US Travel Organisation

[GrJ Berkshire]

There is an amazing press release from Emerson Barnes of this organisation on safe Countries to visit by USA citizens in the light of the EU not accepting Americans at present. He lists the Countries which include 4 European ones, none in the EU. However these are all Micro states, none with its own airport, in 3 cases the only way to get there apart from parachuting in or maybe a helicopter- but their range is such that you would need to start from an EU country.

The 4 are San Marino and Vatican - both enclaves in Italy

Andorra - in the Pyrenees between Spain and France

Monaco - you could arrive by sea, but otherwise have to go through France

 

The lack of knowledge of European Geography is staggering. Hopefully he and the Organisation are not linked to renewing Cruises or we will have Ports in Hungary, Czech Republic and Moldova on routes. And Us Cruises to North Dakota , Idaho and Vermont

 

 

WORRYING !!!!!!!!!!!!

[seaknots]

28 minutes ago, GrJ Berkshire said:

He lists the Countries which include 4 European ones, none in the EU.

you understood wrong. eu give the list not travel association

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/confirmed-eu-marks-15-third-countries-as-safe-eu-members-not-obliged-to-open-borders-to-all/

 

https://www.ustravel.org/press/us-travel-reacts-eu-travel-ban-reports

[greykitty]

Well, that Association obviously has a specific agenda and point of view - fair enough given the nature of their business.  But can Tori Barnes believe herself when she says:

 

"but we are at a stage when it should be possible to make progress."

 

Unless she means progress toward even more of a firestorm of a pandemic?  

[mrlevin]

7 minutes ago, greykitty said:

Well, that Association obviously has a specific agenda and point of view

 

You think?!?!? /s. Did you read the purpose of this organization?  

 

No one seems to be posting ridicule at United or Ryanair expanding flights this summer.  But when the president of this organization whose purpose in life is to get more people to travel to USA talks about the hope for future travel in USA holy hell breaks out here.  /s

Edited July 1, 2020 by mrlevin

[Travelcat2]

Although I have never heard of the U.S. Travel Organization, I do not see anything wrong with the article.  I would change one word of the sentence  We should be at a stage ...

 

 

[pappy1022]

But we aren't and the responsibility lies with each individual to do the right thing and think of others not just themselves.

[pappy1022]

We can only hope that people do the right thing or we wait for herd immunity, the vulnerable dying, the hospitals and staff being overwhelmed or a vaccine is available. I acknowledge that it’s a tough balance but we have to figure out what that balance is between opening things up and keeping the hospitals within their capacities. Here in Austin, we pushed it too far and now we have to take a step backwards. I don’t blame anyone for trying to open things up. We just found the tipping point. No one is going to convince me that this huge spike isn’t partially the result of the protests and riots.