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COVID-19 Global Travel Updates – August 24, 2020

On March 11, the World Health Organization officially classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, indicating that every location is likely to be affected, though the exact timing and impact cannot be predicted. Non-essential international and domestic travel should be deferred due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global logistical environment, healthcare…
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COVID-19 Global Travel Updates – August 17, 2020

On March 11, the World Health Organization officially classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, indicating that every location is likely to be affected, though the exact timing and impact cannot be predicted. Non-essential international and domestic travel should be deferred due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global logistical environment, healthcare…
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What it’s Actually Like to Travel in the Time of COVID-19

Months into the coronavirus pandemic, many people are still a bit apprehensive to travel. Others are ready to get back to business as usual. If you’re anxious to get back on the road, rest assured, the travel industry has increased their health and cleanliness standards in an effort to keep everyone healthy and safe.  Wondering what…
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How Rental Car and Public Transportation Services are Working to Help Keep Travelers Healthy and Safe

Public transportation and rental cars are important for business travelers across the nation. In order to protect the health and safety of travelers, many companies are modifying and enhancing their cleaning protocols.  Public Transportation  The CDC released guidelines for the sanitization of non-emergency transport vehicles. At a minimum, non-emergency transport vehicles’ commonly touched surfaces should be…
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How Hotels are Working to Help Keep Guests Healthy and Safe

As both business travel and leisure travel start to pick back up, hotels are modifying their cleaning and sanitization procedures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many hotels have introduced new sanitization methods like electrostatic sprayers and are taking extra precautions like temperature checks. Here’s a quick look at how a few of the larger hotel chains are working to keep travelers…
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COVID-19 Global Travel Updates – July 14, 2020

On March 11, the World Health Organization officially classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, indicating that every location is likely to be affected, though the exact timing and impact cannot be predicted. Non-essential international and domestic travel should be deferred due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global logistical environment, healthcare…
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How Airlines Are Working To Keep Passengers Healthy And Safe

While travel has by no means made a complete comeback to its pre-COVID days, things are finally starting to get back on track in the industry. However, travel looks a lot different today than it did six months ago. Here’s a brief list of key measures US-based airlines are taking to ensure the safety of their travelers and staff.   American Airlines  American Airlines is taking additional…
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Gant Travel Offers Gant Together to Non-Profit Organizations for Free

Nurses.  Doctors.  Hospitals.  Sports clubs.  Museums.   Schools.  Charities.  Advocacy groups.  Foundations.  Gant Travel values the work that so many non-profits and not-for-profits are selflessly undertaking to make the world a better place. Because we know that volunteer and humanitarian work never stops, we want to make it easier for non-profit organizations to get to where they need to…
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Why the Gant Gateway is the Ultimate Mission Control for Post COVID-19 Travel

While most organizations have put their travel programs on hold, we’re all confident that travel will resume soon. Like everyone, we’re busy preparing for what the new business-travel landscape will look like once the bans and restrictions have been lifted. And, we’re making sure we have the right tools in place to support our clients…
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Build the Travel Program You Wish You’d Had on March 1st

It’s been about a month since the COVID-19 pandemic took the western world by storm, impacting travel in ways the modern travel industry had never seen. Companies have, for the most part, halted their business travel program and a majority of the country is under some version of a safer-at-home order. People are settling into a new work-life rhythm as they…
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