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Traveling in a post-pandemic world

Europe is opening up to travelers from the United States and beyond, but travel conditions are changing fast. Share your thoughts and first-hand experiences about traveling in a COVID-19 world. What factors are important to you? Have you experienced entry red tape? What about flight and hotel availability, pricing, and cancel/refund policies?

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Re: Booster Shot Reluctance
serene2575 30
Entering France by Train
gskmarcotte 1
On RS tour now, got Covid (5/13/22)
jdill7 62
new regs
SweetSocks 1
Verifly app and Malta
jkennedylib 2
Is EU Digital Covid Certificate still necessary
Dan 2
Travel Insurance Comes Through
A-A 3
Traveling from US to Portugal then Spain -- covid tests?
JCDigger 2
US will end Covid-19 testing requirement for air travelers entering - eff Sunday pm, 12...
skunklet1771 38
Tour, independent travel, or wait until 2023?
Ruth 37
Returning to the US
Newbie 20
Do you have a “Plan B” for testing positive on tour this summer?
Carla in Sequim 7
We got the UK Covid (what it was like and what got us through it)
KHawk 9
Heathrow Airport delays
barblouttit 12
Finland dropping all covid entry restrictions June 30
rob in cal 1
France: if Covid +, can I go outside? Plan B options
elaine 5
Scandenavia tour and Covid May29/22
Donna 12
Covid isolation requirements in Europe after testing positive?
Lisuza 6
Vaccine declaration form still needed in Netherlands? And tests for kids?
mollypnw 7
Covid vs the flu
steveh3011 17
(No) isolation requirements for Austria or Switzerland, and Italy, Germany and France?
Carla in Sequim 14
Heathrow and security
Chriss 17
Covid testing, in Florence, on a Sunday
amyjodolan 4
pre-cruise covid testing in Madrid or Barcelona?
historymom 1
What is considered fully vaccinated for entering France?
gw300 8
NPR article with practical advice about testing positive on a trip
Carol now... 4
KN 95 Masks Requires for Trains in Italy?
mk 5
Appreciation for Help Rendered
dtadyd 2
Any COVID pre-test issues?
michelle.keith92 8
Travel insurance (including Covid) recommendations?
sqmeyers 8
Germany Drops Covid Entry Requirements
Simpgolf 10
Europe Covid situation July 12
hambob 12
United denied COVID vaccine documentation - France entry
bethb 10
At-home covid test vs a pharmacy in Salzburg
Steve 3
original vaccination card needed or copies okay?
Sean 10
Where to find RS Tours' Covid Stats
Catherine 6
Verifly problem with uploading documents
camille 4
What is considered fully vacinated for Paris and Berlin?
Dani R. 6
Berlin, Prague, and Paris, COVID travel insurance?
Dani R. 2
Just tested POSITIVE not quite three days into tour
Anne 35
Global Entry renewal--no interview appt at all for 1 year
Barkinpark 15
Travel insurance reimbursement
Jim 7
Uh oh, the next pandemic? I hope not
Frank II 3
OnPoint Testing
aimee_craig_c... 24
Covid vaccination requirements for Euro travelers to US
3ddana 3
Covid while on tour?
elainehawkes 9
Delta Fly Ready not working?
Carol 27
France drops covid travel restrictions
rob in cal 2
KN95 masks rule ignored in Germany
suewink40 10
putting travel advisory warnings in perspective: North America
avirosemail 8