{"id":1900,"date":"2021-01-13T04:23:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T04:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=26908"},"modified":"2021-02-22T06:22:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T06:22:31","slug":"wttc-new-travel-measures-to-curb-covid-19-should-replace-quarantines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/wttc-new-travel-measures-to-curb-covid-19-should-replace-quarantines\/","title":{"rendered":"WTTC New Travel Measures to Curb COVID-19 Should Replace Quarantines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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London, United Kingdom, January 10, 2021 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: \u201cWTTC supports measures designed to curb COVID-19 and protect public health but calls for the complete removal of unnecessary quarantines.<\/p>\n

\u201cRequiring inbound travellers and holidaymakers to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 pre-departure test should ensure safe travel. This will be critical to encourage essential bookings for future flights and holidays.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read all the latest WTTC News and Press Releases here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, there is still uncertainty around the type of tests which will be accepted upon arrival, and they must be made widely accessible and affordable for all.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut unlike many other countries where the proof of a negative test has replaced quarantines, to further insist all arriving travellers must isolate for ten days or undergo a further test five days later is an unnecessary precaution. It will only stifle travel, putting yet more pressure on the embattled Travel & Tourism sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cContinuing with these damaging quarantines and added unnecessary restrictions will impact forward bookings which will be vital to revive international air travel, bring back Travel & Tourism sector jobs and resuscitate the global economy, while also protecting public health.<\/p>\n

\u201cWTTC has long called for an internationally recognised rapid and cost-effective testing regime upon departure at airports worldwide. This would avoid exporting the virus, especially by departing outbound passengers, and aid the restoration of international travel.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to the WTTC\u2019s 2020 Economic Impact Report, the importance of inbound international visitors is laid bare; international visitor spend in 2019 contributed \u00a328.2 billion, representing 4.2% of the UK\u2019s total exports.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read all the latest WTTC News and Press Releases here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTravel & Tourism is critical to the UK\u2019s economic well-being and is responsible for almost four million jobs, or 11% of the country\u2019s total workforce. It also generated nearly \u00a3200 billion GDP, or 9% to the UK economy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

London, United Kingdom, January 10, 2021 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: \u201cWTTC supports measures designed to curb COVID-19 and protect public health but calls for the complete removal of unnecessary quarantines. \u201cRequiring inbound travellers and holidaymakers to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 pre-departure test should ensure safe travel. This …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-travel-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}