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07/05/2022

Bohol Travel Requirements and Guidelines | COVID-19 New Normal 🛣️⛰️🚗

Travelers from the Philippines can once again discover Bohol’s countryside attractions and beaches. But with the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has announced a set of guidelines and tourist requirements to comply with before you make your trip to the home of the Chocolate Hills.

📌 Who is allowed to go to Bohol?

▪️ Bohol is open to residents and domestic tourists as long as they have a valid negative RT-PCR test or Saliva RT-PCR test from the Philippine Red Cross result taken no earlier than 72 hours prior to the date of travel and fulfill the necessary requirements of the province. Starting October 25, 2021, fully vaccinated individuals are exempted from presenting a negative COVID-19 test result.
▪️ They should instead present a Vaccination Certificate generated from vaxcert.doh.gov.ph. On October 30, it was announced that the province will also be temporarily accepting vaccination cards in lieu of the vaccination certificate. It will continue to do so until the DOH website (vaxcert.doh.gov.ph) is fully operational. On December 19, 2021, it was announced that the local government is temporarily suspending the S-Pass Travel Coordination Permit (TCP) requirement.
▪️ Children four (4) years and below are exempted from the testing requirement.

📌 What are the entry points in Bohol?

▪️ Domestic tourists can only enter Bohol via the Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA) or other ports of entry like Tagbilaran City Port.

📌 What travel requirements do you need to prepare:

▪️ Confirmed hotel booking
▪️ Secure a negative RT-PCR test result (for Unvaccinated or Partially Vaccinated)
▪️ Get a Vaccination Certificate (for Fully Vaccinated)
▪️ Book with DOT-accredited tour operators only

📌 What are the guidelines and protocols to follow when you're in Bohol?

▪️ Minimum health standards: Mask and face shield
▪️ Transport protocols
▪️ Dining protocols

For more information visit:
🔹 https://app.philippines.travel/articles/bohol-safety-advisory-as-of-feb-2021
🔹 https://guidetothephilippines.ph/articles/ultimate-guides/bohol-travel-guide

07/05/2022

Siargao Travel Advisory 🏖️🌴🥥

Before you experience the beauty of Siargao Island, take note of all the important travel advisories and guidelines listed below to keep both tourists and locals safe.

📌 Alert Level Status
▪️ General Luna in Siargao is on Alert Level 1; other areas on the island are on Alert Level 2.

📌 Tourist Entry Requirements
▪️ Vaccination Card for fully vaccinated individuals. If unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, you may submit either a negative RT-PCR test result taken within 48 hours or a negative antigen test result taken within 24 hours.

For the latest advice, information and resources, go to:
🔹http://www.surigaodelnorte.gov.ph/
🔹https://www.facebook.com/SDNProvincialInformationCenter/
🔹https://app.philippines.travel/articles/siargao-travel-advisory

07/05/2022

Singapore (SIN) Travel Rules and Requirements ✈️🚢🦁

📌 Vaccination and test requirements

▪️ Fully vaccinated travelers can fly into Singapore on any Singapore Airlines flight and enjoy quarantine-free entry, with no pre-departure test or on-arrival test required, if they meet the following criteria:
🔸Be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with any vaccine on the World Health Organization Emergency Use List, at least 14 days prior to arrival in Singapore.
🔸All vaccination certificates, regardless of the place of issuance and whether digitally verifiable or not, will be accepted as proof of vaccination. Children aged 12 years and below are exempted from the vaccination requirement.

For more details on the vaccination requirements, please visit 🔹https://safetravel.ica.gov.sg/arriving/overview

📌 Other requirements

▪️ Fully vaccinated work permit holders do not need to seek prior approval to enter Singapore, but non-Malaysia work permit holders must book a slot at MOM’s Onboard Centre to undergo a residential onboarding program before arrival.
🔸All travelers can register for Safe Travel Concierge and get access to forms such as the SG Arrival Card. It is strongly recommended to submit the SG Arrival Card before arriving in Singapore to minimize the document checks required.
🔸All visitors should download the TraceTogether app for verification of vaccination status while in Singapore. Children aged 6 years or younger as of the calendar year are exempted from this requirement.

For more information visit:
🔹https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/us/travel-info/quarantine-free-travel-to-singapore/?fbclid=IwAR2FR2theSa3_L6O6bdW6WHvvKce2mhPqjFwj2tp3i0jcJcga6CZqyeGLws
🔹https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/ph/home/covid-19/DepartingFromThePH/Singapore #:~:text=Travelers%20transiting%20through%20Singapore%20(including,flight%20for%20travel%20to%20Singapore

06/05/2022

Sagada Travel Requirements and Guidelines | COVID-19 New Normal 🌄🛣️🚌

Tourism Update Due to the onset of COVID-19 in the country and in the Cordillera Mountains, restrictions have been imposed on leisure travel. As the country and the Sagada community gradually move forward to economic recovery, tourism in Sagada is also slowly reopening.

📌What are the requirements for tourists entering Sagada?
▪️ Vaccination card indicating full vaccination
🔸Children aged 11 and below are exempted from this requirement.
🔸Unvaccinated Tourists need to present a Negative Rapid Antigen Test (RAT)
result valid up to 1 day after the date of release.

▪️ Registration at the Umali Kayo Registration Portal
🔸All tourists (including minors) entering Sagada must be registered in Umali
Kayo prior to arrival.
🔸Please be reminded that a pre-requisite to online registration is at least a 1-
night booking in a DOT-accredited and LGU-certified accommodation
establishment.

📌What are the tours currently allowed in Sagada?
▪️ You may check a list of available tours http://lodging.sagada.gov.ph/tour-packages/
▪️ Tourists arriving after 5 PM shall only be able to arrange their tours with the Municipal Tourism Office the following day unless they have booked in advance thru https://tours.sagada.gov.ph or have prior coordination with the Municipal Tourism Office.

📌 Are tourists onboard public transportation allowed?
▪️ Yes. You may take the CODA Lines buses if you are coming from NCR. You may take the GL Trans buses if you are coming from Baguio City.

For more information visit:
🔹https://sagada.gov.ph/tourism-faqs/
🔹https://guidetothephilippines.ph/articles/ultimate-guides/sagada-travel-guide

06/05/2022

Traveling to France during COVID-19: What you need to know before you go 🧳✈️🚢

France has had some of the most stringent COVID-19 restrictions in the world. Although it reopened to visitors in the summer of 2020, the country has been put back into lockdown twice since then. After tentatively reopening from a less restrictive third lockdown, France has seen COVID cases steadily rise yet again, which led to some restrictions being re-introduced. However, while some safety measures remain in place, many of these restrictions have now been eased.

📌WHO CAN GO
▪️ As of February 12, fully vaccinated travelers aged 12 and over can visit France provided they present proof of vaccination and complete a sworn statement declaring that they are not suffering from any COVID-19 symptoms and haven't been in contact with any confirmed cases in the 14 days prior to travel.

📌WHAT ARE THE RESTRICTION?
▪️As stated above, a traffic light system is now in place for non-vaccinated travelers, with different rules depending on whether the country they're traveling from has been designated green or orange.
▪️Fully vaccinated visitors aged 12 and over must provide proof of vaccination and complete a sworn statement declaring that they are not suffering from any COVID-19 symptoms and have not been in contact with any confirmed cases in the 14 days prior to travel in order to enter.

For more information visit:
▪️ https://www.gouvernement.fr/
▪️ https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered/article/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered?var_mode=calcul
▪️ https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered/article/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered?var_mode=calcul

06/05/2022

02/05/2022

Escape Plan Travel and Tour's Tourism Update in Paris, France 2022.

• Covid-19 Protocol

As of 14 March 2022, the wearing of a mask is no longer mandatory indoors in Paris and elsewhere in France, except for in public transport.Travellers who have been vaccinated in accordance with EU regulations are no longer required to present a test before departure. Proof of a complete vaccination schedule is sufficient to arrive in France, regardless of the country of origin.Non-vaccinated travellers are still required to present a negative test before travelling to France, but they are no longer required to take a test or self-isolate if they are arriving from a ‘green’ list country.

• Entertainment
The Moulin Rouge is Paris’s number 1 show, if not Europe’s. For more than 126 years, the most legendary French cabaret has been welcoming spectators from all over the world to see the famous French Cancan dance firsthand.

• Destinations

*Top of Eiffel Tower
*River Boat Cruise in Seine
*Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
*Louvre Musuem
*Heart of Paris