We sell lots of health insurance to snowbirds who's travel insurance has expired or are here all the time. . COvid19 is covered
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DR reopens to tourism
Covid isn't covered in travel insurance. Do you mean Dominican health insurance?
It has been stated several times over the last several months, that Covid-19 may not be specifically "covered" by the insurance, but all it's related symptoms that you would seek treatment for are.
How you choose to spin it is up to you.
If persons are truly worried about traveling abroad, and what their respective insurance may/may not cover, perhaps they should not travel abroad at this point in time. Seems simple enough.
The chances of getting sick from anything are much less than 1 in 100. I just can't fathom how that would effect someone's decision.
This is because you are attempting to apply rational thought to this situation.
And how does one go about getting that. Thinking of next winter. Also there are a lot of Canadians who won't come if their health insurance doesn't cover them. That may put them at ease
I posted a few weeks ago that the insurance is invalid as long as the US says any country is at Level 4. But I did find 1 company that said the coverage was not dependent on what the level was. https://www.worldnomads.com/usa/help/insurance/recent-events/coronavirus-faqs
"Unlike many other companies, World Nomads does not have an endemic or pandemic exclusion for policies purchased by U.S. residents, which means that you may make claims arising from the COVID-19 for the benefits specified in your policy."
It is easy to get the health insurance from us. All we need is a copy of your passport and when you are arriving. You can get it for as long as you want. Yes covid19 is covered.
This is what Allianz says. Do your own research. Make your own decision.
"Travel insurance does not generally cover medical claims due to COVID-19 in most states. However, in response to the public health and travel crisis that is currently occurring, for a temporary period, we are accommodating claims for emergency medical care expenses a customer incurs due to becoming ill with COVID-19 while on their trip.* This accommodation applies to plans currently in effect. Please refer to our Coverage Alert before purchasing another plan."
www.allianztravelinsurance.com
"Travel insurance does not generally cover medical claims due to COVID-19 in most states. However, in response to the public health and travel crisis that is currently occurring, for a temporary period, we are accommodating claims for emergency medical care expenses a customer incurs due to becoming ill with COVID-19 while on their trip.* This accommodation applies to plans currently in effect. Please refer to our Coverage Alert before purchasing another plan."
COVID-19 FAQs | Allianz Global Assistance
For questions related to our travel insurance plans and COVID-19, please read our COVID-19 FAQs.
www.allianztravelinsurance.com
Please provide a link to that list.
There is a no-entry for Dominicans into EU on the no-entry list for foreigners into EU
But there is no high enough travell warning for Austrians to visit DR and as far as I know no self isolation when returning ( because based on what would be a self-isolation as there is no warning not to go to DR)
as far as I know this are national decisions, there is no EU list for Europeans travelling to other countries except the =national= rules on returning.
the rules for non-EU nationals entering EU - which is EU wide - is not the same as EU citicens travell list to other countries which is national.
this leads to the absurd situation that UK citiciens can enter EU because brexit is not in effect but Austrians can not travell to UK without consequences because there is a high enough travell warning not travell to UK.
DR is not on the "bad covid countries" list for Austrian tourists.
Just to be clear, DR is like about any other country on the travell is not recommended list because at the moment travelling is not recommended - But DR is not on the long no-go to list of countries.At least not in Austria.
should I be mistaken I would be interested to know, but that is the current oficial information of the foreign office. According to that I am not told to self isolate on return. Rules may be different for a Dominican entering on one of the exceptions allowing to enter as that is an other story
just saying I could be mistaken because would not be the first time traveling on the advise of the foreign office ( embasy reporting to them) and on return learn that the police and the interior Ministry have a different opinion.
and it is the police making the call on entry and not the foreign office...bad division of competences...nice no travell warning and then ending up in isolation...
The US embassy issues warning about how you are on your own and if you need to get out of the DR you should have a plan. Something called self reliance comes into play. People who say that embassies can help in such situations are often providing a type of false hope that they would help. The US embassy also stated that they have limited English speaking staff, so when you call in, you might not even be able to communicate with anyone in English in order to discover you are on your own.
So play Russian Roulette with 100 bullets and if you don't blow your head off you get to take a vacation to the Dominican Republic🤣
Barbados has been thinking -
A new plan for long stay visitors to work from the island
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British holidaymakers’ favourite Caribbean island is offering a 12-month remote working incentive to entice foreigners.
Prime minister Mia Amor Mottley proposed the “Barbados Welcome Stamp” scheme, which would give visitors the option to work remotely in the country for a year at a time, during a speech last week.
Ms Mottley said the stamp would allow travellers to “come and work from here overseas, digitally, so that persons don’t need to remain in the countries in which they are.”
This could be an ideal opportunity for Britons to immerse themselves in Bajan culture, which it is hard to fully experience during a one- or two-week stay.
It would also offer a short-term solution to the island’s loss of tourism spending, which accounts for 40 per cent of its GDP. Some 30 per cent of the workforce is employed by the industry.
“You don’t need to work in Europe, or the US or Latin America if you can come here and work for a couple of months at a time; go back and come back,” said Ms Mottley.
The concept is now being refined by the Barbados government.
The island’s tourism industry has been hard hit during the pandemic with flights grounded and the cruise industry at a standstill – no major lines are returning to the Caribbean until August at the earliest.
Barbados is included on the British Government’s list of countries exempt from UK quarantine. It is also excluded from the Foreign Office warning against all but essential overseas travel.
Commercial flights to Barbados are resuming on July 12, from Canada, with British Airways offering direct flights from Gatwick starting on July 18, initially once a week.
Virgin Atlantic, the other airline that runs a direct service from the UK, is set to restart flights from Heathrow on August 1, again with a weekly service.
Arrivals to Barbados are required to take a PCR antigen test for Covid-19 within 72 hours of their visit and to present a certificate confirming that they are Covid-19 negative (passengers from CARICOM countries – 20 states in the Caribbean region – can take the test up to one week prior to travel).
Travellers that arrive without having been tested will be checked for the virus at Barbados airport.
Hotels, bars, restaurants and shops have reopened on the island, while final curfew restrictions were lifted on July 1.
Barbados is among the islands least affected by the Caribbean’s hurricane season – which runs from June to December – and is hit, on average, by one hurricane every 20 years.
The country has recorded 98 cases and seven deaths as a result of the virus among its population of 287,000.
A new plan for long stay visitors to work from the island
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British holidaymakers’ favourite Caribbean island is offering a 12-month remote working incentive to entice foreigners.
Prime minister Mia Amor Mottley proposed the “Barbados Welcome Stamp” scheme, which would give visitors the option to work remotely in the country for a year at a time, during a speech last week.
Ms Mottley said the stamp would allow travellers to “come and work from here overseas, digitally, so that persons don’t need to remain in the countries in which they are.”
This could be an ideal opportunity for Britons to immerse themselves in Bajan culture, which it is hard to fully experience during a one- or two-week stay.
It would also offer a short-term solution to the island’s loss of tourism spending, which accounts for 40 per cent of its GDP. Some 30 per cent of the workforce is employed by the industry.
“You don’t need to work in Europe, or the US or Latin America if you can come here and work for a couple of months at a time; go back and come back,” said Ms Mottley.
The concept is now being refined by the Barbados government.
The island’s tourism industry has been hard hit during the pandemic with flights grounded and the cruise industry at a standstill – no major lines are returning to the Caribbean until August at the earliest.
Barbados is included on the British Government’s list of countries exempt from UK quarantine. It is also excluded from the Foreign Office warning against all but essential overseas travel.
Commercial flights to Barbados are resuming on July 12, from Canada, with British Airways offering direct flights from Gatwick starting on July 18, initially once a week.
Virgin Atlantic, the other airline that runs a direct service from the UK, is set to restart flights from Heathrow on August 1, again with a weekly service.
Arrivals to Barbados are required to take a PCR antigen test for Covid-19 within 72 hours of their visit and to present a certificate confirming that they are Covid-19 negative (passengers from CARICOM countries – 20 states in the Caribbean region – can take the test up to one week prior to travel).
Travellers that arrive without having been tested will be checked for the virus at Barbados airport.
Hotels, bars, restaurants and shops have reopened on the island, while final curfew restrictions were lifted on July 1.
Barbados is among the islands least affected by the Caribbean’s hurricane season – which runs from June to December – and is hit, on average, by one hurricane every 20 years.
The country has recorded 98 cases and seven deaths as a result of the virus among its population of 287,000.
Except when you do not believe that in this world "There is a price for everything". Everybody and everything has a price tag on it, if you want it bad enough. Right?