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People With COVID History Can Skip Quarantine And Testing

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a close up of a snow covered mountain: Iceland eases travel restrictions (Picture credit: state.gov)

© Anjali Thakur | India.com Lifestyle Staff
Iceland eases travel restrictions (Picture credit: state.gov)

Iceland is one of the few countries in the world that was able to contain the first wave of Coronavirus. Last summer, the stunning country also opened its borders to tourists. Although, after experiencing the second wave of coronavirus, the government of Iceland decided to tighten its restrictions on tourists. Now, after a few months, the country has decided to easy the guidelines. Here’s a piece of good news if you are planning a winter escape to Iceland. If you had COVID in the past, you can bypass testing and quarantine requirements in Iceland.

As per the new regulations provided by the Icelandic government, you will need to submit a positive test that should be at least 14 days old, or an antibody test is done at a European laboratory or epidemiologist on arrival in the

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California’s new COVID order: Leisure travelers must stay home

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Stop traveling, the governor says.

With the “regional stay-at-home” order issued Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom is imploring Californians to stay home for the next three weeks and cinching already tight restrictions in areas where the COVID-19 pandemic has hospitals under the heaviest pressure.

Outlining the new restrictions, which include new capacity limits for retailers and other changes, state officials said hotels and other lodgings will be allowed “to open for critical infrastructure support only.” But in the immediate aftermath of the governor’s announcement Thursday afternoon, details of the new travel restrictions remained unclear.

Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state’s secretary of Health and Human Service, said the state is effectively telling, not asking, Californians to stop all nonessential travel. That includes canceling holiday travel plans, he added.

“The message of the day is, as much as you can, be at home,” Ghaly said.

However, he and Newsom also stressed that

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As COVID surges, will the Bay Area’s pandemic hotels stay open?

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With COVID-19 cases surging at an alarming rate, some Bay Area officials are pushing to reverse course and keep pandemic hotels open longer because they fear closing rooms that have sheltered thousands of unhoused people could have disastrous consequences.

Project Roomkey hotels, where homeless residents have sheltered-in-place during the pandemic, were supposed to be winding down and moving people out. But with more Californianians hospitalized with COVID-19 this week than ever before, and the threat of another state-wide shutdown order looming, some officials are reconsidering.

San Francisco has already promised to keep hotels slated to close this month open at least another 30 days. Alameda County’s Office of Homeless Care and Coordination is pushing to extend the county’s lease on four hotels. And Santa Clara County is “reviewing plans and timelines given the current surge.”

It’s a delicate balance. Federal funding that helped support the program expires at the end

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Many Indians Keen On Going To UK To Get Covid Vaccine: Travel Agents

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Travel agents have started receiving enquiries from Indians who want to travel to the UK as soon as possible to get the Covid-19 vaccine that was approved on Wednesday by the British government.

One travel agent is planning to launch a three-night package for the Indians who want to get the benefit of the mass vaccination drive in the UK that is likely to begin as early as next week.

The UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 after “rigorous” analysis by its independent regulator Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

A Mumbai-based travel agent told the PTI that some people on Wednesday raised queries on “how and when and if” they can travel to the UK to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

“I have told them it is too early to say (whether Indians can get vaccine in UK). Anyway, the first

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The Growth And Challenges Of Vacation Rentals In The Age Of Covid

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The prevailing themes for the travel industry in 2020 has been, and will end up being, safety, survival, and recovery. For so many in the industry, the coronavirus has spelled doom and disaster, both for its widespread human cost and for its damage to the foundation of tourism. For some, the product they offer actually fits into the aforementioned themes.

Airbnb for instance, by virtue of its service, kept the guest a little bit safer by adding a personal touch to the stay – complemented by hand sanitizer, of course. As travel restrictions tightened, the flexibility of Airbnb also added some ease to the nerves of the local traveler. Rounding out the benefits, Airbnb put a generous foot forward by relaxing its refund policies, despite suffering losses of approximately 50% of its total revenue.

Moreover, Airbnb has been growing in popularity

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Airlines Prepare To Launch ‘Covid Passport’ In Bid To Revive International Travel

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Fed up with waiting for governments to come up with a way to enable people to cross international borders without enduring weeks-long Covid-19 quarantines, the airline industry’s global lobby group is preparing to launch a sort of “Covid Passport” that would allow their passengers to cross borders with ease.

The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, on Monday said it plans to introduce this month a mobile phone app that arriving travelers could use to prove that they’ve been vaccinated for the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 and tested

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Winter spring fare deals, Hawaii, COVID passports + more travel news

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In this week’s TravelSkills on SFGATE newsletter…

With airlines desperate for cash, this year’s round of Cyber Monday fare deals, good through Thursday, are definitely worth a look, even if you are uneasy about traveling in the current pandemic-plagued environment. Why? Because deals like this won’t be around once a vaccination rolls out, quarantine restrictions dissolve, travelers release pent up demand and fares increase. Read: Fare deals flourish for winter trips to LA, Hawaii, NYC

Joshua Colby Council, 44, was boarding Delta flight 1362 to San Francisco from SLC at about 11 p.m. when he disregarded the gate agent’s order to put on a mask before he got on the aircraft, police said. Salt Lake County sheriff’s records identify him as a resident of San Francisco. Once he took his seat, other crew members, including the captain as well and a Delta manager, insisted that he wear a mask, which

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COVID Illinois Live Update: Health officials discuss vaccine distribution, coronavirus travel order

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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago is expected to update its COVID-19 travel quarantine order and release new details Tuesday on how a vaccine would be rolled out locally.

A group of independent experts are holding an emergency meeting at the CDC Tuesday to vote on who they recommend should get the coronavirus vaccine first.

However, what they decide will be non-binding, and it will be up to state and local officials to decide where the doses go first.

Governor J.B. Pritzker said the state expects to announce a tiered plan later this week.

Health care workers will be the first priority, but the state is promising equity as vaccines become more widely available.

RELATED: Chicago readies for COVID-19 vaccine as United starts shipping 1st bastches

“There are a lot of people who are very vulnerable, as you know, who have comorbidities, you know, who are in communities that have been ill

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Up To 36% Of Airline Business Travel Won’t Return After Covid Pandemic Ends, Study Estimates

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A new study by IdeaWorks and reported by the Wall Street Journal is the first detailed look at the long-term impacts Covid-19 could have on business travel. I, along with three other travel professionals, designed the study, conducted the research, and reached out to others for comments. Its conclusions are eye-opening: that between 19% and 36% of airlines’ business traffic base will not return to the skies.

The study breaks down the reasons people have traveled for business, assesses the effects of technology, work at home changes and overall risk tolerance, and validates this with a wide range of industry and travel experts. As a result, this study is robust and more complete than any done since the pandemic began.

The four largest U.S. airlines should take

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Scots mum takes kids out of school for 4-week holiday to Malta after bagging cheap Covid travel deals

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A SINGLE mum took her children out of school for four weeks after bagging a cheap holiday thanks to Covid travel deals.

Sasha Smolova and her sons Aleks, eight, and Andrey, six, jetted off to Malta for a month for just over £1,000.

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Sasha snapped up chance for sunshine break with cheap deals

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Sasha snapped up chance for sunshine break with cheap deals

Sasha, from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, told how the coronavirus pandemic meant it was the only time they would ever be able to afford to spend so long away from home in the sun.

She bagged bargain £150 return flights from RyanAir, and 28 nights in a range of four star hotels for half the price she says it would have cost her if it wasn’t for the virus.

It meant her children were out of the country for four weeks, followed by another two stuck

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