General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, gives EU consumers the right to know, understand, and consent to the data companies that collect data about them was an EU legislative change that came into effect back in May 2018. GDPR aims to give control to citizens and residents by unifying the regulation within the EU. While GDPR pertains to EU…
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Fully vaccinated travelers are now able to safely travel within the United States without getting COVID tested or self-quarantining. Additionally, many countries have opened their borders to vaccinated international tourists. Vaccinated travelers should still wear masks as they are required for everyone on planes, buses, trains, and other public transit. However, aside from health care…
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On Friday April 5, the CDC released new guidelines for travel. Fully vaccinated travelers are now able to safely travel within the United States without getting COVID tested or self-quarantining. Vaccinated travelers should still wear masks as they are required for everyone on planes, buses, trains, and other public transit, avoid crowds, stay six feet…
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It’s been a little over a year since the start of the COVID pandemic and while the travel industry has persevered after months and months of only-when-essential travel restrictions, it’s finally showing signs of bouncing back. Last summer we shared our experience of what it’s like to travel in global pandemic, but it’s been almost…
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The Real ID deadline has been extended to May 3, 2023. Previously, all adults were required to get a Real ID by October 1, 2021 to access federal facilities, nuclear powerplants, and federally regulated aircraft. Due to the COVID pandemic, many driver’s licensing agencies are still operating at limited capacity, making it challenging to issue…
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In 2020, the pandemic hit the rental car industry badly. Rental car companies sold approximately 30%-40% of their fleets to stay afloat with the lack of demand. However, now that people are getting vaccinated and travel restrictions are easing, the demand for rental cars has sky-rocketed. In fact, business has more than doubled since this…
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On Friday April 5, the CDC released new guidelines for travel. Fully vaccinated travelers are now able to safely travel within the United States without getting COVID tested or self-quarantining. Vaccinated travelers should still wear masks as they are required for everyone on planes, buses, trains, and other public transit, avoid crowds, stay six feet apart from others, and wash their hands and…
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Like the UK, Canada has recently enacted additional, stricter COVID travel policies. These rules took effect on February 22 and will remain in place until March 22, 2021 with an extension possible. Canada is only allowing essential international travel and only the following are permitted to enter the country: Canadian citizens and permanent residents US…
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Starting October 1, 2021, the government will require Real IDs to access federal facilities, nuclear powerplants, and federally regulated aircraft. That means that starting October 1, your ID needs to have one of those little black or gold stars on it if you want to catch a flight. The Real ID Act was passed in…
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No longer part of the European Union, the UK recently announced their own, new COVID travel restrictions along with some seriously strict repercussions for those who fail to follow the protocol. While Britain has administered more than 12.5 million vaccine doses so far, lockdown orders remain intact, and Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps says that non-essential international travel…
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