Barbados has its landmark historic places. The Garrison in Bridgetown, with its parade ground and UNESCO World Heritage designation, anchors the island’s story (including the George Washington House). St. Nicholas Abbey draws visitors with its centuries-old Jacobean mansion and rum estate history. Gun Hill’s signal station and lion statue still look out across the countryside […]
Belize has announced new entry requirements for travelers, set to take effect Feb. 15, Caribbean Journal has learned. The centerpiece is a requirement for an application for Belize Travel Health Insurance, a mandatory health insurance that “helps protect travelers against incurred medical and non-medical expenses, if they test positive for COVID-19 during their stay in Belize,” according […]
The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has announced an update to its entry travel protocols, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new rules, which just went into effect on Jan. 16, mean fully vaccinated visitors can travel to Bonaire with either a negative rapid antigen test taken within 24 hours before departure to Bonaire or a […]
In a major change to its testing rules, Aruba has implemented a two-day requirement for visitors from the US and Canada. The new rules mean all visitors need to complete a PCR or RT-PCR test — antigen tests are not accepted. Aruba will also not give travelers the option to test upon arrival. The rules apply […]
Barbados has updated its entry protocols for travelers, announcing that the country will allow visitors to enter Barbados with a valid negative rapid PCR test done within one day prior to arrival. Barbados will also be accepting negative RT-PCR test results done within three days prior to arrival in Barbados. The country will only allow […]
Puerto Rico has put in new entry rules for travelers, headlined by a 48-hour entry testing window. That means travelers have to take and receive a negative test result within 48 hours before arriving in Puerto Rico. The test can be either PCR or antigen, regardless of vaccination status. Passengers arriving without a test will […]
The Bahamas has updated its recently-announced rules for vaccinated travelers. That includes the suspension of a PCR requirement for vaccinated travelers — vaccinated travelers can continue to present a negative rapid antigen test or PCR test within 72 hours of travel to the country. That also applies to children ages 2-11, who can present either a […]
The United States Virgin Islands has implemented new testing rules for travelers. The updated requirements mean all U.S-based travelers aged 5 or older must submit a negative test result (antigen or PCR) within three days before travel to the USVI. The new rules take effect Jan. 3, 2022. The change applies both to vaccinated and […]
Luxury. It’s one of the most overused words in the travel industry; but that’s also because it’s just so hard to define. What makes luxury? Is it design? Is it food and beverage? Is it the natural environment? Is it service? The answer is, of course, that it’s all of those things, and more. But […]
Amid the recent Omicron-related jump in Covid cases around the world, The Bahamas has updated its testing rules for travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. Effective Dec. 27, 2021 all travelers to The Bahamas now need to show proof of a negative test taken and received within 72 hours before arrival in The Bahamas. Vaccinated travelers […]
The French Caribbean island of St Barth is tightening its travel rules amid the holiday season. St Barth’s regional government has announced a new testing requirement, mandating that travelers provide a negative result form a test taken no more than 24 hours prior to boarding their flight to the island. St Barth accepts both PCR […]
Puerto Rico has tightened its entry rules for travelers, centered on a new 48-hour pre-testing requirement. The new rule means all travelers arriving on domestic flights (i.e. from within the United States) are required to show proof of a negative test result taken and received within 48 hours before arriving on the island. Travelers also […]
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