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ASTA: CDC’s Return Test Requirement Is “Chilling” Caribbean Travel
Turks and Caicos’ New Travel Rules
Turks and Caicos has announce an update to its travel protocols, Caribbean Journal has learned. All travelers now need to present a negative PCR or antigen test result taken and received within three days before travel. The new rules take …
CDC: Antigua and Barbuda Among World’s Safest Destinations
Antigua and Barbuda has continued its model tourism reopening with a new designation by the US CDC as a “low-risk” destination. Antigua and Barbuda has been moved to Level 1, the lowest risk level, in the most recent travel advisory …
AMResorts Launches On-Site Testing in the Caribbean
AMResorts has launched a new on-site testing program at its properties, including those in the Caribbean. Private hospital network Hospiten will be administering the tests, which can be scheduled at each resort by the concierge. The tests help guests comply …
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Three Top Turks and Caicos Hotels Add Testing Sites
Three of the top hotels in Turks and Caicos have added testing sites for travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Shore Club, The Palms and The Sands, all Hartling Group Resorts, have added designated rapid-testing locations. Testing is complimentary for …
Turks and Caicos Expands Testing Capability
Turks and Caicos has expanded its testing capacity for travelers who need to meet the CDC’s new requirements. The destination says it has “exponentially increased” its testing facilities in response to the new CDC order, which requires all travelers returning …
Cozumel Hotels Launch Testing Options for Travelers
Almost two dozen hotels on the Mexican island of Cozumel have partnered to provide guests with testing to meet the new CDC requirements that mandate a negative test within 72 hour before travel for everyone returning to the United States. …
Aruba Expands Testing for New CDC Mandate
Aruba says it has expanded its testing capabilities ahead of the new CDC mandate that all incoming travelers to the US show proof of a negative test. Aruba tourism officials said “All necessary facilities and procedures are in place for …
Delta Continuing Some Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic Routes
Delta Air Lines has drastically reduced its Caribbean network in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but it has maintained service to two Caribbean destinations: San Juan, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. That means Delta Air …
CDC Extends “No Sail Order” For All Cruise Ships
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended its “No Sail Order” for all cruise ships amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “We are working with the cruise line industry to address the health and safety of crew at sea …
Report: Nepalese UN Peacekeepers Caused Haiti Cholera Outbreak
Above: quarantine stations for the infected (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) UN peacekeepers in Haiti from Nepal were likely the source of the Haitian cholera epidemic that has been responsible for the deaths of more than 5,500 people, according to a report …
