Travel laws and regulations
UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU

By Danica Kirka 2 hrs ago
LONDON (AP) — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide range of...

A person walks through a casino area ahead of the opening of Resorts World Las Vegas, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. Even the chips have chips at the newest casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. When Resorts World Las Vegas opens to guests and gamblers late Thursday, card players will bet with house chips implanted with sensors at tables that take cashless transactions and track every bet, split, double-down and side wager. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Casino tech: Even chips have chips at newest Vegas resort

By Ken Ritter 2 hrs ago

FILE In this file photo dated Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, people in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London, during England's coronavirus lockdown. The return of international travel is key to economic recovery across Europe, particularly for countries that rely more heavily on tourism, according to figures released Thursday June 24, 2021, from the World Travel and Tourism Council.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)
A look at travel rules in popular European destinations

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Diamond League cancels 2 Chinese events because of virus

8 hrs ago
MONACO (AP) — The Diamond League track meet scheduled in Shanghai and a second in China were canceled Thursday because of coronavirus-related travel...

People wearing face masks stand along a street in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Spain is easing its COVID-19 pandemic rules, permitting people to stop wearing masks outdoors and allowing sports fans back into stadiums. Almost a year after face masks became mandatory indoors and outdoors, people from Saturday will no longer be required to wear them outside as long as they can stay at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) apart. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
The Latest: US to send Afghanistan 3 million vaccine doses

By The Associated Press 11 hrs ago

Polish tourist Maciej Pol Ogrodnik and his wife Izabela pose after an interview, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Saturday, June 19, 2021. Hotels in Turkey's Antalya region, a destination beloved by holidaymakers, are preparing to finally resume operations as they expect the return of international tourists after months of setbacks caused by the pandemic that halted travel. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses

By Mehmet Guzel And Zeynep Bilginsoy 15 hrs ago

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks to journalists after touring Ben Gurion Airport, with the Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz and the Minister of Transportation Merav Michaeli, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
The Latest: COVID-19 cluster worsens in Australian city

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 06:01 AM EDT

IU students sue university over its COVID-19 vaccine policy

Jun. 22, 2021 12:24 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Eight Indiana University students are suing the school, alleging that its COVID-19 vaccine requirement violates both their...

Fully vaccinated Canadians exempt from quarantine in July

By Rob Gillies Jun. 21, 2021 10:45 AM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will be exempt from two weeks of quarantine when returning to the country in...

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon receives her second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, administered by staff nurse Susan Inglis, at the NHS Louisa Jordan vaccine centre in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday June 21, 2021. (Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via AP)
Scottish leader, Manchester mayor spar over virus travel ban

By Pan Pylas Jun. 21, 2021 08:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2020, file photo, Ulsan Hyundai's players celebrate with their trophy after the AFC Champions League final match against Persepolis in Al Wakrah, Qatar. The Asian Champions League's eastern zone competition will finally kick off after a series of delays and withdrawals. But the troubled tournament has a different look to previous editions of the continental club championship. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, File)
Delayed, disrupted ACL eastern zone groups ready for kickoff

By John Duerden Jun. 21, 2021 01:59 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, right, for a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Leaders of Germany, France urge vigilance over virus variant

By Frank Jordans Jun. 18, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

Customs and Border Protection officers direct a driver on who missed the last turn before entry into Canada on how to turn around at the Peace Arch border crossing into the U.S., Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. The border has been closed to nonessential travel since March 2020. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
US-Canada border restrictions extended until July 21

By Rob Gillies Jun. 18, 2021 10:46 AM EDT

A tram drives through downtown Lisbon, Friday, June 18, 2021. Travel in and out of the Lisbon metropolitan area is to be banned over coming weekends as Portuguese authorities respond to a spike in new COVID-19 cases in the region around the capital. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Uganda tightening measures due to virus surge

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 05:32 AM EDT

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve hits a home run against the Chicago White Sox during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
LEADING OFF: MLB eases protocols, Altuve on power tear

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 03:28 AM EDT

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, front center, talks with from left to right, Carson Kelly, Nick Ahmed, Josh Rojas and Christian Walker during a pitching change in the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
LEADING OFF: MLB eases protocols, Altuve on power tear

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 10:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, a nurse prepares medication in a COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at the Curry Cabral hospital in Lisbon. Portugal is witnessing a surge in new daily cases not seen since February according to Portuguese authorities Thursday June 17, 2021, while public hospitals are not yet under pressure, some of them are readying for more COVID-19 admissions. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Lisbon ringed off at weekends as Portugal fights virus surge

By Barry Hatton Jun. 17, 2021 11:53 AM EDT

In this Tuesday, June 15, 2021, photo, a man walks in front of the Grand Central residential building complex where one of the HK$10.8 million (US$1.4 million) 449 square feet single-room flats will be offered as a prize in a lucky draw. Coronavirus vaccine incentives offered by Hong Kong companies, including a lucky draw for an apartment, a Tesla car and even gold bars, are helping boost the city’s sluggish inoculation rate. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Get a jab, win a condo: Hong Kong tries vaccine incentives

By Zen Soo Jun. 17, 2021 01:50 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, June 4, 2021 file photo, tourists throw their coins into the Trevi fountain as a wish to come back to the eternal city, in downtown Rome. The European Union is recommending that member countries start lifting restrictions on tourists from the United States. EU members agreed Wednesday, June 16, 2021 to add the U.S. to the list of countries in whose cases restrictions on non-essential travel should be lifted. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
EU members agree to lift travel restrictions on US tourists

Jun. 16, 2021 08:16 AM EDT

Wisconsin Assembly forbids requiring virus vaccination proof

Jun. 16, 2021 02:10 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly on Wednesday passed a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit businesses, colleges and universities, governments...