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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #40 on: May 03, 2020, 09:45:18 PM »
Question is who will pay for it.
How much is such a test already?
I presume anyone with a scheduled trip will feel it is worth it.

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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #41 on: May 03, 2020, 09:54:42 PM »
How much is such a test already?
I presume anyone with a scheduled trip will feel it is worth it.
Vienna is charging 190 EUR.

https://onemileatatime.com/vienna-airport-covid-19-testing/

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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #42 on: May 03, 2020, 09:54:53 PM »
What does it help if it takes an average of 5 days from infection to showing positive on a test?

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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #43 on: May 03, 2020, 09:56:22 PM »
I think that until a full cure or vaccination is widespread, there won't be anything close to normal. Maybe a few years.
My opinion is that a complete lockdown of international flights in many countries will continue for another half year.

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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #45 on: May 03, 2020, 10:55:14 PM »
I think that until a full cure or vaccination is widespread, there won't be anything close to normal. Maybe a few years.
My opinion is that a complete lockdown of international flights in many countries will continue for another half year.
That's awfully long.
I hope it's shorter than that.

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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #47 on: May 03, 2020, 11:51:56 PM »
Vienna is charging 190 EUR.

https://onemileatatime.com/vienna-airport-covid-19-testing/

I would pay that in a heartbeat if it could mean I can go to Israel without being quarantined.
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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #48 on: May 04, 2020, 09:01:36 AM »
I’m predicting a mass wave of Aliya once this is over, something on the scale not seen since the Iron Curtain fell. We see clearly how Israel overcame the pandemic (obviously with the Yad Hashem) while the Jews of America and UK were massacred in their “first world medicine” hospitals.

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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #49 on: May 04, 2020, 09:14:51 AM »
I’m predicting a mass wave of Aliya once this is over, something on the scale not seen since the Iron Curtain fell. We see clearly how Israel overcame the pandemic (obviously with the Yad Hashem) while the Jews of America and UK were massacred in their “first world medicine” hospitals.
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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #50 on: May 04, 2020, 09:55:04 AM »
So here’s a COVID, international travel, and miles question: I have LH miles expiring soon, and can’t book travel with them or sell them right now. What to do? They refuse to extend. I’m considering booking a flight and then cancelling. Will they issue a voucher or try to redeposit the miles? I’m ok with a voucher
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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #51 on: May 04, 2020, 10:53:36 AM »
That's what they're doing in Vienna. But are they desperate for tourists like Israel is? (I know that plane tickets aren't cheap to begin with, but not sure if people will be interested in the additional cost, either.)
Austria is still not allowing tourists in, the tests are only for returning residents
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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #52 on: May 04, 2020, 11:30:19 AM »
So here’s a COVID, international travel, and miles question: I have LH miles expiring soon, and can’t book travel with them or sell them right now. What to do? They refuse to extend. I’m considering booking a flight and then cancelling. Will they issue a voucher or try to redeposit the miles? I’m ok with a voucher
Had the same issue. The Lufthansa website says that mileage tickets have the same policy as paid tickets, which is free changes or cancellation for a voucher. I booked a random flight way out, and plan on changing when I have travel plans.

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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #53 on: May 04, 2020, 04:46:58 PM »
Had the same issue. The Lufthansa website says that mileage tickets have the same policy as paid tickets, which is free changes or cancellation for a voucher. I booked a random flight way out, and plan on changing when I have travel plans.
Do you think they will issue you a regular travel voucher? I want to go ahead with this as well, just want confirmation it’ll work
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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #54 on: May 04, 2020, 06:13:22 PM »
Do you think they will issue you a regular travel voucher? I want to go ahead with this as well, just want confirmation it’ll work
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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #55 on: May 04, 2020, 08:25:39 PM »
any updates on allowing USA couples into israel to home quarantine, not hotel?

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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #56 on: May 05, 2020, 01:42:31 PM »
I think that until a full cure or vaccination is widespread, there won't be anything close to normal. Maybe a few years.
My opinion is that a complete lockdown of international flights in many countries will continue for another half year.

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Re: When do you think International travel will resume?
« Reply #57 on: May 05, 2020, 01:47:38 PM »
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