J'AIME March 2021
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how they clean between every flight with<br />
robots, sprays and so on (see Airbus, United<br />
Airlines and Emirates YouTube channels<br />
for videos). They are worth looking up to<br />
see the efforts they are going to in order to<br />
keep you safe.<br />
If you are traveling to a destination<br />
that requires a Covid test, consider this<br />
important too as all your fellow passengers<br />
will have been required to show a negative<br />
result before being allowed to travel.<br />
Depending on the destination, you may<br />
also find everyone, including the crew, have<br />
been vaccinated too.<br />
are plenty of bigger islands with lots of facilities<br />
to keep you busy and entertained (see last month’s<br />
Maldives feature for more details).<br />
Mauritius is a larger island and closer to the<br />
Seychelles. There is a great selection of hotels<br />
and it is generally lower in cost than the Maldives.<br />
Mauritius is a great place to get married too and<br />
there’s much more than the beach to experience.<br />
Scenic waterfalls, plantations, mountain hikes and<br />
wildlife spotting on quad bikes are just some of the<br />
things to see and do. One of the hotels we know well<br />
is located on a very flat peninsula where you can<br />
easily cycle up the coast to watch the kite surfers.<br />
For something a little more unique, a safari is a great<br />
option in our winter months, and you could combine<br />
this with a drive through the winelands in South<br />
Africa and a stay in Cape Town. Closer to home, the<br />
Canary Islands are just four hours away and offer<br />
year-round sunshine for a winter honeymoon.<br />
I want to visit family in Australia,<br />
they have one of the strictest entry<br />
requirements, when do you think I can go?<br />
This is a really popular question and for many with<br />
relatives in Australasia they are understandably<br />
anxious to see family again. We are looking toward<br />
the end of <strong>2021</strong> and possibly even into 2022 based<br />
on the latest information which can of course<br />
change at any time. Should the world’s vaccination<br />
programme move along quickly we could see this<br />
brought onward. Interestingly, Qantas have started to<br />
schedule flights to the UK from this July so we will be<br />
watching these closely.<br />
I’m worried I won’t have suitable travel<br />
insurance?<br />
It is true that insurance companies halted issuing<br />
cover during the first lockdown but were quick to<br />
come back on the market offering a variety of Covid<br />
cover for different scenarios once holidays started<br />
again in the summer.<br />
If you have already amended your holiday, our<br />
advice is to ensure you have updated the insurance<br />
company of your new plans and had confirmation<br />
your cover is still valid. If in doubt, always ask<br />
them and never presume. We recommend checking<br />
your insurance is valid from the date of booking or<br />
amending. If it is an annual policy check when your<br />
renewal is and if your trip is still covered.<br />
What are airlines doing to make it safer to<br />
fly?<br />
There are lots of handy videos showing how airlines<br />
filter around 99.9% of the air onboard using their<br />
robust HEPA filter systems. Some airlines even show<br />
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