Albatros Expeditions President and CEO Hans Lagerweij has urged explorers preparing to travel to Antarctica this season to remain vigilant in the weeks preceding their voyage to avoid contracting the coronavirus.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises CEO Ellen Bettridge moved to reassure trade partners and guests that the latest updates by the Centre for Disease and Prevention (CDC) will have little impact on The Travel Corporation’s luxury cruise operator.

Queensland will officially re-open its borders to fully vaccinated international travellers from 1am tomorrow [Saturday, 22 January 2022], enabling eligible inbound visitors to arrive into the state without having to quarantine.

Tourism Fiji has suspended a number of Care Fiji Commitment (CFC) approved travel partners who failed to meet requirements of the program.

Seabourn has relaunched services in the United States with the arrival of Seabourn Ovation into PortMiami, Florida on Thursday [18 November 2021] last week. The vessel arrived after a 12-day Atlantic crossing.

Australian’s could be cruising from domestic ports before the end of the year, and even by Christmas, says Australian Minister for Health, Greg Hunt.

Nearly 600 days after Australia closed its international borders, Qantas commercial passenger flights have taken to the skies to reconnect Australia to the rest of the world.

Asian luxury small-ship operator Pandaw has ceased its river cruise operations citing the continuing impact of COVID-19.

Hawaiian Airlines will resume services to Australia in time for the peak Christmas holiday period after a 21-month hiatus due to the global pandemic.

Hotel quarantine requirements enforced on travellers arriving into New South Wales for the past 18 months will come to an end at the end of October, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has confirmed today.

Fiji expects to welcome vaccinated-only foreign tourists from “green list” countries to its shores in coming months as “one of the world’s safest tourism destinations,” Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has declared.

Tauck has expanded a policy implemented earlier this year on its European tours and cruises, now requiring all guests ages 12 and over be fully vaccinated. The expanded vaccination requirement came into effect on 7 September 7, and applies to all of Tauck’s tours and cruises worldwide.