Italy opens tourism corridors, here are the destinations where you can go for tourism
The news that many Italians have been waiting for is here: at last you can go back to traveling outside the European Union, to destinations [...]
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The news that many Italians have been waiting for has arrived: You can finally go back to traveling outside the European Union, toward coveted destinations. The Canada has reopened last September 7, U.S. will reopen in November and you can return to visit Aruba, the Maldives, the Mauritius, the Seychelles, the Dominican Republic, the tourist areas of Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam. However, to do so, you will need to be in possession of the Green Pass And undergo swabbing.
How health corridors work
You will not only need a Green Pass, to travel to Egypt, the Maldives & co. Forty-eight hours before departure from Italy, and forty-eight hours before your return flight, you will need to undergo a antigenic or molecular swab. If the stay is longer than 7 days, an additional swab will need to be taken during the stay. Finally, once back in Italy, it will not be necessary to undergo isolation or quarantine but a third (or fourth) swabbing at the airport. These are the rules that will remain in effect until the January 30, 2022, according to the order signed by Minister Speranza to test the so-called "controlled tourist routes".
These measures will affect both direct flights and flights with stopovers, and on the plane you will have to follow very specific rules: check in online, Wear an Ffp2 or Ffp3 mask throughout the flight, to be changed every four hours (for children over 6 and for adults), sanitize hands. Airlines will need to sanitize seats and provide Hepa ventilation. Once you arrive at your destination, you will need to be in selected facilities that meet these requirements: fully vaccinated staff, daily temperature measurement, restaurants with differentiated lunch and dinner times, buffets only with service, and at least one doctor present h24.
Finally, travelers will have to compulsorily take out an 'Covid insurance in case they need on-site assistance or repatriation.
Where will the Italians travel?
Meanwhile, since the news of the reopening of the U.S, reservations have exploded. Literally. This was made known by tour operators and travel agents who recorded an incredible +400%. Especially during the Christmas season, due in part to low-cost flights and security measures provided by airlines. Of course, traveling to the U.S. is easier: all you need is a Green Pass and two buffers, one before leaving and one before returning, and once you reach your destination you can stay wherever you like. But, with the Italians' desire to travel, it is to be believed that bookings to the Maldives & co. will resume as well.
Moreover, the reopening of additional destinations should soon follow. L'Argentina, for example, reopens Oct. 1 in Chile and Uruguay and theNovember 1 to international tourists with full vaccination (vaccines allowed are Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Covishield, Sputnik, Sinopharm, and Convidicia) and with negative swab. Italians cannot go there yet, at least until October 25, but it seems that by early 2022 the ban will fall. Just as the ban is expected to fall for part of the Thailand, which reduced quarantine for vaccinated tourists to 7 days and reopening Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces from November.
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