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As the world slowly reopens to tourism, June 15 —
and, in some cases, June 16 — has emerged as a significant date, especially in
Europe, where the European Union plans on lifting many internal borders.
Additional waves of reopenings are expected later in the summer, but for now,
visitors from the United States aren’t typically on the invite list.
Some European countries, including Greece, Croatia
and Portugal, have already started reaching out to tourists, as have a few
Caribbean island nations, including St. Lucia. In
other regions, the pace is slower. Tourism remains banned across much of the
African continent, as it is in many parts of South America. In Asia, Vietnam continues to ban all travel unless it is for
“official or diplomatic purposes.” And Japan, which was hit early in the
outbreak, has maintained a widespread travel ban, listing more than 100 countries, including the United States, whose citizens
cannot enter.