Passengers will be able to soak in Europe’s festive holiday charm on board the decadent train.
BY RACHEL CHANG
:https://www.cntraveler.com/story/belmond-orient-express-winter-journeys-2022
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The Most Beautiful Islands in Croatia, from Hvar to Vis
From the big-hitting names to lesser-known slips of land for a crowd-free experience. BY JANE FOSTER
:https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-most-beautiful-islands-in-croatia
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These First Class Airplane Seats Are as Decadent As It Gets
From in-flight showers to video chats with flight attendants, here’s what you could be enjoying at 30,000 feet.
BY GILBERT OTT AND RAMSEY QUBEIN
:https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-most-over-the-top-first-class-airline-suites
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The Award is a recognition for our long-term efforts and frontrunner position of our company regarding sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. We have complies with more than 100 criteria, related to an operators’ office management, product range, international business partners and customer information. The Travelife standard is covering the ISO 26000 Corporate Social Responsibility themes, including environment, biodiversity, human rights and labour relations; and is formally Recognised as in full compliance with the UN supported Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria. SEA Tours is among the 5 companies in Thailand to have reached the Travelife Partner award.
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Travelife is a certification system, dedicated to achieving sustainable practices within the tourism industry. It provides companies with realistic sustainability goals, tools and solutions to implement positive change within their businesses and supply chains. Travelife is managed by ABTA – The Travel Association in the UK – and by ECEAT Projects – a not-for-profit organisation based in The Netherlands.
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Be among the first to sail aboard Silver Dawn, the tenth ultra-luxury ship to join our fleet. A new world of luxury is waiting aboard Silver Dawn. Both classic yet modern, Silver Dawn is the natural evolution of our fleet. Large enough to offer eight dining options – including the superb Sea and Land Taste (S.A.L.T.) programme – yet small enough for the famed Silversea on board ambience, Silver Dawn inherits the best features of her sister ships Silver Muse and Silver Moon, but is in a class all of her own. Sumptuous suites, outstanding itineraries plus cutting-edge design and technology, Silver Dawn sets new standards of luxury. Let’s wake up to a new dawn with Silversea.
Please click link below for Silver Dawn | The Dawn of a new era | Fincantieri
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Exploring in all-suite, all-verandah comfort, a mere 200 guests will be hosted by Crystal’s award-winning staff, attentive butlers, and team of expedition and destination experts. Prepare for unrivaled discovery.
Please click link below for Crystal Expedition Cruises | Thankful Tuesdays | Igor Stjepanovic – Restaurant Manager
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From extreme polar regions to remote tropical isles, Crystal Endeavor explores the world’s most intriguing destinations with extraordinary insight. Let your inner explorer guide you in choosing the voyage that speaks to your own personal sense of adventure: Remote Expedition, Destination Exploration or Cultural Discovery.
Please click link below for CRYSTAL EXPEDITION CRUISES | CRYSTAL ENDEAVOR | MIAMI DEBUT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHYLuOBE0DI
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รัฐบาลสหราชอาณาจักรประกาศให้ผู้ที่เดินทางมาจากไทยและฉีดวัคซีนโควิดที่อังกฤษรับรองแล้วครบโดสอย่างน้อย 14 วันก่อนเดินทาง ได้แก่ แอสตร้าเซนเนก้า, ไฟเซอร์, โมเดอร์นา หรือ แจนเซน / จอห์นสันแอนด์จอห์นสัน สามารถเข้าประเทศอังกฤษ โดยไม่ต้องกักตัว
หากยังฉีดไม่ครบโดส หรือรับวัคซีนที่อังกฤษไม่รับรอง เมื่อเดินทางถึงประเทศอังกฤษต้องกักตัวที่บ้านหรือที่โรงแรม 10 วัน พร้อมกับตรวจหาโควิดในวันที่ 2 และ 8 หลังเดินทางไปถึง ( ที่มา : BBC NEWS / THAI )
ต้องตรวจโควิดไม่เกิน 72 ชั่วโมงก่อนเดินทางไปประเทศอังกฤษ
ข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับการเดินทางเข้าประเทศอังกฤษ โปรดตรวจสอบที่ลิงก์นี้
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Please click links below for the information about required documents and contact offices to apply for the Thai Vaccine Passport.
http://vacn.ddc.moph.go.th/index.php
http://vpassport.ddc.moph.go.th/index.php
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Perhaps you’re planning a late summer getaway to wine country. Maybe your loved ones are heading off to college for a study abroad program. Or possibly your boss decided it’s time to restart domestic, even international, business travel again. No matter what the reason, people have been traveling at steadily increasing volumes during the late spring and summer, based on TSA’s airport screening data. But the Delta variant may be changing that trend.
The Delta variant of coronavirus is making news headlines, and, unfortunately, some of the reporting is uneven and unnecessarily contributing to traveler confusion about whether they should take trips and, if they do, how to minimize risk and travel safely.
The Delta variant is twice as contagious as previous strains of the disease. But the available scientific data indicate COVID-19 vaccinated people and those who have been infected and subsequently recovered are far less likely to catch coronavirus in any form, including Delta.
The most recent data indicate that all western approved vaccines – Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca – are highly effective at protecting against the worst outcomes of COVID-19, including the Delta variant.
The Pfizer vaccine was 92 percent effective at fighting the Delta variant, but the vaccine’s effectiveness fell to 90 percent, 85 percent and 78 percent after 30, 60 and 90 days, respectively, according to a recent study. In another study, researchers found the effectiveness of Moderna’s vaccine against infection from the Delta variant was 76 percent.
“People who have received the J&J vaccine should be confident they have a high level of protection against hospitalization and severe disease,” says Erika Reategui Schwarz, MD, an infectious disease specialist and assistant professor of medicine and hospital medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City and an investigator on the initial J&J clinical trial.
Researchers are sorting out whether the Delta strain produces more severe illness in people compared to the original virus. “Many scientists say they don’t know yet. Early information about the severity of Delta included a study from Scotland that showed the Delta variant was about twice as likely as Alpha to result in hospitalization in unvaccinated individuals, but other data has shown no significant difference,” according to a report by Yale Medicine.
Routine pandemic precautions, like masking, social distancing and being outside, are still wise measures to follow when you’re traveling. “We’re actually telling people a lot of the same things we’ve always told them, it’s just that now they’re a bit more willing to listen,” said Catherine Shearer, owner of H+I Adventures and Global Rescue Safe Travel Partner.
To minimize contracting or spreading the virus during air travel, people should continue to mask and physically distance in airport terminals, screening and security areas, at the gates and on the jetway.
Inflight is different. Passengers cannot socially distance on board a jet, but masking is still required. Travelers should know that the onboard jet air filtration is fast and effective against bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19.
A study revealed the chances of becoming infected with COVID-19 while wearing a mask and flying on a modern, commercial airline is about the same as being struck by lightning: about one chance in half a million. Air filtration and recycling on a jet are fast and effective due to the use of powerful air circulation fans and high-efficiency particulate absorbing (HEPA) filters.
“The HEPA filters are 99.9% effective or greater in removing particulate contaminants, including viruses like COVID-19, and bacteria and fungi from recirculated air. The air flows from the ceiling to the floor and creates completely new air in the cabin every six minutes,” said Denise Stecconi, a commercial pilot who flies Boeing 737s for Alaska Airlines.
When it comes to destinations, domestic or international, travelers should look at hotspot trend data to identify places to avoid, but they should also be aware that viruses mutate.
“Travelers must remember that coronavirus has a vote since new mutations are possible. Hedge your destination bets by picking outdoor getaway spots where COVID-19 and Delta variant trends matter less, like remote camping, horseback riding, ranch or seashore vacations and hiking. Go where you can be outside and away from crowds,” said Kent Webber, senior manager, Intelligence Services at Global Rescue and a former senior intelligence operations officer in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence at the Pentagon.
Medical experts, like Amber D’Souza, professor of epidemiology for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, agrees Delta variant infection rates are getting worse, but she adds that “in evaluating now whether to go on trips, if individuals are vaccinated, risk does remain low if you take appropriate precautions. I think it still is okay to consider taking those trips.”
Rising vaccination rates, dwindling vaccine-hesitancy, increasing recovery from infections, FDA vaccine approvals and emerging pharmaceutical development of inoculations for children are all contributing to traveler enthusiasm about the return of travel. But that alone won’t be enough for the global travel and tourism industry to recover from the economic damage caused by the pandemic, especially as the Delta variant sparks disruption and confusion.
International governments must match, even exceed, traveler enthusiasm with institutional commitments to prevent another disease from causing so much damage. Business and government leaders must commit to advancing policies for new technology capable of disease detection.
Dedicating global resources to prevent the spread of deadly diseases requires international cooperation. Travelers and travel industry leaders can support the creation of a dedicated international task force to track disease outbreaks. It’s a foundational element to include as part of the travel industry’s ability to minimize the impact of and recovery from future pandemics.
Article written by Dan Richards, CEO of Global Rescue. He serves on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board at the U.S. Department of Commerce and is a Global Member of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Credit:https://www.travelpulse.com/opinions/column/can-you-travel-safely-with-the-delta-variant.html
