American tourists can now enjoy the European summer with an accelerating vaccination drive all around. While some specific places are closed or restricted, many countries are now opening their doors to the visitors and hoping to revive the crucial summer tourist season.
Europe is now opening its doors to Americans by the end of the month. However, summer travel hasn’t been the same during the pandemic. Most Americans will need to come with their vaccination certification in tow or a recent negative Covid test or a recovery proof if they have been down with COVID recently (past six months).
Country policies vary from one place to another. In Croatia, a positive Covid test between 12 and 180 days before arrival proves that the traveler has recovered from the virus.
Some of the regular rules and regulations include people, have to wear masks indoors even if they have taken vaccinations. There are different rules for outdoors, and people can ditch the masks, especially when they can maintain social distancing. There are curfews in some places as infection rates start falling. However, there is hope that these restrictions will soon be a thing of the past.
United Kingdom
This country is gradually moving towards normalcy. It means that you can go pub visiting again. Shops and restaurants are again welcoming visitors. The historic sites in London, which are popular as tourist sites, including the Tower of London, are reopening as we speak.
Even theaters in London are opening and the museums. So, there is hope that we will; soon get back to our new normal with or without the masks.
Italy
Visitors taking the COVID-safe flights from the U.S. to Italy, offered by carriers such as the Delta, Alitalia, and American, can even forego the 10-day quarantine after arriving in Italy.
Tourists can now enjoy the beauty of the Amalfi Coast and the Cinque Terre, a collection of fishing villages at the Italian Riviera interspersing with paths that are now crowding again with curious travelers.
France
Come June 9, France plans to open its doors to visitors in the U.S. once again after a little more than a year. Some of the gorgeous sites in Paris are outside. This includes places like the Champs-Élysées to the Luxembourg Gardens, Place Vendôme, the Place des the Vosges.
Visitors can gaze at wonderment at the Eiffel Tower from below. However, they can wait until July 16 to enjoy the sweeping views atop the tower, as the elevators will start operating only after July 16.
Greece
Tourists from the U.S., Israel, and most of Europe are already traveling to Greece since mid-May. To boost tourism and help with the summer business, the Greek government has been vaccinating people staying on the islands.
Some of the most wonderful places in Greece are open, like the Acropolis in Athens. The Greek capital and the rest of the country are also slowly opening their doors to tourists. Tourists can dive deeper into the area’s archeological and historical significance, with the Acropolis museum now opening and luring tourists from all across the world.
Iceland
Iceland was one of the first European countries to let in vaccinated tourists from outside Europe. There are flight companies such as Delta, American, and United that have started flights to Reykjavik.
The country is putting forth its strongest points, nature in all its glory. According to the Icelandic Tourist Board, the erupting Geldingadalir volcano has drawn more than 115,000 visitors since the last month.
Croatia
Croatia also lifted travel restrictions before the E.U. gave clearance. Apart from the mandatory vaccine-test-recovery requirement, tourists traveling to this southeast corner of Europe must ensure they pay for the accommodations or prove that they own a property there. Delta and United will have direct flights from the U.S. to Dubrovnik in July and August 2019 or 2020.
Dubrovnik is proving to be a major tourist attraction in recent years thanks to it being where the very popular show, Game of Thrones, was shot. Fans were excited to visit the filming location of the fantasy series. There are other famous attractions. For instance, the Sonus Festival on the island of Pag, which is pure unadulterated outdoor techno music it uses beautiful Adriatic beaches as the azure backdrop.
If you are ready to hop on the flight to reach the destinations from the USA to Europe, these are places for you to visit.