The dream: International travel. The reality: Chaos and confusion
10 May, 2021 02:06 AM
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The empty courtyard of the Louvre in Paris last March. It is currently still closed to the public. Photo / AP
The empty courtyard of the Louvre in Paris last March. It is currently still closed to the public. Photo / AP
New York Times
By: Stephen Hiltner
The world beckons, especially for those who have been vaccinated, but would-be travellers face a difficult moment when travel possibilities are at odds with the facts of a still reeling world. In recent days, a steady stream of promising news has painted a rosy picture of the return of international leisure travel.
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The signals from either side of the border between Canada and the United States this week could not have been more dissimilar.
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The Peace Bridge between Buffalo and Fort Erie, Ontario.Credit.Lindsay Dedario/Reuters
On this side, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontarioâs premier, Doug Ford, who has repeatedly blamed travelers for the third wave of Covid-19, put out an ad condemning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for not closing the border as Mr. Ford again called for more restrictions. Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York, and the powerful majority leader, went to an airport near the Canadian border to say that heâs asked officials in the Biden administration to quickly âdevelop a transparent, bilateral and public�