STAY IN YOUR RESILIENT CORRIDOR
Finally getting to
travel internationally for the first time in over a year! Since the pandemic began,
we’ve only traveled domestically and usually road trips by car, but now the
conditions are better. Here in the United States, cases are down, vaccinations have been doled out and terms
like “herd immunity” are being tossed around. Team VFH is ready to hit the road
and instead of Jamaica, Queens we are going to the island nation of Jamaica!
Though the United States
Department of State recommends avoiding travel to Jamaica at this time, mainly
because of COVID concerns, Jamaica whose economy relies heavily on tourism is
open for visits, but with plenty of stipulations and rules. 
We had to first apply for
a Travel Authorization Form with Jamaica at least a week prior to our
departure. The form determined our health risk. We were successful and we have
to take the certificate they sent to us as well as the COVID test results we
had to take within 3 days of our departure to the check-in at the airport. We
tested negative this morning.
We are listed under “category
2”, non-resident tourists staying in an approved “resilient corridor” facility,
which means we have to stay at our resort. We are able to travel within the resilient
corridor with a “Resilient Licensed Tourist Attraction” and only transportation
that is licensed under the Tourist Board Act can get you there.
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| South Resilient Corridor |
The Resilient Corridor
is basically the west coast of the island from Negril to Port Antonio for the North
Coast Corridor and from Negril to the Milk River for the South Coast Corridor.
The government claims that only businesses with this “corridor” that have been
trained and assessed for adherence to COVID protocols are allowed to operate.
Here is Jamaica’s list
of approved accommodations and attractions.
If we were inclined to
venture off the Sandals South Coast resort there is a lot available to us, but
truthfully, we’ll probably just enjoy the facility. We stayed at Sandals in Antigua
and The Bahamas and we never left the grounds.
We will be tested once we arrive in Jamaica and if we test positive for the virus, we will either be placed in isolation, either at the hotel or a government facility!!! Failure to comply in this quarantine will result in a fine up to ONE MILLION DOLLARS or imprisonment for up to 12 months! YIKES…. Thankfully though that money figure is listed in the Jamaican Dollar which today is at 0.0065 to the USD. A MILLION Jamaican Dollars is approximately $6,520. Still, that’s a hefty price to pay.
We’ve been smart
though and not taking risks. We wear masks at all indoor facilities and we even
took a rain check for a ‘VACCINATION PARTY” being thrown by friends this
weekend to avoid any last-minute grief. This is my first trip to Jamaica and I’m
staying resilient in my corridor. |
| NORTH RESILIENT CORRIDOR |
We will be tested once we arrive in Jamaica and if we test positive for the virus, we will either be placed in isolation, either at the hotel or a government facility!!! Failure to comply in this quarantine will result in a fine up to ONE MILLION DOLLARS or imprisonment for up to 12 months! YIKES…. Thankfully though that money figure is listed in the Jamaican Dollar which today is at 0.0065 to the USD. A MILLION Jamaican Dollars is approximately $6,520. Still, that’s a hefty price to pay.
Thanks for reading
Love Janet and Greg
© 2021
By Greg Dunaj.
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