Author: Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY

Foreign travelers who received a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the FDA or WHO will be able to enter the U.S. next month, a CDC spokesperson says.

Singapore announced Saturday plans to expand its vaccinated travel lanes to eight more countries, allowing vaccinated travelers to enter without a quarantine period.

India is set to begin granting new tourist visas to foreigners traveling by chartered flights beginning Oct. 15 and non-chartered flights Nov. 15.

The average wait time for nonexpedited passports has dropped from 18 weeks to as low as eight weeks.

Starting Nov. 1, New Zealand will require non-citizens to be fully vaccinated to enter. Most international travel is still banned until at least 2022.

Travelers may face higher average daily room rates and more competition when booking in key markets this holiday season.

Days earlier, Norway opened its borders to citizens and residents of numerous countries, but not the U.S.

The hotel company says its eco-friendly changes, in demand by travelers, could include renewable energy usage, design changes and other upgrades.

Border restrictions on nonessential travel have been extended again, this time through Oct. 21.