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    Updated COVID Protocols For Cruise Ships & The Caribbean (August, 2022)

    by SharonKurheg August 1, 2022
    by SharonKurheg August 1, 2022

    Although COVID continues to be spread very easily, it’s significantly less of a mortal threat right now than it was 2 years ago. The most current variant, Omicron BA.5, usually …

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    Update: Japan To Test Limited Tourism In May, Ahead Of Full Opening

    by SharonKurheg May 18, 2022
    by SharonKurheg May 18, 2022

    Earlier this month, the headlines that got travelers’ attention was that Japan planned to reopen to international tourists in June. The announcement had been made by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida …

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    FINALLY! FAA’s Report Of Evacuating Modern Plane Cabins

    by SharonKurheg April 7, 2022
    by SharonKurheg April 7, 2022

    Waaaaaaay back in late 2018, Congress passed a law that required the FAA to create minimum seat standards for pitch, width and length for passenger safety, since there were (and, …

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    CDC’s Statement On Lifting COVID Testing Requirements For International Travel

    by SharonKurheg February 10, 2022
    by SharonKurheg February 10, 2022

    Beginning on January 26, 2021, all travelers arriving into the U.S. from outside the country were required to show proof of a negative COVID test. The new policy required all …

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    Ugh! Problems With Ordering Biden’s Free COVID Tests

    by SharonKurheg January 19, 2022
    by SharonKurheg January 19, 2022

    The Biden administration announced not long ago that they were going to send half a billion COVID tests to U.S. residents, free for the asking. You just had to log …

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    Why Biden’s Free COVID Tests Can’t Be Used For Travel

    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2022
    by SharonKurheg January 17, 2022

    The Biden administration is buying a billion COVID tests to give to Americans for free. Beginning this Wednesday, January 19th, a half billion of those tests will be available for …

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    Southwest Airlines Offering Discounted At-Home COVID Tests

    by SharonKurheg January 10, 2022
    by SharonKurheg January 10, 2022

    The CDC currently requires that “…all air passengers two years of age and over entering the United States (including U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents) to present a negative COVID-19 test result taken …

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    Not All KLM Passengers From South Africa Were Tested Pre-Departure

    by joeheg November 28, 2021
    by joeheg November 28, 2021

    Yesterday I wrote about how 10% of the passengers on two flights from South Africa to The Netherlands could test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival to Amsterdam. Most of the …

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    How Different Countries Approach COVID Testing & Vaccine Requirements

    by joeheg August 31, 2021
    by joeheg August 31, 2021

    One requirement put into place during COVID-19 that will persist for a while is the need to show proof of a negative COVID test before international travel. While some countries …

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    Airport Employee Made Us Think We Took The Wrong COVID Test To Re-Enter The U.S.

    by joeheg August 26, 2021
    by joeheg August 26, 2021

    International travel at the moment requires passengers to keep up to date on constantly changing COVID rules. Vaccination and testing requirements can be confusing and have been known to change …

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