Tour operators start thinking about travel packages with vaccine included
Travel packages with vaccine included? No, they are not science fiction. At least not anymore. The pandemic that has shocked the world [...]
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I travel packages with vaccine included? No, they are not science fiction. At least not anymore. The pandemic that has shocked the world has forced us to think the unthinkable, to imagine the unimaginable. And, now, even traveling abroad for a vaccine doesn't seem so strange.
After all, vaccinations are progressing slowly. In Italy as in the United States. And lo and behold, countries where vaccinating seems easier could become coveted destinations.
The point about vaccines
Italy is not doing well. As of 00:59 a.m. on Jan. 4, the number of vaccinated people in our country stood at 118.554 (here the site to view real-time numbers). The percentage of vaccines administered, depending on the region, ranges from 1.7% to 54.8%. And in the rest of the world? In China, where Sinopharm's vaccine has been approved, 4.5 million doses have already been administered.
Israel is the most virtuous country: in just two weeks it vaccinated 12.5% of its population with the Pfizer/BioNTech serum, thanks to its highly digitized health care system. It is followed by the Bahrain (3.53%) and the United Kingdom (1.39%). In the United States 4.23 million people have been vaccinated, in Russia 800,000, in Germany nearly 239,000. Bringing up the rear, behind Canada, Argentina and Mexico, is France (with a few hundred doses).
Hence, the idea of the'India. Although the use of vaccines from AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech has been urgently approved in the country, there are still many doubts. Indeed, health experts speak of "strong concerns about the absence of efficacy data." Not to mention that vaccinating 1.3 billion people is not easy. So why not fly abroad to get your own dose?
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India considers travel packages with vaccine
Indian agencies have begun investigating travel packages with vaccine included after the UK's approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech serum. Agencies such as Zenith Holidays in Kolkata, Gem Tours & Travels in Mumbai, and Chariot World Tours in Bengaluru have confirmed the news: soon Will launch tour packages to England with the cost of the vaccine included.
Is it legal? It doesn't seem to be. "Until the Indian or U.K. governments rule, no one should offer tours like these. Travel agents may face legal consequences if they propose offers that are misleading, untrue, or not approved by local governments," Jyoti Mayal, president of the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), told the local press. Not least because, in England, mass vaccination will follow strict rules with priority given to health care workers, those doing risky jobs, and the elderly population (a phase, this one, that is expected to end next April). To date, the Indians traveling to England They must therefore self-isolate for 14 days or take a swab after five days.
However, tuor operators are certain: travel packages with vaccine included will become a reality from March 2021. Chariot World Tours is considering 4-5 night packages with flight from Bengaluru to London, lodging, cultural tours of the city and vaccine at a cost of about 1,500 euros. Gem Tours & Travels, on the other hand, targets the United States, with 3-4 night packages from Mumbai to New York At just under 2,000 euros.
It will be the beginning of a vaccine tourism? If so, the gap between rich and poor would increase even more.
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