Air travel policy updates

[ellbell]

If you are close to Montreal, I found this place : https://www.gotestrapide.com/
We plan on using this before we leave in 36 days. This test is not allowed to re-enter into Canada but it‘s good to go into the US. We are planning on getting the free testing at Walgreens in Orlando before coming back. I’m hopeful it’ll work. If not, I guess we’ll just have to pay…

Will you have your own vehicle or will you be ubering to Walgreens. I don't drive but was wondering how it works with uber for the drive through.

 

[flav]

If you are close to Montreal, I found this place : https://www.gotestrapide.com/
We plan on using this before we leave in 36 days. This test is not allowed to re-enter into Canada but it‘s good to go into the US. We are planning on getting the free testing at Walgreens in Orlando before coming back. I’m hopeful it’ll work. If not, I guess we’ll just have to pay…

I think that we are planning on leaving the same date (August 5th) Thanks for the info!

ETA: That means a total of 300$ CDN for the entire family for both directions since we will be considered fully vaccinated by then. Back to being excited about vacations!

 

[Tanooki]

Will you have your own vehicle or will you be ubering to Walgreens. I don't drive but was wondering how it works with uber for the drive through.

We are using Tony to go from Pop to Royal Pacific (Universal) for the last 2 days of our trip so we’ll ask him if we can go by Walgreen when we transfer to get the test done there. If it doesn’t work, I guess we’ll try with Uber.

 

[Tanooki]

I think that we are planning on leaving the same date (August 5th) Thanks for the info!

ETA: That means a total of 300$ CDN for the entire family for both directions since we will be considered fully vaccinated by then. Back to being excited about vacations!

Actually, we leave on the 7th .
If you are using the Go Test Rapid site, there‘s a code to get 15% off : TESTME. I don’t know if it’ll still work in a month, but it’s worth a try!

 

[Sue M]

Will you have your own vehicle or will you be ubering to Walgreens. I don't drive but was wondering how it works with uber for the drive through.

We’ll have to Uber to Walgreens too. I don’t know how that works either. I guess just ask the driver if they’ll go thru drive through when you get picked up? No idea.

 

[Sue M]

We are using Tony to go from Pop to Royal Pacific (Universal) for the last 2 days of our trip so we’ll ask him if we can go by Walgreen when we transfer to get the test done there. If it doesn’t work, I guess we’ll try with Uber.

Tony is great!

 

[tinderbell&pixiedust]

Tony is great!

Okay who is Tony?

 

[damo]

Okay who is Tony?

Tony Hinds. There are a few threads about him if you use a search.

 

[bcwife76]

Well it's not Disney but I finally pulled the trigger and booked Mexico. Sunscape Akumal, the price was just TOO good to pass up and the resort is currently at 50% capacity. Flight prices fluctuated so I ended up getting them for $300 less than they are now (as I booked flights first about a week ago) which really only means I have a few more $$ left in my travel bank with WJ lol DD10 will need to quarantine when we get back but that's ok and she will leave quarantine on the Labour day weekend so we can still do the PNE that last weekend before school starts. Now, crossing my fingers WJ doesn't cancel our flights

 

[Tanooki]

Okay who is Tony?

I read about him here and I found him on Facebook. He gave me a really great quote for 3 transfers (airport/Pop/Universal/airport). Looking forward to meeting him

 

[Sue M]

I read about him here and I found him on Facebook. He gave me a really great quote for 3 transfers (airport/Pop/Universal/airport). Looking forward to meeting him

I read about him on the Universal threads. I used him once for Universal and he’s a nice man. No fancy limo or town car. He picked me up in a van. I only needed one way, from Royal Pacific to MCO. We started our trip in Ft Lauderdale area and drove up to Universal. Then dropped off rental.

 

[Sue M]

Well it's not Disney but I finally pulled the trigger and booked Mexico. Sunscape Akumal, the price was just TOO good to pass up and the resort is currently at 50% capacity. Flight prices fluctuated so I ended up getting them for $300 less than they are now (as I booked flights first about a week ago) which really only means I have a few more $$ left in my travel bank with WJ lol DD10 will need to quarantine when we get back but that's ok and she will leave quarantine on the Labour day weekend so we can still do the PNE that last weekend before school starts. Now, crossing my fingers WJ doesn't cancel our flights

Yay! Have a margarita for me! What part of Mexico is it? We were in Puerto Vallarta for 3 weeks and got home by the skin of our teeth before everything went crazy!

 

[bcwife76]

Yay! Have a margarita for me! What part of Mexico is it? We were in Puerto Vallarta for 3 weeks and got home by the skin of our teeth before everything went crazy!

Akumal, in the Riviera Maya

 

[Going to WDW]

We have March Break 2021 booked with WestJet but I am sort of concerned that they'll change them. We booked with them because they are currently offering direct flights to MCO (at least now). Is AC or WJ better about honouring direct flights (from YOW) in your experience?

 

[Timon]

A Canadian cruise vlogger on youtube I am subscribed to is going on the Carnival Mardi Gras July 31 out of Florida and then an Alaska cruise in September. I can't wait to follow his journeys with all of the hoops and tests he will need to go through.

May I ask who is this youtuber?

 

[KNovacovschi]

I’m hoping before September Biden lifts the required testing, I bought my test back on January for the April trip that never happened but haven’t bought my DHs yet and am waiting since we can’t book the test until 3 weeks before travel anyways. So just waiting to see for the one prior to coming home. For those that are going next month and planning on Walgreens can you please keep us updated on if using an Uber was allowed.

 

[Juventus]

What test are you booking 3 weeks early? The rest for US entrance? Are you/ can you book early at shoppers drug mart?

 

[Pumpkin1172]

May I ask who is this youtuber?

I believe she is referring to Don...from Don's family vacations. He's from the Ottawa, Ont area if I am remembering correctly.

 

[22Tink]

I’m hoping before September Biden lifts the required testing,

We are supposed to fly out August 26th to California and it would be so nice not to have to test before we go. I’m in central BC and testing is so expensive here! Add that to the two tests needed to come home and it’s a huge added cost. It would be nice if one or both of those tests would be eliminated for fully vaccinated travellers too.

 

[Sue M]

We are supposed to fly out August 26th to California and it would be so nice not to have to test before we go. I’m in central BC and testing is so expensive here! Add that to the two tests needed to come home and it’s a huge added cost. It would be nice if one or both of those tests would be eliminated for fully vaccinated travellers too.

If you have a long enough layover in YVR you can have the test for the US there. Only problem it’s probably outside security. It’s on 3rd floor of US departures near the Hotel end. It’s the antigen test. $125 ish. Results in 15 min.