Asia opening up
Traveling to Asia just got easier as Hong Kong will allow passengers to transit through its airport as of April 1.
The city is still mostly off limits to tourists, but it is a major airport hub for destinations throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Meanwhile, many countries in Asia are now embracing the "living with the virus" approach.
South Korea is ditching quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated visitors beginning April 1, while Indonesia has dropped its quarantine rules for international guests following a successful trial on the popular island of Bali.

Singapore, pictured above, is moving toward a full reopening to vaccinated visitors from all countries as of April 1. There are a few exceptions, but most fully vaxxed guests will not need to take a post-arrival PCR test or quarantine.

Islands and the southern tip of Africa

It's not only Asian destinations that are relaxing Covid regulations.

The Pacific island country of Fiji has eliminated a "soft quarantine" policy requiring visitors to spend three days in a government-approved facility, provided they are -- you guessed it -- fully vaccinated. The new guidelines come into effect April 7.

Spain's Canary Islands have dropped their local restrictions, which is great news for spring breakers. In addition to dropping masking and testing rules, nightclubs can reopen and dancing is allowed once again.

Vaccinated travelers heading to South Africa no longer need a negative PCR test to enter. Not vaccinated? You can get a shot in the country once you land, as local vaccine centers allow people from anywhere to walk in and request a jab.

The United States continues to be cautious about international travel, though. This week, and Indian Ocean island country was the only nation bumped up to Level 4, "avoid travel" status by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

That's the good news. The less-good news is that there are still about 120 destinations listed at Level 4.