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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 …
November, 2021
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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 …
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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 …
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5 November
Mexico: Shootout on Puerto Morelos beach near tourist hotels leave two dead
Yes, you read the title correctly. There was a targeted killing which occurred at the Bahía Petempich beach area between the Hyatt Ziva and Azul Beach hotels in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Assailants, according to the FGE (Attorney General of the State of Quintana Roo), numbering approximately 15, attacked …
October, 2021
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19 October
$17 Million ransom demanded for 17 kidnapped in Haiti
Over the weekend we saw 16 Americans and 1 Canadian volunteers in Haiti kidnapped. The Haitian Minister of Justice, Liszt Quitel said that those kidnapped were associated with the Christian Aid Ministries and of the 17, five were children (including an infant). Quitel was quite adamant that the Haitian government, …
September, 2021
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30 September
Kilauea erupts
Around 1520 hours HST on 29 September, the Kilauea volcano began erupting according to the USGS. The USGS issued the following notice: Kīlauea volcano is erupting. At approximately 3:20 p.m. HST on September 29, 2021, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow in Kīlauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has …
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30 September
United Airlines fires 320 employees
Update 30 September: Following United Airlines follow through on their mandate and given exit papers to 593 employees, 273 of those opted to become vaccinated to retain their job. The number of employees terminated has been reduced to 320. On 29 September 2021, United Airlines terminated the employment of 593 …
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27 September
Safe Travels - Look for the WTTC stamp
The World Travel & Tourism Council last year introduced the “Safe Travels” stamp to assist travelers in recognizing those entities which have adopted the core protocol requirements of the WTTC. We at Securely Travel think it is an excellent initiative, which provides travelers with an easy way to know if …
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25 September
It is time for a national no-fly list
Securely Travel supports inter-airline coordination of a national no-fly list, which identifies unruly and dangerous passengers, and to the provision of those names to the FAA as part of the national “Special Emphasis Enforcement Program”(SEEP) Delta Airlines has called the question and urged other airlines to join together and share …
March, 2020
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2 March
Securely Travel Alert - 02 March 2020
Sections: • Crisis • Health • Weather • Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings Corona Virus - COVID-19: As of 0500 PT, 02 March - there were 89,197 cases of Corona Virus identified, of which 45,175 have been identified as cured. The number of deaths from the virus is 2,803. …
