Italy opens up for international travellers; on its way to revive tourism

Italy is slowly on its way to recovery after COVID-19 wreaked havoc in the nation last year. Its tourism industry is also opening up to travellers from some select countries for now, and there is hope that one of the world's most loved country for travellers might soon see a revival. Tourism is one of the main revenue sectors for Italy; pre-COVID, tourism brought in 13 per cent of Italy's GDP.

The nation has formally reopened its borders to international travellers and has allowed restriction-free travel for visitors from some countries.
Earlier this week, Italy opened up for travellers from EU member states, Israel as well as the UK. Travellers from these countries will need to provide COVID-19 negative certificates, vaccination certificate or proof of their recovery from COVID-19 in the past six months. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, in a meeting earlier this month, announced that Italy would be welcoming tourists from around mid-May. Reportedly, COVID-19 related parameters, such as infection rate, hospitalisation and death rates has improved in the country over the past month and is one of the reasons why Italy is opening up.

Reportedly, apart from the countries that are allowed restriction-free travel to Italy, visitors from other nations need to follow quarantine rules and abide by the other related conditions as well.