Category Archives: Travel Guide

All businesses in Barbados have been reopened following the country’s restriction of various services in the fight against Covid-19. Prime minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, made the announcement stating that the decision was made based on public health recommendations, in conjunction with the private sector. To date, there have been 96 confirmed cases, 83 […]

We continue to keep on the look out for signs of Hawaii reopening tourism. While we don’t have any specific dates yet, there’s some progress in that the interisland quarantine will be lifted and the governor says he’ll announce more next week about reopening tourism. Interisland quarantine to be lifted June 16, 2020 This week, […]

With the exception of those to New Zealand, Qantas has cancelled all international flights until late October. The news comes as the Australian government said its border would remain closed into next year to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The airline and subsidiary Jetstar are now boosting domestic flights as travel restrictions within Australia […]

Mahalo to Bob Lafond for sharing this beautiful shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Bob took this shot while visiting the Big Island of Hawaii in September. This area fronts the lovely Fairmont Orchid Resort. The blazing tiki torches, palm trees and sunset sky just make us want to sigh. Such a delightful scene! […]

The ministry of culture and tourism in Turkey has announced a safe tourism certification programme, launched to coincide with the start of the 2020 summer season. Run in partnership with the ministry of foreign affairs, the programme covers a broad range of safety measures. The certificate validates the execution of high levels of health and […]

Lieutenant Governor Josh Green posts a short, but informative COVID-19 summary video every day on his Facebook page. For would-be travelers to Hawaii, the June 9th video had some hints of encouraging news. Of course, nothing is official yet, but the lieutenant governor seems to indicate that a plan to reopen tourism is about to […]

The Brighter Group the Caribbean Tourism Organisation UK & Europe Chapter to drive a 2020 digital campaign across the @LoveCaribbean social channels on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. A pro bono account, the company started working with the organisation this month to increase followers and engagement through a series of planned inspiring content aimed at consumer, […]

… Hawaii’s lieutenant governor still says that they’re working towards opening up travel to/from the mainland with testing. From his summary video on June 10, he said, “You all know we’re going to open up interisland travel on the 16th [of June] but we’re working towards a month later opening up Hawaii with a test. […]

Carnival Corporation will downsize its fleet as the cruise line battles back to operation following the coronavirus pandemic. The giant said it already had preliminary agreements for the disposal of six ships. The vessels are expected to leave the fleet in the next 90 days, while the line is currently working toward additional agreements. Carnival […]

Mahalo to JM Lacanlale for sharing this shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. JM’s photo is of the view going down from the Koko head summit on the Koko Crater Tramway Hike. JM mastered this hike during a visit to Oahu in September 2019. If you’d like to put this steep hike on your […]