Travel

November, 2021

• 16 November

  CDC raises travel advisory on 4 European nations

  If you aren’t tracking your travel plans with the CDC advisories re COVID, you should. CDC just raised their threat level warning for four European countries from Level 3 to Level 4 COVID LEVEL VERY HIGH - Avoid travel - If you must travel be fully vaccinated before you travel. …
• 15 November

  Caribbean Travel - What you need to know

  

  There were periods where travel to and within the Caribbean was problematic, that is no longer the case. Travel Weekly compiled a most useful of the COVID travel restrictions and requirements for the region in a November 2, 2021 post, which we highly recommend be read (link at the bottom). …
• 14 November

  What you need to know: Mexico travel in year three of the COVID pandemic

  

  As the third year of the COVID pandemic fast approaches, we took a moment to gather information (and their sources) which travelers will want to avail themselves prior to heading south. CDC Travel Advice As of 14 November 2021, the CDCL has MEXICO labeled as Level 3: High Level of …
• 13 November

  Austria issues locked down orders for the unvaccinated

  

  Reuters reported on how “Austria announced on Friday it is barring those not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from cafes, restaurants and hairdressers as infections approach the record set a year ago and the government struggles to convince holdouts to get the shot.” Areas which will be off limits to the …
• 12 November

  SITA: Digital Travel Declaration solution

  

  SITA is availing their Digital Travel Declaration solution to governments. This will permit passengers to share required health and immunization documentation with governments ahead of travel in a streamlined fashion. CEO of SITA at Airports & Borders, David Lavorel commented, “In many cases, today’s onerous health requirements are discouraging travelers …
• 11 November

  FAA to the unruly in the air, it’s gonna cost you

  

  On 10 November, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes $225,287 in civil penalties against 10 airline passengers for alleged unruly behavior involving physical assault. The highest fine went to a lady who in addition to punching and screaming at family members, threw trash and stole cookies …
• 10 November

  TSA - Travel numbers continue to increase

  

  A quick look at the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) stats on travel for the first week of November 2021 shows a low of 1.48 million passengers and a high of 2.15 million passengers for an average of 1.81 million travelers. This is a significant uptick, 233 percent, from 2020, when …
• 9 November

  Sputnik Vaccine won’t get you into the US

  

  The United States opened air-travel to the U.S. to the world for those non-US citizens who are fully vaccinated. Reminder, Sputnik Vaccine is not recognized as being sufficiently effective against COVID and is not on the approved list of vaccines as recognized by the CDC. The following list of acceptable …
• 8 November

  Changes in COVID rules for international air travel to the U.S.

  

  This morning, November 8, 2021, new CDC Covid travel rules for international air travel into the United States took effect for any air traveler, into any U.S. port of entry (some states, like Hawaii have their own travel regimes in place for air travelers). The big change is that the …
• 7 November

  Ethiopia: DO NOT TRAVEL and get out now

  

  On Saturday, 06 November 2021, the U.S. Department of State issued a Do Not Travel advisory for Ethiopia. The advisory urges all “U.S. citizens in Ethiopia to depart now using commercially available options.” The advisory continues how the “U.S. Embassy is unlikely to be able to assist U.S. citizens in …