From April… First in Asia-Pacific
Taiwan “Debating with Korea and others”
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From April 1, Taiwan will begin sightseeing with Palau, an island country in the South Pacific, and’Travel Bubble’. This is the first case in the Asia-Pacific region, so the attention is paid attention.
According to the Taiwanese Yonhap News Agency on the 18th, the Taiwan Ministry of Health and Transportation announced that the travel bubble was enforced on the previous day, and that more than 100 Taiwanese tourists will be traveling to Palau from the 1st of next month. ‘Travel Bubble’ refers to an agreement that allows travel (travel) by forming a safety barrier (bubble) between areas with excellent quarantine in the pandemic situation of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). With Corona 19, the global tourism industry has been attracting attention as an alternative in a situation on the verge of annihilation.
The Yonhap News Agency reported that it is the first time a Travel Bubble agreement has been signed in the Asia Pacific region. Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation said, “We are currently discussing the travel bubble with Korea, Singapore, Japan, and Vietnam. Among them, Singapore is active.”
This time, Taiwan-Palau signed a travel bubble agreement, but the content is a bit tricky. According to the Ministry of Health of Taiwan, in order to travel to Palau, Corona 19 must not be confirmed within 3 months and the diagnostic test received at the airport 5 hours before boarding the flight must also come out negative.
After arriving in Palau and before returning home from Palau, Corona 19 testing is exempted, and after returning to Taiwan, self-management without self-quarantine for 5 days, testing at your own expense.
In Palau, a tourist destination, five quarantine principles must be observed, including group tours without individual trips, travel itineraries separated from locals, passengers getting on and off at designated locations, staying in accommodation certified by the Palau authorities, and eating in exclusive areas do.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation added, “In the beginning, China Airlines’ Boeing 738 airliner will depart every Thursday and Sunday with 110 passengers each.” In this regard, an official from Taiwan’s tourism industry said, “Because of regulations, travel expenses will be twice as high as before.”
/Beijing = Correspondent Soomoon Choi [email protected]
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