{"id":39898,"date":"2020-11-19T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=39898"},"modified":"2020-11-19T14:00:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:00:50","slug":"staycation-or-vacation-will-international-travel-be-possible-during-the-christmas-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/staycation-or-vacation-will-international-travel-be-possible-during-the-christmas-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Staycation or Vacation? Will international travel be possible during the Christmas period?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2020 has been a tough year for the aviation industry, lockdowns and quarantines have meant a significant reduction in terms of international travel.\u00a0However, will people be able to get home for\u00a0Christmas this year?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the International Airport Association the UK aviation industry is set to face a loss of \u00a320.1 billion in 2020.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39900\" style=\"width: 494px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39900\" class=\"wp-image-39900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/CAA-Graph-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/CAA-Graph-1.png 735w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/CAA-Graph-1-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @CAA | Civil Aviation Authority<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Christmas shopping this time last year would be well under way with London\u2019s shopping street\u2019s packed solid<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we are all at home awaiting our release on December 2<sup>nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>What will Christmas look like this year? Will food\/toys be rationed to cope with demand? Will it be a virtual Christmas? Will I be able to travel to see my family?<\/p>\n<p>Airlines are usually very busy with many increasing the number of flights. This year things will be a lot different. The question on some people\u2019s minds is will international travel be possible over the Christmas period?<\/p>\n<p>At the moment there is no answer to this question but all around the world many airports have started testing passengers.<\/p>\n<p>On the 20<sup>th<\/sup> October Heathrow airport trialled tested passengers flying to Hong Kong. The test cost \u00a380 and provided a result within the hour. British Airways is now testing passengers flying from the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">British Airways says it will start testing passengers flying from the U.S. to London&#39;s Heathrow Airport for COVID-19 in an effort to persuade the British government it should scrap rules requiring most international travelers to quarantine for 14 days.\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6PJTO9LPG5\">https:\/\/t.co\/6PJTO9LPG5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX 5 NY (@fox5ny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fox5ny\/status\/1329012744037822465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Airlines are now starting to implement testing trials for arrivals in a number of different airports worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Health care providers are starting to offer PCR tests as well as issuing fit to fly certificates.<\/p>\n<p>Could this be the future of international travel?<\/p>\n<p>At the moment it is possible to visit some Caribbean islands including Antigua, Bermuda, Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia and St Barthelemy.<\/p>\n<p>All islands require you to undertake a test for COVID-19 within 72 hours before departure.<\/p>\n<p>Travelers must also provide a self-certified document that acknowledges they have not experienced any COVID symptoms or been around anyone with the disease.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39902\" style=\"width: 529px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39902\" class=\"wp-image-39902\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Biometric-Boarding-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Biometric-Boarding-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Biometric-Boarding-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Biometric-Boarding-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Biometric-Boarding-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: GTP Headlines<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The United Arab Emirates has recently re-opened its borders with Dubai International Airport launching an integrated biometric path. This path will use a combination of facial and iris recognition, this path aims to enable hygienic contactless travel.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers must also take a PCR test before arrival into the UK.<\/p>\n<p>There are some more countries open to brits however have also implemented restrictions on entry including PCR testing, most airports will measure your temperature while transiting through.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39903\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39903\" class=\"wp-image-39903\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/IMG_2404-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: @Ryan Venables<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Italy has been a popular destination for many brits during the summer months. However, you now need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test.<\/p>\n<p>Italy has now made masks mandatory outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>International travel Is usually supposed to relax individuals, however at the moment all the restrictions being imposed seem to make it a stressful experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words by: Ryan Venables | Subbing: Grace Staley<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 has been a tough year for the aviation industry, lockdowns and quarantines have meant a significant reduction in terms of international travel.\u00a0However, will people be able to get home for\u00a0Christmas this year?\u00a0 According to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":39908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}