As if traveling hasn’t looked different enough this past year, things just got taken up a notch.
Last week, the CDC unveiled a new mandate requiring all inbound U.S. flyers to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to departure. The policy, which goes into effect on January 26, now has destinations across the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, racing to provide a solution for travelers who may have already been wary to travel abroad in the midst of the pandemic.
Airlines will be responsible for confirming the negative test result or documentation of recovery for all passengers before they board, and will deny boarding to any person who does not provide documentation of a negative test or recovery, or chooses not to take a test.
Americans vacationing in certain parts of Mexico may be able to get their COVID tests for free.
Many of the hotels in Mexico’s Rivera Maya region, home to spring break designations like Tulum and Playa del Carmen, will provide free COVID-19 testing for international travelers, the Riviera Maya Hotel Association (AHRM) announced. The program comes as coronavirus cases continue to rise, and following the U.S. government requiring all travelers to present a negative coronavirus test before entering the U.S. as a new strain of the contagious virus spreads. Hundreds of hotels in Mexico will now provide free COVID-19 tests for tourists. (iStock).
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Upcoming port projects will include the Centre for Phytosanitary Verification for Puerto Morelos
January 16, 2021 |
Puerto Morelos, Q.R. The Comprehensive Port Administration of Quintana Roo (APIQROO) says they will move forward with port projects this year that will see more than 16 million in infrastructure investments.
While some of the investment money will go toward infrastructure repairs from October 2020 storms, a majority of the money will be spent on improvements for the terminals of Isla Mujeres, Puerto Morelos, Cozumel and Chetumal.
Alicia Ricalde Magaña, general director of APIQROO (Administración Portuaria Integral de Quintana Roo), explained that the rehabilitation of the retaining wall of the Puerto Morelos maritime terminal as well as the repair of the wooden docks of the Isla Mujeres and Puerto Juárez terminals, along with the Caletita ferry dock in Cozumel, are all part of the project.
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GigNet, Inc., a Digital Infrastructure company with a 250-kilometer regional fiber-optic network from Costa Mujeres to Tulum, Mexico announced today that its operating subsidiary GigNet S.A. de C.V. has signed an agreement to install high-speed connectivity and new digital infrastructure with managed services that will ensure high quality, stable internet service for all Vacation Ownership members, guests and staff of The Royal Cancun, The Royal Sands, The Royal Haciendas and The Grand Residences, a leading hotel of the world, #2 Hotel in Puerto Morelos on TripAdvisor and its one of TripAdvisor Travelers Choice 2020, TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Top 25 Hotels in Mexico for Families and Wine Spectator Award for Excellence 2020.
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New Coronavirus strategies for Cancun tourism sector being considered
January 8, 2021 |
Cancun, Q.R. Vaccinated tourist service providers along with Covid testing points are some of the measures that the Hotel Association of Cancun, Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres are looking into.
Roberto Cintrón Gomez, head of the association says he has had talks with state governor Carlos Joaquin about implementing the strategies to maintain the region’s competitiveness in the face of the pandemic.
He said that it is only a matter of time before the U.S. will begin requesting a PCR test for re-entry into the country, a move that Canada recently made for all incoming travelers.