Caribbean

Caribbean island destinations ease Covid restrictions as they transition from pandemic to endemic status.

Dominican Republic drops mask requirements | Jamaica lifts travel authorization requirement | St. Maarten eliminates testing for vaccinated

All Caribbean islands have opened to tourism from the U.S., but travel rules are different for each country. Please double-check requirements with the countries' official websites.

Spain

SPAIN WILL REQUIRE BOOSTER SHOTS FOR VACCINATIONS OLDER THAN 270 DAYS

Starting February 1st, U.S. travelers visiting Spain must be fully vaccinated and must have received the last required dose of their COVID vaccine no less than 14 days and no more than 270 days prior to arrival in Spain. If more than 270 days have passed since the last required dose, travelers must show proof of having received a booster shot at least 14 days prior to arrival. 

Spain accepts those vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, namely: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Astra-Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Sinovac, and Sinopharm.

All travelers are required to fill out a health control form prior to departure. The form can be found here: https://www.spth.gob.es/

For the latest information about travel guidelines and requirements please visit: https://travelsafe.spain.info/en/

Spain Tourism Board and Catalonia Tourism Board are government/destination members of PATA International

THAILAND

TEST & GO Rules from 1 March 2022

Travelers can arrive in Thailand by air, land, and water with the required prepaid accommodation reduced to 1 night and the COVID-19 tests revised to 1 RT-PCR and 1 self-ATK. The health insurance coverage has also been reduced to no less than US$20,000.

The following rules will be in effect from 1 March, 2022, and will also apply to travelers who have applied/obtained the TEST & GO Thailand Pass or Certificate of Entry with scheduled arrivals from this date.

https://www.tatnews.org/2022/02/thailand-reopening-exemption-from-quarantine-test-go/

Chinese Taipei - Jingzaijiao

The area not only has the renowned Beimen Crystal Church and the one and only Jingzaijiao tile-paved salt pans, but also a breathtakingly beautiful sunset.

The PATA Gold Awards 2021 Winner for Travel Photography is Chinese Taipei Tourism Bureau! "The sunset view of Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields" captured the glistening salt fields that could be dated back to the Qing Dynasty in 1818. These salt fields are the oldest relics that still exist in the destination; it is also the most revered Salt Pan for its resemblance to Mosaic art. These features created a unique landscape for Tainan, the homeland of salt in the southern-west of Chinese Taipei.

Check out more beauty of Chinese Taipei: https://bit.ly/3h7C6k3

Destination: Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a destination with stunning blues (rivers & lakes) & greens (forests, flatlands, & plains). Bangladesh is sometimes known as the “land of the rivers.” It’s got hundreds of them. It is home to the world's largest river delta, which is formed by the Brahmaputra and the Ganges River. One of the main reasons for high population density is that it is a very fertile region.  It is also a classic hotspot of eco-tourism with diverse beauty and natural wonders. On the southern coast, the Sundarbans, an enormous mangrove forest shared with Eastern India, is home to the royal Bengal tiger. It is not ranked #7 out of Lonely Planet's ‘top 10 best value’ travel destinations without a good reason!

Bangladesh now allows fully-vaccinated (full WHO-approved vaccination course) passengers from majority of the regions to enter with no mandatory quarantine. Latest travel guidelines: https://bit.ly/3h89VBN

Beautiful Bangladesh: https://bit.ly/3LXeyws