Current China Entry policy
Sep 2, 2022, 7:27 pm
#2161
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Any thoughts on best Chinese airlines for GZ based? Most frequent travel will be to BJ
Currently UA 1k (through Jan 2024), Delta Gold (through Jan 2023). With restricted borders flying will be mostly domestic. With unrestricted borders 2-3 TPAC flights per year..
Q hotel was randomly assigned, very lucky. Suite was available for 30% higher price
Currently UA 1k (through Jan 2024), Delta Gold (through Jan 2023). With restricted borders flying will be mostly domestic. With unrestricted borders 2-3 TPAC flights per year..
Q hotel was randomly assigned, very lucky. Suite was available for 30% higher price
Sep 6, 2022, 7:30 am
#2163
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Has anyone been following the current guidelines as far as vaccines required for re entry to China? Just noticing that some countries require “up to date” meaning a booster within 6-9 months. If you’ve gotten a local vaccine should you be getting a booster before you leave, to have the vaccine documents?
Sep 6, 2022, 9:33 am
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Has anyone been following the current guidelines as far as vaccines required for re entry to China? Just noticing that some countries require “up to date” meaning a booster within 6-9 months. If you’ve gotten a local vaccine should you be getting a booster before you leave, to have the vaccine documents?
Last edited by moondog; Sep 6, 2022 at 9:39 am
Sep 6, 2022, 8:19 pm
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Has anyone been following the current guidelines as far as vaccines required for re entry to China? Just noticing that some countries require “up to date” meaning a booster within 6-9 months. If you’ve gotten a local vaccine should you be getting a booster before you leave, to have the vaccine documents?
Sep 6, 2022, 9:14 pm
#2166
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As moondog notes, this is absolutely fine. In the past I have credited all my domestic Air China flights to SAS (SK) without any issues whatsoever.
I suggest to download the Air China app and then 48 hrs before your flight you can try and check-in using your passport number, flight number and name. The name part might trip up the system - it will need to be the same as used for the booking (e.g. LAST FIRST, or FIRST LAST, or LAST MIDDLE FIRST, etc.). Definitely all capitals needed. Spaces seem to work fine these days (many years ago we had to use LAST/FIRSTMR (as an example) to get things to work). If you can find your flight that way you should be able to add your FF number. And if not just showing your card (or the FF number - help them by adding the "UA" part) at check-in should be absolutely fine.
Welcome also to China! Where is your final destination?
I suggest to download the Air China app and then 48 hrs before your flight you can try and check-in using your passport number, flight number and name. The name part might trip up the system - it will need to be the same as used for the booking (e.g. LAST FIRST, or FIRST LAST, or LAST MIDDLE FIRST, etc.). Definitely all capitals needed. Spaces seem to work fine these days (many years ago we had to use LAST/FIRSTMR (as an example) to get things to work). If you can find your flight that way you should be able to add your FF number. And if not just showing your card (or the FF number - help them by adding the "UA" part) at check-in should be absolutely fine.
Welcome also to China! Where is your final destination?
Sep 23, 2022, 6:07 am
#2167
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Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals from Monday
Hong Kong will end its mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals from Monday, requiring people flying in to only monitor themselves for potential Covid-19 infections for three days.
The long-awaited lifting of quarantine signals an end to one of the world’s toughest anti-pandemic regimes after more than 2½ years of attempting to keep the coronavirus at bay.
The long-awaited lifting of quarantine signals an end to one of the world’s toughest anti-pandemic regimes after more than 2½ years of attempting to keep the coronavirus at bay.
Sep 23, 2022, 9:11 am
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So, Hong Kong beats Japan, who is yet to announce the new entry requirements.
Sep 23, 2022, 9:36 am
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Seems the place where it all began will be the last to emerge from Covid 19. Congratulations to Chairman Xi and team for destroying your economy, the mental health of hundreds of millions and the image of China in the world. 习主席万岁！
Sep 23, 2022, 10:45 am
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Sep 23, 2022, 3:51 pm
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Ending hotel quarantine in HK makes entry into the mainland that much easier. Seemed an obvious fit.
Sep 23, 2022, 10:54 pm
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Sep 24, 2022, 1:43 am
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As I've mentioned in this thread and/or one of its counterparts, I'm still intrigued by the Macau option because they let you select your own quarantine hotel, and some of them are actually nice, but I don't know anyone who has actually tried the new system. It could also be a little expensive (e.g. maybe $1500 for the hotel and PCR tests, compared with about half that on the mainland, but if the hotels are nice, it might be worth it).
In any event, Korea still remains my first choice for January. The calculus may well change significantly between now and then.
Sep 24, 2022, 3:38 am
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You didn't ask me, and I'm not sure if it's possible to immediately leave HK upon arrival (or if you need to spend the 3 days there to get PCR tests), but if it is, I can't imagine that it's a substantially more challenging gateway than Korea. Flights from both places to China do exist at semi-reasonable prices; you just can't be too picky about where in China. HK has the added benefit of land borders. I realize the quotas are quite low, but if you know the right people, maybe it's possible to score a slot.
As I've mentioned in this thread and/or one of its counterparts, I'm still intrigued by the Macau option because they let you select your own quarantine hotel, and some of them are actually nice, but I don't know anyone who has actually tried the new system. It could also be a little expensive (e.g. maybe $1500 for the hotel and PCR tests, compared with about half that on the mainland, but if the hotels are nice, it might be worth it).
In any event, Korea still remains my first choice for January. The calculus may well change significantly between now and then.
As I've mentioned in this thread and/or one of its counterparts, I'm still intrigued by the Macau option because they let you select your own quarantine hotel, and some of them are actually nice, but I don't know anyone who has actually tried the new system. It could also be a little expensive (e.g. maybe $1500 for the hotel and PCR tests, compared with about half that on the mainland, but if the hotels are nice, it might be worth it).
In any event, Korea still remains my first choice for January. The calculus may well change significantly between now and then.
Macau is a viable option because once you finish your quarantine you can travel to the mainland as normal, no extra isolation required. So having a choice of hotel makes the 7-day quarantine and 3-day monitoring period more comfortable. There are only two quarantine hotels available (Lisboeta, Regency Art Hotel), and both comparable in cost at a minimum 100-120 USD per night including meals. The Broadway Hotel will be the only option for yellow code holders after Oct 31, and runs about $50/night without meals.
Less time spent in HK if you're only there to transit, less total quarantine time, lower cost since you can choose any hotel for your three amber code days.
Sep 24, 2022, 3:50 pm
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But isn't it up to the hotel whether they take amber-code guests?