{"id":3575,"date":"2021-10-15T15:42:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T15:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.midas-travel.com\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2023-05-23T09:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T09:38:04","slug":"time-to-book-a-flight-to-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midas-travel.com\/time-to-book-a-flight-to-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to book a flight to the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>U.S. confirms re-opening of borders to International travellers from 08 November<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following an 18 month International travel ban, The Biden administration has today confirmed that they are planning to  re-open borders to EU and UK travellers from 8th November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, the new rules only apply to those people who have received a full Covid-19 vaccination. There will also be track and trace systems in place for all visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any travellers entering the U.S. will need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>show proof of full vaccination, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>arrive with a negative Covid-19 test result taken in the three days prior to arrival,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>wear a mask throughout the complete journey, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>share their email address and phone number for track and trace identification <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The timing of the lifting of restrictions will enable non-essential travel into the U.S. just in time for Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports have cited that there will likely be some exceptions to the new policy, namely for children who are not eligible for vaccination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/buff.ly\/3nPleTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC Report<\/a>, &#8216;It was not immediately clear if the new rules applied only to US-approved vaccines, with Mr Zients saying this would be determined by the US Centers for Disease Control.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airlines are reacting quickly to the news by re-instating popular transatlantic routes and beefing up schedules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>USEFUL LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buff.ly\/3nPleTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Covid: US opens up to fully vaccinated travellers<\/a> &#8211; BBC Report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buff.ly\/3lHrZFS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S Reportedly opening borders on November 8 to EU, UK Travellers<\/a> &#8211; Forbes Article<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midas-travel.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The latest travel updates <\/a>&#8211; MIDAS Travel, COVID Hub<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should MIDAS Travel clients wish to find out more, please contact your travel team. For any other enquiries, please&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cst@midas-travel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. confirms re-opening of borders to International travellers from 08 November Following an 18 month International travel ban, The Biden administration has today confirmed that they are planning to re-open borders to EU and UK travellers from 8th November. 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