American Airlines has officially launched new nonstop service between Miami and Bimini, adding a new airlift option to one of the closest Caribbean destinations to the United States. The first Miami-Bimini flight touched down in South Bimini Airport on Saturday, and is operating three times per week, with flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Even […]
Travelers no longer need to show proof of a negative test or proof of vaccination in order to visit the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe. Following the French government’s recent changes to its health protocols, visitors to Guadeloupe are now able to visit just as they used to in 2019 before the pandemic. That means […]
The Cayman Islands has waived testing for visitors. “Pre-arrival Covid-19 testing is no longer required to enter the Cayman Islands,” the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism announced in a statement. In a major change to the destination’s travel protocols, the British Overseas Territory has repealed all pre-arrival testing for visitors, though entry restrictions still remain […]
Antigua and Barbuda is the latest Caribbean destination to waive pre-testing requirements for fully vaccinated visitors. As of March 16, 2022, the destination has lifted the travel testing requirement for fully vaccinated travelers. (Fully vaccinated means a traveler has taken both doses of a two-dose vaccine or one of a one-shot vaccine). “Our aim is to […]
Antigua and Barbuda has announced several new rules for incoming travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. Effective Dec. 8, fully vaccinated arriving passengers must present a negative PCR test within three days before arrival to Antigua and Barbuda — rapid antigen test results will not be accepted, nor will home PCR tests. Effective Dec. 15, Antigua and […]
St Maarten will soon begin waiving pre-testing requirements for fully vaccinated travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning Nov. 1, fully vaccinated visitors will no longer require a test, antigen or PCR, to enter St Maarten. It’s a major change for the destination, and St Maarten is now the only Caribbean destination to waive testing requirements […]
Grenada has waived the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Eastern Caribbean island has removed what was a 48-hour mandated quarantine for all fully vaccinated visitors. Now, the fully vaccinated simply need to show proof of a negative PCR test taken and received within 72 hours of travel and proof […]
Antigua and Barbuda has expanded its tourism opening with local vaccination rates continuing to rise. The twin-island country has eased on-island restrictions, meaning “visitors can look forward to enjoying some newly re-opened tourism experiences,” according to a statement from the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority. That includes the opening of water excursions, whether sailing to […]
The US Virgin Islands continues to set the Caribbean standard for live, in-person events in the age of the pandemic. The latest event in the territory is a “vaccination jam” called “Soca on the Pier,” an outdoor concert in St Croix, limited to 200 attendees and open only to patrons who are fully vaccinated. The […]
Jamaica has vaccinated more than 2,000 tourism workers in its latest vaccination drive. The total came after just three days, using one of three vaccines made available as part of the newly-established Tourism Vaccination Task Force. That included 1,200 workers vaccinated on site at the Pegasus Hotel; 556 tourism workers vaccinated at Sandals Negril; and […]
Antigua and Barbuda is updating its travel protocols beginning Oct. 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. Most notably, all arriving passengers are required to have received at least one dose of a World Health Organization-approved vaccine in order to enter the country. That does not apply to children below the age of 18, however. All travelers […]
Turks and Caicos will be requiring all visitors 16 and over to show proof of full vaccination in order to be granted entry to the destination, Caribbean Journal has learned. The rule will apply to all visitors who are 16 years and over. Fully vaccinated means people who have received the full dose of their […]
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