
Fiji: Following a successful nationwide vaccine rollout, Fiji reopened on December 1.

Dubai: Set at a height of 200 meters, the new Aura Skypool is the world's first and highest 360-degree infinity pool.

Egypt: On November 25, Egypt celebrated the reopening of the 3,400-year-old Avenue of the Sphinxes in a lavish ceremony.

Austria: The Alpine nation went back into national lockdown on November 22. Innsbruck is pictured.

The United States: On November 8, the United States opened its borders to vaccinated international travelers. New York City, seen here, is a top destination for incoming visitors.

Uruguay: Uruguay has been closed to everyone but citizens and residents since the start of the pandemic, but reopened to vaccinated travelers on November 1. The peninsula of Punta Ballena, in the southeast, is pictured.

Melbourne, Australia: Thanks to a high vaccination total, the state of Victoria reopened its borders on November 1.

Patong Beach, Thailand: The popular southeast Asian country is now allowing quarantine-free travel for vaccinated travelers from more than 40 countries.

Cambodia: Cambodia has announced plans to reopen Siem Reap and the Angkor Wat temple complex to foreign visitors in January 2022.

Valparaiso: This artistic city full of colorful murals opened along with the rest of Chile on October 1.

Oman: The sultanate reopened its borders on September 1, meaning travelers can now visit the forts, castles and mosques on offer.

New York City: Amid a thrashing from Hurricane Ida, New York City's Broadway theaters reopened on September 2. Here, the cast of Tony-winning musical "Hadestown" take a curtain call.

Canada: Canada -- including Niagara Falls -- reopened its border to the US in August for people who are fully vaccinated.

San Francisco, California: San Francisco's famous cable cars returned to service in August. The city has a vaccination requirement for indoor public spaces.

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia -- home to the Kaaba in the Muslim holy city of Mecca -- opened to international tourists on August 1.

Italy: A woman stands in a lavender field in June 2021 in Sale San Giovanni, northwest Italy. Find out about current travel restrictions and the Covid situation in our Italy guide.

Washington DC: The Washington Monument, a memorial to George Washington, first President of the United States, reopened to the public in July.

Venice: In July, the Italian city of Venice once again moved to ban cruise ships from the city center.

Sri Lanka: If you think your current workmates are catty, check out this guy. Sri Lanka has a new remote working visa aimed at digital nomads.

Celebrity Edge: On June 26, the Celebrity Edge cruise ship took off from Fort Lauderdale in the first revenue-earning US cruise since the pandemic began.

Indoor dining: Eating indoors is permitted in the UK, including at Wildflower, a new fine dining restaurant in a shipping container in Camden, London. It first opened in March 2020, weeks before lockdown.