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7 Ways to Experience St Kitts Right Now
St. Kitts has been one of the fastest growing travel destinations over the past decade, adding resorts like the Park Hyatt at Christophe Harbour and the Koi Resort on Half Moon Bay, as well as new attractions like the St. …
Bahamas Waiving Testing for Fully Vaccinated Travelers
The Bahamas is waiving testing for fully vaccinated travelers, the country announced. The move comes as The Bahamas has also eliminated its Bahamas Travel Health Visa for all travelers. Fully vaccinated travelers will no longer have to submit to pre-travel …
St Vincent and the Grenadines Waives Testing for Vaccinated Travelers
Another Caribbean destination has removed testing requirements for vaccinated travelers. St Vincent and the Grenadines has officially waived its testing requirement for fully vaccinated travelers. The new rules, which took effect this week, mean fully vaccinated travelers no longer have …
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Anguilla Eliminates Travel Entry Portal
Anguilla has updated its guidelines for travelers, eliminating its online entry portal, Caribbean Journal has learned. That means the online entry portal for permission to travel to Anguilla is no longer in use. All travelers over five must still show …
Trinidad and Tobago Removes Travel Application Requirement
Trinidad and Tobago is no longer requiring travelers to complete its TTravel Pass application form. All travelers must still present proof of a negative PCR or antigen test result within 48 hours of entry into Trinidad and Tobago. The move …
What to Know About Traveling to Barbados
Barbados just updated its travel requirements for vaccinated travelers last week — following that up with new rules for unvaccinated travelers. So what to visitors to the island need to know? Fully vaccinated visitors (those with at least two doses …
The US Virgin Islands Just Removed All Travel Rules for Americans
The US Virgin Islands, among the biggest tourism success stories of the pandemic, has announced a major updates to its entry rules: the lifting of all restrictions for American travelers. That means U.S. citizens traveling from the US mainland and …
The Caribbean’s Newest Overwater Bungalow Resort Is in Panama
It remains one of the great frontiers for Caribbean travel aficionados: Bocas del Toro, the spectacular archipelago in the Caribbean waters off the coast of Panama. For years, it’s also been home to the vast majority of overwater bungalow resorts …
A New Luxury Villa in Anguilla
Anguilla’s villa market has a major new addition: Alkera. The new-build vila on Shoal Bay East has joined the portfolio of Leviticus Lifestyle and Travel, one of the island’s top villa rental companies. The 12,000-square-foot contemporary stunner was designed by …
The US Virgin Islands Just Waived Testing for Vaccinated Travelers
Fully vaccinated US travelers no longer need to take a test to travel to the United States Virgin Islands. The destination’s Department of Tourism announced the move this week, which means travelers can simply submit proof of vaccination in lieu …
Bermuda’s New Travel Protocols Just Took Effect
Bermuda’s newest travel protocols have officially taken effect. The new rules, which kicked off Nov. 7, require al visitors 12 and up to show proof of current vaccination, along with a negative test. The negative tests include either antigen or …
The Bahamas Relaxes Protocols As Cases Decline
The Bahamas is relaxing some of its Covid protocols as cases have declined. Most notably, travelers to The Bahamas are no longer required to take a rapid antigen test on the fifth day of their trip, regardless of vaccination status. …
Dominican Republic Keeps Eclipsing Pre-Pandemic Tourism Levels
The Dominican Republic is back — and then some. The Caribbean’s most popular tourism destination had another record-breaking month in February, a sign of the country’s full-fledged travel rebirth. In February, the Dominican Republic reported more than 566,000 passengers, representing the …
Saint Lucia Just Updated Its Travel Protocols
Saint Lucia has updated its travel protocols, creating what the island is calling “Seamless Saint Lucia,” Caribbean Journal has learned. The changes, which will take effect March 5, mandate that fully vaccinated travelers and in-transit passengers aged 5 and up …
Dominica Has New Entry Protocols for Travelers
The Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has announced a series of major changes to its entry protocols, Caribbean Journal has learned. The biggest change is that all travelers are now permitted to show proof of a negative antigen test within …
Barbados Has New Travel Protocols
The island of Barbados has announced another update to its travel protocols, Caribbean Journal has learned. The latest update means travelers have more options — including the acceptance of rapid antigen tests for entry. Visitors can use either a negative rapid …
Grenada to Accept Antigen Tests Within 24 Hours of Travel
Grenada has updated its protocols to accept rapid antigen tests within 24 hours of arrival in Grenada, the Grenada Tourism Authority announced. That’s an alternative to the existing three-day PCR testing window. Grenada only accepts fully vaccinated visitors to the …
ASTA: CDC’s Return Test Requirement Is “Chilling” Caribbean Travel
You’re on a Caribbean trip, you’re fully vaccinated or boosted, and yet, much of the last day of your vacation is spent trying to take a Covid test just to be able to return home. Right now, the US CDC …
