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Oceania and Regent Seven Seas drop mask mandateMasks will no longer be required aboard both cruise lines beginning March 1.

With Covid-19 case rates falling in Hawaii and on the U.S. mainland, Hawaii will leave its Covid entry rules unchanged.

Hawaii decides not to require a booster shot for full vaccinationGov. David Ige said on Wednesday that after some consideration, there are no plans to require a Covid-19 booster shot to be...

Unvaccinated children younger than 5 will be allowed on NCL ships.

NCL will eliminate mask mandate, allow kids under 5 to cruiseIn allowing unvaccinated children ages 4 and under to cruise, Norwegian Cruise Line is shifting away from its policy of sailing...

Omicron's impact vs. delta's? Royal Caribbean execs discuss differences

Omicron's impact vs. delta's? Royal Caribbean execs discuss differencesThe names delta and omicron won't soon be forgotten, especially for a travel industry that had hopes for both a summer and...

Gray Line San Francisco offers small-group walking tours in the city's Chinatown, an option that didn't exist before the pandemic.

Hard-hit day-tour operators optimistic about 2022 reboundFilling buses and itineraries continues to be a struggle, but day-tour companies say that a new day may be dawning as the...

Roman ruins at Volubilis, Morocco. The country has reopened to vaccinated leisure travelers.

Morocco reopens its border to leisure travelersVisitors must present proof of vaccination as well as a negative PCR test taken no more than 48 hours before boarding a flight.

Aruba has changed its entry requirements and has eliminated a testing requirement for visitors who have received a Covid booster.

Travel to Aruba: Vaccinated, boosted visitors don't need a Covid testIf visitors have not been vaxxed and boosted, two other options also are available for entry.

As of Feb. 1, Maui County, which includes the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai, is requiring people to show proof of a Covid-19 booster shot to be considered fully vaccinated.

Maui County requires booster for full vaccinationThe county, which includes the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai, is the first in Hawaii to implement a booster requirement.

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Holland America Line's Gus Antorcha on Covid lessons learnedThe line's president talks about what it means to embrace uncertainty in the time of Covid.

In a letter to the White House, ASTA CEO Zane Kerby said the Covid test requirement for inbound travelers has caused "a general chilling effect on international travel bookings."

ASTA to White House: Drop Covid test for inbound travelInbound testing is "the single biggest barrier to the full recovery of our international travel system," the Society wrote in...

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