As many COVID-19 travel restrictions are being lifted, especially in Southeast Asia, Singapore Changi Airport is slowly blowing off the pandemic dust. But before we get into the nitty-gritty, let’s compare what has became the modern icon of the Singaporean transfer hub, the Jewel shopping center waterfall. May 2019: April 2022: From 29 May, what some consider […]
Slightly Relaxed South Korean Entry Requirements Coming Our Way
Very slowly and gradually, East Asia is opening up its borders. For folks who are vaccinated, South Korean pandemic travel requirements are getting a tad easier. Just a tad. From today, 23 May, when visiting South Korea, you can either take a PCR test that was taken within 48 hours of departure, or now a […]
Delaware is Losing its Only Passenger Air Service
If you’re racing to fly to/from each of the 50 U.S. states, you may want to hurry up. From 6 June, Delaware will once again be the only state without commercial air service, reports USA Today. Ordinarily, someone in the travel industry wouldn’t think twice about starting a flight from just about anywhere in the […]
Myanmar Is Restarting its Tourist E-visas
The COVID-19 Southeast Asia reopening show has another episode in the works. This Sunday, 15 May, Myanmar — or, if you’re an historian, Burma — is restarting its tourist e-visa website. The link for the tourist e-visa application can be found here. Having been shut since March 2020 due to the pandemic, the Myanmar government […]
Iceland’s PLAY to Start Seasonal Flights to this New England City
Presque Isle? Burlington? Worcester? If you are familiar with Iceland’s years-long desire to connect North America with continental Europe, then those destinations might not seem too far-fetched. Alas this time, I’m referring to PLAY starting flights tomorrow, 11 May, to Boston. You see, Iceland’s main hub — not Reyjavik, the capital — but Keflavik (KEF), […]
New for May 2022: Laos Reopens Its Borders for Tourism
If one of the burning questions on your mind is “which countries are open to tourists?,” have I got some news for you. As of today, 9 May, Laos has reopened its borders to tourism, this time with very little in the way of entry requirements. As per Channel News Asia, vaccinated travelers will be […]
Rize-Artvin, Turkey’s Newest Airport, Is Finally Opening
Earlier this year, I was in Batumi, Georgia, planning to travel to Trabzon, Turkey. By bus and dolmuş, the Turkish term for a shared van, it was expected to take just a few hours, including immigration procedures. However, given that I had a tight schedule to meet, I also didn’t want to risk getting stuck […]
Avelo Airlines Starting Flights from New Haven (HVN) to Savannah/Hilton Head (SAV) and Nashville (BNA)
After its first ever commercial flight on 28 April, 2021, Houston, Texas-based Avelo Airlines has been steadily expanding its route network in the United States. Starting today, 6 May, Avelo Airlines will be upping its air travel game by commencing new flights between New Haven, Connecticut (HVN), and both Savannah, Georgia (SAV) and Nashville, Tennessee […]
