Mikamarii

You could screen shot it on your phone and send it to your mom and then she would have it for the both of them. We weren't given vaccine cards and can only access our records through AHS website. I have my entire family on my phone and would show it to the airline when they requested with no issues. We also printed that copy and taped it to a piece of cardboard so we would have physical copies just in case.

My understanding of it was that you only needed proof of covid positive from pcr test within X number of months. When You go to an official testing site and obtain a positive result they should provide you with some type of document. In alberta it was attached to your 'my health record' that you could print off. So if you were to go now and get a positive test the document they provided is your proof and good for 6 months I believe.

... My apologies to Fouremco...I should have clicked the link you posted first and would have seen that the info posted was from the US customs page. I've deleted my comment!

I agree it's mostly with the rollout and confusion. There were a bunch of stories early on about people being forced to go in to quarrantine or paying a fine because they didn't download the app. There was a story out of alberta where a lady who lived at the border would get packages delivered to an American postal office regularly. When covid hit she couldn't go for a couple years and a package sat there. As soon as border opened she zipped across, was gone for 45 min and didn't have the app filled out upon return. She was forced to quarrantine for 14 days upon return. They wouldn't even let her download and fill it out at the border. Granted they could be isolated incidents, improperly trained workers, or over exaggerated and upset consumers. Either way I agree with previous poster that if they want better buy in they will have to change the name as too many people soured on it. I would prefer to fill out the app and show qr code vs filling out paper forms.

Hello Friends, We have a return flight leaving Sydney, Australia to Canada with a 10hr layover in LAX. We will have our two kids (10 and 8) in tow and trying to figure out what to do. As we will be gone for over 50 days we are gonna have a 1 or 2 extra suitcases. I've tried doing some research to figure out the process. From what I can find we will land in Terminal B, collect bags and clear customs, then recheck bags inside terminal B ; exit the airport; go to terminal 2 where we will clear security again. Our airlines are qantas then westjet. We are thinking if we have to reclear security again we might as well leave for a couple hours to kill time if we don't have our bags with us. We found a day use hotel which should work for us if we don't have to bring our suitcases with us. Spending that much time in the airport with two kids sounds disastrous! Has anyone every done this connection (or similar) and can shed some light on the process? From what i've found most of the people experiencing this thay have commented are connecting in lax to another destination in The USA; not another international connection so don't know of the process will be the same. Thanks!!

Thanks! I'll ask over there. We did find a day use hotel that wasn't bad for price considering.

A coworker left his iPad in the room with his teens while they went for dinner on a cruise ship. They turned it on, watched a movie and played some games. The bill was a couple thousand. I dont known if you can get a data plan with telus for cruise ships as it's not through cell towers. You'd have to go through a satellite company I assume so just easy to get ship wifi. We've used telus roaming lots of times and it's great as you get the 24 hour coverage and just the one charge of 11$ In the usa as you get full access to.your plan. I've never made calls though through my roaming plan as I'm not sure how the long distance charges work. I suggest if you do wish to make a call or text use a wifi service like whatsapp. If you are hooked up to data you can still make calls on those apps. Make sure you turn the data slider off while roaming in your settings or else your phone won't access data when roaming. On a recent trip it was on as we used it get ubers. Since data was off it didn't access the internet and so didn't work and i didnt k ow why. I had texted a family member so got charged for the day bit didn't get to use it for what I really wanted which was data. Didn't realize that until after we got back to the hotel and did a face palm.

Hello Friends, We have a return flight leaving Sydney, Australia to Edmonton with a 10hr layover in LAX. We will have our two kids (10 and 8) in tow and trying to figure out what to do. I've tried doing some research to figure out the process. From what I can find we will land in Terminal B, collect bags and clear customs, then recheck bags inside terminal B ; exit the airport; go to terminal 2 where we will clear security again. We are thinking if we have to reclear security again we might as well leave for a couple hours to kill time if we don't have our bags with us. We thought about getting a hotel room for the day but we land at 6am and checkins usually aren't until the afternoon. Spending that much time in the airport with two kids sounds disastrous! Has anyone every done this connection (or similar) and can shed some light on the process? From what i've found most of the people experiencing this are connecting in lax to another destination in The USA; not another international connection so don't know of the process will be the same. Thanks!!

Oh for sure. I'm definitely not doubting the need for travel insurance. I have separate policies through mine and my wife's work, plus 2 that come with credit cards. I regularly review them to ensure I understand the coverage. Just saying I don't understand the "you must have this type of insurance to enter "unless they plan to have someone reading and verifying policies.

Thats good, all we have is a travel card with important numbers/policy numbers. It always just makes me wonder why there are these strict policies they don't really have a way of enforcing. And thank you MMDownunder for your reply as well. We have no port stops in Fiji but I imagine other islands will be look to apply similar restrictions as they re-open as well. Our final payment for our transpacific is due in about 3 weeks.

I wonder how they determine this? My travel insurance through my employer covers Covid 19. It doesn't say in the policy that it does, it just does. It is not listed as an exclusion. Just like it doesn't say i'm specifically covered for Norovirus, tetanus, or a staph infection. We got an email last summer from the company saying that their travel policies cover Covid.

I’ve never worked in insurance but have had friends who have so this is heresay and to be taken with a grain of salt. technically you are supposed to report all risk factors to your insurance company (speeding tickets, collisions, impaired driving, etc) as you are insured based on your driving record not just filed claims. Insurance is insurance. I don’t trust them and they will always try to find ways to not pay so they can apparently void your policy if you’ve lied about your risk factor. It’s one reason why when you sign up they’ll ask ‘any collisions, etc’ as your rates will be higher even if you’ve never been with that company and filed a claim with them before. personally, we rely on our own coverage. Insurance is hard enough to deal with and I don’t want to have to deal with a car company to get claims covered especially when they are out of province our out of country if I don’t have to. Plus, I pay a yearly rate for coverage and don’t want to pay the same amount for a weeks worth of coverage. last, Alberta is all private insurance so it may very well be different province to province. just food for thought for those considering their options.

Has anyone ever purchased the Diver Alert Network (DAN) travel insurance. I’ve looked in to it but it’s tough to see all the fine print without purchasing a membership first. It is geared towards scuba divers but they do offer non-diver related insurance and I don’t believe you have to be scuba certified to join. Their family membership is 100$ year and they have a Canada specific travel insurance plan for 125$ (Cdn I believe) year which includes your spouse and dependants if you have a family membership. the diver insurance covers up to 500k per incident per person and the travel insurance I believe is abt 30k per person per incident. So it’s not the highest amount but for 225ish a year it seems pretty decent for a full years worth of travel insurance for your family. I do believe it’s for under 65 though. when we got certified the training center raved about the DANs policies. im not sure what blue cross charges for a full year as my wife’s policy is 5million for 60 days. Mine was only 30 days so we called to top up for an upcoming 53day trip and it was about 200 for the extra days for the 4 of us. That’s when we found out hers was 60 days!

We are on the TP on ovation leaving Oct 09. We already stop in Wellington, Picton, and Napier. I’m hoping they keep the pacific islands as it was a major draw in us choosing this cruise. Time will tell I guess just wish we knew what was going on. I’m not opposed to more stops in NZ but would love to see the pacific islands as I doubt we will ever be back this way.

We applied for Nexus for the first time in March 2020. Got conditionally approved within a month or so and booked our interviews for April. Cancelled the week before when Covid started the shut downs. We’ve tried booking interviews three times and each cancelled within a couple weeks of our appointment. I think our last interview was for November before they shut down completely. we were originally given one year to have the interview done. That changed to two years. Our two year date was April 09 and I thought we were going to get a message on our application being removed and we’d have to reapply. Nothing yet. They’ve even removed the “you must complete the interview with 720 days” message. Still says conditionally approved! Our closest enrolment center is Sweetgrass Montana which is about 7hrs away so not making that drive (especially with gas at 2$/L).

We’ve used arrivecan twice in the app. Once coming back from Mexico, once coming back from vegas. Both times received an email and QR code was available in the app. Like others, took a screenshot just in case. in both cases no one asked to look at it at any point. I’d like to think that the info reconciles with the flight manifest and is registered somewhere but who knows but not a single person asks to see our code. Also, you can re do it any time in that 72hrs and they just issue a new receipt. The first time I filled it out I said no to being able to quarantine away from someone who works in a high risk setting (I work in a high risk setting, I can’t quarantine away from myself and figured I was taking it to literally) and got a code that I googled and learned I’d probably face issues at the border. So deleted it and re did it and was good to go.

Perfect thank you. This is what I'm gathering from the research but the terms and definitions are a little different than what we use so was a tad confusing. My cc says it covers the excess or deductible when insurance is mandatory or included in the rebtal cost. When we rent vehicles here there is no insurance at all for the driver and entirely up to us to ensure we have our own coverage or we pay out of pocket for everything. I did check when we first started planning and we don't need an international drivers permit as our license Is in English so we are good for something like 3-6 months to be there on our own license. Thanks for all the input and assistance.

I double checked this just now and we aren't covered for rental car liabilities. Our travel medical insurance is through our employer and quite awesome (5 million per person per incident for up to 60 days out of country)

This is what I was able to find on one car rental site In Australia as long as the rental vehicle is registered; the Green Slip (CTP - Compulsory Third Party Insurance) covers all injuries including death caused to other road users such as drivers, passengers of other vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, motor cyclists and pillion passengers if you are at fault in a motor vehicle accident. CTP does not cover damage to property or other vehicles. The CTP provides unlimited indemnity to the insured party and ensures those who are injured have access to funds for services including all reasonable medical costs, treatment and rehabilitation. There is no fixed coverage limit per policy. the only option I was given when booking a vehicle was collision/damage waiver. Looks like this is covered through my credit card so I'm covered though. So it looks like I'm covered for third party just not property damage to other vehicles. But I wasn't given that option to book. Only insurance I was offered was covering the rental vehicle at 30$ day which seems awfully pricy but I'm covered for that anyway. If I'm given the option when I pick up the vehicle for 3rd party damage and injury I'll get it. Just not sure if it's available 🤷‍♂️

Great thank you so much. That’s what I figured but is very different on how we have insurance here as our Province is all privatized. we do have collision damage covered through our credit card so I’ll read up on how they compare.

As we move closer to our Australia adventure so many questions are starting to pop up! Most of them covid related but I'll save those for August/September as so much is changing in that realm. As part of our upcoming trip we will be renting a car for 10 days then 5 days with a cruise in between. Both rentals will be while we are in Brisbane. My questions are about Insurance and liability for the rental vehicle. My personal vehicle insurance only covers us in any vehicle in North America so none of the coverage we have will apply overseas. I do have collision/damage insurance through our credit card so that covers us for damage to our rental vehicle but not a 3rd party. We also have full travel medical insurance so that covers us for our own Injury. When booking I wasn't given an option for 3rd party liability (if someone else gets hurt in a collision or their vehicle gets damaged) I've been trying to read up on that and it looks like it's an automatic coverage with no limit if the vehicle is registered in Australia. So my main question is, if I get in a collision is the damage to another's vehicle and (God forbid) any injury to anyone else covered through the rental agency? Thanks!