invisible

Look at China

donotblink

Anyone else looking to get out of NYC right now? Have any suggestions on where to go? I want to go somewhere warm and ideally want to be sitting on a beach, but Florida and Hawaii are out. Mexico maybe?

TerryK

How do you get to Mexico now?

LondonElite

I think you should consider that, wherever you go, you may not get back home for a long time.

FlitBen

That could be the plan,

stimpy

Plenty of flights to MEX. UA is flying there non-stop from EWR. Even AF is flying there last I saw. And the hotels are open. Mexico appears to be one of the least affected countries out there. I'd love to be in the Yucatan now.

LondonElite

But would you want to see the inside of a Mexican hospital?

erik123

Potentially with all the people you infected.

merrickdb

The Mexico/US border closure explicitly only applies to land borders at this time. And should you get stuck and need to return to the US by land, the first item on the list of essential travel is, "U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents returning to the United States." See https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-insp...2020-06253.pdf

stimpy

I would say that is racist, but everything is racist these days, so I will just say that is a bit ignorant. Mexico has excellent doctors and facilities, especially for anyone who can pay a bit extra. Not that I expect to need a hospital. I did have an accident in Mexico many years ago and was very well taken care of.

donotblink

I'm considering Cancun.

yerffej201

no, but you're away from home. you're not familiar with their healthcare system. you might not know where to go. there's a language barrier unless you speak fluent spanish. you have no idea about the cost of things, unlike at home (unless you live in the US, then I can't say). your travel insurance is not valid. family and friends can't reach you if the visit is extended. there are plenty of reasons why i don't want to end up in a mexican hospital (or any foreign hospital at this time, for that matter).

LondonElite

This is pretty much exactly what I was going to say. Sure, there are great facilities, but these are not available everywhere. My comment could really be expanded to say that I doubt anyone in a country with a good healthcare system would want to end up in a foreign hospital while ostensibly on vacation.

stimpy

If you are afraid of these issues you should not travel and I would not try to convince you otherwise. But I do speak good enough Spanish (full fluency isn't necessary), have global health insurance (you'd probably only need the insurance if you had to go into intensive care, and maybe not even then), My mobile phone works just fine in Mexico, and yes they enjoy the Internet there too, so no problem reaching family and friends or even telecommuting. I could say the same for most all the countries around the world, because I have been to most all of them and done business in these places. This is Flyertalk after all.

But one of the best things about the people of Mexico is their kindness to others in distress. You'd just have to let someone know you are sick (estoy enfermo) and they will fetch a doctor or help you to a hospital if needed.

opushomes

Excerpt from today's Bangkok Post:

"SET-listed Asset World Corp Plc (AWC) is the second hotel group in Thailand to announce the temporary closure of hotels in Bangkok, shutting the doors of five premises.

AWC chief executive and president Wallapa Traisorat said on Tuesday the closures were to reduce the risk of spreading the Covid-19 disease virus.

The more than 2,000 employees would continue to receive their salaries during the closure, with the company requiring all employees to stay at home and refrain from travelling to other provinces, in line with government policy.

The five hotels being closed are: Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park Hotel, DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel, Le Meridien Bangkok Hotel, The Okura Prestige Hotel Bangkok and the Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse.

They will be shuttered from March 26 to April 15.