One of the top destinations in the Caribbean is now free of travel restrictions, and one of the world’s top countries for tourism will open in less than three weeks.
Effective midnight, Thursday September 22, 2022, Barbados discontinued ALL COVID-19 related travel protocols. Therefore, there will be no testing requirements for entering Barbados whether you are vaccinated or unvaccinated.
In addition, the wearing of masks generally will now be optional. Mask wearing only remains mandatory for persons working in and visiting healthcare facilities, nursing homes, hospitals and senior citizens homes; persons travelling on public transportation; and for persons who are COVID-19 positive.
“This is the last step for us which reflects our position as fully open for business following the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Minister of Tourism and International Transport Lisa Cummins. “We look forward to continuing to welcome visitors to our shores to experience all of the new and returning events slated for the rest of the year, and into early 2023.”
For more information on Barbados’ travel protocols, visit www.barbadostravelprotocols.com.
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Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan announced that his country plans to fully reopen for foreign tourism on Oct. 11.
Japan is one of the last remaining nations with strict COVID-19 bans and restrictions on general tourism.
While supervised group tours to Japan have been available for the past few months, the restrictions on travel discouraged many people from booking trips, The Points Guy said in a report.
That’s great news for Japanese tourism, but also for Canadian tour operators who organize visits to Japan, and for airlines that fly there, including Air Canada.
