One of the perks of sharing my perspective on travel is meeting amazing journalists. I recently listened to Mark Chesnut on a Travel Pulse Podcast and asked him if he could share some insight on travel during COVID. Scott Lara: Like me, you’ve been traveling overseas during the pandemic. What’s been …
Read More »Port Canaveral begins vaccinating cruise ship crews
FloridaToday.com is reporting, “Port Canaveral on Friday became the first U.S. port to coordinate COVID-19 vaccine distribution to cruise ship crew members, in advance of a possible return to cruising in July. The U.S. cruise industry has been shut down since March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The vaccination …
Read More »Jamaica changes COVID test requirement
As you may recall, I visited the Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort & Spa the first week of March, 2021. Before I left, I was required to receive an antigen COVID test 10 days prior to my departure day. News reports are now saying that Jamaica has changed the COVID …
Read More »CDC says cruises could restart in mid-July with 95% of passengers vaccinated
USAToday is reporting, “Cruising could restart in mid-summer in American waters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late Wednesday in a letter to the cruise industry that USA TODAY obtained. “We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal of the CSO’s phased approach …
Read More »REAL ID deadline extended to May 3, 2023
News outlets are reporting that United States citizens will now have an additional 19 months to make sure they have a REAL ID. The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it would delay enforcement of the REAL ID until May 3, 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Homeland …
Read More »Palladium Hotel Group encourages employees to receive Covid vaccine
“Palladium Hotel Group takes another step towards revitalizing travel by encouraging employees at its Dominican Republic properties to receive vaccination. The hotel group plans to administer vaccination to all employees who wish to receive it by Friday, April 30. Vaccination efforts have begun at all six Dominican Republic properties: …
Read More »People in England could get Covid passports for foreign travel in May
For months I’ve been saying that governments will be issuing so-called “COVID passports.” TheGuardian.com is reporting that people in England could get Covid passports for foreign travel in May! “Millions of people in England could be provided with so-called Covid passports by 17 May to let them take holidays abroad this …
Read More »Cruise Act blocked by Senator Murray
You may recall that Florida Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio recently introduced The Cruise Act to push the CDC to allow cruising to resume by July from U.S. ports. Unfortunately, Senator Murray of Washington state used her power to block the Cruise Act from moving forward. Senator Dan Sullivan …
Read More »CDC issues highest travel health notice for Bahamas
TravelPulse.com is reporting, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has elevated its Travel Health Notice for the Bahamas to a Level 4, advising Americans to avoid all travel to the country due to the threat of COVID-19. The news comes at the same time that the U.S. State …
Read More »CDC rejects Cruise Line’s Proposal to Resume Cruises in July
CruiseHive.com is reporting, “While most of the talk lately has been on the Conditional Sail Order from the CDC and what that means for the cruise industry, there has always been a second way the cruise industry can go back to sea. However, that second option seems to be up …
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