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Planning a vacation with your COVID-19 bubble: Pick from private tours, camping, luxury options

As more vaccines meet more arms, many people are taking the first tentative steps back to vacation planning. Possibilities abound for a post-pandemic vacation , even for would-be travelers who don’t feel quite ready to plunge back into close quarters and shared airspace. Hotels, tour companies and other travel providers are crafting bubble travel options for people seeking a vacation experience while limiting contact outside their immediate group.

Though no vacation offers an airtight bubble – the point of travel, after all, is to experience the world – keeping within a trusted group while in transit, dining and where you stay can reduce stress and risk. These so-called bubble trips provide another bonus: the chance to reconnect with friends and family after extended separations.

Book a private tour for your bubble 

Once outside the realm of financial possibility for most travelers, private tours are making their way into the mainstream – at least for now. Prices are still higher than equivalent larger-group tours, but there’s a way to balance out the bump in cost: Build your own tour group. Bubble up with a few families, close friends or couples, or extend your bubble to include multiple generations of family . Match your group to a tour, and you’ll get your own itinerary, tour director, transportation and private trip.

When you take the private tour path back to travel, you’ll have plenty of choices. Adventures by Disney  debuted its  Private Adventures . Groups of up to 12 people can book itineraries in Costa Rica , Egypt , Greece , Italy  and Peru – some of the most popular itineraries the company offers – with travel dates starting in April. There’s no age minimum (except for the Peru trip), and you can choose your own travel dates. Best of all, on a private tour, your group gets more dedicated time with the local Private Adventure guide. That means more immersive storytelling, which families say lends a special and authentic connection to the destination.

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Adventure tour operator G Adventures  unveiled its Book Your Bubble Collection, consisting of 80 private tours that offer the same benefits of a small group trip – including in-depth itineraries, accommodations and local guides. This collection of private tours has flexible booking conditions and discounted tours for trip organizers. The eighth spot is 50% off, the 12th spot is complimentary, and discounts can be spread across individuals, making the tours even more affordable.

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In 2018, Globus launched Private Touring , and more recently, its sister brand Cosmos joined in with private tours , too. Both brands offer a private option on all their European itineraries. Structured for groups ranging from two to 24 (though in the time of the bubble, less is more), private tours come with private transportation and driver, tour director, professional local guides and the chance to move at the pace you choose.

Sustainable tour operator Intrepid Travel , best known for its small group trips around the globe, isn’t new to the private tour game. Its Tailor-Made tours have long been popular with families and groups who want to travel together on an entirely private and customizable adventure. Matt Berna, Intrepid Travel’s managing director in North America, says that in the past year, “our Tailor-Made product has become more popular as exploring within your ‘bubble’ is increasingly interesting to groups of travelers.” Intrepid saw a 41% bump month over month in the last three months of 2020, a trend that looks likely to continue.

Even if you’re not ready to commit to a private tour, there are plenty of creative ways to vacation with your bubble. Outdoors-focused accommodations, inns and B&Bs, luxury properties and vacation rentals are often well-suited to cater safely to bubble groups.

Social distancing at national and state parks

National and state parks offer a fresh-air backdrop for families and groups looking for inspiring nature and the built-in safety of social distancing outdoors. In addition to the famous national park lodges, many parks offer private, rustic cabins that not only help to accommodate budget-conscious vacationers but also offer isolation and social distancing to keep families safe.

With a prime location next to Grand Teton National Forest, Yellowstone National Park and Bridger Teton National Forest, Togwotee Mountain Lodge has 54 rustic cabins with kitchenettes. In Washington’s Olympic National Park and Forest, Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort has 32 cabins, access to natural hot springs and plenty of room for safe social distancing. In Shenandoah National Park, Skyland , Big Meadows Lodge  and Lewis Mountain Cabins all offer individual cabin accommodations.

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Happily for those who prefer comfort over roughing it, rustic is not the only option. Just outside Yosemite National Park, Rush Creek Lodge ’s accommodations include standalone cabins and villas with hundreds of acres of open space to let everyone spread out. Even better, the lodge’s Rush Creek Spa offers takeovers of its Yosemite-inspired experiential spa. Couples or groups can reserve the spa – which features a granite waterfall hot tub, cool mist showers, a Himalayan salt sauna and warm river rock immersion beds – for private use.

Camping and RV

If affordability and flexibility are at the top of your bubble-trip wish list, camping or RV travel might be the perfect fit. Ashley Rossi, managing editor of Togo RV , says, “Traveling with your travel bubble to a campground is one of the easiest ways to follow social distancing and maximize your time outside – you can avoid indoor dining, bring everything you need with you, socialize comfortably outdoors and get direct access to hiking trails and other outdoor activities.” Camping doesn’t have to mean sleeping on the ground, either.

“So many campgrounds now offer cabins and other glamping experiences,” Rossi says, noting that if you’ve never tried RV travel, this might be the year to give it a go. “Traveling by RV gives you your own space and bathroom, and it’s easier than ever to rent an RV with platforms like RVshare and Outdoorsy.”

Camping tips:   7 things you should never do when camping with kids and pets

Luxury stays

Privacy has long been a standard offering at luxury properties. What was once a draw for celebrities looking to unwind in peace is a perk for bubble groups looking to vacation sans crowds. The picture-perfect Grenadines is home to the private island resort of Petit St. Vincent . There, you can take bubble-ready tropical distancing to the next level with a stay at the resort’s PSV Peninsula, a small collection of one- and two-bedroom cottages on a secluded part of the island. Groups can book up to four cottages, and with all-inclusive amenities and two acres of Caribbean bliss per person, a stay feels both pampered and private.

In south central Alaska, Tutka Bay Lodge  on the Kachemak Bay and  Winterlake Lodge  at the entrance to the Alaska Range offer remote wilderness luxury and plenty of room for your group. These small lodges are by their very nature socially distant. Guests can choose additional measures such as having their meals in-room and opting for “refresh packages” instead of housekeeping.

Luxury Hawaii vacations:  5 best all-inclusive resorts

Cabo San Lucas calls, and The Cape answers. The boutique luxury hotel on the Sea of Cortez offers its A Villa State of Mind package as the answer to families and small groups who want a week-or-longer stay. Multi-bedroom villas come equipped with kitchens, large outdoor patios with hanging daybeds, washers and dryers and ocean views for miles. Other villa options include private plunge pools, outdoor BBQs and direct beach access. The package bundles a villa stay with high-speed Wi-Fi, daily breakfast, a personal concierge and private cooking classes. 

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5 Ways to Vacation with Family or Friends in a Social Bubble

Need ideas for getting loved ones together to travel in a safe group? Many areas of the travel industry are now making that possible.

By Frommer's Staff

In Covid Times, the biggest enemy is the unknown. The reason we protect ourselves with masks and social distancing is we can't be sure who might be infectious. So the easiest way to feel relaxed about interactions is to know the health status of everyone you hang out with.

That's why the travel industry is seeing a surge in requests for private vacations. Brokers who rent exclusive islands have seen interest soar to the highest level in decades . Not everyone can afford to live like Kim Kardashian (nor would most of us want to), so not all of us can tweet about how " humbled and blessed " we are to be able to whisk friends and family to private tropical resorts  for birthday parties.

But we can still vacation with the people we love in social bubbles—and health officials have confirmed that once everyone in that bubble has been vaccinated, they can hang out together without masks .

Several sectors of the travel industry have revised their offerings to open routes for safe, pre-tested or pre-vaccinated group bookings. Provided you can get into the countries where you've made reservations— make sure you'll be able to meet national entry requirements before you book anything —you can gather your squad, split costs, and make your next big journey a joint effort.

Charter a river cruise

Unlike giant ocean-going cruise ships, river cruise ships—and in particular, canal barges—are sometimes small enough to be rented by a single party. Several of the major operators on Europe's rivers are setting aside smaller boats to serve as charters for social bubbles. European Waterways , to take one, is renting out " hotel barges ": The 12-passenger Spirit of Scotland and the 8-passenger Scottish Highlander  take private groups on itineraries along the Caledonian Canal in Scotland. 

On a cruise like that, expect an open bar (European Waterways brags about serving 18 types of single malt scotch on Scottish itineraries) as well as meals and tours included in the price. A small, carefully tested staff does the cooking.

A great way to start a search for this kind of trip is to look at the operators that normally run cruises on the river you're interested in seeing; a great source is  Frommer's EasyGuide to River Cruising .   Then ask if the company arranges charters.

For ideas, zero in on a popular canal system , such as France's Canal du Midi, which is profiled here . In the U.S., look at places such as the Erie Canal in New York State or houseboating on Lake Mead near Las Vegas.

Plan your own escorted tour

In response to a shift in demand, many of the most respected names in package tours have figured out ways to craft escorted itineraries to cater to unified groups. Unlike on a normal escorted tour, you won't have to share the motor coach, guide, or meals with strangers—your group will be the only group. For many of these social bubble tours, which follow the same routes as publicly available offerings, the minimum number of participants is around 12, although each company sets its own requirements.

Several of the major tour brands that are now tailoring their standard products to suit bubbled groups include  Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold, Country Walkers and VBT Bicycling Vacations , and  Trafalgar Travel . Read more about these new types of tours here .

For other operators, group tours like this aren't a novel undertaking. Some upscale companies such as Abercrombie & Kent have already been operating private, small-group trips as a luxury product for many years.

Sail away on a yacht

Boat rentals can come with skippers (for a price), chefs (that's awful nice), or you can exert maximum control on your group for less money by serving as your own DIY captains and cooks. We've rounded up great sites for finding the right vessel— click here for that feature .

Destinations that are particularly rich with quality boat charters include the Caribbean (especially around the Virgin Islands ), the Greek Islands , and the Adriatic Coast of Croatia . 

Ride a rock star's RV

Big concert acts aren't touring right now, so their luxury motor coaches—drivers included—are available to be rented by the rest of us.

Check out our article about the lavish tour buses from  Hemphill Brothers Coach Company .

Book a villa

Home rental is probably easiest of all—pick a destination that will please everyone and rent a mansion big enough for the bunch of you.

Just make sure you reserve a place well in advance of travel. You're not the only person to have thought of  Airbnb , Vrbo , or other vacation home rental sites.

They're so popular right now, in fact, that prices for rentals have climbed higher  than hotels in many places—all the more reason to try out VacationHomeRents.com , a newly launched search engine aggregator that looks for vacation rentals from a variety of sources and collects them on one page.

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How to Plan a Family Vacation Where Everyone Feels Safe During COVID-19

By Megan Spurrell

Every traveler knows the feeling of desperately needing someone to turn to. It's not just on the road—deciding where to go for your first international trip or how to balance solo travel as a new mother can be just as challenging. In our new Women Who Travel advice column, we'll be answering questions from our Facebook group members , readers , podcast listeners , newsletter subscribers , and travelers . Have a question? We'd love to hear from you. Email us at [email protected].

Dear Women Who Travel,

My family plans a big trip together every summer—we usually meet up somewhere and rent a house , with a few generations (adult siblings and their families, plus our parents). This year it's obviously more complicated.

We halted planning our trip when the pandemic hit , but now it seems like some form of summer travel is on the table and the conversation has restarted. The real sticking point, however, is that everyone is on totally different pages. Some family members, all of whom are younger and have no underlying conditions, aren't too fazed about a long car drive and getting together in one house. My mother (who is over 65) doesn't want to miss out and says she'll do whatever we decide—but I can't tell how comfortable she actually is with the whole idea. One of my siblings says they need everyone to quarantine for 2 weeks if we're going to do it—but I'm not sure everyone will seriously commit to doing so.

How are we supposed to find middle ground? And how can we make sure that whatever we do works for everyone's comfort level (and safety)?

—A very cautious traveler

Dear Cautious Traveler,

Your question is basically the song of the summer: everyone is asking the same thing. With cities slowly opening up , the opportunity to take a road trip or rent a house is suddenly an option for some people, but actually putting together a trip—and one that your entire family can feel great about—is much more complex.

I'm still hunkering down in my little apartment, totally intimidated by summer travel planning as well, so I tapped a couple of other women to get us both some answers: Marissa Moore, a family therapist and founder of Therapy Brooklyn in New York's Greenpoint neighborhood, and fellow Condé Nast Traveler editor, Corina Quinn, who was the first person on our team to tackle the multi-generational family trip this summer, and learned quite a bit through the process.

In addition to the obvious baseline advice—to follow all local regulations and always check the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website before making travel plans—they had a ton of tips. First, they both emphatically agreed on one key factor for planning and executing a harmonious family trip right now: communication.

"As we finally venture out, this is what everyone is navigating this coming summer," says Moore. "But it's [still] a highly anxious time. Get orientated toward why this vacation matters to everyone [in your family]. When you ground the conversation in that, you have common ground to start on."

Moore suggests setting up a group video call right as you begin discussing a trip and block off an hour when everyone can hop on and give the conversation their full attention (in other words, don't leave Zoom open while you simultaneously prep dinner ). Having conversations in the family group text, on the other hand, leaves room for misinterpretation, and for side conversations and he-said-she-said dialogues. Rather than creating space for drama and hurt feelings, get everyone in the same "room" to lay the groundwork as a team.

Give everyone time to say what's on their mind: One sibling might say that they need assurance that everyone will quarantine for two weeks; someone else might ask everyone to get a COVID-19 test before embarking. It's important to acknowledge that everyone has different risk tolerance levels right now—and that that's okay.

If you think that a member of the family (like your mom) is having trouble voicing their opinion or speaking up, Moore suggests directing questions their way once everyone has spoken. You can even offer multiple choice answers to draw a response out, like "Is this trip sounding safe to you, would you be interested in discussing more safety measures, or does it feel outside of your comfort zone?"

For Quinn's family, everyone chose to lead by example as a means of asking for what they needed. "We're a group of eight adults and six kids, and everyone has had different situations over the past few months," says Quinn. "The way our family operates is to volunteer our positions." Each began by honestly sharing what life has looked liked during quarantine for them, and what precautions they've been taking. Quinn, for example, has been working from home in New York City for months, while the rest of the family is Northern Virginia, and has only seen one other person. She also volunteered to make an appointment with her primary care doctor to get a professional opinion on the trip.

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"Everyone appreciated that I volunteered to go to my doctor, and then they followed [suit]," says Quinn. "I don't think any of us felt comfortable telling someone else what they needed to do, so we volunteered instead." Ultimately, everyone ended up seeing their doctor for advice, once they agreed that they would all drive to the home they rented in North Carolina's Emerald Isle . Her brother even shared reading material on how to safely expand your bubble that helped put everyone at ease. (They also decided to bring their own groceries, took temperatures the week before the trip, and carefully plotted the rest stops they'd link up at, sanitizer in hand, along the way.)

Once guidelines have been set, both Quinn and Moore emphasize that recurring check-ins leading up to the trip are also essential—as is keeping the lines of communication open once you arrive at your destination. Sharing updates on tests, for example, can help everyone feel like these measures are being taken seriously. It also gives family members a chance to voice concerns as they bubble up.

If you feel like someone isn't holding up their end of the bargain, Moore suggests being mindful in how you address concerns, and check defensiveness when you can. "People might want to be called out in different ways, so establish ways to check in during the trip to set the expectation that you'll keep talking about [how things are going]," says Moore, who suggests touching base nightly as a possible routine. "To compassionately call someone out, lead with your emotional impact, what you're needing, and ask questions." At a time when all of our anxieties are at the forefront, shut down the instinct to make assumptions about why someone is acting the way they are.

Luckily for Quinn's family, the need to confront each other didn't happen on their trip. But she says that having every family member focus on the advice offered by their doctor, helped establish an understanding that everyone was doing what best for them. Ultimately, though, being with family meant that everyone kept each other's best interests in mind. "Nobody wants to be the person who knowingly infects everyone else," says Quinn. "Prioritizing those conversations, and being open, laid a nice foundation that made it possible to do the trip." She says that getting to be together after months in isolation was well worth the prep work, and countless conversations, it took.

If everyone in your family is bought into the idea of being together, then you can certainly make something happen. Maybe it looks like everyone driving to your mom and renting a home near where she lives, so she doesn't have to travel; maybe it looks like renting a few separate apartments in one place, with socially distanced hangs during the day. But it all relies on being open, and ultimately, trusting one another. If those two things are too great of a roadblock right now, maybe focus everyone's energy on planning ahead for a great winter trip , instead. It'll give your family more time to get comfortable with the idea of travel, and to touch base on what will make them feel safe. That light at the end of the tunnel will certainly help you get you through summer.

— Women Who Travel

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Remember the ‘Travel Bubble’? Here’s How It Burst

To keep tourism afloat during the pandemic, some countries formed travel alliances with their neighbors. At summer’s end, the experiment has had mixed results.

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By Julie Weed

One of the strategies for keeping international travel afloat during the pandemic was the creation of “travel bubbles”: alliances between neighboring nations with low infection rates that would allow travelers from those countries to freely visit.

But as the summer draws to a close and infections continue to pop up, it appears that, in many places, the travel bubble has burst.

There was a lot riding on the alliances. The pause on international tourism doesn’t just spoil family vacations; it affects the global economy in profound ways, too. The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates that about one in 10 jobs are related to tourism and travel. For popular destinations like Greece, where the tourism sector is responsible for about 40 percent of jobs , the effect is even more significant.

Where have the bubbles burst?

In May, New Zealand and Australia garnered attention when they announced a plan to create one of the first travel partnerships during the pandemic. The “Trans-Tasman bubble” would allow citizens of each country to travel to the other without a quarantine or a test. The hope was to enact it by early September, but in early August, a coronavirus outbreak in the Australian state of Victoria put those plans on hold .

For a while, Europe seemed to represent the best hope for getting tourism going, and it began with the bubble concept. On May 15, the Baltic States of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania created the first travel bubble in Europe; later that month, Hungary and Slovenia agreed that their citizens could continue to travel between the two countries.

Soon, much of Europe became a giant bubble. The European Commission created “ Re-open EU ,” a site listing travel rules within European countries. Each member country began easing restrictions at its own pace. Italy and Germany for example, opened quickly to travelers arriving from inside the European Union or the border-free Schengen zone. Britain also began opening up to its neighbors.

The welcome mat wasn’t rolled out long, though. Flare-ups of the virus caused borders to shut on short notice, disrupting travelers’ plans. In late July, Britain abruptly announced that travelers returning from Spain would have to self-quarantine for 14 days , just a few weeks after it had opened restriction-free travel to the country. In mid-August, British vacationers in France had to either rush home to beat newly announced restrictions, or face two weeks of quarantine when they returned.

Asia, too, has had its burst travel bubbles. Thailand had hoped to invite travelers from nearby countries with low virus rates, such as Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, to visit without requiring self-quarantines on arrival. New waves of the virus canceled those plans.

While some countries jointly announced agreed-upon travel bubbles with neighbors, others created de facto ones by publishing lists of which nearby countries’ residents were allowed in and under what circumstances.

In the United States, which accounts for about 25 percent of the world’s cases, some states like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have created their own de facto bubbles, stipulating that travelers coming from a long list of states with a seven-day rolling average of positive tests greater than 10 percent, or number of positive cases over 10 per 100,000 residents, self-isolate on arrival for 14 days.

From bubble to corridor

The idea of bubbles created between neighboring countries has given way in recent months to “travel corridors” and safe lists, sets of countries and territories around the world whose residents, depending on their destinations, don’t have to self-isolate, unless they are showing symptoms of the virus or have recently been exposed. These travel regulations are posted on government websites, such as Re-Open EU and the Centers for Disease Control website , and change as new information is received.

For example, as of Aug. 21 at midnight, travelers arriving in Norway from newly named “red” status places, including Austria, Greece, Ireland and Britain, were required to go into quarantine . Britain’s website, which lists more than 60 countries and territories from which travelers can visit without self-isolating, removed Croatia and Austria from that list last week and added Portugal. Belgium’s foreign affairs website updates the list of restrictions for travelers from various countries each day at 4 p.m.

The sites also list countries’ virus-testing requirements for travelers. Some nations recommend arriving with evidence of a negative result and offer tests at the airport or 14-day self-quarantines as an alternative. Others, like the United States, which recently dropped its advice that newly arrived travelers quarantine for two weeks, don’t require testing to enter the country.

Rather than prohibit all travelers from higher risk countries, Greece recently began requiring that people entering from a specified list of locations arrive with a negative test result for Covid-19, performed within three days of their entry.

What could go wrong?

The risk is high both for travelers and the countries they are visiting, said Dr. Brad Connor, the New York City site director for the GeoSentinel emerging infectious disease surveillance network of the C.D.C. and a longtime travel medicine and infectious disease specialist.

Asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic travelers carrying the virus can inadvertently bring it into an area undetected and cause an outbreak for which there is no vaccine and no reliable treatment, Dr. Connor said. “We all want to travel again in a safe way,” he said. “Unfortunately, the approaches so far have not worked.”

Regional approaches

Infection waves can be local and some countries’ restrictions get down to regional specifications. Belgium’s list recommends testing and quarantine for travelers arriving from certain areas within other European Union countries, like the southwest regions of Bulgaria. Norway declared that the region of Norrbotten in Sweden, which has fewer Covid cases than most other areas in the country, will be changed on its list from “red” to “yellow,” and anyone entering Norway from there will not be required to go into quarantine.

Cordoning off an area of the country for international tourists is the latest idea aimed at preserving a portion of this year’s tourism revenues. Thailand is considering a new program where international travelers who are willing to stay for 30 days are allowed into Phuket, where they will quarantine in specified resorts and undergo two Covid-19 tests.

The island of Anguilla in the Caribbean, which said it had no current virus cases, recently announced it would begin welcoming travelers who must apply to visit, giving preference to those from countries with lower infection rates and those who plan an extended stay. Travelers must arrive with evidence of a recent test showing they do not carry the virus. They will also need to quarantine for 10 to 14 days when they arrive, undergo two more virus tests and pay a fee for these services. The web portal states that “Anguilla is open for approved visitors from certain countries.”

What’s next?

Most countries now realize that they can’t plan too far in advance. The government website of Norway advises citizens that it “is not possible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to say when the travel advice for countries outside Europe will be changed.”

Travelers can continue to minimize risk to themselves and others with masks, hand-washing and social distancing — “but at this point we can’t completely eliminate the risk,” Dr. Connor said. “And therein lies the problem.”

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Five Things to Know About Travel Bubbles

Neighboring countries are striking agreements that permit trips across their borders. Is this the future of travel?

Melissa Locker

Contributing Writer

As summer creeps closer and the coronavirus pandemic rages on, people are accepting the reality that vacations and travel as we knew it are not happening this year.

Would-be tourists with wanderlust are dreaming about travel returning to normal, but so are businesses. The U.N. World Tourism Organization estimates that international tourism could decline by up to 80 percent this year over 2019, putting at least 100 million jobs at risk.

While most people are sheltering in place and many countries have closed their borders to prevent the spread of the virus, some essential travel has been allowed. People travel for family emergencies, for instance, while doctors and nurses head to hotspots to help treat those in need.

For those who have embarked on international travel, it typically requires two weeks of self-isolation to see if any coronavirus symptoms appear. While that works for people returning home or staying in a destination long-term, spending 14 days inside is not an ideal vacation for most travelers.

There is one glimmer of hope: travel bubbles.

What is a “travel bubble?”

Travel bubbles, also called travel bridges or corona corridors, do away with that waiting period for a select group of travelers from certain countries where the coronavirus has been contained. “In a ‘travel bubble’ a set of countries agree to open their borders to each other, but keep borders to all other countries closed. So people can move freely within the bubble, but cannot enter from the outside,” says Per Block, an Oxford University researcher in social mobility and methodology. “The idea is to allow people additional freedom without causing additional harm.” Travel bubbles are an extension of one of Block’s research specialties —social bubbles, where people expand their quarantine zones to include more people they consider safe. Block is one of the authors of an Oxford study that suggests social bubbles could be an effective strategy to alleviating coronavirus isolation, although the findings have not yet been peer-reviewed.

How does it work?

Travel bubbles do require a certain amount of faith and trust in partner countries and their ability to contain the virus, including widespread testing, contact tracing and effective quarantining. That’s why Block notes that the easiest time to form a bubble “is when two countries have no more cases” and thus, very low risk in allowing travelers from the other country. Australia and New Zealand, for instance, are some of the nations close to coming to such an agreement.

The two nations both managed to contain the spread of COVID-19 within their countries, after almost completely shutting their borders in March. As both countries appear to have successfully brought their coronavirus outbreaks under control (currently Australia has just 15 new cases; New Zealand has zero, per Google’s virus tracker ) and so long as new infection numbers remain near zero, politicians are weighing options to safely ease open the border, just a little. In late April, they announced plans to form a travel bubble to allow residents to fly back and forth between the countries, sans quarantine; the countries are still determining when to implement it . “If there is any country in the world with whom we can reconnect with first, undoubtedly that's New Zealand," Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said last month.

Of course, zero transmitted cases is unlikely at this point in the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean low-risk travel has to wait. “A travel bubble can also make sense if neighboring countries have a similar number of cases and respond in the same way to the pandemic,” says Block. “In that case, for neither country there is a need to close the border to ‘protect’ their citizens from a higher incidence of cases due to travelers from another country.”

What are the economic benefits of a travel bubble?

A travel bubble would help both countries’ flagging tourism industries. As CNN points out , Australians make up almost 40 percent of international arrivals to New Zealand, with tourism being that country's biggest export industry . Chris Roberts, chief executive of New Zealand's tourist board Tourism Industry Aotearoa, told Justin Harper at the BBC that if the correct health safeguards are followed and the technology is in place, travel bubbles could be an effective means to opening up the country and could serve as a model for other countries to follow. “If New Zealand and Australia can show this can work, then it is likely to be adopted elsewhere,” he said, noting that otherwise “it could be 12 to 18 months before we return to open borders.”

If New Zealand can make their travel bubble work with Australia and keep new infections at zero, which appears to be their bar , they may expand the bubble to include other countries that are effectively containing the virus, including Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea, per the BBC . Fiji and other Pacific Island nations have also suggested they are open to joining in any expanded trans-Tasman bubble. Singapore may be in the mix, too, although they have said their borders will stay closed until a vaccine is found.

What other countries are considering bubbles?

The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand have stated they will not open their borders “ until it is safe to do so ,” which may not be for months. Meanwhile, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania opened their borders to one another on May 15. It’s a move that Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis called "a glimmer of hope for the people that life is getting back to normal" in a statement, reported by the BBC . While citizens and residents can move freely between the three nations, anyone arriving from outside the zone will have to continue to self-isolate for 14 days.

If the virus levels stay low, Finland and Poland may be next to join the Baltic travel bubble, the BBC reports. Elsewhere in the European Union, France is allowing people traveling from other EU countries to skip the 14-day quarantine requirement, the editorial board at the Financial Times writes .

Czechia plans to open its borders on June 8 to residents of countries that are deemed safe, most likely Austria, Slovakia and Croatia. The specifics of that opening are still to be determined, as currently even Czech residents returning home from abroad must show a negative test result or quarantine on arrival, Reuters reports .

Germany is also planning to open its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland on June 15, so long as virus infection levels remain manageable. Other neighboring groups of countries, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Greece, and even the non-EU country of Israel have been in talks to create a similar bloc, per the Wall Street Journal . While the EU has indicated it wants to establish universal criteria and standards before allowing free movement within the bloc, which would allow all members to lift their restrictions at once, things seem to be moving piecemeal with neighboring nations banding together. It’s a move that Block thinks makes sense. “This is very intuitive, because borders are more relevant for humans than for viruses,” says Block. “If you live in Germany near the Swiss border, why should you be forbidden to travel five miles to Switzerland but be allowed to travel 500 miles to the north of Germany if the policies for what you can or cannot do are the same in all places?”

In Asia, Beijing is considering expanding its “travel bubble” covering mainland China to include Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau as well as South Korea, the Asia Times reported. Ralph Jennings at Voice of America notes , Hong Kong is reportedly weighing opening a bubble with Macau, a popular recreation destination located just an hour away. Taiwan is also reportedly mulling opening travel to “low-risk” countries and exempting their visitors from 14-day quarantines. Chiu Cheng-hsun, a deputy director of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital near Taipei, told Voice of America , that to make such an arrangement work, visitors would be asked to take their temperatures daily and report any suspicious symptoms. Vietnam and Thailand are also reportedly considering creating a travel corridor over the next few months, Julia Hollingsworth and Kocha Olarn at CNN write .

Unfortunately for travelers coming from the U.S., the lack of unified response to the virus, combined with the low rates of testing and contact tracing, make it unlikely that the U.S. will be invited into a travel bubble any time soon.

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What you should know about 'travel bubbles' -- and why they're so important to the industry

When you think of a "bubble," particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic , the NBA's use of so-called bubbles to sequester players, coaches and members of the media in Orlando might come to mind. People in the bubble were able to move about freely, albeit with some restrictions, such as daily testing and, of course, not being allowed to leave. It functioned as a veritable city: Meals were catered by on-hand chefs and the bubble even had its own barbershops .

Travel is much more widespread than even the largest basketball organization, of course, but several countries are considering adopting a similar model to restart the industry.

Here's what you need to know about travel bubbles around the world.

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What is a travel bubble?

You might be hearing much more about travel bubbles (also called travel corridors, green zones, air bridges or green lanes) in the weeks and months to come as travel begins to reopen in destinations around the world.

Basically, travel bubbles are agreements between countries believed to have controlled the spread of COVID-19. They allow travel — including nonessential trips — across otherwise closed borders, often without lengthy quarantines or other significant restrictions such as mandatory testing.

Travel bubbles to watch

United States-United Kingdom

Right now, non-U.S. citizens from China, Iran, the European Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa and India are banned from entering the United States.

Of those countries, none is perhaps more critical to the travel industry right now than the U.K.

The travel industry has clamored for a travel corridor between the U.S. and U.K., and even made its case during the G7 meeting, mounting pressure on the respective governments to open a long-awaited corridor between the two countries. CEOs of each of the airlines that offer nonstop service between the U.S. and the U.K. as well as travel organizations joined forces in support of the corridor.

Why do travel providers so badly want a corridor between the U.S. and the U.K.? The answer is mainly financial.

According to Skift , the airlines said that reopening the corridor would boost the U.S. economy by $4 billion this summer alone. Domestic air travel has picked up recently, with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening more than 2 million flyers for the first time since March of 2020 -- but business and long-haul international travel remain depressed.

For two economies still reeling from the effects of the pandemic, it seems as though U.S. and U.K. leaders listened. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week quickly agreed to work toward reopening transatlantic travel.

"We're pleased to announce a joint [taskforce] to help facilitate the reopening of transatlantic travel," the U.K.'s secretary of state for transport, Grant Shapps, said in a tweet .

The travel industry reacted positively to the news.

"The travel industry enthusiastically applauds the Biden administration and U.K. government for being responsive to the calls to advance a bilateral travel corridor, and hopes to see it implemented by early July," the U.S. Travel Association , an organization that represents the travel industry, said earlier this month.

Even with travel officials on both sides of the Atlantic pushing for a travel corridor between the two nations, however, there are still hurdles. It's clear that both countries are still in the early stages of discussions, with Britain's foreign secretary telling a news station that a travel corridor was "not something we'll be announcing imminently."

Both nations also have several restrictions -- or outright bans -- on travelers from the other country.

Most U.S. travelers are still required to quarantine for 10 days upon landing in the U.K. And even with nearly half of its population fully vaccinated , the Delta variant, which accounts for a significant portion of new COVID-19 cases in the U.K. has posed concerns. England also delayed lifting lockdown restrictions by an additional month due to the variant.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also still lists the U.K. as a Level 3 "high risk" nation, even following last week's advisory update . The U.S. State Department on June 16 listed the United Kingdom at its second-highest designation, " Level 3: Reconsider Travel ," due to COVID-19. And while 55% of U.S. adults have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, experts have said widening gaps between rural and urban vaccination rates could extend the pandemic.

U.S.-European Union

Not to be confused with the U.S.-U.K. corridor in talks, as the U.K. is no longer a European Union member, the EU added the United States to its so-called travel "white list" this week. The list will allow vaccinated visitors to skip quarantine requirements and move freely between the 27 EU nations.

The EU agreed to add the U.S. and seven other countries or territories — Albania, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macao, North Macedonia, Serbia and Taiwan — to the list of nations from which travel is allowed. It remains unclear if the addition of the U.S. to the list will take effect immediately, though the approval is a promising sign for Americans.

But, as noted in the section above, for a full corridor to be possible, the EU is still looking for the U.S. to relax its travel restrictions on EU countries before the transatlantic corridor fully reopens.

Hong Kong-Singapore

Singapore and Hong Kong serve as significant financial and travel hubs in Asia, so a corridor between the two destinations seemed inevitable. But the launch has been postponed several times.

The travel bubble between the two cities was initially set to launch in November of 2020. However, it was delayed because of a spike in cases in Hong Kong. It was then pushed to May 26, though that has indefinitely been delayed again. According to the South China Morning Post , the travel bubble was put on hold for a second time in mid-May amid a rise in untraceable cases in Singapore. Now, the two countries will review the travel bubble again in July.

St. Lucia-Caribbean

St. Lucia has a travel bubble with 11 Caribbean countries. Travelers moving within the bubble can skip quarantine, but they must still present a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken no more than five days before arriving in St. Lucia.

The U.S. is not included in the bubble, and international visitors from outside the St. Lucia travel bubble will be required to remain at their COVID-19-certified property and only participate in certified tours and activities for the duration of their stay.

Australia-New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand launched their long-awaited travel bubble for quarantine-free journeys between the two countries in April.

People looking to travel in the bubble must have spent the previous 14 days in Australia or New Zealand only. However, travelers who have been to Victoria, New South Wales or Queensland cannot travel to New Zealand from anywhere in Australia until at least 14 days after being in those destinations. This pause is expected to last through June 22 .

And don't expect the U.S. to be added to the bubble. It may still be some time before New Zealand and Australia open their borders to other tourists. New Zealand has indicated that its borders may remain shut for 2021, while Australia says its borders will be closed until 2022.

Have there been travel bubbles before?

Still reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, the travel industry has experimented with travel bubbles on a much smaller scale.

These bubbles still aim to accomplish the same task: controlling who is or is not allowed into the bubble.

For instance, multiple U.S.-based airlines now offer COVID-19-tested flights. Delta Air Lines, for example, announced last month that Italy would reopen to any Americans who travel on specific flights . American Airlines and United Airlines also made similar announcements.

And Hawaii earlier this year launched an "enhanced movement quarantine," or " resort bubble " program. Guests participating in the resort bubble program can move about the property and access pools, dining and beaches during the 72-hour quarantine period. During the three days of mandatory quarantine , however, guests can't leave the resort except for medical care and must have their movements monitored by a bracelet. Travelers who arrive in the country without a negative test can't participate in the program.

Travelers must proceed directly to their resort bubble either by hotel transport or a car service type of ground transportation. No rental cars are allowed until the traveler is released from the bubble program.

Even though travel bubbles have been in the works since last year, they will still clearly play a crucial role in safely restarting travel all over the world — and even facilitating easier trips much closer to home.

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Travel Bubbles: What They Are and How They Help

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These days, some countries have begun to see few coronavirus outbreaks. Several nations have also started to slowly begin to take steps back toward relaxing restrictions. Recently several countries have also taken an additional step: they have formed travel bubbles. Read on to find out what they are and how they help.

A travel bubble (also known as a travel corridor) is when two or more countries agree to allow travel to occur between them. This can only occur if each country has shown that it has lowered its number of new coronavirus cases. Here are some of the benefits of a travel bubble:

• They can allow families who are in the other countries to finally reunite: This is especially significant for families that need to see each other for urgent reasons such as funerals or happier life moments such as the birth of a baby.
• They encourage economic growth: Travel bubbles help encourage people to contribute to each other’s economies. Countries that heavily rely on tourism will get relief and businesses local to those areas will get the chance to finally gain their footing again.
• They help boost mental health: Many people have felt like they have lost their freedom and cases of depression and anxiety have grown considerably during the pandemic. Allowing people to travel again helps reestablish a sense of normalcy that will hopefully help promote better mental health.
• They help serve as benchmarks for other countries: As travel bubbles begin to form, other countries who are still on lockdown will get to observe what is working best and how they can be even more prepared for the future. This will only encourage better health and sanitation standards worldwide when it comes to travel.
• It will help the travel industry grow again: It’s no secret that the travel industry worldwide has suffered quite a bit. Everything from airlines, tour operators, cruise lines, hotels, and resorts has experienced a financial loss. Travel bubbles give the industry a chance to recover.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania recently announced a travel bubble. Other travelers that are arriving from outside the bubble must still self-isolate for 14 days even if they live in other parts of Europe.

The following countries are also in talks to form travel bubbles of their own:

• Australia and New Zealand
• China is considering allowing Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea
• Israel, Greece and Cyprus

Tough times like these call on us to get creative and find new solutions to help us all move forward. We are hopeful that these travel bubbles will help provide hope for the future and will encourage growth of all kinds. Here’s to sunnier days!

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Flying with young kids is always a challenge. From all the clothes, diapers, loveys and snacks to pack, to making sure you have all the entertainment for a long flight, sometimes the final straw is having to lug a bulky car seat through the airport on top of it all. That’s why once I discovered the Bubble Bum Inflatable Booster Seat , I’ve never looked back. I’ve used it with three kids and it is hands-down the product I most often recommend to fellow traveling parents. And at under $35, I consider it a total steal. 

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If you’re not driving to your destination and have a young child in tow, chances are at some point you’ll be renting a car or calling an Uber, and it’s highly likely that even the shuttle that picks you up from the airport won’t have a car seat on hand—and oftentimes an Uber won’t drive kids that don’t have a car seat with them. But if you’re taking a cab to a restaurant or historical site, who wants to drag around a car seat once they reach their destination? 

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Of course, always check local state and country car seat laws and guidelines to make sure your child’s age and size are appropriate for a booster seat.

I’m clearly not the only parent that loves this compact seat. It has over 3,200 five-star ratings on Amazon with many saying it was “great for airplane travel.”  One reviewer shared that they used it when traveling out of the country and that the seat “worked like a charm” while others praised how “incredibly lightweight” and “compact” it is. Another parent raved that they were “especially impressed” with the shoulder strap positioning clip, which they noted is not often a feature on most other backless booster seats.

The one thing I would note is that the Bubble Bum is a small booster seat without sides, armrests, or a back, so you know best whether your really young or small child would be better suited for a high-back booster. For my family’s purposes of taking it on short shuttle and Uber rides, it worked fantastically. 

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Touring the Top 10 Moscow Metro Stations

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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