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| Guam announces ‘Air V&V’ vaccination-and-vacation program to boost tourism | Guam announces ‘Air V&V’ vaccination-and-vacation program to boost tourism |
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| Guam’s Visitors Bureau (GVB) has unveiled an ‘Air V&V’ program, offering travelers a vaccination during their vacation to boost tourism, as the US island territory in the Western Pacific recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. | Guam’s Visitors Bureau (GVB) has unveiled an ‘Air V&V’ program, offering travelers a vaccination during their vacation to boost tourism, as the US island territory in the Western Pacific recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Speaking ahead of the launch of the initiative, GVB president Carl Gutierrez hailed the move as giving “a shot in the arm to our tourism industry” by providing visitors with a “unique and valuable service.” Tourism is a key element of the island’s economy, with the University of Guam having estimated that arrivals fell by 76% in 2020 compared with the previous year. | Speaking ahead of the launch of the initiative, GVB president Carl Gutierrez hailed the move as giving “a shot in the arm to our tourism industry” by providing visitors with a “unique and valuable service.” Tourism is a key element of the island’s economy, with the University of Guam having estimated that arrivals fell by 76% in 2020 compared with the previous year. |
| Guam’s Governor Lou Leon Guerrero formally signed off on the initiative last week, and it will come into effect when the island relaxes its Covid-19 quarantine measures early in July. The first arrivals are expected on July 6, and up to 30,000 are predicted to take advantage of the scheme this year. | Guam’s Governor Lou Leon Guerrero formally signed off on the initiative last week, and it will come into effect when the island relaxes its Covid-19 quarantine measures early in July. The first arrivals are expected on July 6, and up to 30,000 are predicted to take advantage of the scheme this year. |
| The proposal will offer travelers the option of having either the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson vaccines at clinics across Guam, while a dozen hotels will provide accommodation for those booking the package. The measure is aimed primarily at US citizens living abroad and US green card holders, but non-US citizens aged 12 and older are also eligible. | The proposal will offer travelers the option of having either the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson vaccines at clinics across Guam, while a dozen hotels will provide accommodation for those booking the package. The measure is aimed primarily at US citizens living abroad and US green card holders, but non-US citizens aged 12 and older are also eligible. |
| Guam has recorded 8,060 confirmed cases and 139 deaths from the virus to date, with 160,795 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine having so far been administered to its population of 167,000. It is currently enforcing only a moderate level of Covid-19 restrictions, which include the wearing of a mask on public transport and the observance of social distancing guidelines. Unvaccinated travelers are required to be tested for Covid-19 before departing their home country, and must quarantine for seven days on arrival. | Guam has recorded 8,060 confirmed cases and 139 deaths from the virus to date, with 160,795 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine having so far been administered to its population of 167,000. It is currently enforcing only a moderate level of Covid-19 restrictions, which include the wearing of a mask on public transport and the observance of social distancing guidelines. Unvaccinated travelers are required to be tested for Covid-19 before departing their home country, and must quarantine for seven days on arrival. |
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