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elleng

(136,569 posts) Sun May 10, 2020, 10:32 PM May 2020

The First Signs of Travel's Return?

'As Australia announces plans to revive tourism, we look at 10 top travel destinations and their timetables for reopening. The challenge: balancing safety with the need to reboot.

Covid-19 has upended daily life in much of the world for so long that the idea of traveling to another country or state seems like the stuff of dreams. But in the last week or so, as the idea of opening up to travelers has gained traction, some countries are taking concrete steps. Yesterday, Australia announced a three-stage plan to reopen the economy, which includes a focus on tourism. And some countries are forming regional alliances designed to minimize the risk of the virus, including an Australia-New Zealand travel “bubble,” and, in Europe, a travel “corridor” shared by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. . .

Here is a look at 10 top tourist destinations and the beginnings of their plans for reopening in the weeks and months ahead.

Australia and New Zealand
Greece
Puerto Rico
Iceland
Mexico
France
Singapore
Hawaii
Italy

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/travel/travel-reopenings-virus.html?

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The First Signs of Travel's Return? (Original Post) elleng May 2020 OP

Don't hold your breath PSPS May 2020 #1

A 3 hour flight will be scary enough, with people not wearing masks.18 hours? No way. BamaRefugee May 2020 #2

I look at the Worldometer's charts for all the countries BigmanPigman May 2020 #3

And expect all progress to be reversed if international travel starts again. Initech May 2020 #5

You couldn't make me get on a plane. BigmanPigman May 2020 #6

Only when the pandemic is over or there's a vaccine. Initech May 2020 #8

Same here. BigmanPigman May 2020 #10

No travel for me until there's a vaccine. Initech May 2020 #4

Don't think my $$$ 6-week trip to Australia and New Zealand in sinkingfeeling May 2020 #7

Fingers crossed that you'll be able to go sometime, elleng May 2020 #9

Hoping to travel in 2021 if there's a vaccine TBF Jun 2020 #11

Good luck! elleng Jun 2020 #12

PSPS

(14,171 posts)

1. Don't hold your breath

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2020, 10:47 PM

May 2020

Very few, if any, people will be taking elective/recreational flights anywhere for the foreseeable future. British Airways and American are both giving up Gatwick. Maybe Australia's "alliance" can stay afloat for a while with their bellies full of cargo. But nobody in their right mind is going to take their Sydney family on a "vacation in Greece." New Zealand, maybe.

BamaRefugee

(3,712 posts)

2. A 3 hour flight will be scary enough, with people not wearing masks.18 hours? No way.

Reply to PSPS (Reply #1)

Sun May 10, 2020, 11:27 PM

May 2020

BigmanPigman

(52,340 posts)

3. I look at the Worldometer's charts for all the countries

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2020, 11:54 PM

May 2020

on Earth and what their history is with this virus in numbers. There are a lot that have had less than 20 total cases and zero deaths and they are nice destinations too. None are on that list in the OP though.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Initech

(102,250 posts)

5. And expect all progress to be reversed if international travel starts again.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #3)

Mon May 11, 2020, 12:38 AM

May 2020

Second wave, worse than the first.

BigmanPigman

(52,340 posts)

6. You couldn't make me get on a plane.

Reply to Initech (Reply #5)

Mon May 11, 2020, 01:28 AM

May 2020

A guy connected with the airlines and travel on CNN today and he said airplane air is filtered and cleaner and safer than most indoor air. I still wouldn't fly.

Initech

(102,250 posts)

8. Only when the pandemic is over or there's a vaccine.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #6)

Mon May 11, 2020, 08:37 AM

May 2020

Until then, no travel, no sports, no concerts, not even going to my favorite restaurants.

BigmanPigman

(52,340 posts)

10. Same here.

Reply to Initech (Reply #8)

Mon May 11, 2020, 07:10 PM

May 2020

Initech

(102,250 posts)

4. No travel for me until there's a vaccine.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 12:37 AM

May 2020

I want to travel, believe me, but as long as this POS virus is out there, no way in hell.

sinkingfeeling

(53,127 posts)

7. Don't think my $$$ 6-week trip to Australia and New Zealand in

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 07:25 AM

May 2020

September-October is going to happen. Everything, flights, trains, hotels, tours, and attraction fees is paid for.

elleng

(136,569 posts)

9. Fingers crossed that you'll be able to go sometime,

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #7)

Mon May 11, 2020, 11:03 AM

May 2020

maybe next year.

TBF

(34,545 posts)

11. Hoping to travel in 2021 if there's a vaccine

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2020, 01:39 PM

Jun 2020

I am high risk for this virus so I need to stay home now. All of our travel through 2020 has been cancelled. We were planning a short family trip to Vancouver this month (to check out colleges, my 17 yr old daughter is smart & wants to leave the country) ..

elleng

(136,569 posts)

12. Good luck!

Reply to TBF (Reply #11)

Sun Jun 14, 2020, 01:46 PM

Jun 2020

I haven't had travel plans for a while, except to visit my daughter in NJ (I'm in MD,) and we all look forward to resuming that.

Among my favorite trips were those driving around the country, mostly eastern States, to visit colleges; still wear T-shirts I bought on those trips. Traveled a lot as a family, across country and to Europe; those years and trips are long gone.

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