Americans Can Now Travel to Italy

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Travelers dreaming of la dolce vita can stop fantasizing and start booking as Italy started welcoming vaccinated tourists on Sunday — including Americans.

The country reopened its borders to foreign tourists from several destinations traveling on "COVID-free" flights, the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, wrote in a Facebook post.

Travelers on these flights are required to get tested before departure and again on arrival, regardless of their vaccination status, but are exempt from quarantine. Tourists must take either a molecular or antigen swab test within 48 hours of arriving in Italy, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

"This is how we open to safe tourism from all G 7 states after over a year," Di Maio said. "So far, with the covid-free flights you couldn't come to Italy for tourism from the extra EU countries. Now let's reopen to this opportunity, which allows safe travels without quarantine… With hard work we work to bring Italy out of crisis and save the tourist season."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/americans-can-now-travel-to-italy-here-s-how-to-book-a-flight/ar-BB1gPz1E

Looks like they still want a 10 day quarantine.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. I didn't see the 10 day Q in the msn story

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Check out the second link in the story

Exception is to self isolate and submit second test. Doesn't appear to be exceptions due to vaccination.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. Who still wants a quarantine?

"Travelers on these flights are required to get tested before departure and again on arrival, regardless of their vaccination status, but are exempt from quarantine."

Not following you there.

[BannonsLiver]

4. There's no 10 day QT attached to this latest policy change.

That’s the whole point of the change.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. See #2

[BannonsLiver]

6. According to the 2nd link this is the policy

“The country reopened its borders to foreign tourists from several destinations traveling on "COVID-free" flights, the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, wrote in a Facebook post.

Travelers on these flights are required to get tested before departure and again on arrival, regardless of their vaccination status, but are exempt from quarantine. Tourists must take either a molecular or antigen swab test within 48 hours of arriving in Italy, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.”

So it sounds like if you’re Covid free and can prove it there is no 10 day quarantine.

[bahboo]

7. gonna wait until 2022 regardless....