15 Tips to Travel Safely During the Pandemic
Aug 27, 2021
Although the Covid-19 pandemic has not subsided yet, it does not mean we can’t travel.

There are times when we desperately need a vacation in this pandemic and while we can travel, we have to meet various requirements and protocols. Our ability to travel is undoubtedly different when compared to the pre-pandemic period, particularly when we look at the conditions we must abide by and the ways in which we now have to plan.

Before deciding to travel somewhere, you have to research the destination to be visited first. Find as much information as possible regarding the destination and make sure the intended tourist attractions apply strict health protocols. For example, check in and find out how the city is treating Covid-19 and if the levels of infection are at an appropriately low rate.

It is not just the destination that has to abide by Covid-19 protocols, we also have to ensure that we follow all guidelines and measures to protect ourselves from the disease.

Here are some tips for traveling safely during the pandemic:

 

1. Bring a Spare Mask and Hand-Sanitizer

First and foremost, we can start by ensuring that as individuals we are as safe as possible. You should always bring at least two reusable facemasks if not more. Alongside this we recommend bringing ample amounts of hand sanitizer as you cannot rely on every place you visit to be stocked up.

 

2. Wash Your Hands Frequently

Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based antiseptic even if your hands don't look dirty. To be practical, bring soap in a small bottle that can be carried in the aircraft cabin and put your hand sanitizer in your check-in luggage. That way, you are always ready to eliminate any viruses or germs on your hands.

 

3. Cover Your Mouth When Sneezing

When coughing and sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with the crook of your elbows or a tissue. Try not to use your hands if you can avoid it. The virus will stick to the surface of the hand, and it will spread more quickly as you touch objects or other people. If using a tissue, immediately throw the tissue into a closed trash can and wash your hands with soap or antiseptic.

 

4. Avoid Touching the Face

Try to avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Your hands may have touched contaminated surfaces, and while you can sanitize your hands you can’t do anything if the virus gets in your body. Use a tissue if you want to wipe your face or wash your hands first.

 

5. Stay Healthy and Fit

Before deciding to take a vacation, make sure you and your family members are in good health. When sick or not in top condition, your immune system may be more at risk. This can increase the likelihood of you contracting the virus.

Some tourist destinations, especially those in different regions, require you to do a rapid test before leaving. If necessary, you can also do a PCR test that gives a more accurate result. Thus, in addition to ensuring your own health, you can protect others who will also be travelling.

 

6. Carry Personal Items

Don't forget to bring personal utensils such as towels, toothbrushes, water bottles, and cutlery. This is to prepare and prevent the possible transmission of the virus from items that have not been properly sterilized. Make sure everyone travelling with you is also carrying their own.

 

7. Travel With a Housemate

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the essential thing to do is to minimize direct contact with others. If you wish to travel with someone, you should bring your family member who definitely lives on the same roof as you are. Avoid traveling with people who is not your housemate because you don’t know their  interaction with other people

 

8. Create an Itinerary

An itinerary is a list of activities or destinations with an estimated budget that you can create or that can be issued to you via a travel agency during the trip. The itinerary is essential during the pandemic. With the help of an itinerary, you can effectively plan out where you want to visit and what you want to do. This way, if something were to befall you, such as being exposed to COVID-19, you can help the task force track the transmission.

 

9. Choose a Refundable Ticket

We recommend purchasing refundable tickets and accommodation. Many online ticket platforms provide refundable features nowadays. Usually, these conditions can be seen on the room selection page or the ticket itself.

Being refundable is handy in the pandemic so that you do not lose out if you have to cancel your flight. Because every time you travel, you will usually be tested for COVID-19. If the worst were to happen at the very least you would get your money back. For alternative, you can purchase travel insurance that can cover your ticket rebooking fee, like Amanyaman Insurance, instead of making refund on your ticket, you can simply reschedule it with no worry on the rebooking fee.

 

10. Research the Tourist Sites

Everyone should still be making sure that they stay up-to-date on the locales or sights they plan to visit. Health protocols are the most important way we can be active in fighting back against the spread of the virus. So, make sure the locations you are visiting pay good attention to this and let it inform how they approach check-in, transactions are other elements of your visit.  

 

11. Look for Locales that are Outside

Covid-19 is more likely to spread from person to person when we are indoors with limited ventilation. Therefore, people generally prefer to take a vacation by visiting an outdoor entertainment location. Although not an absolute thing, outdoor holidays provide a sense of security when tourists are on vacation.

Outdoor vacations minimize the contamination of the virus that can spread in closed rooms. In Indonesia, many natural sites can be visited. Try choosing the safest and most convenient location to visit.

Some entertainment venues in the city that have outdoor facilities may also have started operating again. Provided they are maintaining the proper precautions there is nothing to stop you from visiting and having a great time.

 

12. Use a Private Vehicle

As we have already established, if you can minimize contact with other travelers, you are lessening the chance to either spread or be infected by Covid-19. Traveling by private vehicle is recommended during the pandemic in order to help keep a safe distance. It wouldn’t hurt to ensure that you get a quality vehicle either, to help provide you with as much comfort and relaxation as possible.

 

13. Follow Social Distancing Measures

Although you hopefully will have chosen a tourist location that has little contact, it is unlikely that there will be no visitors at all. After all, tourist sites are public places that everyone can visit. So, follow social distancing and keep your space from other visitors.

 

14.  Bring a Hygiene Kit

Maintaining cleanliness should always be a priority for everyone, especially when washing your hands. During the holidays, some tourist sites will also provide a sink for you. However, it is better for you to bring your own hygiene kit such as hand sanitizer, surface spray, wet wipes, and toilet seat cleaner. Clean yourself regularly so that you can avoid spreading the virus or being contaminated.

 

15. Use Cashless Payments

Use cashless payments as much as possible when making a transaction. Although there are many cashless payment options to choose from, it would be better to have a QR Code option available at tourist sites.

 

Those were our tips for traveling during the pandemic. Most importantly, pay attention to the advice from the local authorities wherever you may go. The authorities, in this case, may mean the Government of Indonesia or the government of the country being visited. The relevant government will usually provide the latest information from the country regarding security for tourists visiting.

Make sure your holiday is safe and enjoyable by following the tips above. If you have vacation plans soon, contact AMANYAMAN to make your holiday as safe as possible.

Although the Covid-19 pandemic has not subsided yet, it does not mean we can’t travel.

There are times when we desperately need a vacation in this pandemic and while we can travel, we have to meet various requirements and protocols. Our ability to travel is undoubtedly different when compared to the pre-pandemic period, particularly when we look at the conditions we must abide by and the ways in which we now have to plan.

Before deciding to travel somewhere, you have to research the destination to be visited first. Find as much information as possible regarding the destination and make sure the intended tourist attractions apply strict health protocols. For example, check in and find out how the city is treating Covid-19 and if the levels of infection are at an appropriately low rate.

It is not just the destination that has to abide by Covid-19 protocols, we also have to ensure that we follow all guidelines and measures to protect ourselves from the disease.

Here are some tips for traveling safely during the pandemic:

 

1. Bring a Spare Mask and Hand-Sanitizer

First and foremost, we can start by ensuring that as individuals we are as safe as possible. You should always bring at least two reusable facemasks if not more. Alongside this we recommend bringing ample amounts of hand sanitizer as you cannot rely on every place you visit to be stocked up.

 

2. Wash Your Hands Frequently

Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based antiseptic even if your hands don't look dirty. To be practical, bring soap in a small bottle that can be carried in the aircraft cabin and put your hand sanitizer in your check-in luggage. That way, you are always ready to eliminate any viruses or germs on your hands.

 

3. Cover Your Mouth When Sneezing

When coughing and sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with the crook of your elbows or a tissue. Try not to use your hands if you can avoid it. The virus will stick to the surface of the hand, and it will spread more quickly as you touch objects or other people. If using a tissue, immediately throw the tissue into a closed trash can and wash your hands with soap or antiseptic.

 

4. Avoid Touching the Face

Try to avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Your hands may have touched contaminated surfaces, and while you can sanitize your hands you can’t do anything if the virus gets in your body. Use a tissue if you want to wipe your face or wash your hands first.

 

5. Stay Healthy and Fit

Before deciding to take a vacation, make sure you and your family members are in good health. When sick or not in top condition, your immune system may be more at risk. This can increase the likelihood of you contracting the virus.

Some tourist destinations, especially those in different regions, require you to do a rapid test before leaving. If necessary, you can also do a PCR test that gives a more accurate result. Thus, in addition to ensuring your own health, you can protect others who will also be travelling.

 

6. Carry Personal Items

Don't forget to bring personal utensils such as towels, toothbrushes, water bottles, and cutlery. This is to prepare and prevent the possible transmission of the virus from items that have not been properly sterilized. Make sure everyone travelling with you is also carrying their own.

 

7. Travel With a Housemate

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the essential thing to do is to minimize direct contact with others. If you wish to travel with someone, you should bring your family member who definitely lives on the same roof as you are. Avoid traveling with people who is not your housemate because you don’t know their  interaction with other people

 

8. Create an Itinerary

An itinerary is a list of activities or destinations with an estimated budget that you can create or that can be issued to you via a travel agency during the trip. The itinerary is essential during the pandemic. With the help of an itinerary, you can effectively plan out where you want to visit and what you want to do. This way, if something were to befall you, such as being exposed to COVID-19, you can help the task force track the transmission.

 

9. Choose a Refundable Ticket

We recommend purchasing refundable tickets and accommodation. Many online ticket platforms provide refundable features nowadays. Usually, these conditions can be seen on the room selection page or the ticket itself.

Being refundable is handy in the pandemic so that you do not lose out if you have to cancel your flight. Because every time you travel, you will usually be tested for COVID-19. If the worst were to happen at the very least you would get your money back. For alternative, you can purchase travel insurance that can cover your ticket rebooking fee, like Amanyaman Insurance, instead of making refund on your ticket, you can simply reschedule it with no worry on the rebooking fee.

 

10. Research the Tourist Sites

Everyone should still be making sure that they stay up-to-date on the locales or sights they plan to visit. Health protocols are the most important way we can be active in fighting back against the spread of the virus. So, make sure the locations you are visiting pay good attention to this and let it inform how they approach check-in, transactions are other elements of your visit.  

 

11. Look for Locales that are Outside

Covid-19 is more likely to spread from person to person when we are indoors with limited ventilation. Therefore, people generally prefer to take a vacation by visiting an outdoor entertainment location. Although not an absolute thing, outdoor holidays provide a sense of security when tourists are on vacation.

Outdoor vacations minimize the contamination of the virus that can spread in closed rooms. In Indonesia, many natural sites can be visited. Try choosing the safest and most convenient location to visit.

Some entertainment venues in the city that have outdoor facilities may also have started operating again. Provided they are maintaining the proper precautions there is nothing to stop you from visiting and having a great time.

 

12. Use a Private Vehicle

As we have already established, if you can minimize contact with other travelers, you are lessening the chance to either spread or be infected by Covid-19. Traveling by private vehicle is recommended during the pandemic in order to help keep a safe distance. It wouldn’t hurt to ensure that you get a quality vehicle either, to help provide you with as much comfort and relaxation as possible.

 

13. Follow Social Distancing Measures

Although you hopefully will have chosen a tourist location that has little contact, it is unlikely that there will be no visitors at all. After all, tourist sites are public places that everyone can visit. So, follow social distancing and keep your space from other visitors.

 

14.  Bring a Hygiene Kit

Maintaining cleanliness should always be a priority for everyone, especially when washing your hands. During the holidays, some tourist sites will also provide a sink for you. However, it is better for you to bring your own hygiene kit such as hand sanitizer, surface spray, wet wipes, and toilet seat cleaner. Clean yourself regularly so that you can avoid spreading the virus or being contaminated.

 

15. Use Cashless Payments

Use cashless payments as much as possible when making a transaction. Although there are many cashless payment options to choose from, it would be better to have a QR Code option available at tourist sites.

 

Those were our tips for traveling during the pandemic. Most importantly, pay attention to the advice from the local authorities wherever you may go. The authorities, in this case, may mean the Government of Indonesia or the government of the country being visited. The relevant government will usually provide the latest information from the country regarding security for tourists visiting.

Make sure your holiday is safe and enjoyable by following the tips above. If you have vacation plans soon, contact AMANYAMAN to make your holiday as safe as possible.