The Bahamas Closes its Borders to U.S. Travelers

The Bahamas has shut its borders to the United States. Due to the continued increase in COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in the U.S., as effectively as an uptick in instances in the Bahamas, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, has made the selection to close borders to international commercial flights and commercial vessels carrying travellers from the United States.

The order is effective as of Wednesday, July 22 at midnight. In addition, Bahamasair will cease outgoing flights to the United States, productive promptly. At first, the destination reopened to international travelers on July one, as documented by our sister publication Journey Agent, indicating it took fewer than a few weeks to overturn the selection.

Outgoing flights will be permitted to accommodate any recent site visitors scheduled to return to the United States after Wednesday, July 22. 

Personal flights and charters from the United States, as effectively as pleasure craft and yachts will be permitted, and travelers from Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union are exempt from the crisis order. All site visitors are essential to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test from a referenced lab, taken no more than 10 days prior to the day of vacation. 

Considering that opening borders to international vacation on July one, The Bahamas has knowledgeable a deterioration in conditions relative to COVID-19. These limitations have been put in location to defend the well being and wellbeing of the two people and site visitors and to reduce the unfold of the virus through the Bahamas.  

The Bahamas, according to its Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, is examining and remaining guided by the most productive methods from about the entire world. Reopening of borders will continue on to be monitored and guided by the Bahamas authorities and well being officials, based on COVID-19 developments.

This write-up at first appeared on www.travelagentcentral.com.

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