В мире задумались о «туристических пузырях» после пандемии коронавируса
Власти некоторых стран задумались о создании специальных условий для допуска туристов на свою территорию после пандемии коронавируса. Об этом пишет NBC News.
Речь идет о так называемых «туристических коридорах» или «туристических пузырях», которые позволят приезжим из государств с низким уровнем распространения заболевания свободно путешествовать по миру без необходимости проходить двухнедельный карантин.
Отмечается, что, к примеру, страны Прибалтики открыли друг для друга границы именно по такому принципу — их граждане проходят самоизоляцию по прибытии. При этом для туристов из других стран ограничения остаются в силе.
Аналогичную инициативу также предложили в Великобритании — министр транспорта Грант Шаппс назвал данный принцип «воздушным мостом», — и Греции, где заявили о готовности принять без карантина граждан стран Балканского полуострова, Балтии, Германии, Израиля и Кипра с возможным выборочным тестированием на COVID-19.
14 мая Еврокомиссия опубликовала руководство по восстановлению туризма в Европе летом текущего года после пандемии коронавируса. Согласно плану, чтобы открыться для туристов, государствам следует поэтапно и скоординированно запустить свободное передвижение и снять внутренний пограничный контроль — в первую очередь, между странами со схожей эпидемиологической ситуацией.
What is a Travel Bubble? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Travel Corridors Between Countries
Updated 1 November 2021
The origin of the travel bubble
The advent of coronavirus has brought forth an unprecedented and multifaceted crisis, as the world witnessed global shares taking a hit, the unemployment rate skyrocketing and oil prices come crashing down. As the threat of a global recession looms, it’s no exaggeration to say that the world economy, in general, is currently in dire straits.
With passengers cancelling their holiday and business trips due to airlines being grounded and borders being closed, the travel industry is among the hardest hit by the onslaught and is now facing seemingly insurmountable odds.
Tourism makes for a considerable percentage of any country’s yearly GDP, and to lose such a significant chunk of the pie has proven to be quite damaging. Thus, governments worldwide are struggling to find ingenious ways to somewhat restore the inbound cash flow streams associated with international tourism and travel, which in turn brings us to a little something called the ‘travel bubble.’
What’s a travel bubble?
Angla windmills in Leishi Parish, Estonia.
Travel bubbles, also known as travel corridors and corona corridors, are essentially an exclusive partnership between two or more countries that have demonstrated considerable success in containing and combating the COVID-19 pandemic within their respective borders.
These countries then go on to re-establish connections between them by opening up borders and allowing people to travel freely within the zone without having the need to undergo on-arrival quarantine.
What are the existing travel bubbles?
Note: not an exhaustive list. This section will continually be updated as more travel bubbles are confirmed.
When the world became aware of this initiative, many began to follow suit, or at the very least, seriously considering the possibility of forming a bloc with their neighbouring countries. Most countries generally view the travel bubble concept as something that would entail business recoveries across multiple sectors.
In addition to the list of existing travel bubbles, we’ve also provided dedicated pages for Covid Test For Travel In 2021 (All Countries) and Quarantine Guidelines For Travel In 2021 (All Countries).
Old Nyhavn port Copenhagen, Denmark.
Europe
EU – Third Countries
The two special administrative territories of Hong Kong and Macao should likewise gradually loosen travel restrictions.
Germany – Exempted Countries
Germany has issued an official list of exempted countries and has established travel corridors with the following countries and territories.
In addition, the list will be expanded to include
Additionally, German and EU citizens, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland and the members of their immediate family (spouses, children under 18, parents of children under 18) are exempted from the travel restrictions.
Asia – Pacific
Cook Islands – New Zealand
There are no locations of interest in the Cook Islands.
Travel to the Cook Islands and the Quarantine-free trave l from New Zealand has been paused.
The Cook Islands Government has indicated that travel will remain paused until it is confident there is no community transmission in New Zealand. This will likely be when New Zealand is at Alert Level 1.
If a person is returning from the Cook Islands, they can travel home on a scheduled flight provided the following conditions are met:
It was announced on 16 th September that the New Zealand Travellers in the Cook Islands can travel back to New Zealand via ‘ Quarantine-free flights’.
To be eligible to book ‘Quarantine-free’ flights certain conditions have to be met:
Niue – New Zealand
One way, quarantine-free travel is available from Niue to Auckland.
To be eligible to book ‘Quarantine-free’ flights – you must:
New Zealand – Samoa, Vanuatu and Tonga
From November 8, residents of Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, and Vanuatu will be able to travel to New Zealand without needing to enter a managed isolation facility.
Individuals from Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, and Vanuatu eligible to enter New Zealand are:
If you want to visit New Zealand without being quarantined, you must satisfy the following requirements:
Singapore – Countries Under the Green/Fast Lane arrangement and Air Travel Pass
Travel bubbles have come and burst, but Singapore finally has its own fast track to quarantine-free travel. The government of Singapore is allowing entry for the following purposes of travel:
Starting from 8 th September 2021, the Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) are allowing travellers from Germany, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, United States and Brunei to enter Singapore without serving a stay-home notice.
Australia and Switzerland [Allowed for entry into Singapore effective 7 November 2021]
Republic of Korea [Allowed for entry into Singapore effective 14 November 2021]
Short term business visits
Travellers who need to only make a short-term business trip to Singapore may use the lanes below. Only travellers with travel history to the listed countries/regions before arriving in Singapore may use the respective lanes.
Short Term Social Visits/Tourists
Short-term visits by foreigners are currently only allowed for countries/regions with a low risk of COVID-19 importation. Foreign travellers who are short-term travellers with travel history in the past 21 days to the following countries/regions only, may use the lanes below.
Following an increase in COVID transmissions, new entry approvals have been reduced or halted until further notice for all long-term pass holders with travel history to higher-risk countries/regions (i.e. all countries/regions, except Brunei, Hong Kong, Macao, Mainland China (excluding Jiangsu province), New Zealand and Taiwan).
South Korea – Saipan
The governments of South Korea and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands have officially established a travel bubble between the two nations aimed at boosting tourism to the Pacific territory.
The travel bubble will allow fully vaccinated nationals, foreign nationals and permanent residents to travel between the two countries provided they have received their final COVID-19 vaccine dose at least two weeks prior to departure and present a negative COVID-19 test acquired within the previous three days. The vaccine must also be approved by both governments, with Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen and AstraZeneca all acceptable.
The flights, serving group tours between Seoul Incheon International Airport and Saipan International Airport, must be direct and conducted by their respective national carriers.
Vanuatu – New Caledonia (Tamtam Bubble)
Vanuatu’s prime minister has announced the creation of a safe travel bubble between Vanuatu and New Caledonia. From April, the so-called “Tamtam Bubble” will allow easier travel between the Covid-free Melanesian neighbours. Travel will be restricted to Vanuatu’s main island of Efate.
However, the bubble is currently on hold as reports of new coronavirus cases emerged in both countries.
The Middle East and North Africa
The UAE – Bahrain, Greece, Seychelles, Serbia
The UAE has set up vaccine bubbles with Bahrain, Greece, Seychelles, and Serbia. The safe travel bubbles are meant for travellers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The arrangement signifies the mutual recognition of vaccination certificates issued by their respective health authorities and will allow travellers to enjoy trips without managed isolation.
The UAE – the Maldives
A possible travel bubble between the UAE and the Maldives is purportedly in the works. Although no official dates have been revealed, it is hoped that the travel corridor will be established in early June. Fully vaccinated travellers should be able to take advantage of the arrangement once it’s been officially implemented.
The UAE – Italy
The UAE and Italian authorities have decided to safely re-open the bilateral travel corridor for all categories of passengers between the two countries and end the quarantine requirement.
With the establishment of the travel bubble, travellers coming from the UAE to the Italian airports at Rome/Fiumicino, Venice/Marco Polo and Milan/Malpensa will be allowed to travel to Italy for all purposes.
Travel bubbles and the future of travel
Although travel bubbles are far from being the ideal solution, it is undoubtedly a step in the right direction. As more and more of these sky bridges pop up, we can be sure that countries worldwide are doing a great job in flattening the curve.
For now, these travel bubbles have proven to be a boon for those looking to get their economies back on track. For us travellers, let us take comfort in the fact that travel bubbles are a telltale sign that we may soon be able to once again explore the world.
Отдых в пузыре: пять баббл-отелей
Иногда очень хочется отдохнуть от суеты, побыть наедине с собой или просто окунуться в необычную атмосферу. Например, остановиться в отеле-пузыре — чем не новый travel-опыт?
Мы отобрали пять необычных баббл-отелей, расположенных в марсианских пустынях и в зелёных зарослях (как в «Аватаре»). Тебе осталось только выбрать один из них и запланировать новое путешествие.
Petra Bubble
Сами номера-пузыри находятся в уединении в пустыне Вади-Муса. Из каждого открывается вид на живописную долину с красно-розоватыми скалами, которые простираются вплоть до горизонта. На секунду можно даже забыть, что ты не на другой планете, а на Земле.
Номера-пузыри находятся в уединении в пустыне Вади-Муса. Фото: petrabubble.com
В отличие от космоса, здесь есть все земные радости: большая двуспальная кровать под прозрачным куполом, ванная комната, терраса для загара и даже небольшая гостиная, чтобы любоваться потрясающими закатами. А в полулюксе тебя ждёт ещё и собственный бассейн.
В остальном всё как в обычных отелях: парковка, трансфер от/до аэропорта, завтраки в общей зоне и бесплатный интернет. А если у тебя совсем отшельническое настроение, можно никуда не выходить и заказать еду в номер.
Petra Bubble — от 20 048 руб./ночь на двоих.
Wadi Rum Bubble Luxotel
Отель можно назвать уединённым, так как ближайший город Акаба находится в 60 км, но туристы всё равно проделывают долгий путь в пустыню, чтобы увидеть её красоты своими глазами.
Пустыня Вади-Рам считается самым живописным местом Иордании и находится под охраной ЮНЕСКО.
Тем не менее на территории отеля тебя никто не побеспокоит. Ощущение присутствия на другой планете обеспечено розоватыми скалами, окружающими кемпинг-отель.
Номера здесь состоят из просторной спальни, ванной и гостиной — всё под прозрачными куполами. У каждого номера есть терраса с гамаками: идеально для того, чтобы немножко подумать о вечном. А на террасе улучшенных номеров гостей будет ждать джакузи.
Также на территории кемпинга есть бесплатный интернет, поэтому хвастайся от души красивыми фотографиями в Instagram.
Wadi Rum Bubble Luxotel — от 20 048 руб./ночь на двоих.
Bubble Lodge Bois Chéri
Номера, спрятанные в зелёных зарослях, представляют собой полностью прозрачные купола.
Номера-пузыри спрятаны среди зелёных зарослей, в каждом из них предусмотрена терраса для релакса под звуки тропических джунглей. Номера представляют собой полностью прозрачные купола. В распоряжении гостей спальня, небольшая гостиная и ванная комната (непрозрачная, конечно же).
В стоимость проживания в отеле включены завтраки и ужины, также предоставляется бесплатная парковка.
Bubble Lodge Bois Chéri — от 24 968 руб./ночь на двоих.
Ubud Bubble Luxury Tent
Дело в том, что здесь в отличие от южной части царит атмосфера спокойствия и расслабления. В Убуде, кстати, большое количество отличных спа-центров на любой бюджет. В общем, полный дзен!
Поселиться в Ubud Bubble Luxury Tent — это то, что нужно сделать, если ты приехал в центральную часть острова.
В Убуде немного свежее и прохладнее, чем на побережье острова благодаря бескрайним зелёным зарослям. Эта местность славится рисовыми полями и террасами, с которых открывается вид на невероятную природу острова.
На территории предоставляется WI-FI, так что делай красивые фото всем друзьям на зависть.
Сам отель представляет собой пять огороженных двориков, на каждом из которых стоит пузырь-спальня (большая кровать под прозрачным куполом), джакузи или « бескрайний » бассейн над обрывом, лежаки, качели, — в общем, всё, что нужно для счастья!
На территории отеля предоставляется бесплатный интернет, так что друзья будут завидовать тебе в режиме реального времени.
Hotel Aire de Bardenas
Каждый из номеров напоминает прозрачный шар с панорамными окнами.
В целом выходить из отеля вряд ли захочется: каждый номер — это небольшое здание в виде куба с панорамными окнами и со своей территорией.
Во внутреннем дворике расположились терраса для живописных завтраков, джакузи и лежаки. Если захочешь максимально прочувствовать окружающую природу, останься ночевать на кровати под прозрачным куполом.
В общем корпусе отеля также есть бассейн, вдруг личного джакузи тебе будет мало. А ещё в лобби предлагают завтраки и ужины в ресторане за дополнительную плату.
Hotel Aire de Bardenas — от 17 868 руб./ночь на двоих.
Эксперименты — это всегда захватывающе, главное, быть готовым к тому, что тебя ждёт. Надеемся, наш краткий экскурс в инопланетные отели избавил тебя от сомнений и ты с удовольствием отправишься в новое путешествие!
Travel bubble что это
Assuming you’re talking about the coronavirus situation, travel bubble refers to an agreement between a group of countries where its citizens can travel freely without having to self-quarantine. These countries should ideally have low or 0 coronavirus cases.
Assuming you’re talking about the coronavirus situation, travel bubble refers to an agreement between a group of countries where its citizens can travel freely without having to self-quarantine. These countries should ideally have low or 0 coronavirus cases.
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Five Things to Know About Travel Bubbles
Neighboring countries are striking agreements that permit trips across their borders. Is this the future of travel?
As summer creeps closer and the coronavirus pandemic rages on, people are accepting the reality that vacations and travel as we knew it are not happening this year.
Would-be tourists with wanderlust are dreaming about travel returning to normal, but so are businesses. The U.N. World Tourism Organization estimates that international tourism could decline by up to 80 percent this year over 2019, putting at least 100 million jobs at risk.
While most people are sheltering in place and many countries have closed their borders to prevent the spread of the virus, some essential travel has been allowed. People travel for family emergencies, for instance, while doctors and nurses head to hotspots to help treat those in need.
For those who have embarked on international travel, it typically requires two weeks of self-isolation to see if any coronavirus symptoms appear. While that works for people returning home or staying in a destination long-term, spending 14 days inside is not an ideal vacation for most travelers.
There is one glimmer of hope: travel bubbles.
What is a “travel bubble?”
Travel bubbles, also called travel bridges or corona corridors, do away with that waiting period for a select group of travelers from certain countries where the coronavirus has been contained. “In a ‘travel bubble’ a set of countries agree to open their borders to each other, but keep borders to all other countries closed. So people can move freely within the bubble, but cannot enter from the outside,” says Per Block, an Oxford University researcher in social mobility and methodology. “The idea is to allow people additional freedom without causing additional harm.” Travel bubbles are an extension of one of Block’s research specialties —social bubbles, where people expand their quarantine zones to include more people they consider safe. Block is one of the authors of an Oxford study that suggests social bubbles could be an effective strategy to alleviating coronavirus isolation, although the findings have not yet been peer-reviewed.
How does it work?
Travel bubbles do require a certain amount of faith and trust in partner countries and their ability to contain the virus, including widespread testing, contact tracing and effective quarantining. That’s why Block notes that the easiest time to form a bubble “is when two countries have no more cases” and thus, very low risk in allowing travelers from the other country. Australia and New Zealand, for instance, are some of the nations close to coming to such an agreement.
The two nations both managed to contain the spread of COVID-19 within their countries, after almost completely shutting their borders in March. As both countries appear to have successfully brought their coronavirus outbreaks under control (currently Australia has just 15 new cases; New Zealand has zero, per Google’s virus tracker) and so long as new infection numbers remain near zero, politicians are weighing options to safely ease open the border, just a little. In late April, they announced plans to form a travel bubble to allow residents to fly back and forth between the countries, sans quarantine; the countries are still determining when to implement it. “If there is any country in the world with whom we can reconnect with first, undoubtedly that’s New Zealand,» Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said last month.
Of course, zero transmitted cases is unlikely at this point in the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean low-risk travel has to wait. “A travel bubble can also make sense if neighboring countries have a similar number of cases and respond in the same way to the pandemic,” says Block. “In that case, for neither country there is a need to close the border to ‘protect’ their citizens from a higher incidence of cases due to travelers from another country.”
What are the economic benefits of a travel bubble?
A travel bubble would help both countries’ flagging tourism industries. As CNN points out, Australians make up almost 40 percent of international arrivals to New Zealand, with tourism being that country’s biggest export industry. Chris Roberts, chief executive of New Zealand’s tourist board Tourism Industry Aotearoa, told Justin Harper at the BBC that if the correct health safeguards are followed and the technology is in place, travel bubbles could be an effective means to opening up the country and could serve as a model for other countries to follow. “If New Zealand and Australia can show this can work, then it is likely to be adopted elsewhere,” he said, noting that otherwise “it could be 12 to 18 months before we return to open borders.”
If New Zealand can make their travel bubble work with Australia and keep new infections at zero, which appears to be their bar, they may expand the bubble to include other countries that are effectively containing the virus, including Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea, per the BBC. Fiji and other Pacific Island nations have also suggested they are open to joining in any expanded trans-Tasman bubble. Singapore may be in the mix, too, although they have said their borders will stay closed until a vaccine is found.
What other countries are considering bubbles?
The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand have stated they will not open their borders “until it is safe to do so,” which may not be for months. Meanwhile, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania opened their borders to one another on May 15. It’s a move that Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis called «a glimmer of hope for the people that life is getting back to normal» in a statement, reported by the BBC. While citizens and residents can move freely between the three nations, anyone arriving from outside the zone will have to continue to self-isolate for 14 days.
If the virus levels stay low, Finland and Poland may be next to join the Baltic travel bubble, the BBC reports. Elsewhere in the European Union, France is allowing people traveling from other EU countries to skip the 14-day quarantine requirement, the editorial board at the Financial Times writes.
Czechia plans to open its borders on June 8 to residents of countries that are deemed safe, most likely Austria, Slovakia and Croatia. The specifics of that opening are still to be determined, as currently even Czech residents returning home from abroad must show a negative test result or quarantine on arrival, Reuters reports.
Germany is also planning to open its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland on June 15, so long as virus infection levels remain manageable. Other neighboring groups of countries, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Greece, and even the non-EU country of Israel have been in talks to create a similar bloc, per the Wall Street Journal. While the EU has indicated it wants to establish universal criteria and standards before allowing free movement within the bloc, which would allow all members to lift their restrictions at once, things seem to be moving piecemeal with neighboring nations banding together. It’s a move that Block thinks makes sense. “This is very intuitive, because borders are more relevant for humans than for viruses,” says Block. “If you live in Germany near the Swiss border, why should you be forbidden to travel five miles to Switzerland but be allowed to travel 500 miles to the north of Germany if the policies for what you can or cannot do are the same in all places?”
In Asia, Beijing is considering expanding its “travel bubble” covering mainland China to include Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau as well as South Korea, the Asia Times reported. Ralph Jennings at Voice of America notes, Hong Kong is reportedly weighing opening a bubble with Macau, a popular recreation destination located just an hour away. Taiwan is also reportedly mulling opening travel to “low-risk” countries and exempting their visitors from 14-day quarantines. Chiu Cheng-hsun, a deputy director of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital near Taipei, told Voice of America, that to make such an arrangement work, visitors would be asked to take their temperatures daily and report any suspicious symptoms. Vietnam and Thailand are also reportedly considering creating a travel corridor over the next few months, Julia Hollingsworth and Kocha Olarn at CNN write.