Land Border Opening?

[ilovetotravel1977]

Okay I just thought about something.

Let’s say it is fall and we have the 2-dose immunity the govt keeps preaching. But they haven’t done away with the hotels. What if I go to Florida and have a direct flight to Halifax or make my connection in the US? Halifax doesnt have the govt hotels. Will the govt make the airlines stop flights again to prevent people from connecting in other locations rather than in the four airports?

As of today, I can book direct to and from Florida.

 

[Susan2771]

Talks are ramping up.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trudeau-international-visitors-restrictions-1.6056584

 

[ellbell]

Okay I just thought about something.

Let’s say it is fall and we have the 2-dose immunity the govt keeps preaching. But they haven’t done away with the hotels. What if I go to Florida and have a direct flight to Halifax or make my connection in the US? Halifax doesnt have the govt hotels. Will the govt make the airlines stop flights again to prevent people from connecting in other locations rather than in the four airports?

As of today, I can book direct to and from Florida.

Is Halifax one of the airports allowed to accept international flights right now? If the hotel quarantine is still in existence you probably won't be able to catch a direcr flight to Halifax.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Is Halifax one of the airports allowed to accept international flights right now? If the hotel quarantine is still in existence you probably won't be able to catch a direcr flight to Halifax.

No it isn’t, but when I look at our dates in Nov and Dec, I can fly in and out of Halifax.

 

[ellbell]

No it isn’t, but when I look at our dates in Nov and Dec, I can fly in and out of Halifax.

It will depend on if the current rules change. Until then no direct international flights to Halifax. That means you have to do the hotel quarantine in the city you land in and then catch a flight to Halifax.

 

[ottawamom]

No it isn’t, but when I look at our dates in Nov and Dec, I can fly in and out of Halifax.

The airlines are allowing you to book with the hope that things will be back to normal. If they aren't the airlines will be forced to change your flight to one that goes through Montreal or Toronto. They are banking on not having to do this but if the rules don't change well.... You should be able to get a refund though as that would be a major flight change which would qualify.

 

[hdrolfe]

Talks are ramping up.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trudeau-international-visitors-restrictions-1.6056584

Interesting read, will be interesting to see what will happen, and I guess kids will be out of luck since they are talking about only fully vaccinated crossing. Hopefully in stages it will be open fully by fall regardless.

 

[Susan2771]

This hit the news this morning. Hopefully good news coming out very shortly, as the article talks about a sense of urgency. Get those vaccines if you want to travel

Canada set to relax quarantine rules for vaccinated travellers - BNN Bloomberg

 

[pigletto]

This hit the news this morning. Hopefully good news coming out very shortly, as the article talks about a sense of urgency. Get those vaccines if you want to travel

Canada set to relax quarantine rules for vaccinated travellers - BNN Bloomberg

There’s enough chatter now to feel like it’s going to be a reality soon. They were also discussing it on the Buffalo news this morning. I hope they stick to their guns on the fully vaccinated part for allowing people in .

Otherwise this is great news for the economic recovery of our border communities and trade as a whole.

We have no plans to travel until January but it will be interesting to watch it all unfold. I’m glad I have time to wait and see how it goes.

 

[TommyJK]

I want to know about Canadians returning home after US/International travel.

They keep talking about letting in foreigners, but tell your own citizens what can be expected of them first. If I am fully vaxxed, there is no way I should be subjected to the quarantines when coming home.

The articles keep noting "Travellers entering Canada". I'm assuming that means both foreign travellers or Canadian travellers returning home. It would make no sense to have vastly different rules for each group

 

[pigletto]

I want to know about Canadians returning home after US/International travel.

They keep talking about letting in foreigners, but tell your own citizens what can be expected of them first. If I am fully vaxxed, there is no way I should be subjected to the quarantines when coming home.

while I understand that , absolutely nothing official has come out . These are anonymous sources speaking to news outlets . They haven’t said anything at all and everyone is already mad .

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I think that's why everyone is mad...because they aren't saying anything LOL

 

[Pumpkin1172]

I think that's why everyone is mad...because they aren't saying anything LOL

BINGO!!!! They don't have a plan, or didn't and now have to scramble ( as they have for the past 15 months) to come up with a plan.

They increased the fine because people are not listening, or just taking the fine and not paying it (mostly). I feel it's a scare tactic to force people to stay home and " get that shot" so that normal life can begin again. That is their wording.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I think people were okay with the no-traveling messaging for a while, but once the vaccinations ramped up, that's when the travel industry and govts (US / CDN) started to make noise.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I honestly think it's more the US that's pushing for it. I honestly believe part of the hold up is vaccine passports. Canada wants it to be a requirement but the US has been against them.

You don't think Canadian travel industry and govt are pushing for it to open? All of the travel industry websites that I frequent have daily articles written about it. They are over it.

 

[Jrb1979]

You don't think Canadian travel industry and govt are pushing for it to open? All of the travel industry websites that I frequent have daily articles written about it. They are over it.

I don't think the govt is pushing that much. They want that vaccination rate up. IMO it's the travel industry and the border tourism cities pushing for it. I personally I am good for it to stay closed til fall. Would rather more fully vaccinated before the border opens.

 

[Jrb1979]

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/manitob...n-cards-for-fully-vaccinated-people-1.5460924
I wouldn't be surprised if more provinces do the same. Personally I'm all for it. We have come to far and close to the end of this. I don't want to have to keep shutting things down cause cases start rising again.

 

[Susan2771]

Another call to ease restrictions for border crossing Trudeau urged by U.S., Canada business to open Border this month - BNN Bloomberg

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

My main fear is they will open the border but keep the govt hotels.

 

[Jrb1979]

My main fear is they will open the border but keep the govt hotels.

Possible. It would only be for those not vaccinated. My hope is the vaccine passport stays in place for awhile