Covid19 – Paul's Tech Talk

Some common question about the IATA Travel Pass!

PaulApril 26, 2021

The Travel Pass

We are hearing more and more about IATA Travel pass and airlines adopting it. I am sure there are so many questions people are asking and or want to ask. I figured I’d answer the ones that are most common and try to give you some information that I have learned over time about the IATA travel pass. I am no expert or am I affiliated with IATA in anyway but I am going to share my views and my thoughts on some of the most common questions people seem to have when it comes to the IATA travel pass.

Who’s going to be paying for it?

This seems to be a common question because most people are worried it will cost them to use the app for their flight. It very well could cost you a little money in the future but for right now, I am sure the aviation industry is flipping the bill to encourage people to travel again and to try to get the public support on this. So they may not require us to pay anything more than the cost of the ticket. I seriously doubt it will cost much when it finally gets going around the world. If by chance airline companies start charging for the use of this. I can only imagine it being very small amount of money per flight because it will help reduce the load of having to verify peoples papers at the gate.

Who’s eligible for the Travel Pass?

I’m going to take a guess anyone and everyone who is of legal age and or adult. That doesn’t mean kids won’t be bleto use that because I am sure if you have kids with you and you use the travel pass they will also be on the travel pass also to show to the gate personnel. The reason I say this is that they want to test it out as broadly as possible so they will not limit who will be able to use this app. The only condition right now is that you have to be invited into the process but that only means you have to buy a ticket for the flights that they are doing the travel pass on.

How can I know which flights are using the Travel Pass?

For right now, the only way to find out which flights are going to use the travel pass on any given airline is to try to find out through the airlines website and or calling them. I am sure they will be more than glad to tell you. I did try to go to a few airline websites that are doing the trials and it can be quite hard to find out which flights are doing the trials of the Travel pass on. If you really want to know and be on those flights, I suggest calling the airlines that are doing these trials and ask for the flight numbers and booking your flights on those flight numbers.

I am sure even more airlines are going to jump on board in the coming months or weeks and you should see an increase of airline travels for international and even domestic flights. I am hopeful that most places will open up this summer because they will see the value of this and the economy can begin to heal.

International Travel Bans due to Covid 19(Sars-Cov-2)!

PaulSeptember 11, 2020

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It’s Globally

We’ve all been frantically checking to see when we’ll be able to travel to see our Fiances, boyfriend, Girlfriend, or that Significant other! It’s been a mad house for us all! I’ll say it is hasn’t been easy since most places went on lock down March or April this year (2020). Thanks to Covid-19 we’ve all had to be by ourselves and that isn’t normal or right.

Where to Go?

Are you asking this to find out if you can go see your other half or just so you know if they can come see you? Either way the point of this post to help you find out which sites might be able to help you find out that information. Each government has their own regulation and requirements or are just not allowing foreigners to come into the country. This is all due to the over whelming need to keep the virus from getting out of hand. There are several resources you can use to find out if you can travel in the first place. I like to at least try to help those who might want to know keep track of the current world wide situation and if you can travel to a particular country and back!

I’ll be frank this won’t be a very long post because I just want to make sure you know where you can go to find out if you can travel and what you might have to do. The rest is up to you on how you do it. I strongly recommend going to each governments websites and see what they are allowing to come into their country and what they require to be able to get into it. Some are requiring 14 days of quarantine and others are requiring PCR (Up the nose) and IGGM (Checking to see if you been in contact with anyone who has had covid19) blood test! Either way it will be uncomfortable for you!

Let’s Start!

We will now talk about where you could go to answer all your questions on this:

International Air Travel Association (IATA) — Has a great website to see which countries are allowing you to travel to and from. It however doesn’t exactly tell you what is required to get into that country!
CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) — Has a good Travel Notices for those who worry about getting the virus while travelling. You can weigh it down to how much you might be at risk when travelling.
The World Tourism Organization — Keeps up to date what they know. This is almost a blog type of publishing. They publish new stuff every few weeks or when a countries come out of or goes into lock down. It however has limited amount of information but still good to check!

These are about all I could find and as such should at least start your journey and keep you updated on when you might be able to fly. If you are looking to get tickets to fly, Why not save some money and follow my tips on getting the cheapest plane tickets!

Remember to share this post with others so they can find out more ways to keep up to date on travel bans and when you might be able to fly again. Remember we are all in this together!

#LoveisNot Tourism

Day 9 – Keeping sanity at home

PaulApril 1, 2020

Routines

I can say so much about the day to day routines that I go through to keep my sanity. You get up and check your email and then you start to figure out what you will be eating in the morning. Each day you are trying to find something to keep you busy while you wait the day out. Covid-19 seems to bring out the dread and fear. I still say you shouldn’t fear the pandemic but listen to what is recommended. Washing your hands and keeping away 6 feet seems to be the CDC recommendations for the time being, least we should also be socially distant. We are social animals and I know we have a really hard time doing that. I’ve read stories about that and know from first hand about people not listening and staying away 6 feet. It seems there is a debate on whether this is foolish pandemic or a much needed change!

News Media

The News media still seems to be foolishly trying to scare people and make their best known fear around the world. I still think that this pandemic will show us just how much the media controls the information and what we actually see or hear about this Covid-19. In the USA, Trump extends social distancing until April 30th , So we might just be in isolation for another month at least! The curve of this virus has not even peaked and we have yet to see a downward climb of the end. It could be weeks or months before we are back to our normal routines.

Peoples lives at risk!

With people not working, or trying to provide for there family, where is the end of this. There has to be some kind of give and take about people working and surviving this problematic issue. We all just can’t stay home and veg out. We are should always be willing to work and overcome this virus and show people just how much we value our work ethic. Are you worried about being evicted or how you feed yourselves and family in the coming weeks? Why not comment and tell me your thoughts and fears and lets start a conversation about this and others. We can be socially distance and still have a really good discussion about this and others topics!