smarTours and Sherpa° Partner Together to Help Travelers Take the Hassle Out of Managing Pandemic Travel Restrictions

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NEW YORK (PRWEB) January 10, 2022

Today, smarTours, a leading provider of affordable trips to bucket list destinations, announced it is partnering with sherpa°, a global provider of travel rules and visa requirements for international travel. Travelers can easily access sherpa's user-friendly technology on the smarTours' site to find the most up-to-date information on what is required to travel to destinations around the globe. Sherpa's travel rules platform is updated throughout each day to reflect rapidly changing country guidelines, helping travelers prepare for their tours with the latest information.

"Country requirements are in constant flux and can rapidly change from day-to-day. As a result, it became critical for us to seek out a partner who could aggregate this information and provide it to us in real-time," says Christine Petersen, smarTours CEO. "Partnering with sherpa° enables us to provide a tour experience in which travelers can get back to enjoying travel without the headache of constantly having to keep up with pandemic-related restrictions."

"The travel rules landscape remains highly volatile, so our mission to help people move freely around the world is more relevant than ever before," says Max Tremaine, co-founder and CEO of sherpa°. "This partnership means that travelers taking tours with smarTours have full visibility, based on their passport and vaccination status, of the most up-to-date visa and health requirements at their destination, including Covid-19 testing and other measures".

To find out more about upcoming smarTours tours that are available to U.S. travelers please visit: https://smartours.com/covid-19-travel-regulations-tour-by-tour-guide/

About smarTours:
smarTours is the leading provider of affordable trips to bucket list destinations worldwide. The company currently offers more than 75 guided tours to more than 70 countries across all continents. All smarTours trips include international airfare, hotels in convenient locations, knowledgeable English-speaking local guides, in-depth excursions and sightseeing, and many meals. More than 225,000 travelers have taken a smarTours trip since the founding of the company in 1996.

About sherpa°:
Founded in 2015 by Max Tremaine and Ivan Sharko, sherpa˚ is the leading global provider of travel rules and documentation for the travel industry. Sherpa˚s vision is to provide every traveler with the information they need and documentation they require to move confidently and securely across borders. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, sherpa˚ partners with the world's leading travel providers in over 50 countries and is trusted by brands such as American Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, Expedia, TripActions, Icelandair, LATAM, Flynas and Flight Centre. Sherpa˚ is backed by True Ventures, Narrative Fund, Relay Ventures, Globalive Capital, N49P, TSVC, Golden Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures, Stuart MacDonald, and LP Maurice. To learn more, visit https://www.joinsherpa.com/

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