How Travel Has Changed During the Pandemic

2020 is the ye

of c

nceled v

tions. The COVID-19 p

ndemic h

s imp

cted

ll fo

ms of t

vel

nd tou

ism

oss the

ld.

t does t

vel look like fo

us tod

y, in the midst of the co

us?

e’ll put it bluntly: no m

tte

dly you need one, the

e's no such thing

isk-f

ee v

tion

ight no

. Common tvel hubs like

ts,

est stops,

nd bus

nd tin st

tions

ll pl

ces t

vele

s c

n be exposed to the co

us. It’s tough to m

int

in soci

l dist

nce in these c

ded sp

ces,

ctu

lly boding
pl
ne, bus, o
tin m
kes it even mo
e impossible. In
ddition to being
i
bo
ne sp
e
d, the vi
us c
n
lso live on su
f
ces like

m
ests
nd h
ndils. The Cente
s fo
Dise
se Cont
ol
nd P
evention
ecommend
voiding
ll nonessenti
l tvel, pl
in
nd simple. But if you must, expect the unexpected. Beloe
dd
ess some of the ch
nges
nd p
ec
utions suounding diffe
ent types of t

vel du
ing the COVID-19 p
ndemic.
e
d on to le

n ho
you c
n p
epe fo viety of scenios.
Domestic Tvel

Diffe
ent st
tes in
me
ic
h
ve d

stic
lly diffe
ent numbe
s of cuent positive c
ses,
nd qu
ntine
est
ictions
ill vy
cco
dingly. Foccute
nd up-to-d
te info, st
te
nd loc
l he
lth deptment
ebsites

e you
best bet. Check f
equently fo
upd
tes
s you
t
ip
pp
o
ches. Keep in mind th
t
est
ictions c
n ch
nge pidly depending on fluctu
ting ci
cumst
nces in
ny given loc
le. You should
lso look up business hou
s of
ny destin
tions you

nt to visit,
nd check if pks
nd c
mpg
ounds
ill be closed o
othe

ise
est
icted.

Some st
tes e closely monito
ing ent
y f
om othe
st
tes. Fo
ex
mple, <
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ef=”https://
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ne
s
gove
no
-cuomo-
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ddition
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dded-t

vel-
dviso
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Yo
k
equi
es visito
s to qu
ntine fo
14 d
ys > if they e coming f
om one of 34 select st
tes o
Pue
to
ico. Othe
st
te
nd loc
l gove
nments m
y
equi
e
esidents
ho h
ve
ecently t

veled to qu
ntine in thei
homes fo
14 d
ys upon thei

etu
n. Even if you
st
te does not enfo
ce these me
su
es, st
y
le
t,
nd look out fo

ny developing symptoms in you
self o
you
tvel comp
nions. Check you
tempetu
e
t the fi
st sign of feeling ill.

Inte
n
tion
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Inte
n
tion
l tvel is especi
lly tough
ight no
.
i
lines h
ve c
nceled m
ny inte
n
tion
l flights,
nd m
ny count
ies e implementing
est
ictions including closed bo
de
s, m
nd
to
y qu
ntines, o
enti
ely p
ohibiting non-citizens f
om ent
y. Ne
tvel
est
ictions m
y be implemented on sho
t notice.
ddition
lly, some count
ies

e conducting exit inte
vie
s
nd tempetu
e checks fo

ll dep

ting visito
s befo
e
llo
ing them to bo

d thei
flights. Befo
e you t

vel, check loc
l public he
lth
ebsites o
emb
ssy
ebsites, o
look up you
count
y of inte
est on <
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ge > fo
mo
e det
ils on the
est
ictions in pl
ce. You c
n
lso check out <
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t

vel-
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Y
K’s t

vel
est
ictions p
ge<> fo
mo
e det
ils.

You
destin
tion’s policies m
y
equi
e you to be tested fo
COVID-19 befo
e you e
llo
ed to ente
the count
y. Should you f
ll ill
b
o
d o
be exposed to
pe
son
ith COVID-19 du
ing you
t
ip, you m
y be fo
ced to qu
ntine,
nd you

etu
n home m
y be del
yed. Be e the he
lthc

e indust
ies of m
ny count
ies e ovehelmed
t this point in time
nd you m
y be un
ble to
ccess the c

e you need.

Note: Fo
ext secu
ity
nd
le
ts, you c
n en
oll in the gove
nment’s <
h
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te.gov
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t T

vele
En
ollment P
ogm (STEP)<>. This f
ee se
vice
llo
s
me
ic
n citizens t

veling
b
o
d to
egiste
thei
t
ip
ith the ne

est U.S. Emb
ssy o
Consul
te in c
se they need eme
gency
ssist
nce.
C
uises Du
ing Co
on
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On July 16th, the CDC extended its <
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il O
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<> foll c
uise ships until
t le
st Septembe
30th, 2020. This o
de
p
ohibits ope

tion of
ll c
uise ships
ith the c
p
city to c
y
t le
st 250 p
ssenge
s in

te
s subject to U.S. ju
isdiction.
isk of infection
nd community sp
e
d on
c
uise ship is ve
y high, conside
ing the close qu

te
s. In o
de
to cont
ol the sp
e
d of COVID-19, nume
ous count
ies h
d
l
e
dy implemented st
ict sc
eening p
otocols th
t m
y h
ve p
evented ships f
om docking in thei
po
ts.

Flying Du
ing Co
on
vi
us

Does flying inc
e
se you

isk of cont

cting COVID-19? Yes. T

veling by pl
ne me
ns you’ll be spending
consideble
mount of time in the secu
ity line o
iting
t the te
min
l,
nd soci
l dist
ncing is vi
tu
lly impossible
bod
n
i
pl
ne. Still, m
ny sti
-czy citizens e feeling tempted by the supe
che
p p
ices of flights. (<
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sk

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ed
buy-one-get-one-f
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l<>
ecently!)

If you
bsolutely h
ve to fly, p
epe fo
the follo
ing ch
nges
t the
i
po
t
nd in the
i
:

TS
office
s
ill be
eing m
sks
s
ell
s gloves th
t

e ch
nged
fte
e
ch p
t-do
n

Pl
stic b
ie
s h
ve been e
ected ound m
ny checkpoint podiums
nd info
m
tion desks<
li>

Check-in kiosks

e cle
ned const
ntly,
nd soci
l dist
ncing mke
s h
ve been
dded to
i
po
t floo
s

You m
y be
sked to tempo
ily lo
e
you
m
sk to confi
m you
identity
t
checkpoint<
li>

To minimize cont
ct, tvele
s should pl
ce thei
bo

ding p
sses di
ectly on the sc
nne
s inste
d of h
nding them to TS
office
s

Eve
yone is nollo
ed up to 12 ounces of h
nd s
nitize
in thei
c
y-ons; this is
n inc
e
se to the p
evious limit of 3.4 ounces<
li>

The contents of you
pockets - like you
phone, keys,
nd llet - should be pl
ced in you
c
y-on b
g inste
d of
bin so they don’t h
ve to be h
ndled by TS

M
ny
i
lines no longe
offe
in-flight d
inks, sn
cks, o
me
ls<
li>

Inflight m
g
zines h
ve been
emoved

T

vel by Bus o
Tin Du
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on
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T
king public tnspo
t
tion, even fo sho
t t
ip, inc
e
ses youisk of contcting COVID-19. Soci
l dist
ncing is difficult,
nd the
e e
lso m
ny high-touch su
f
ces like stps, h
nd

ils, doo
h
ndles,
nd buttons.
s

esult, fe
end fe
e
people e t
king public t

nspo
t
tion these d
ys. Fo
ex
mple, <
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vi
us-covid
“>Ne
Yo
k’s sub

y
ide
ship > d
opped
pp
oxim
tely 92%
t the pe
k of thei
co
on
vi
us outb
e
k. This is
conce
ning st
tistic,
s
e see mo
e c
ccidents h
ppen
hen people d
ive thei
pe
son
l vehicles inste
d of opting fo
public t

nspo
t
tion.
h
t else h
s ch
nged fo
the indust
y? M
ny buses
nd t

ins

e
unning on limited o
othe

ise modified schedules. Most
equi
e f
ce cove
ings fo
the full dution of you
t
ip. M
ny bus st
tions
nd t

in st
tions e conducting tempetu
e checks
nd
dhe
ing to mo
e st
ingent cle
ning p

ctices. P
otective plexigl
ss shields

e being pl
ced ound bus d
ive
s' se
ts,
nd some h
ve
lso h
d h
nd s
nitize
dispense
s
dded. Look up you
loc
l tnsit
utho
ity’s
ebsite fo
mo
e det
ils on s
fety me
su
es they

e implementing. On <
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ef=”https://
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idemet
o.o
g/P
ges
Co
on
vi
us.
spx”>Houston’s MET
O buses,<> fo
ex
mple, digit
l signs light up
hen
bus h
s
e
ched 50% of its se
ting c
p
city, u
ging onlooke
s to

it fo
the next
v
il
ble bus. In <
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ef=”https://kingcounty.gov/depts/t

nspo
t
tion/met
o.
spx”>Se
ttle's King County<>, buses th
t used to fit up
ds of 50 people e no
limited to fe
e
th
n 18.
side f
om tvele
s, eve
yd
y loc
l
o
ke
s h
ve suffe
ed f
om these public tnspo
t
tion
est
ictions, sometimes doubling o
t
ipling the length of thei
commute by being fo
ced to it fo bus
ith
n
v
il
ble soci
lly-dist
nced se
t. M
ke su
e you
ccount fo
these possible del
ys
hen m
king you
tvel pl
n.

T

in se
vices like
mt

k

e limiting thei
bookings
nd enfo
cing cont
ct-f
ee boding,
ith elect
onic tickets sto
ed on you
mobile phone. Booking
p
iv
te
oom on
t

in c
n cost you
p
etty penny, but it
ill limit you
ch
nces of exposu
e. You c
n
lso
void the dining c
nd p
ck you
o
n sn
cks.
C Tvel
nd
V Tvel Du
ing Co
on
vi
us

C

t

vel
nd
V t

vel m
y seem pe
son
l
nd p
iv
te enough, but conce
ns c
n still

ise:

Pl
n yououte cefully to
void
ny unnecessy stops. Fe
e
stops me
ns fe
e
ch
nces fo
exposu
e.
ddition
lly,
ese

ch if
ny st
te bo
de
s
ill be closed.<
li>

Pl
n you
me
ls tho
oughly. Go on one big g
oce
y
un befo
e you
t
ip
nd p
ck
coole
o
plenty of nonpe
ish
bles to
void those c

vings fo
convenience sto
e sn
cks o
f
st food on the
o
d.<
li>

Invest in
po
t
ble po
e
b
nk to keep you
phone chged in c
se of eme
gency.<
li>

M
ke su
e you

uto insu

nce policy is p
id
nd
ctive.<
li>

t g
s st
tions, use disinfecting
ipes on g
s pumps
nd buttons befo
e you touch them.<
li>

Fo
mo
e helpful hints, check out ou
p
ge on <
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-
o
d-t
ip-tips/”>the top 25 summe

o
d t
ip tips >.
Visiting Pks, C
mpg
ounds, &
mp; Be
ches Du
ing Co
on
vi
us

Of
ll the v
c
tion
ctivities you
nd you
f
mily c
n enjoy
ight no
, c
mping
nd hiking

e the s
fest choices,
s they m
ke it e
sy to m
int
in soci
l dist
nce f
om othe
s.

Ho
eve
, you should still be
y of shed f
cilities like
est
ooms, picnic

e
s, o
te
fount
ins.

If you pl
n to visit pks oec
e
tion
l

e
s, be e m
ny c
mpg
ounds
ill be closed,
hile othe
s m
y
equi
e
ese
v
tions. Check the pk’s
ebsite o
c
ll thei
visito
cente

he
d of time to confi
m
hich e
s

e open. B
ing plenty of h
nd s
nitizend eve
ything else you need to keep up
ith p
ope
hygiene! Be
ches m
y
lso be closed. Check
ith individu
l be
ches fo
specific det
ils, including
hethe
the te
is open fo
s
imming o
not.
Ove
night St
ys &
mp; Hotels Du
ing Co
on
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Once you’ve
e
ched you
destin
tion,

e you st
ying
ith f
mily o
f
iends,
enting
n
i
bnb, o
checking in to
hotel? If you’
e in the l
tte
g
oup, the
me
ic
n Hotel &
mp; Lodging
ssoci
tion (
HL
) h
s
ele
sed
<
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ess-
ele
se
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ses-top-5-
equi
ements-tvel-s
fely”>”S
fe St
y” checklist >
ith thei

ecommended s
fety p
ec
utions. Belo
e ou
best tips fo st
ying in
hotel du
ing the co
on
vi
us p
ndemic:

Check the hotel’s COVID-19 p
evention pctices befo
e you go

Utilize digit
l
ese
v
tions
nd check-in options,
s
ell
s digit
l
oom keys on you
mobile phone<
li>

If you need to use shuttles, c
bs, o
othe

idesh

e se
vices, m
ke su
e you h
ndle you
o
n b
gs<
li>

void letting the bottoms of you
b
gs touch the floo
,
nd
ipe do
n suitc
ses
ith disinfect
nt
ipes befo
e you b
ing them into youoom<
li>

Once you
ive
t you

oom o

ent
l, disinfect high-touch su
f
ces like doo
knobs, light s
itches,
emotes,
nd f
ucet h
ndles<
li>

If you o
deoom se
vice,
sk fo
cont
ctless delive
y
nd b
ing you
o
n dispos
ble dinnee<
li>

Sto
e di
ty clothes in ziploc b
gs in you
lugg
ge; do not sleep in the s
me clothes you t

veled in

e
m
sk in
ll common

e
s<
li>

void the elev
to
s o
only t
ke them
ith membe
s of you
f
mily<
li>

Fo
ext p
ec
ution, you c
n
sk to be put in oom th
t h
s been v
c
nt fo
ove
24 hou
s. Some hotels

e even implementing
"booking buffe
,” st
gge
ing guests 3 d
ys
p

t so the vi
us h
s time to die on su
f
ces in the
ooms.
ddition
lly, hotels
c
oss the
o
ld h
ve stepped up thei
cle
ning p
ocedu
es
nd e keeping thei
lobbies cle

. Most h
ve
lso closed thei
gyms, business cente
s,
nd b
e
kf
st buffets, so come p
eped.
Tvel Insunce &
mp; COVID-19

T

vel insu

nce exists to p
otect you f
om fin
nci
l loss
hile tveling. This c
n me
n
nything f
om lost lugg
ge to tot
l c
ncell
tion. Some tvel insunce p
ovide
s
lso offe
medic
l t
e
tment pl
ns, p
sspo
t
epl
cement
ssist
nce,
nd mo
e. One issue in the cuent clim
te is th
t tvel insunce is only designed to p
otect
g
inst “unfo
esee
ble events” —
nd you
choice to t

vel du
ing
p
ndemic m
y disqu
lify you. This is still up fo
deb
te. On the othe
h
nd, you
choice not to t

vel m
y
lso disqu
lify you! One tvel insunce policy explicitly st
tes “<
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vel-ne
s
co
on
vi
us-
dviso
y">t
ip c
ncell
tion solely fo
conce
n o
fe of tvel
ssoci
ted
ith sickness, epidemic o
p
ndemic, including COVID-19, is not cove
ed.<>" Some tvel insunce comp
nies

e offe
ing vouche
s fo
t
ips th
t
e
e c
nceled this ye

. Cont
ct you
t

vel insu

nce
gent to len mo
e
bout you
options
nd the specifics of you
cove

ge. Cove

ge depends on
hen you pu
ch
sed
policy, the pl
n you chose,
nd you
home count
y
nd destin
tion count
y. If you h
ve “c
ncel fony
e
son” covege
nd you c
ncel
t
ip
ithin the limits of you
contct, you
ill be cove
ed. If
flight you booked is c
nceled, you should
l

ys
sk fo
efund f
om the
i
line befo
e tu
ning to you
t

vel insu

nce.

If you did not
l
e
dy h
ve t

vel insu

nce, obt
ining
ne
policy fon upcoming t
ip m
y p
ove difficult.

S
fety Tips fo
T

veling Du
ing the P
ndemic

Some fin
l pting tips fo
t

veling
hile dodging the co
on
vi
us:

Fi
st things fi
st: check the cu

ent infection

te of the destin
tion you'
e thinking of t

veling to. Is it
o
th the
isk?<
li>

e
f
ce m
sk
heneve
you

e

ound othe
people — yes, th
t me
ns the enti
e du

tion of you

ide o
you
flight.
void touching you
f
ce. sh you
h
nds tho
oughly
nd often.<
li>

M
ke
pouch fo
you
self
nd e
ch of you
tvel comp
nions cont
ining h
nd s
nitize
s, dispos
ble gloves, disinfect
nt sp

y,
ipes, the
momete
, spe f
ce m
sks, etc.<
li>

Dining out
nd expe
iencing loc
l cuisine is sometimes the highlight of
v
c
tion. These d
ys, ho
eve
, the s
fest option is to b
ing you
o
n food. If you don’t, stick to using delive
y, t
keout,
nd cu
bside pick-up options only.<
li>

Do not eng
ge in high
isk
ctivities like
ttending
pty, p
de, spo
ting event, o
conce
t. (
lthough it should be noted th
t some music festiv
ls
nd conce
ts

e soldie
ing on
nd no
implementing st
icte
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