{"id":571,"date":"2021-04-14T06:06:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wsfx.in\/?p=253"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:31:44","slug":"of-jets-and-jabs-vaccine-tourism-and-new-updates-on-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wsfxglobalpay.com\/blog\/covid-19-travel-advisory\/of-jets-and-jabs-vaccine-tourism-and-new-updates-on-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Of Jets and Jabs \u2013 Vaccine Tourism and New Updates on Travel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With COVID-19 cases increasing and the discovery of more contagious strains, countries have geared up to vaccinate their citizens on priority.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, a few travel agencies are launching new tourism plans for those who can who wish to make it a trip and get the shot abroad &#8211; Short Trips for a Shot! This is basically called coined as vaccine tourism. Vaccine tourism is travelling to another country or state to get a vaccine not available for you at home. It is now majorly focused on the COVID-19 vaccine. Private travel agencies have already started creating tour packages for Indians who want to travel to the foreign countries for a jab of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Borders and skies across the globe are now opening up slowly. Many of them now have different rules for those that are vaccinated. There is a lax in quarantine days, or only home quarantine requirements versus institutional quarantine for those who\u2019ve taken their jab. Thailand is one amongst the few countries to embrace this model. Vaccinated tourists in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/travel\/travel-news\/thailand-has-a-new-travel-plan-for-vaccinated-travellers\/as81935986.cms\" rel=\"nofollow  noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thailand<\/a> will have to spend only a week in quarantine as opposed to non-vaccinated tourists. Likewise, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/travel\/travel-news\/what-are-the-requirements-to-enter-croatia-for-foreign-travellers\/as81979178.cms\" rel=\"nofollow  noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Croatia<\/a> is also following suit with even more bolder steps like no quarantine measures for those tourists who prove they\u2019re negative or vaccinated and are in the pink of health.<\/p>\n<p>As of April, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/sri-lanka-forms-air-bubble-with-india\/articleshow\/82003510.cms\" rel=\"nofollow  noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sri Lanka<\/a> and India joined hands to operate on an air-bubble model to fuel tourism, this means, Indians now have another destination to visit. With a few small steps here and there the travel industry seems to be getting on its toes slowly but surely.<\/p>\n<p>We at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsfx.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Forex<\/a> are always here to help you through the complex bit of currencies and carrying your money abroad with ease. Turn to us for all your forex needs be it transferring money abroad, exchanging currency to the currency of your destination, travel insurance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsfx.in\/smart-fx-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-currency forex cards<\/a>. Download and use our GlobalPay Smart Fx App and handle all of your forex requirements digitally in a few clicks, when you decide to take the plunge to travel again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With COVID-19 cases increasing and the discovery of more contagious strains, countries have geared up to vaccinate their citizens on priority. In the meantime, a few travel agencies are launching new tourism plans for those who can who wish to make it a trip and get the shot abroad &#8211; Short Trips for a Shot! 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