European Union may open to American travelers this summer
Briona Arradondo reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Americans who have had the COVID-19 vaccine will soon have the chance to pack their passports for flights to Europe, according to European Commission officials.
After a year of paused plans, Americans are pressing play on travel. We took a trip out to the west coast this weekend and both the plane going out and coming back was pretty filled up, said Greg Jones of Tampa.
Officials with the European Union said they expect countries to welcome back vaccinated Americans this summer, but officials are working out the details on what to accept as proof.
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Coronavirus: EU set to allow vaccinated US tourists this summer report
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a newspaper interview that the vaccines used in the US should enable free movement and travel to the EU.
Non-essential travel between the US and EU has been restricted since March 2020
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the
New York Times Sunday that vaccinated US tourists should be able to travel the EU this summer, although she did not say exactly when travel would resume.
Europe closed its borders to most US travelers last year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Vaccinated Americans May Be Able Travel to Europe This Summer More tourists from the U.S. visit the E.U. than from any other country outside the bloc, with 25 million arrivals spending 74 million nights in 2016
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Americans who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus may be able to visit countries within the European Union this summer, NBC News reports.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, told The New York Times Sunday that immunization with a vaccine that has been approved by bloc s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, will enable free movement and the travel to the European Union.”
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