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Tourism minister says August 1 is a hard date
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LinkHopefully she was quoted correctly in this article, as they keep saying nothing is a hard date. Anyone have a link to the original program?
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Re: Tourism minister says August 1 is a hard date
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I didn't see any reference that this date is set in stone in above linked article. “Everybody got a bit nervous when they heard we were reopening to the U.S.,” she added. However, Aug. 1 is now a hard deadline. “August 1 is in the books now. What you don’t want to do is keep pushing dates with airlines. You have to give them a date and stick to it.”
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Lesley--best wishes to you all. Hard to know what the right answer is.
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I wonder what the changes will be? If the require the insurance and it is close to what the cost is in Aruba, I think that insurance is very expensive.
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Re: Tourism minister says August 1 is a hard date
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Not sure on the quota situation but I am really concerned about this insurance requirement. I was reading about the entrance protocols in Aruba, which requires the insurance. The insurance there costs $15 PP per DAY and basically covers only the cost of Covid 19 treatment in Aruba, and costs of quarantine. I thought it was supposed to cover air evac back home but it apparently does NOT, as the transportation portion is limited to $350. I guess that's supposed to cover an ambulance on island. And apparently, Aruba's test has to be TAKEN and the RESULTS back in 72 hours. If they change the SXM testing requirements to that, a lot of people will not be able to go. Here is a link to their rules Link
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Re: Tourism minister says August 1 is a hard date
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In addition, apparently Aruba has an 11 PM curfew..
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It probably wouldn't affect me that much, but there are still times when we are out late. I don't know that SXM is considering that at all, just surprised when I read that about Aruba.
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It's been a real sh*t show for 4 months already. Where ya been?
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Aruba has the option of testing on arrival and has a reasonably low positive rate July 15, 2020 – 4 active cases of COVID-19 in Aruba. WinAir stops flights between St. Martin and Aruba and Curacao due to low demand. The number of active positive COVID-19 coronavirus remains at 4. The total to date is 106. The number of quarantined persons has increased by 2 to 23. 115 persons (including visitors) have been tested since yesterday and total persons tested to date is 4127. There have been 3 deaths confirmed in Aruba related to COVID-19. There are no inconclusive test results at this time.
WinAir has announced that as of July 14th they have stopped flights to Aruba and Curacao from St. Martin due to low demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Re: Tourism minister says August 1 is a hard date
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boucharda--The option for testing upon arrival in Aruba is ONLY for those not from high risk states, like Florida.
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