“COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Requirements for International Destinations in May 2023”

19 mayo, 2023

Currently, almost all destinations have lifted their COVID-19 related travel restrictions. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 119 countries do not require vaccination as an entry requirement and 50 countries accept vaccination as part of the COVID certificates (the traveler can present the vaccination or the test). However, as of March 22, 2023, there were still some restrictions that travelers should consider:

COVID testing requirements

11 countries still require COVID tests to all passengers prior to travel or upon arrival. Those eleven countries are: Afghanistan, Angola, Central African Republic, China, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Nauru, Niue, Tokelau, Turkmenistan and Tuvalu. Others 49 countries they also require testing for unvaccinated travelers.

Currently, nine countries still require passengers coming from China which provide a PCR test negative before departure. Those 9 destinations are: Costa Rica, Cyprus, Finland, Guyana, Iraq, Malta, Qatar, United Kingdom, and one country, Morocco, prohibits entry to passengers from China.

Vaccination as an entry requirement

18 countries still require vaccination as an entry requirement:

United States of America, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu

According to a recent report prepared by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the “high point” of travel restrictions was in May 2020when 75% of destinations around the world completely closed their borders, which practically paralyzed international tourism.

In the months that followed, however, “greater knowledge about the virus facilitated a more flexible approach to risk, allowing destinations to replace this full lockdown with lighter measures, such as testing and requirements. vaccination for tourists.