More and more countries are eliminating the requirement of quarantine or presenting Covid-19 test results to vaccinated international tourists such as Guatemala, Moldova, and Slovenia.
As of mid-February 2021, 7 countries welcomed guests receiving Covid-19 vaccines, including the Republic of Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Iceland, Poland, Romania and the Seychelles Islands. Currently, the following countries are working on a new plan to welcome vaccinated international visitors.
The Central American island government of Belize allows entry to visitors who are vaccinated with Covid-19 and does not need to have negative test results. These travelers only need to present a certificate of having had enough vaccinations for at least two weeks before arriving in Belize.
Guatemala officially welcomes tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 since the end of February. Visitors here are allowed to travel freely without testing and quarantine for 2 weeks if they have received 2 doses of the vaccine, of which 2nd dose must be taken at least 2 weeks prior to departure date.
Lebanon also announced that tourists who have been vaccinated and have certificates will not be quarantined when entering. All international visitors are allowed to enter the country according to the usual visa procedures of this country. However, in addition to vaccination, visitors must have a negative test result for Covid-19 within 96 hours prior to departure. At the airport in Lebanon, visitors will have to test a second time with a fee of 50 USD paid to the airline, and quarantined for 72 hours.
Lithuania waives the Covid-19 test and quarantine its visitors fully vaccinated. However, this policy only applies to tourists from countries permitted to visit Lithuania including members of the European Union (EU) and 7 third party countries proposed by the EU.
Moldova also began welcoming guests who had been vaccinated with Covid-19, exempt from quarantine for 14 days, while Slovenia allowed citizens of EU countries to enter without testing or isolation, provided they were vaccinated.
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In parallel with many countries that have received Covid-19 vaccination customers, some places are preparing step-by-step plans to welcome international visitors.
In the US, Hawaii is the first state that is looking forward to receiving vaccinated passengers without quarantine. Those who have been vaccinated will receive an electronic code that will allow them to travel around the state islands. According to Hawaii News Now, it is expected that May 1, the program will begin to apply to local workers, followed by allowing US citizens from the mainland states to come to the island when vaccinated with Covid-19. After that, the plan to welcome international visitors will be implemented gradually.
Thailand will welcome vaccinated visitors but still apply short-term isolation and work towards eliminating quarantine. Yuthasak Supasorn, Director General of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said, the program to welcome guests vaccinated will be conducted step by step.
In particular, the first step is to reduce the quarantine period from 14 days to 7 days and then gradually quit. Although he has not announced the starting time yet, the Director General shared the plan will be implemented very quickly because Thailand wants to welcome international visitors back to normal in the third quarter.
The governments of Denmark and Greece are considering. Loosening rules for vaccinated travelers. Israel is at the forefront of the Covid-19 vaccination race when more than 50% of the population has received two doses of the vaccine. "Israel is working hard to open its border to visitors as soon as possible," said Sharon Bershadsky, director of the Israel Tourism Office in the UK.
