PSA: Government of Canada Official Global Travel Advisory

PointsHubby wrote: ↑So unsure how it would be of much benefit for anyone with booking dates / reservations still a long ways off

bylo wrote: ↑Likewise it's a renewed warning to anyone who may be thinking of making arrangements now for travel in the next few months.

bylo wrote: ↑ Perhaps not. But anyone whose flight or other travel arrangement recently got cancelled or will get cancelled in the short term can use this as additional ammunition in their battle to get restitution. Likewise it's a renewed warning to anyone who may be thinking of making arrangements now for travel in the next few months.

gei wrote: ↑A lot of countries are opening up borders in the next few weeks - a lot of us are more than happy to travel.

mcbg1 wrote: ↑ The government isn't preventing anyone from travelling and many countries are re-opening to tourists next month. I'll be on my way as soon as Canadians are allowed into Europe. Cheers!

bylo wrote: ↑ Several issues with that:
1. Some of those countries, e.g. in EU, may impose 14 day quarantine. So even if you get in, the first couple of weeks may not be very pleasant.
2. Even if you're OK with 1., you'll have to do 14 day quarantine when you return to quarantine. Spending a month in quarantine is not my idea of a vacation.
3. C-19 status changes quickly. If newly opened countries see a spike in new infections or a second wave, then they'll impose new lock downs, travel restrictions, flight cancellations. That was unexpected in March. It's reckless not to expect it in the coming months.
4. As always, YMMV. Good luck.

bylo wrote: ↑ Several issues with that:
1. Some of those countries, e.g. in EU, may impose 14 day quarantine. So even if you get in, the first couple of weeks may not be very pleasant.
2. Even if you're OK with 1., you'll have to do 14 day quarantine when you return to quarantine. Spending a month in quarantine is not my idea of a vacation.
3. C-19 status changes quickly. If newly opened countries see a spike in new infections or a second wave, then they'll impose new lock downs, travel restrictions, flight cancellations. That was unexpected in March. It's reckless not to expect it in the coming months.
4. As always, YMMV. Good luck.

mcbg1 wrote: ↑Many EU countries are dropping their quarantine requirements on arrival (Italy, Spain, Iceland, Greece, Turkey, etc.)

gei wrote: ↑ I wouldn't travel somewhere that has a quarantine on arrival. Many EU countries are dropping that in June, and most seem to be dropping it in July.

when I travel it's usually for a few months at a time

Restrictions would not be reinstated on a whim - countries realize how much these lockdowns have destroyed their economies already, and businesses simply cannot operate with that much instability. Countries will not restart factories and industry for 2 months just to shut them down again - people would not tolerate it.

The US in particular seems extremely reluctant to move backwards here.

Will cases go up? Maybe, but I don't expect a second round of lock downs.

bylo wrote: ↑ Until the next spike or second wave. That could happen at any time. There's no way to predict it. (Even in ON the number of new cases has been higher every day than it was a week ago.)

Again you can't know for sure. This can change by the day and suddenly you're in lock down at your destination and then in quarantine when you get back here.

That's a luxury most people don't have. Most people go overseas on vacation for 2 to 4 weeks. There's a good chance they could end up spending most of that time in quarantine. That's not what most people would consider a vacation, let alone a good expenditure of their travel money.

Some countries that reopened too early because of economic pressures have already had to reimpose restrictions as the number of new infections spiked up.

The US and their buffoon-in-chief in particular are a poor example of how to respond to C-19 in any sort of rational manner. There are now some 100,000 dead as testament to Trump's insanity.

Every major pandemic has had a second (and more) wave. There's no reason to suppose this one is any different. Absent any evidence that this one is different it would be irrational to suppose that it is.

mcbg1 wrote: ↑ A second wave simply means another increase in the number of cases, no matter how small or big. So stop using that term as if it means the upcoming apocalypse. Know the facts about the virus, take proper precautions and live your life. The virus will be around for a long time. Don't let it stop you from living. Actually, you are your worst enemy at the moment. Cheers!