reopened to tourists from 19 countries, with another round of countries being added since the original reopening. (Updated lists below) The Seychelles officially announced the first two cases of Covid-19 on March 14, 2020 and since the islands were quick to respond and contain, the nation has decided to reopen tourism in a staged process.

French Polynesia and islands in the French Caribbean have closed their borders as new coronavirus variants surge around the world. French Polynesia, which boasts overwater bungalows and brilliant aqua water over 118 Islands, including Tahiti and Bora Bora, will cut off travel from all countries on Feb. 3, according to Tahiti Tourisme.

Paraguay, being one of the last nations in South America to reopen for tourism, is once again allowing foreigners to enter. Granted, it's one of the least visited nations on the continent, but it's growing in popularity for those that want to get off the beaten path.

Haiti has officially reopened its borders for tourism and has resumed international commercial flights to and from the island. Haiti first shut its borders on March 19 after the government announced the state of emergency to help curb the spread of the virus. On July 27th, the Prime Minister of Haiti lifted the state of emergency and the nation is slowly reopening for tourism once again.

Bermuda, an island nation only a 2.5-hour flight from New York, is allowing tourists back to its beaches, however with some of the strictest testing rules we've seen. While Bermuda is often thought of when day-dreaming of vacationing in the Caribbean, it's actually located off the Carolina's in the Atlantic Ocean all by itself.