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Europe Plans to Keep Border Closed as Fears of Second Wave Grow

Leaders of the European Union are recommending external borders remain closed for at least two more weeks to U.S. travelers and other foreigners.

The list of countries allowed to travel to the EU will remain as it is with 15 allowed to visit, including Canada, Japan, South Korea and China among others, Bloomberg reports.

This was the first biweekly review of its July 1 move to loosen restrictions that came into place following the pandemic.

A resurgence of the virus around the world is contributing to the resistance to open borders and emerge from national lockdowns. While health policies in the EU are normally a national responsibility, the 27-nation bloc has so far coordinated voluntarily.

The European travel ban was announced on June 26 and went into effect on July 1. The U.S. Travel Association called the restrictions on American travelers “incredibly disappointing and a step in the wrong direction as we seek to rebuild our global economy.”

U.S. travelers craving a European vacation can still currently travel to Croatia as well as Serbia, North Macedonia and other Eastern European destinations and they can transfer through many European airports.

One of the easiest places for Americans in need of a getaway out of the country to go is the Caribbean with most islands welcoming U.S. visitors.

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Juan Albarran

La aviación, los viajes de placer y las bellezas de mi País Venezuela me impulsaron a mostrar desde muy joven las bondades del mundo del tursimo y cómo el conocer nuevos lugares , nuevas culturas;  y nuevas personas,  te permiten crecer como persona adquiriendo nuevas habilidades y herramientas para alcanzar en plenitud los retos que el mundo nos presenta día a día. Nací en Mérida, Venezuela la famosa ciudad de los caballeros, fuí estudiante de la Ilustre Universidad de Los Andes, hoy tengo un nuevo hogar Washington DC, creo firmemente que el turismo es una manera de vivir y de construir una nueva sociedad dinámica y de vanguardia, a través del lente de mi camara y mi experiencia en agencias de viajes , operadores de turismo, y aerolíneas comerciales, puedo dar una pequeña muestra de lo que el mundo moderno nos ofrece. Ahora puedo reflejar mi experiencia en The Jet Set en Español. ******************************************************************************************* Aviation, pleasure trips and the beauty of my country Venezuela, inspired me to show the benefits of the world through tourism. Learning and understanding new places, new cultures, and new people allow you to grow as a person and acquiring new skills and tools help you beat and succeed at the challenges that the world presents us every day. I was born in Merida, Venezuela, the famous city of knights, I was a student at the Illustrious University of the Andes and today I have a new home in Washington DC. I firmly believe that tourism is a way of living and building a new dynamic and cutting-edge society, through the lens of my camera and my experience in travel agencies, tour operators, and commercial airlines, I can give a small sample of what the modern world offers us. Now I can reflect my experience in The Jet Set in Spanish.

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