The World Needs a Better Strategy for COVID Travel Restrictions

The World Needs a Better Strategy for COVID Travel Restrictions

The emergence of Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant of concern, has triggered a flurry of new travel restrictions around the globe. Amid fears of higher transmissibility, greater virulence, and reduced vaccine efficacy, governments worldwide are scrambling to slow the variant’s spread. Initial restrictions mostly targeted …

Travel experts: CT residents are visting family and taking ‘splurge’ vacations

Travel experts: CT residents are visting family and taking ‘splurge’ vacations

Keith Loria Dec. 8, 2021Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 5:44 p.m. 1of10This May 21, 2014 photo shows Duke Kahanamoku Beach in the Honolulu tourist neighborhood of Waikiki in Hawaii. The destination topped this year’s annual ranking of the best public beaches in the United States as chosen …

Op-Ed: Omicron is already in the US, so why do we have a South Africa travel ban?

Op-Ed: Omicron is already in the US, so why do we have a South Africa travel ban?

While the world’s scientists are scrambling to unravel the inner workings of the Omicron variant, not enough people are talking about the elephant in the room: the southern Africa travel ban that remains in place. When South African scientists identified a new coronavirus variant in …

Change in COVID-19 protocols for world travel impacts IU international students – WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather

Change in COVID-19 protocols for world travel impacts IU international students – WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 safety protocols for international travel officially went into effect Monday. That means anyone entering the United States must provide proof of a negative test within one day of their flight, regardless of vaccination status. The changes …

Bearing Witness to Svalbard’s Fragile Splendor

Bearing Witness to Svalbard’s Fragile Splendor

Mesmerized, I would lean against the railing at the front of the ship, alone, for hours on end. Over the course of 10 days, no two moments were the same. The Arctic world was constantly shifting and changing around me as we slowly made our …

15 travel essentials that can help make your trips hassle-free

15 travel essentials that can help make your trips hassle-free

The Hill may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. With travel restrictions being lifted left and right, getting to your favorite destinations will no longer be a pipe dream. Traveling is back, but you may have forgotten how …