Biden no risk, closed doors for U.S.: ban won't go away anytime soon
Reopening the U.S. and being able to return to planning trips to one of the North American states: the world awaits [...]
U.S. reopening and possibility of returning to Planning trips to one of the North American states.: the world awaits Biden's official announcement. The end of May seemed to be the chosen time to relax security measures regarding arrivals, but it will have to wait. In fact, as reported by Reuters, the discussion is still ongoing.
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When you can return to the U.S.
Over the past month there have been a variety of meetings regarding the possibility of removing the ban imposed by President Biden. Great is the pressure coming from the travel and tourism industry. And the situation has worsened after the European Union's decision to allow nonessential travel to vaccinees outside its bloc. What that means is. open doors to UK and USA, among others.
There is no shortage of options, to be sure, but there is currently no date or time frame to look to for hope of a resolution of the obstacle. European vaccine plans continue, net of dangerous variations, but in America there is still a wary look at the idea of opening its borders and jeopardizing the stability achieved at this stage. A White House representative explained that no changes to the current program are planned yet. The restrictions are not going away anytime soon, it seems.
Harsh reaction from Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, who after the changes announced in Europe commented, "It is hoped that the European Union's plan to reopen to international travel, which takes into account risks and is guided by science, will prompt the United States to heed the many calls for a plan to safely reopen our borders and especially for a precise timetable."
Making decisions in such a climate is as complex as ever. This is evidenced by the words of Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, who explained how any decision on easing or lifting current restrictions is a public health issue. That is why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has the final say. A discharge of responsibility that only adds to the frustration of an entire industry.
The bans in place
In the first part of May, the words of Ursula von der Layen, president of the European Commission, had gone around the world. The vaccination process in the U.S. reassures the Union, which aims for a return of intercontinental travel, at least as far as inoculated passengers are concerned: "One thing is clear. All 27 member states will accept, unconditionally, anyone who has been inoculated with Ema-approved vaccines."
A choice linked to an awareness of the importance of the revenue guaranteed by American tourists in the Old Continent. The United States, on the other hand, has long since suspended the possibility of entry to anyone who has set foot in one of the Schengen area countries in the previous 14 days, as well as in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa, China, India or Iran.
