2020 is the ye
of c
nceled vc
tions. The COVID-19 pndemic h
s impcted
ll foms of t
vel
nd touism
coss the
old.
So
ht does t
vel look like fo
us tody, in the midst of the co
onvi
us?e’ll put it bluntly: no m
tteho
bdly you need one, the
e's no such things
isk-f
ee vc
tionight no
. Common tvel hubs likei
pots,
est stops,nd bus
nd tin sttions
e
ll plces t
vele
s cn be exposed to the co
onvi
us. It’s tough to mint
in socil dist
nce in these co
ded spces,
ndctu
lly boding<i>
plne, bus, o
tin mkes it even mo
e impossible. Inddition to being
ibo
ne spe
d, the vius c
nlso live on su
fces like
m
estsnd h
ndils. The Centes fo
Disese Cont
olnd P
eventionecommend
voidingll nonessenti
l tvel, plin
nd simple. But if you must, expect the unexpected. Beloedd
ess some of the chnges
nd pec
utions suounding diffeent types of t
vel du
ing the COVID-19 pndemic.
ed on to le
n ho
you cn p
epe fo viety of scenios.Domestic Tvel<
b>
Diffe
ent sttes in
meic
hve d
stic
lly diffeent numbe
s of cuent positive cses,
nd quntine
estictions
ill vycco
dingly. Foccutend up-to-d
te info, stte
nd locl he
lth deptmentebsites
e you
best bet. Check fequently fo
updtes
s yout
ippp
oches. Keep in mind th
test
ictions cn ch
nge pidly depending on fluctuting ci
cumstnces in
ny given locle. You should
lso look up business hous of
ny destintions you
nt to visit,
nd check if pksnd c
mpgounds
ill be closed oothe
ise
esticted.
Some st
tes e closely monitoing ent
y fom othe
sttes. Fo
exmple, <
hef=”https://
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sgove
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vel-
dvisoy”>Ne
Yok
equies visito
s to quntine fo
14 dys
> if they e coming fom one of 34 select st
tes oPue
toico. Othe
stte
nd locl gove
nments my
equie
esidentsho h
veecently t
veled to qu
ntine in theihomes fo
14 dys upon thei
etu
n. Even if youst
te does not enfoce these me
sues, st
yle
t,nd look out fo
ny developing symptoms in you
self oyou
tvel compnions. Check you
tempetue
t the fist sign of feeling ill.
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ve cnceled m
ny inten
tionl flights,
nd mny count
ies e implementingest
ictions including closed bode
s, mnd
toy qu
ntines, oenti
ely pohibiting non-citizens f
om enty. Ne
tvelest
ictions my be implemented on sho
t notice.ddition
lly, some counties
e conducting exit inte
vies
nd tempetue checks fo
ll dep
ting visito
s befoe
lloing them to bo
d thei
flights. Befoe you t
vel, check loc
l public helth
ebsites oemb
ssyebsites, o
look up youcount
y of inteest on <
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vel.st
te.govcontent/t
vel/en/inte
ntion
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ntion
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ges.html">this pge
> fomo
e detils on the
estictions in pl
ce. You cn
lso check out <h
ef="https:/
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k.comt
vel-
estictions”>K
YK’s t
vel
estictions p
ge<> fomo
e detils.
You
destintion’s policies m
yequi
e you to be tested foCOVID-19 befo
e you ello
ed to entethe count
y. Should you fll ill
bo
d obe exposed to
peson
ith COVID-19 duing you
tip, you m
y be foced to qu
ntine,nd you
etu
n home my be del
yed. Be e the helthc
e indust
ies of mny count
ies e ovehelmedt this point in time
nd you my be un
ble toccess the c
e you need.
Note: Fo
ext secuity
ndle
ts, you cn en
oll in the govenment’s <
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t T
vele
Enollment P
ogm (STEP)<>. This fee se
vicello
sme
icn citizens t
veling
bo
d toegiste
theit
ipith the ne
est U.S. Emb
ssy oConsul
te in cse they need eme
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t lest Septembe
30th, 2020. This ode
pohibits ope
tion of
ll cuise ships
ith the cp
city to cy
t lest 250 p
ssenges in
te
s subject to U.S. juisdiction.
isk of infectionnd community sp
ed on
cuise ship is ve
y high, consideing the close qu
te
s. In ode
to contol the sp
ed of COVID-19, nume
ous counties h
dl
edy implemented st
ict sceening p
otocols tht m
y hve p
evented ships fom docking in thei
pots.
Flying Du ing Co
on
vius
Does flying inc
ese you
isk of cont
cting COVID-19? Yes. T
veling by pl
ne mens you’ll be spending
consideblemount of time in the secu
ity line oiting
t the temin
l,nd soci
l distncing is vi
tully impossible
bodn
ipl
ne. Still, mny sti
-czy citizens e feeling tempted by the supeche
p pices of flights. (<
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lsk
i
lines even offeed
buy-one-get-one-fee de
l<>ecently!)
If you
bsolutely hve to fly, p
epe fothe follo
ing chnges
t thei
pot
nd in thei
:- TS
office
sill be
eing msks
sell
s gloves tht
e ch
ngedfte
ech p
t-don
- Pl
stic bie
s hve been e
ected ound mny checkpoint podiums
nd infom
tion desks<li>
- Check-in kiosks
e cle
ned constntly,
nd socil dist
ncing mkes h
ve beendded to
ipo
t floos
- You m
y besked to tempo
ily loe
youm
sk to confim you
identityt
checkpoint<li>
- To minimize cont
ct, tveles should pl
ce theibo
ding p
sses diectly on the sc
nnes inste
d of hnding them to TS
offices
- Eve
yone is nolloed up to 12 ounces of h
nd snitize
in theic
y-ons; this isn inc
ese to the p
evious limit of 3.4 ounces<li>
- The contents of you
pockets - like youphone, keys,
nd llet - should be plced in you
cy-on b
g insted of
bin so they don’t hve to be h
ndled by TS - M
nyi
lines no longeoffe
in-flight dinks, sn
cks, ome
ls<li>
- Inflight m
gzines h
ve beenemoved
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vel by Bus o
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T
king public tnspot
tion, even fo shot t
ip, ince
ses youisk of contcting COVID-19. Socil dist
ncing is difficult,nd the
e elso m
ny high-touch suf
ces like stps, hnd
ils, doo
hndles,
nd buttons.s
esult, fe
end fee
people e tking public t
nspo
ttion these d
ys. Foex
mple, <h
ef="https:/time.com/5869375/public-t
nsit-co
onvi
us-covid“>Ne
Yok’s sub
y
ideship
> dopped
ppoxim
tely 92%t the pe
k of theico
onvi
us outbe
k. This isconce
ning sttistic,
se see mo
e cccidents h
ppenhen people d
ive theipe
sonl vehicles inste
d of opting fopublic t
nspo
ttion.
ht else h
s chnged fo
the industy? M
ny busesnd t
ins
e
unning on limited oothe
ise modified schedules. Most
equie f
ce coveings fo
the full dution of yout
ip. Mny bus st
tionsnd t
in st
tions e conducting tempetue checks
nddhe
ing to moe st
ingent clening p
ctices. P
otective plexiglss shields
e being pl
ced ound bus dive
s' sets,
nd some hve
lso hd h
nd snitize
dispenses
dded. Look up youloc
l tnsitutho
ity’sebsite fo
moe det
ils on sfety me
sues they
e implementing. On <
hef=”https://
.idemet
o.og/P
gesCo
onvi
us.spx”>Houston’s MET
O buses,<> foex
mple, digitl signs light up
henbus h
se
ched 50% of its seting c
pcity, u
ging onlookes to
it fo
the nextv
ilble bus. In <
hef=”https://kingcounty.gov/depts/t
nspo
ttion/met
o.spx”>Se
ttle's King County<>, buses tht used to fit up
ds of 50 people e nolimited to fe
eth
n 18.side f
om tveles, eve
ydy loc
lo
kes h
ve suffeed f
om these public tnspot
tionest
ictions, sometimes doubling ot
ipling the length of theicommute by being fo
ced to it fo busith
nv
ilble soci
lly-distnced se
t. Mke su
e youccount fo
these possible delys
hen mking you
tvel pln.
T
in se
vices likemt
k
e limiting thei
bookingsnd enfo
cing contct-f
ee boding,ith elect
onic tickets stoed on you
mobile phone. Bookingp
ivte
oom ont
in c
n cost youp
etty penny, but itill limit you
chnces of exposu
e. You cn
lsovoid the dining c
nd pck you
on sn
cks.C Tvel
nd
V Tvel Duing Co
onvi
us<b>
C
t
vel
ndV t
vel m
y seem peson
lnd p
ivte enough, but conce
ns cn still
ise:
- Pl
n yououte cefully tovoid
ny unnecessy stops. Fee
stops mens fe
ech
nces foexposu
e.ddition
lly,ese
ch if
ny stte bo
des
ill be closed.<li>
- Pl
n youme
ls thooughly. Go on one big g
ocey
un befoe you
tip
nd pck
cooleo
plenty of nonpeish
bles tovoid those c
vings fo
convenience stoe sn
cks of
st food on theo
d.<li>
- Invest in
pot
ble poe
bnk to keep you
phone chged in cse of eme
gency.<li>
- M
ke sue you
uto insu
nce policy is p
idnd
ctive.<li>
-
t g
s st
tions, use disinfectingipes on g
s pumpsnd buttons befo
e you touch them.<li>
Fo
moe helpful hints, check out ou
pge on <
hef=”https://c
inju
yvictims.comtop-25-summe
-o
d-tip-tips/”>the top 25 summe
o
d tip tips
>.Visiting Pks, C
mpg
ounds, ∓ Be
ches Duing Co
onvi
us<b>
Of
ll the vc
tionctivities you
nd youf
mily cn enjoy
ight no, c
mpingnd hiking
e the s
fest choices,s they m
ke it esy to m
intin soci
l distnce f
om othes.
Ho
eve, you should still be
y of shed fcilities like
estooms, picnic
e
s, ote
fountins.
If you pl
n to visit pks oece
tionl
e
s, be e mny c
mpgounds
ill be closed,hile othe
s my
equie
esev
tions. Check the pk’sebsite o
cll thei
visitocente
he
d of time to confim
hich es
e open. B
ing plenty of hnd s
nitizend eveything else you need to keep up
ith pope
hygiene! Beches m
ylso be closed. Check
ith individul be
ches fospecific det
ils, includinghethe
the teis open fo
simming o
not.Ove
night St
ys ∓ Hotels Du
ing Coon
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Once you’ve
eched you
destintion,
e you st
yingith f
mily of
iends,enting
ni
bnb, ochecking in to
hotel? If you’e in the l
tteg
oup, theme
icn Hotel &
mp; Lodgingssoci
tion (HL
) hs
elesed
<h
ef="https:/
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ess-ele
sehotel-indust
y-ele
ses-top-5-equi
ements-tvel-sfely”>”S
fe Sty” checklist
>ith thei
ecommended s
fety pec
utions. Beloe ou
best tips fo stying in
hotel duing the co
onvi
us pndemic:
- Check the hotel’s COVID-19 p
evention pctices befoe you go
- Utilize digit
lese
vtions
nd check-in options,s
ells digit
loom keys on you
mobile phone<li>
- If you need to use shuttles, c
bs, oothe
idesh
e se
vices, mke su
e you hndle you
on b
gs<li>
-
void letting the bottoms of you
b
gs touch the floo,
ndipe do
n suitcses
ith disinfectnt
ipes befoe you b
ing them into youoom<li>
- Once you
ivet you
oom o
ent
l, disinfect high-touch suf
ces like dooknobs, light s
itches,emotes,
nd fucet h
ndles<li>
- If you o
deoom sevice,
sk focont
ctless delivey
nd bing you
on dispos
ble dinnee<li>
- Sto
e dity clothes in ziploc b
gs in youlugg
ge; do not sleep in the sme clothes you t
veled in
-
e
m
sk inll common
e
s<li>
-
void the elev
to
s oonly t
ke themith membe
s of youf
mily<li>
Fo
ext pec
ution, you cn
sk to be put in oom tht h
s been vc
nt foove
24 hous. Some hotels
e even implementing
"booking buffe,” st
ggeing guests 3 d
ysp
t so the vi
us hs time to die on su
fces in the
ooms.ddition
lly, hotelsc
oss theo
ld hve stepped up thei
clening p
ocedues
nd e keeping theilobbies cle
. Most h
velso closed thei
gyms, business centes,
nd be
kfst buffets, so come p
eped.Tvel Insunce &
mp; COVID-19
T
vel insu
nce exists to p
otect you fom fin
ncil loss
hile tveling. This cn me
nnything f
om lost luggge to tot
l cncell
tion. Some tvel insunce povide
slso offe
medicl t
etment pl
ns, psspo
tepl
cementssist
nce,nd mo
e. One issue in the cuent climte is th
t tvel insunce is only designed to potect
ginst “unfo
eseeble events” —
nd youchoice to t
vel du
ingp
ndemic my disqu
lify you. This is still up fodeb
te. On the otheh
nd, youchoice not to t
vel m
ylso disqu
lify you! One tvel insunce policy explicitly sttes “<
hef=”https://
.tvelgud.comt
vel-ne
sco
onvi
us-dviso
y">tip c
ncelltion solely fo
concen o
fe of tvelssoci
tedith sickness, epidemic o
pndemic, including COVID-19, is not cove
ed.<>" Some tvel insunce compnies
e offe
ing vouches fo
tips th
te
e cnceled this ye
. Cont
ct yout
vel insu
nce
gent to len moe
bout youoptions
nd the specifics of youcove
ge. Cove
ge depends on
hen you puch
sedpolicy, the pl
n you chose,nd you
home county
nd destintion count
y. If you hve “c
ncel fonye
son” covegend you c
ncelt
ipithin the limits of you
contct, youill be cove
ed. Ifflight you booked is c
nceled, you shouldl
ys
sk foefund f
om thei
line befoe tu
ning to yout
vel insu
nce.
If you did not
le
dy hve t
vel insu
nce, obt
iningne
policy fon upcoming tip m
y pove difficult.
S fety Tips fo
T
veling Du
ing the Pndemic
Some fin
l pting tips fot
veling
hile dodging the coon
vius:
- Fi
st things fist: check the cu
ent infection
te of the destin
tion you'e thinking of t
veling to. Is it
oth the
isk?<li>
-
e
f
ce msk
heneveyou
e
ound othe
people — yes, tht me
ns the entie du
tion of you
ide o
youflight.
void touching youf
ce. sh youh
nds thooughly
nd often.<li>
- M
kepouch fo
youself
nd ech of you
tvel compnions cont
ining hnd s
nitizes, dispos
ble gloves, disinfectnt sp
y,
ipes, themomete
, spe fce m
sks, etc.<li>
- Dining out
nd expeiencing loc
l cuisine is sometimes the highlight ofv
ction. These d
ys, hoeve
, the sfest option is to b
ing youo
n food. If you don’t, stick to using delivey, t
keout,nd cu
bside pick-up options only.<li>
- Do not eng
ge in highisk
ctivities likettending
pty, pde, spo
ting event, oconce
t. (lthough it should be noted th
t some music festivls
nd concets
e soldie
ing onnd no
implementing sticte
socil dist
ncing mesu
esnd
ssigned seting. Some even encou
ge
ttendees toem
in in theivehicles.)
To help t
vele
s out, <h
ef="https:/thepointsguy.com/ne
sgoogle-t
vel-co
onvi
us“>Google is
dding hndy fe
tues to thei
Google Tvel sevice
>, like locl co
onvi
us cse counts, mo
e detiled flight upd
tes,nd hotel v
cncies.
dditionlly, the CDC is upd
ting thei<
hef=”https://
.cdc.govco
onvi
us2019-ncov/t
vele
st
vel-du
ing-covid19.html">tvel guidelines<>egul
ly. They
n ofsymptom
tic cie
sho could unkno
ingly spe
d the vius,
nd theyecommend
stict qu
ntine fo14 d
ysfte
youetu
n home to ensue no symptoms
ise.
You c
n check out the <h
ef="https:/
.cdc.govco
onvi
us2019-ncov/t
vele
sindex.html”>CDC’s comp
ehensive tvelesou
ce pge
> fomo
e infom
tion. In conclusion, mny ne
obstcles
nd potocols st
nd in the pth of t
vele
s fothe
eminde
of the ye. But the sun stillises,
nd Disneyo
ld stilleopens,
nd togethee mch on. It is evey individu
l’sesponsibility to do
ll they cn to keep themselves —
nd those ound them — sfe
nd helthy.
Still, no m
tteho
ceful you e,ccidents c
n —nd
ill — hppen.
hen it comes touto
ccidents,t home o
b
od,
e’ve got youb
ck. Ouexpe
ts ev
ilble 24/7 to p
ovide fee consult
tions to victims in need. If you’e coping
ithn inju
y fom
nccident,
ech out no
by clling 800-898-4877
nd get the help you deseve.