Resources for Travel Information for 2020

[Pauline]

@Dave123 posted this link:

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www.worldometers.info

Reported Cases and Deaths by Country, Territory, or Conveyance

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Entry Bans, Other Restrictions and Concessions Due to the Coronavirus

I will add more here as we find them, but if you have good resources please post a reply on this thread.

 

[Andrew]

Another list of restrictions by country, from the airline association IATA, is https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm

More a magazine's (AFAR) speculation about how it will develop: When Will We Be Able to Travel to Europe?

 

[Pauline]

Europe promises to reopen for summer tourism in wake of coronavirus

As the European Union outlines plans to kickstart summer tourism in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, here's a country-by-country guide to which destinations travelers can visit.

www.cnn.com

 

[PokeyMindy]

these are great resources! Thank you all

 

[italian excursion]

Thank you for the articles! Sharing with some of my other friends who need to get back to their other homes in Italy......Be well, everyone!

 

[joe]

Travel restrictions by country, updated yesterday, from the Guardian :

Which European countries are easing travel restrictions?

As some countries in Europe restart tourism, we round up lockdown-easing measures and restrictions country-by-country. Information will be updated as the situation changes

www.theguardian.com

 

[joe]

Cyprus is opening up :

Israelis among first to be allowed in as Cyprus announces resumption of tourism

Island will begin phased resumption starting June 9 with commercial flights from a select number of countries with low COVID-19 infection rate in bid to save tourism sector

www.timesofisrael.com

 

[Andrew]

A global timeline of currently planned reopenings: https://reopening.travel/reopening/

 

[Andrew]

From the EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency): List of airports located in affected areas with high risk of transmission of the CoViD-19 infection. Check the latest update date: the URL may be different for later updates. This could be the basis for future loosenings of restrictions: more restrictions on people coming from more affected areas. For the USA, they list a limited number of states, but it's hard to find transatlantic flights from other states, even when airlines are fully operational.

 

[joe]

Things will probably change as possible "second waves" develop in countries that have come out of lock-down. Here in Israel, for example, there has been a small spike over the last few days - mostly involving schools or crowded communities - and everyone knows that this is an expected outcome of the lessening of restrictions. People feel that the worst is over, and are less observant. We are seeing this happen in other places in the world, so it's best to take this into account if/when planning in the near future.

 

[Andrew]

Booking.com links to government sites

 

[Andrew]

From Politico, something to review in addition to the Guardian list in post 6: Europe’s country-by-country travel restrictions explained. Although how things will be at the future date when you may be thinking of traveling will be in question.

 

[Andrew]

Official EU site on current (Edit: or maybe not completely) rules for entering their countries: https://reopen.europa.eu/en . After you select a country of interest, the box on the right has logos for information categories. The globe links to rules for entry from outside the EU and Schengen countries. When you click on that for one country, it makes the map of the EU predominantly red, with Portugal and Greece notably in yellow.

 

[Andrew]

From Euronews: Draft list of countries allowed to enter the EU effective July 1.

 

[Kathy (Trekcapri)]

From Euronews: Draft list of countries allowed to enter the EU effective July 1.

Well, I can't say that I blame the E.U. for keeping us out. Our Covid19 spread is out of control.

 

[SoloTraveler2794]

Found an interesting source on the internet - Global Travel Reopening Dashboard. There's enough about border closures, quarantine measures, safety protocols, and more across different countries in the world here. Tracks real-time opening of tourist attractions too.

 

[joe]

Found an interesting source on the internet -

Actually, not a very helpful site, I'm afraid. With info like "International travellers allowed from a few countries" when defining travel restrictions for a country, and Corona statistics from over a week ago (June 26, for Italy for example) - there must be better sites for useful information. Info about major tourist attractions might be useful, but most forum members here are probably not interested in that. Anyone who is doing serious planning in these times will need much more.

 

[joe]

The United Nations has published a dismal report on the state of tourism in wake of Covid and its economic outcomes.

"The world’s tourism sector could lose at least $1.2 trillion, or 1.5% of the global gross domestic product (GDP), having been placed at a standstill for nearly four months due to the coronavirus pandemic"

https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2416

While I have to agree that the damage to tourism-related businesses is perhaps unprecedented, I suppose that it's also possible to say that there have been some hidden blessings in this epidemic - such as an opportunity to re-organize economies to be better adapted to the needs of citizens, and to the clear benefits of less air pollution and damage to the environment. A new global perspective on human activity is not such a bad thing, especially as we are headed for tough times with climate change. Covid is sort of a dress-rehearsal.

 

[Pauline]

Skyscanner has developed a map showing COVID-19 restrictions worldwide for the country you are in. Select your country, then check the places you can go and their restrictions.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Flight & Travel Restrictions by Country

We provide up-to-date info on travel restrictions for every country to help you make decisions about current and future trips.

www.skyscanner.net