|
Trip Planning Florida Florida Holiday Planning Questions, Suggestions and Tips. |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
21 Sep 20, 02:45 AM |
#11
|
|
Trying for More Ears
|
A word of caution!
Good evening/morning for you guys!
I have been in Florida since February, moved here with work before Covid turned the world upside down! My family have been here for a week. My family have just been on an epic journey to join me here... We had it all planned out, 15 days (has to be 14 clear days so can not include day of travel) in barbados and direct to Miami. We used Qured (london) for Covid PCR test - can recommend them! Everything was sorted! Family get to Barbados and American airlines cancel their flight into miami, without so much as a word. Fortunatley the night i planned to do the API with my wife on facetime she didnt want to do it. So we left it a few days, when we logged on to do it the flight had gone. Frantic call to AA who ensured us that we could change our flights to a few days later. The good package deal we had for hotel - the rate had changed, cost us $1450 for 3 extra nights for 4 people! Wary of what had happened, kept checking the flights - one day, they had disappeared again! As before not a word from AA. This time, AA said that the Barbados Govt have banned ALL airlines from the US landing in the country. So no flights in = no flights out! I had to book my family flights to Kingston on caribbean airlines, a hotel in the city for one night and then flights into Miami. You’d think after this epic journey all would be good. Immigration was quite the grilling for them, all while im sat in arrivals in Miami. My family all have L2 visas and it took quite a lot of convincing and evidence to allow them to enter! I hate to rain on anyones parade... I would just be very careful and mindful you may have to be extremely flexible. Perhaps look at Jamaica as your 15 day diversion... you have to have had a covid test within 10 days and stay in authorized hotels and resorts. Then just be hopeful that all goes well at Miami. Do you not have a management company that you could get to check up on the place for you?
__________________
Dave Sunset lakes 1997 1999 2012 Dlp Santa fe 4 2007 Disneyland hotel 2008 hoping for Feb 2015 return |
|
|
21 Sep 20, 02:49 AM |
#12
|
|
Trying for More Ears
|
Forgot to mention...
When i looked for insurance for my families journey. It seemed no where would cover Covid related problems. So you may well have to travel on risk like we did.
__________________
Dave Sunset lakes 1997 1999 2012 Dlp Santa fe 4 2007 Disneyland hotel 2008 hoping for Feb 2015 return |
|
|
21 Sep 20, 03:15 PM |
#13
|
VIP Dibber
|
Barbados Tourist Board told me that only Jet Blue service BGI at the moment 4 times a week from NYC but American Airlines are scheduled to start up sometime next week from Florida.
But Dacoops321 description of their attempt provides a valuable insight into what could happen. |
25 Sep 20, 09:12 PM |
#14
|
|
Thread Starter
VIP Dibber
|
We were up for going on Friday 2 Oct with my wife travelling on to Miami thereafter with American Airlines but mindful of the ever changing situation and the specific warning above that the Barbados gov’t might reclassify the UK as high risk, we decided we wouldn’t book anything until Monday.
The Barbados gov’t have reclassified us as high risk from 1 Oct which would mean a 5 day stay at a designated quarantine hotel on arrival. All flights prior to 1 Oct have disappeared as BA have probably brought holidays forward and a plan B holiday via St.Lucia is now just ridiculously expensive as I’m sure October BA Barbados customers have probably switched to there to avoid quarantine. It was all a nice to do rather than need to do so we’ll make the most of this weekend in Rhyl as that’s the furthest we’re going to get away to for a long time. |
|
|
25 Sep 20, 11:44 PM |
#15
|
|
Imagineer
|
||
|
26 Sep 20, 12:21 AM |
#16
|
|
Imagineer
Join Date: Mar 04
|
__________________
|
|
|
26 Sep 20, 12:40 PM |
#17
|
VIP Dibber
|
No longer a rumour - from 1st October the UK will move from medium to high risk for travel to Barbados.
Even with proof of a negative Covid PCR test on arrival, being in this category now means a requirement to quarantine in a government-designated “holding hotel or approved villa at their own expense, or free of charge at a government facility”. Now UK arrivals under the high-risk categorisation will have to take a mandatory second test four to five days after the first accepted negative test. If the second test proves negative then quarantine will no longer be required. The travel advice on the UK FCDO site has been amended to reflect this change. |
|
DIBB Savings |
AttractionTickets.com
Get £10 off each Disney Ticket with the code ATDIBB10 Get up to £50 off per room at Disney or Universal with the code DIBBHOTELS |
theDIBB Blog |
Guests can book their 2025 Hotel and Ticket package early to enjoy Free Dining &... Read More »
The iconic 1900 Park Fare restaurant is opening its doors once again at Disney’s Grand... Read More »
One of the the five worlds found in Epic Universe, How to Train Your Dragon... Read More »
|
theDIBB Menu |
Exchange Rates |
US Dollar Rates
Euro Rates |
DIBB Premium Membership |
Did you know you can help support theDIBB with Premium Membership? Check out this link for more information and benefits, such as... "No adverts on theDIBB Forums" Upgrade Now |