Canadian cruise ships to set to sail again in November
The $4 billion Cruise Ship Industry is set to fire up it’s engines in November after 20 months out in the cold. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra eliminated the previous ban, put in place until February 2022. In a press release, Alghabra paid testament to the Canadian public having “done their part” to reduce transmission rates. […]
Fully vaccinated Americans may be allowed to enter Canada by mid-August
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally indicated that Canada-U.S. border may well re-open, for fully vaccinated Americans, in a months time. If the progress being made with vaccinations continues at the same rate, international travellers from across the globe could be welcomed as early as September. The news was broken in the final paragraphs of a […]
Canada’s border restrictions finally loosen for “fully vaccinated” travellers
The day is finally upon us! After nearly 16 months of isolation, Canada is finally starting to loosen border restrictions. For the first time, in well over 400 days, Canadians can travel internationally if “fully vaccinated”. Travellers, allowed entry to Canada, can now completely skip the mandatory 14-day quarantine. To meet the definition of “fully […]
The EU is opening it’s doors! But it’s bad news for AstraZeneca recipients
The EU will welcome Canadians for non-essential travel in the coming days, providing a big boost for our summer plans! Canada will join a group of 10 countries to be listed as safe for leisure travel. The UK, currently dealing with the highly infectious delta variant, has not been included on the list. It is […]
Fully vaccinated Canadians can travel without quarantine from early July
Fully vaccinated Canadians re-entering the country simply have to produce a negative test on arrival to avoid the mandatory 14-day quarantine. It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for! The new rules will come into effect on July 5 at 11.59pm EDT and will only apply to those currently able to enter Canada. “As we’ve […]
Canada’s International Airports are operating at capacity with 95% of business still to return
Canada’s International airports are completely unprepared for borders to reopen. A trip through the airport could take anything up to eight hours. Non-essential international travel is extremely limited in Canada. However, special considerations have been made for: Canadians being repatriated, essential workers and those emigrating for work. Current wait times exceed three hours, despite a […]
G7 Countries to Work on ‘Mutual Recognition’ of Vaccine Passports following Cornwall Summit
World leaders at the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England have agreed to work together on a “mutual recognition” of vaccine passports in order to help reintroduce international travel and commerce. Canada remains a clear outlier amongst the countries present; there have still been no concrete plans outlined to reopen the countries borders. The Canadian Travel […]
Vaccinated travellers wont have to quarantine by early July
The federal government has announced vaccinated travellers will no longer have to spend 14 days in quarantine when returning to Canada. The new rule could come into play in early July, if Covid-19 statistics continue to improve. The fed has finally reacted to a report by the Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel, who’s latest […]
Air Canada to begin quarantine free flights to Italy
Air Canada has become the first Canadian airline to begin offering quarantine free flights. The first departures, from Montréal and Toronto, will take travellers to Rome, Italy. To board the flights, due to begin departing from July 2, you will need to provide a negative test 48 hours before flying and a negative test on […]
Canadian Travel & Tourism encourages government to lay out concrete international travel plan
Reopening international travel should be based on the recommendations outlined by the COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel, argue “The Roundtable”. The Panel was set up to provide the government with science and data-driven recommendations regarding testing, border restrictions and quarantine measures. Their latest recommendations call for eliminating quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers and […]
