With the worst of COVID-19 seemingly over, holidaymakers worldwide are now looking ahead to the summer months in the hope that they might still be able to salvage their place in the sun.
With major tourist hotspots like Greece expected to reopen this month – expectations are again on the rise that summer 2020 may not be limited to just parks and back gardens.
People worldwide have developed an insatiable appetite for global mobility and the freedom to travel, relax and work in a large number of different countries with very few hindrances.
Below is the list of countries that plan on opening their borders to international tourists in the upcoming months, with the first ‘re-openings’ expected in the days and weeks to come.
June 2020
Bahrain – June 10, 2020 Bulgaria – June 10, 2020 Qatar – June 10, 2020 Greece – June 15, 2020 Germany – June 15, 2020 Austria – June 15, 2020 Azerbaijan – June 15, 2020 Czech Republic – June 15, 2020 Switzerland – June 15, 2020 Japan – June 15, 2020 Republic of Northern Macedonia – June 15, 2020 Lithuania – June 15, 2020 Hungary – June 15, 2020 Poland – June 15, 2020 Romania – June 15, 2020 Serbia – June 15, 2020 Netherlands – June 20, 2020 Kazakhstan – June 20, 2020 Albania – June 22, 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina – June 22, 2020 Denmark – June 22, 2020 Estonia – June 22, 2020 Finland – June 22, 2020 South Korea – June 22, 2020 Ireland – June 22, 2020 Kyrgyzstan – June 22, 2020 Latvia – June 22, 2020 Norway – June 22, 2020 Slovakia – June 22, 2020
July 2020
Australia – July 1, 2020 Belgium – July 1, 2020 Belarus – July 1, 2020 China (Beijing only) – July 1, 2020 Sweden – July 1, 2020 Canada – July 1, 2020 Colombia – July 1, 2020 Kosovo – July 1, 2020 Malaysia – July 1, 2020 Moldova – July 1, 2020 Uzbekistan – July 1, 2020 Taiwan – July 1, 2020 Turkmenistan – July 1, 2020 Ukraine – July 1, 2020 Indonesia – July 10, 2020 India – July 10, 2020 Pakistan – July 10, 2020 Algeria – July 15, 2020 Morocco – July 15, 2020 Philippines – July 15, 2020 South Africa – July 15, 2020 Georgia – July 15, 2020 United Kingdom – July 15, 2020 Israel – July 15, 2020 Kuwait – July 15, 2020 Libya – July 15, 2020 Lebanon – July 15, 2020 Russia – July 15, 2020 Jordan – July 15, 2020
August 2020
Brazil – August 1, 2020 Armenia – August 1, 2020 France – August 1, 2020 Iraq – August 1, 2020 Iran – August 1, 2020 Spain – August 1, 2020 Italy – August 1, 2020 Egypt – August 1, 2020 Saudi Arabia – August 1, 2020 Tunisia – August 1, 2020
September 2020
USA – September 1, 2020