Tourism

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 00:17 UTC

  Alaska lobbies successfully for the return of the cruise industry

  

  The US House of Representatives this week passed a bill to give foreign-flag cruise ships a temporary cabotage waiver, enabling them to operate in Alaska without a foreign stop. The legislation earlier passed in the Senate.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 23:21 UTC

  “Scenic Eclipse II”, confidence in the cruise industry and the luxury travel market

  

  In a strong message of confidence for the future of the cruise industry and the luxury travel market, Scenic has started production on Scenic Eclipse II, the sister ship to Scenic Eclipse, the world’s most luxurious discovery yacht. The beginning of production was announced at the keel-laying ceremony, with the Croatian Prime Minister in attendance.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Last LATAM Argentina Airbus flies back home from Aeroparque which halts regional flights

  

  Operation of regional flights at the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA)'s only airfield commonly known as Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport (AEP/SABE), which reopened recently following renovations, have been shifted to the Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini international airport (technically in the Province of Buenos Aires) due to lack of proper coronavirus detecting facilities.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  EU finalizes vaccine passport details as Summer season looms over

  

  The European Commission has reached a decision whereby all member states are to accept the digital covid-19 certificate also known as “vaccine passport,” a document which will show whether people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, and refrain from imposing additional travel measures such as quarantines to its citizens,

• Thursday, May 20th 2021 - 08:51 UTC

  Gibraltar message to the cruise industry, “we're back in business”

  

  Gibraltar is ready to welcome back cruise ships, their passengers, and their crew. The Port of Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Tourist Board have continued to work proactively during this pandemic to support the cruise industry.

• Thursday, May 20th 2021 - 08:42 UTC

  Uruguay eases down travel restrictions against covid-19

  

  The Government of Uruguay Wednesday has decided that foreign travellers with both doses of any vaccine against covid-19 and a negative PCR test will not have to undergo a mandated quarantine upon entry.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Uruguay developing vaccination pass for public shows

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday admitted his government is evaluating the implementation of a “green passport” for admission into public shows.

• Monday, May 17th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Uruguay: tourism almost back to normal by October – travel pass on the way

  

  Uruguay's Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio Sunday explained in a radio interview that his country envisions a quasi total return to normalcy for this coming October and that “we are preparing for the (summer) season.”

• Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Brazil bans entry of foreign travellers from India due to rising number of covid-19 cases

  

  The Brazilian government has banned the entry of travellers from India as a result of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the Asian country, an extra edition of the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette) published on Friday.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  China acknowledges the need to guard the Mt. Everest border to keep coronavirus at bay

  

  The government of China Monday announced it will be reinforcing its patrolling of the Himalayan Nepalese border, particularly near or around Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country through climbers.