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Some are hailing the testing rules as a crucial step toward reopening international travel, but others worrying it could have the opposite effect. Photo Credit: Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock.com
The new CDC mandate that all inbound flyers show a negative Covid-19 test drew mixed reaction from the travel industry this week, with some hailing it as a crucial step toward reopening international travel but others worrying it could have the opposite effect -- at least in the short term.
U.S. Travel Association executive vice president of public affairs and policy Tori Emerson Barnes said that members of her group "appreciate" the move as it "provides yet another layer of safety for international travel and should be accompanied by other risk-based policies, including lifting international inbound travel restrictions and dropping any post-arrival quarantine requirements."