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Originally Posted by Cheerag Shaw
(Post 32642929)
going this friday - anyone else there?
would you get tested? we haven't yet - and weren't planning on it |
This may be a dumb question - were any vaccinations required for travelling to the Maldives? Researching the question, answers are all over the place. However, I am guessing by staying on the resort, we will have minimal exposure and would not need any prior to travelling. Thanks!
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Email received from WA this morning:
Ministry of Tourism of Maldives has announced that all the guests arriving from 10th September 2020 will require a negative result for a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19. The test should have been done no more than three(3) days (72 hours) before arrival. |
Originally Posted by toade
(Post 32647181)
Email received from WA this morning:
Ministry of Tourism of Maldives has announced that all the guests arriving from 10th September 2020 will require a negative result for a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19. The test should have been done no more than three(3) days (72 hours) before arrival. When I went in August. I flew EK so I got a test done but the 96 hours was tight it to get results. If you are supposed to fly on monday/Tuesday. It may be impossible to get results. |
Originally Posted by Shadowfactor
(Post 32647251)
how does that even work ? It’s a 20-30 hour flight from the US depending on flight times, connections etc. Even if you managed to get results in 48 hours, then another 24 hours for the flights. The results are no good.
When I went in August. I flew EK so I got a test done but the 96 hours was tight it to get results. If you are supposed to fly on monday/Tuesday. It may be impossible to get results. On the conrad Maldives thread there is a quote from the tourism authority . The test has to be done 72 hours prior to departure for the Maldives (so possibly 100 hrs prior to arrival) Sorry cannot copy the post at the moment Regards Tbs |
Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
(Post 32647258)
hi,
On the conrad Maldives thread there is a quote from the tourism authority . The test has to be done 72 hours prior to departure for the Maldives (so possibly 100 hrs prior to arrival) Sorry cannot copy the post at the moment Regards Tbs |
Originally Posted by bdubs7
(Post 32647627)
the problem is, i think they mean prior to the flight to the maldives, not prior to departure from country of origin. E.g. If I connect in Doha, the way it is worded, it's 72 hours prior to departure of doha flight, not NYC flight. Not to mention are they accounting for the time difference? Ugh what a mess
“Since the tweet is quite ambiguous we have reconfirmed this query as well. This is applicable to country of origin. Meaning that the PCR test must be conducted within a maximum of 72 hours prior to departure from your country of origin, in this case the USA.” |
Originally Posted by rvlcr
(Post 32647769)
l had the same question and this is what my travel agent (specialized maldivian agency) just emailed me back with:
“Since the tweet is quite ambiguous we have reconfirmed this query as well. This is applicable to country of origin. Meaning that the PCR test must be conducted within a maximum of 72 hours prior to departure from your country of origin, in this case the USA.” |
So now a negative test result is required when arriving in the Maldives. The result needs to be less than 72h "old" prior to the departure to the Maldives. This will apply for arrivals as of September 10.
They are also allowing again "split stays" but I just emailed the Ministry of Tourism and here is what they responded: Greetings from the Maldives! Please be informed that as per the current guidelines split stay and as well as relocation of tourists are not allowed in GENERAL circumstances. However, under following conditions guests may split bookings. Tourists may be allowed to travel between two resorts, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled. The split stay guidelines have been shared with the resorts and they are to comply with these accordingly. 1.The two resorts do not have reported cases of COVID-19 OR 2.COVID-19 cases exist on the resort however, these are small number of imported isolated cases or cases which have occurred within a family or a group of people staying together. 3.There should be no active cases of COVID-19 among the workers or staff of the resorts. If a case has been reported in a staff, travel will be permitted only if no further cases are detected among staff for 28 days after the last case. 4.In a resort where a case of COVID-19 has been detected, HPA (Health Protection Agency) will determine the status of the resort with regard to safety of travel to and from the resort after doing the necessary epidemiological investigations and after assessing the public health measures taken on the resort (i.e. contact tracing has been completed, patients isolated and contacts quarantined) 5.In the case of a resort which has been declared as having ongoing transmission OR community spread of COVID-19, travel of tourists from the resort to other resorts will be restricted until 28 days from the time the last case was detected. 6.Tourists must undergo an exit screening prior to travel from the resort. This is to ensure that a symptomatic person or a person in quarantine does not exit the resort and travel. The exit screening questionnaire should document any history of fever or respiratory symptoms. 7.Tourists are not allowed to travel from a resort to a tourist vessels. (and vice-versa) Please note that the above procedures for split stay shall be carried out BY THE RESORT, with the Ministry of Tourism. Provided all these guidelines are complied with and the resort follows the procedures, there shall be no issues in your transfer. It is required that the resort submits all necessary documents 24-48 hours prior to your transfer. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further inquiries! Thank you. |
Originally Posted by joecool1885
(Post 32648047)
sweet! I'd love to hear it from the Maldivian government directly just to be sure, but that'll help!
i messaged the ministry of tourism and this was also their response. keep your itinerary handy, i guess! nn https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...2ca8cdb22.jpeg |
Originally Posted by rvlcr
(Post 32649351)
i messaged the ministry of tourism and this was also their response. keep your itinerary handy, i guess!
nn https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...2ca8cdb22.jpeg |
Given the wording, as long as your flight is booked on one ticket and your test has been done 72 hours prior your departure it should be fine. Potential domestic hops are therefore excluded as expected.
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Originally Posted by ckx2
(Post 32649436)
Given the wording, as long as your flight is booked on one ticket and your test has been done 72 hours prior your departure it should be fine. Potential domestic hops are therefore excluded as expected.
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Originally Posted by Wozza2404
(Post 32650561)
I'd advise being at the airport early with a copy of that email from the Maldivian tourism department - because if the airline have a different interpretation you might have a fight on your hands.
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Feeling confident enough to continue with our trip. Will take two PCR tests on a Saturday before 3:30 P.M, our first flight is SFO-ORD at 7:00 A.M on Tuesday, and then ORD-DOH at 4:30. One PCR test will be through specialist, currently returning results within a day. The other PCR test says results in 2-3 days.
Anybody know much about drones there? Seen some footage (specifically from TPG, but also from others), despite a "no-drone" policy in place. Do they care? |
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