Can you be in two countries simultaneously at the same time? Well it turns out that you can, and no we are not talking about the Vatican City, or being in an embassy, this the strange tale of the Abyei Condominium! To read about visiting 3 countries in one city click here. Is it possible […]

A travel corridor between Cambodia and Thailand will soon open after both countries agreed to mutually waive quarantine requirements.  To read our current international travel update, click here. What are the rules for entering Thailand Thailand initially announced a November 1st reopening to vaccinated tourists from ten countries (link to KN), which has since expanded […]

Palau is now open to tourism – the first country in the region to open borders since the Covid-19 shutdown began.  To read about which countries are currently open to tourism click here. What are the requirements for entering Palau? Tourists wishing to enter Palau will need to have had both doses of a recognised […]

Thailand to open to vaccinated tourists from 10 countries on November 1st, in the latest twist in the “what will the Thai’s do next” tourism question. To read about which countries are open to tourism click here. What has been announced and who are the ten countries? People from ten countries deemed “low risk” will […]

UK Red List cut to 7 countries in sweeping move that all, but opens citizens to global travel.  To read about which countries are open to travel click here. What is the UK Red List? The UK have operated countries into Green, Amber and Red lists. For countries on the red list,, of which there […]

The tourist island of Bali open to tourism from mid-October, but before you get packing, not only is it to a limited degree, but comes with more than a few caveats. When will Bali open to tourism? According to the announcement some international flights will be resumed to the island. So far South Korea, China, […]

Russia to open to tourism by August 9th according to a report by “Traveling Lifestyle”, although as yet there is scant other corroborating news. If the information proves to be correct it will be great news for our Soviet Tours , although with China closed will make taking the Trans-Siberian to Moscow this October still […]

Thailand open to vaccinated tourists according to a new announcement from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). This follows on from what is slowly becoming a global trend for countries to open their borders to people who have received one of the World Health Organization (WHO) approved vaccines. Note this does not currently include the […]

Cambodia open to tourism by October according to plans released by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT). On May 31st the MOT held a meeting with major private-sector stakeholders to discuss re-opening Cambodia to tourism, where a roadmap and tentative plan were put into place. The plans will initially see the country open up to group […]

The EU to open to tourism is a huge shake up for the European travel industry. The EU commission has recommended easing restrictions on non-essential which basically means tourists travelling from non-EU states. The EU Commission tweeted the following on 3 May 2021. “Time to revive EU tourism industry and for cross-border friendships to rekindle […]