Travel Managers Are Eager to Return to Travel
Despite recognizing most types of business travel, apart from domestic, are a long way off, many travel managers are looking for a magic formula to allow employees to take business trips again. For many it begins with spend time training staff — to rebuild confidence. Read More.
Singapore, Malaysia to Allow Essential Business Travel
Singapore and Malaysia will ease travel restrictions for essential business and official purposes between the two regions. Travelers will have to adhere to a set of COVID-19 prevention and public health measures, which are currently under discussion. Read More.
UK to Lift Ban on Non-Essential Travel for Up to 90 Countries
Overseas holidays and visits to up to 90 countries will be possible for Britons without the need to quarantine for 14 days on return. The Foreign Office is expected to lift its ban on non-essential travel to nearly all EU countries, British territories such as Bermuda and Gibraltar, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand. Read More.
European Union Announces 'Safe List' for Resumption of Non-Essential Travel
The European Union has agreed to keep the U.S. off an initial "safe list" of 14 countries from which it will allow non-essential travel starting in July, according to the European Council. Read More.
American Airlines Debuts Cleaning and Safety Measures
The new safety measures start at the check-in counter. Before travelers can print a boarding pass, they'll have to go through a health assessment. On the plane, the crew has a new cleaning process that includes using a virus-killing electrostatic spray every week. Read More.
United Airlines Adding Nearly 25,000 Flights in August
United plans to triple the size of its August schedule compared to June 2020. The airline will be adding more than 600 daily flights to more than 200 airports across the United States, including the resumption of 50 routes from July to August. Read More.
How to Reduce Your Risk of Infection
The World Health Organization recommends the following as precautions to reduce your risk of infection:
- Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water
- When coughing and sneezing cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue
- Avoid close contact with anyone who has fever and cough
- If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing seek medical care early and share previous travel history with your health care provider
- When visiting live markets in areas currently experiencing cases of coronavirus, avoid direct unprotected contact with live animals and surfaces in contact with animals
- The consumption of raw or under-cooked animal products should be avoided. Raw meat, milk or animal organs should be handled with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices.
For more information on the coronavirus, please visit the Centers For Disease Control and the World Health Organization.
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