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Hyatt & Marriott Now Offer Complimentary Covid Tests at Select Resorts

Hyatt & Marriott Now Offer Complimentary Covid Tests at Select Resorts

Hyatt and Marriott now offer complimentary on-site COVID-19 tests at select properties for any guest scheduled to fly back to the United States. After the announcement that all returning international...

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What It's Like to Get a COVID Test at IAD

What It's Like to Get a COVID Test at IAD

Dulles International Airport (IAD) has partnered with XpresCheck to offer on-site COVID-19 testing. The pop-up testing facility is slated to open in mid-March. Here’s what you can expect:

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What It's Like to Get a COVID Test at DCA

What It's Like to Get a COVID Test at DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has partnered with XpresCheck to offer on site COVID-19 testing. The pop-up testing facility is slated to open in mid-March. Here’s what you can expect:

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The Boeing 737 MAX is Back

The Boeing 737 MAX is Back

After an almost two year grounding following two fatal crashes a couple of years ago, the Boeing 737 MAX is back in the air. Four major domestic carriers have once again scheduled flights on the aircr...

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What to Do If You Test Positive for COVID While Traveling Internationally

What to Do If You Test Positive for COVID While Traveling Internationally

It’s now a federal mandate that international travelers must test negative for COVID-19 72-hours (or less) before being allowed back into the U.S. As such, a positive test result could mean you get st...

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What It's Like to Get a COVID Test at San Diego Airport

What It's Like to Get a COVID Test at San Diego Airport

San Diego International Airport (SAN) is the latest airport to offer in-airport Covid-19 testing on site. They’ve partnered with Carbon Health to bring Covid testing to travelers. Here’s what you can ...

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The Latest on Digital Health Passports for Business Travel

The Latest on Digital Health Passports for Business Travel

Current as of 3/4/21 A few weeks ago we explored the idea of digital vaccine - or health - passports as a factor in the return to international travel. Now President Biden recently signed an Executive...

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Did President Biden Really Implement a 14 Day Quarantine for Returning International Travelers?

Did President Biden Really Implement a 14 Day Quarantine for Returning International Travelers?

Last week President Biden issued an Executive Order that, at a glance, seems to complicate the return home from an international trip. We took a deep dive into this Executive Order to see what it’s al...

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U.S. to Require Negative COVID-19 Test for Travelers on Incoming International Flights

U.S. to Require Negative COVID-19 Test for Travelers on Incoming International Flights

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday that beginning on January 26, 2021, all passengers traveling into the United States will have to show proof of a negative COVID...

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