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Jan 10, 2021, 5:50 am
#4231
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: WAS
Programs: Virtuoso TA, UA 1MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 445
Many countries in Asia have imposed a quarantine on arrival & testing ..
Our postponed flight to HK , now in February , is in jeopardy too as the quarantine there is now 21 days in a designated hotel of one ‘ s choice ( none of which we care to stay & pay for !! )
In Thailand , you can choose to have your quarantine in a hotel with a golf course & play your beloved game to your heart ‘ s content .
In Singapore , one is tested at least twice during the 14 days quarantine at one of the government designated hotels , of their choice - so a real dampener for me .
Of course , our stay at AZ Azerai ‘ s in Vietnam as well as No’i is cancelled too as borders are still closed .
Our postponed flight to HK , now in February , is in jeopardy too as the quarantine there is now 21 days in a designated hotel of one ‘ s choice ( none of which we care to stay & pay for !! )
In Thailand , you can choose to have your quarantine in a hotel with a golf course & play your beloved game to your heart ‘ s content .
In Singapore , one is tested at least twice during the 14 days quarantine at one of the government designated hotels , of their choice - so a real dampener for me .
Of course , our stay at AZ Azerai ‘ s in Vietnam as well as No’i is cancelled too as borders are still closed .
Jan 13, 2021, 6:48 pm
#4234
Moderator: Luxury Hotels and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Palo Alto, California,USA
Posts: 17,844
Ever the optimist, I am still waiting before deciding to cancel my end of April departure to Japan. It never occurred to me that it might be hard to get a test before returning in Tokyo! Another thing to look into. Does anyone know if a rapid test works for CDC purposes?
Jan 13, 2021, 6:59 pm
#4235
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,216
Ever the optimist, I am still waiting before deciding to cancel my end of April departure to Japan. It never occurred to me that it might be hard to get a test before returning in Tokyo! Another thing to look into. Does anyone know if a rapid test works for CDC purposes?
Jan 14, 2021, 5:51 am
#4236
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: WAS
Programs: Virtuoso TA, UA 1MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 445
Ever the optimist, I am still waiting before deciding to cancel my end of April departure to Japan. It never occurred to me that it might be hard to get a test before returning in Tokyo! Another thing to look into. Does anyone know if a rapid test works for CDC purposes?
Jan 14, 2021, 10:01 am
#4237
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,048
At Amanjena in December, when Air France required all passengers departing from Morocco to have tests prior to boarding, the hotel arranged for an RT-PCR test to be done in the guest's room 48 hours prior to departure with a 24 hour turnaround time. They had actually proactively scheduled this for me before I even asked about it.
Jan 14, 2021, 12:17 pm
#4238
Community Director Emerita
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Anywhere warm
Posts: 33,737
Jan 14, 2021, 2:25 pm
#4239
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: WAS
Programs: Virtuoso TA, UA 1MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 445
Thanks! Yea my agency got some emails from vendors, some are already starting to offer on-site testing for guests. Good start but a lot of clients still hesitant to travel because of protean entry guidelines.
Jan 23, 2021, 4:08 pm
#4240
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Enroute to ? & likely flying in ' A ':)
Programs: TPPS, UA, EK ...; Marriott BONVOY , HH, GP, GC..
Posts: 4,217
I know someone who has gone through the Singapore process twice, most recently four weeks ago. They only tested once, 3-4 days before the scheduled end of quarantine. Also, when the process first started, some folks got hotels like Marina Bay Sands, MO, etc. Now those are selling a lot of staycation packages so the hotel one gets is likely to be 4* or less, sometimes much less.
Not sure about yall but having to quarantine for two or more weeks is a deal breaker for me, regardless of how much I want to visit the country. This is putting aside the difficulty of having to request 4+ weeks off from work to make the entire trip worthwhile from a time spent in/out of quarantine perspective... Unless the government wants comp my quarantine at Kila or Puri, then it's a different story
Okay, being a bit ambitious but here it goes...
March
FS Hualalai
FS Lanai
If entry to Hawaii gets too complicated ... Back to Blackberry Mt.
June
Aman Venice
Forestis Dolomites
Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco
Lupaia
Four Seasons Florence
Hotel Eden Rome
July
Cheval Blanc Randheli
Velaa Private Island
Joali
Gili L.
August
COMO Parrot Cay
FS Palm Beach
Oh yeah, should be meeting up with MacMyDay at a few of these places to make up for our 2020 bro-trip...Assuming these properties dare to accept him on site!
March
FS Hualalai
FS Lanai
If entry to Hawaii gets too complicated ... Back to Blackberry Mt.
June
Aman Venice
Forestis Dolomites
Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco
Lupaia
Four Seasons Florence
Hotel Eden Rome
July
Cheval Blanc Randheli
Velaa Private Island
Joali
Gili L.
August
COMO Parrot Cay
FS Palm Beach
Oh yeah, should be meeting up with MacMyDay at a few of these places to make up for our 2020 bro-trip...Assuming these properties dare to accept him on site!
Many countries in Asia have imposed a quarantine on arrival & testing ..
Our postponed flight to HK , now in February , is in jeopardy too as the quarantine there is now 21 days in a designated hotel of one ‘ s choice ( none of which we care to stay & pay for !! )
In Thailand , you can choose to have your quarantine in a hotel with a golf course & play your beloved game to your heart ‘ s content .
In Singapore , one is tested at least twice during the 14 days quarantine at one of the government designated hotels , of their choice - so a real dampener for me .
Of course , our stay at AZ Azerai ‘ s in Vietnam as well as No’i is cancelled too as borders are still closed .
Our postponed flight to HK , now in February , is in jeopardy too as the quarantine there is now 21 days in a designated hotel of one ‘ s choice ( none of which we care to stay & pay for !! )
In Thailand , you can choose to have your quarantine in a hotel with a golf course & play your beloved game to your heart ‘ s content .
In Singapore , one is tested at least twice during the 14 days quarantine at one of the government designated hotels , of their choice - so a real dampener for me .
Of course , our stay at AZ Azerai ‘ s in Vietnam as well as No’i is cancelled too as borders are still closed .
Quarantine , & for 3 weeks , is not anyone ‘ s cup of tea .
5 weeks in total .. & having to pay for being stuck in ..
Now if only ChateauMargaux ‘ s idea of having comp at AMANs , now that I will gladly accept especially in the villas for quarantine 😊 , but not LMO .. think it is the only one that can appear on this forum - have you looked at the shortlist of quarantine hotels in HK ?
Looks like Japan in April is “ iffy “ too , keeping fingers 🤞🏻 for AMANs & Azumi , .. But perhaps we should aim for June & coincide to meet with BESVISOR besides catching up with MacMyDay & his better half 😉
Jan 23, 2021, 6:09 pm
#4241
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,455
Looks like Japan in April is “ iffy “ too , keeping fingers 🤞🏻 for AMANs & Azumi , .. But perhaps we should aim for June & coincide to meet with BESVISOR besides catching up with MacMyDay & his better half 😉
Jan 23, 2021, 9:14 pm
#4242
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Homeless
Programs: Hyatt Glob; Hilton Dia; Marriott AMB; Accor Dia; IHG Dia Amb; GHA Tit
Posts: 4,835
That is definitely the way to go. A couple of weeks ago I was pleased to find out that Fairmont Istanbul now offers the service, someone came to the comfort of our room at 9am escorted by a hotel staff, and test results were available online at 3pm. It certainly beats having to go to any hospital / clinic or having to do this at the airport several hours before departure. If a luxury hotel wants guests to come visit without having to worry about tests, they need to offer this service. It is a must.
Jan 23, 2021, 11:08 pm
#4243
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Enroute to ? & likely flying in ' A ':)
Programs: TPPS, UA, EK ...; Marriott BONVOY , HH, GP, GC..
Posts: 4,217
Looks like HK in February is off !
Quarantine , & for 3 weeks , is not anyone ‘ s cup of tea .
5 weeks in total .. & having to pay for being stuck in ..
Now if only ChateauMargaux ‘ s idea of having comp at AMANs , now that I will gladly accept especially in the villas for quarantine 😊 , but not LMO .. think it is the only one that can appear on this forum - have you looked at the shortlist of quarantine hotels in HK ?
Looks like Japan in April is “ iffy “ too , keeping fingers 🤞🏻 for AMANs & Azumi , .. But perhaps we should aim for June & coincide to meet with BESVISOR besides catching up with MacMyDay & his better half 😉
Quarantine , & for 3 weeks , is not anyone ‘ s cup of tea .
5 weeks in total .. & having to pay for being stuck in ..
Now if only ChateauMargaux ‘ s idea of having comp at AMANs , now that I will gladly accept especially in the villas for quarantine 😊 , but not LMO .. think it is the only one that can appear on this forum - have you looked at the shortlist of quarantine hotels in HK ?
Looks like Japan in April is “ iffy “ too , keeping fingers 🤞🏻 for AMANs & Azumi , .. But perhaps we should aim for June & coincide to meet with BESVISOR besides catching up with MacMyDay & his better half 😉
Some from the first AMANJunkie FTer DO at Puri might be persuaded to join us .. & others like scented ?
AmanCGV & Lupaia twin ?
Young parents can meet up too with AMANJunkie babies / juniors , ainternational ? Shout out to others like uclabruin82 too 😉
Last edited by FlyerEC; Jan 23, 2021 at 11:28 pm
Jan 24, 2021, 5:24 am
#4244
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Europe
Posts: 2,598
livefromtuscany will be pleased , Perhaps might be an AMANJunkie FTer DO !
Some from the first AMANJunkie FTer DO at Puri might be persuaded to join us .. & others like scented ?
AmanCGV & Lupaia twin ?
Young parents can meet up too with AMANJunkie babies / juniors , ainternational ? Shout out to others like uclabruin82 too 😉
Some from the first AMANJunkie FTer DO at Puri might be persuaded to join us .. & others like scented ?
AmanCGV & Lupaia twin ?
Young parents can meet up too with AMANJunkie babies / juniors , ainternational ? Shout out to others like uclabruin82 too 😉
Jan 24, 2021, 4:32 pm
#4245
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,048
livefromtuscany will be pleased , Perhaps might be an AMANJunkie FTer DO !
Some from the first AMANJunkie FTer DO at Puri might be persuaded to join us .. & others like scented ?
AmanCGV & Lupaia twin ?
Young parents can meet up too with AMANJunkie babies / juniors , ainternational ? Shout out to others like uclabruin82 too 😉
Some from the first AMANJunkie FTer DO at Puri might be persuaded to join us .. & others like scented ?
AmanCGV & Lupaia twin ?
Young parents can meet up too with AMANJunkie babies / juniors , ainternational ? Shout out to others like uclabruin82 too 😉
As for other plans for me-
March will be in the Carribean. Debating between a vacation at a hotel for a week or just getting a villa for a month and trying the remote work gig.
Summer is looking like Amanruya / Istanbul as I have low hopes of non-vaccinated American's being allowed into Europe anytime soon and I have low hopes of getting the vaccine anytime soon