What are the best Travel tips during the Pandemic Covid-19?

Travel with confidence

It's never too late to learn"... Covid-19 Novel Coronavirus has forced the Human World to change the "way of living" significantly. Every aspect of life has been severely affected due to the on-going pandemic Covid-19 that we all know very well during the last twelve months.

"Precaution is better than cure" is the best practice- though we all know it very well still many of us didn't practice the same in our real-life pre-covid time. But today's World keeps telling the fact and practice of "Precaution", importantly when you step out of the home you should be more careful and vigilant as the so-called disaster Novel Coronavirus is roaming around.

In the Travel World of the COVID-era, it's really very difficult to understand what's going on at present. Travel guidelines & advisories and in fact, Health protocols are varied from country to country. Some countries won't let you in whereas some countries won't let you out, hence it is very confusing to decide for any individual at this point. Lots of ambiguities and doubts still in mind even if you went through many research done to plan for a trip outside your city.

How to decide on a Travel- domestic or international during the Covid-era

Although all airports, seaports, and transports sectors such as Aviation are taking precautionary measures and maintaining hygiene conditions at their level, every traveler should also make some sort of check-points at their end before step out for a trip as we are talking about.

Following are the check-points that everyone should think of once and then can initiate a trip.

Check and postponed the trip if it is not that important or an emergency,
Check you are in sound health, not having any disease or chronic disease conditions,
Elderly aged people should avoid travel during the pandemic time as the virus is very much contagious,
Check the destination city, state, or country you are planning to travel for should have a lower risk of Covid-19

Once you go through the above points and decide to opt for a trip, you must do and keep yourself ready with the following important stuff before your travel.https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/travel-advice

Always wear a Mask as appropriate.
Carry hand sanitizers and hand gloves.
Maintain social distancing of at least 1 meter from others.
Wash your hand thoroughly and avoid touching eye, nose, and face.
Arogya setu app(India) or the respective country's health tracking app (if any) should be downloaded on your phone or laptop during travel.

Travel Advisory and Guideline

Before planning for a trip whether domestic or international, it is advisable to go through the travel guidelines and all sort of advisories are placed and also keep a habit to check on the latest update/news related to the guidelines that might have imposed by the relevant country's authorities from time to time.

Following are the key points you should check-:

Check the travel originating country's guidelines and health protocols.https://boi.gov.in/
Check the destination country's travel guidelines and health protocols.
Check with the respective domestic or international airport's contact center for more information related to travel restrictions if any.
Check Covid-19 RT-PCR test requirement, this is mandatory to have a Negative test report which should be conducted from the approved lab within 72 hours of departure.
Check all quarantine protocols for a state or country and prepare yourself accordingly.
It is advisable to check information from the relevant sources - respective Government authorities/bodies as well as from the Airlines. Keep checking the said websites and contact center for the correct information.
Check if any restrictions on travel for a particular Nationality, restriction on visa, and other immigration approval requirements due to Covid-19.

Carry a pouch handy with important documents

It is always good to keep things in an organized manner whenever you are traveling and that we all know very well.

Just to reiterate the same below for your benefit.

Passport and visa
Air ticket and e-boarding pass copy
Notebook and a pen
All other necessary documents copy that might need to be shown to the official during travel such as Covid test report, immigration approval hard copies, etc.
Have the soft copy documents on your phone or laptop for better care.

Your handbag should carry a water bottle, some dry snacks, hand sanitizers, a mask, and a pair of hand gloves as well.

According to medical research, viruses don't tend to spread easily on the aircraft because the air is circulated and filtered on its way. Airlines and airports are kept on taking precautionary measures before and after the travel. There are health screening checkpoints at the airport and in the aircraft as well and other necessary precautions to disinfect from time to time.

I hope the above article is informative enough and useful for everyone who needs to travel during the pandemic, I am sure this article will give a brief idea to plan for a trip with confidence.