Will you need a vaccination passport? What will travel look like in the near future

PHOENIX – Do you want to travel this year? With more COVID-19 tests and vaccines, some are already planning their trip in the next few months.

But what will the journey be like in the future?

Scott Keyes of Scott’s Cheap Flights says it may involve on-site testing.

“In the airport parking lot, there are quick test sites so you can show up, get tested. You could get results in 15 minutes, ”Keyes said.

Right now, different countries have different testing and quarantine requirements.

A negative COVID test is required to enter the United States.

While there has been some talk of negative testing needed for domestic travel, this has so far been ruled out.

Keyes believes that for many countries the vaccine is a game-changer.

“Yes, we will allow people who have been vaccinated to bypass normal testing or quarantine requirements,” he said, that could be an option.

While American tourists still cannot travel to most countries in the European Union, Iceland, Cyprus and Poland now allow visitors from certain countries with proof of vaccination.

And how did you show this proof?

Keyes said it could be a vaccine passport. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is in the process of developing a “travel card”.

It is a phone app that lets you see a country’s COVID requirements and store and share test results and vaccine information.

IBM’s “health passport” goes further. Its website says the pass could also be used for “large-scale events such as a game, concert or amusement park.”

The country of Bahrain has already developed a vaccination passport. Denmark, Sweden and other countries are talking about it.

Vaccine passports would also be available on paper.

There is a certain setback, with some calling passports unfair to countries that have to wait for vaccines.