COVID-19
Numerous countries have implemented entry and exit restrictions protocols, including testing, quarantine rules, and travel insurance requirements in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions will almost assuredly impact your international travel and we are here to help share information that can help you plan as effectively as possible.
Government responses, entry regulations, and quarantine rules may change at any time during this dynamic situation so please return to this page regularly to check updates. It is ultimately the responsibility of the traveler to be aware of, prepared for, and follow all protocol. If you have traveled to or from a country or region affected by coronavirus, including your home country, within the past 14 days you should expect possible questionnaires, country entry application, a medical evaluation, border closures, and the possibility that any member of your party may be denied flight boarding or entry into the country upon arrival. All flights coming into the USA as of December 17, 2021 require a negative COVID test. Many top hotels and resorts abroad are facilitating convenient testing on property for their guests to prepare for their post-travel return to the United States. A positive test result will affect our travelers ability to return home - Read More
When booking a trip with Resort to Laura Madrid you acknowledge and fully understand that your travel arrangements may be interrupted or canceled by the associated travel supplier, a government entity, or another third party outside of our agency's control for reasons that are unforeseeable at this time. You also understand and acknowledge that travel involves the risk of a variety of hazards to health and/or safety, including but not limited to; injury, illness, disease, epidemics, and/or pandemics. Resort to Laura Madrid is not responsible for any risks associated with travel whether or not specified herein. The agency has no control over the associated supplier's policies which, in addition to applicable law, will solely govern any cancellation, rebooking, and refund related to these travel arrangements.
Here’s what you need to know about the December 17, 2021 order from the CDC:
Types of Travelers Impacted: All air passengers, 2 years of age or older, traveling into or connecting through the U.S., including U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.
Timeline: Test must be taken no more than 1 day before departing from the initial departure point. The requirement goes into effect on December 17, 2021.
Test type: Test can be taken at most 1 day before initial departure point and can be a nucleic acid amplification test (e.g., PCR test) or viral antigen test that has been approved by local health authorities. Antibody tests will not be accepted. Passengers who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days and have since recovered may bring a copy of their positive test result and a letter from a licensed health provider or public health official, stating that they have been cleared for travel.
Process: A verifiable laboratory test result must be presented before boarding, in the form of written documentation (paper or electronic copy), as well as a signed attestation form required by the CDC.
Connecting Flights: A test must be taken in the 1 day before the first flight in your itinerary, but only if connecting flights were booked as a single trip with a final destination in the U.S., and each connection is less than 24 hours. If a connecting flight to the U.S. was booked separately or a connection in your itinerary lasts longer than 24 hours, you will need to get tested within 1 day of your last flight. If connecting through the U.S. to another country, a test will still be required before departure with the same time requirements.
Vaccine Status: All air passengers traveling to the U.S., regardless of vaccination status, are required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery.