The Minibar: New Testing Requirements and Post-Pandemic Challenges
February 5th, 2021 | Duration 00:30:23 | Posted in The TIN Lounge by Korrine Johnson, Theresa Chu-Bermudez
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Today we are chatting about some headlines about the travel industry’s response to new testing requirements and also about one of the biggest challenges we are facing as advisors post-pandemic.
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As heard on Excess Baggage:
Tahiti Shutting Down Tourism to Combat COVID-19
American Queen Steamboat Company, Victory Cruise Lines To Require COVID-19 Vaccines for Passengers and Crew
Iceland Allowing Vaccinated Travelers to Skip COVID-19 Tests, Quarantine
Canada to quarantine travelers, suspend flights to Mexico and the Caribbean
Pete Buttigieg confirmed as secretary of transportation
Princess will offer sports betting onboard
Is the Travel Industry Opposed to Requiring Negative COVID-19 Tests for Domestic Travel?
Celebrity to Return to Mexican Riviera From Los Angeles
G Adventures’ New Product Aims to Meet the Demand for Longer Trips
Wellness Travel Specialist Course Launched For Travel Advisors
“We Are Holding the Olympics This Summer,” Says Japanese PM

Meet the Podcaster
Korrine Johnson
Korrine is the creator of Travel Biz Boss and co-owner of Journeys Travel Company. She always wanted to be in the travel industry and finally made the jump in 2007. When she had the idea to create a travel industry news podcast, she knew there was only one person who…
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Theresa Chu-Bermudez
Theresa is the owner of Get Out! Custom Travels and was inspired to go into the travel industry after her solo trip to New Zealand in 2013 (although it would be another three years before she would actually launch her own agency). An avid Lord of the Rings fan, she…
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