Mexico and Caribbean beach resorts offer Covid tests for new US travel requirements

Beach resorts and small hotels alike throughout Mexico and the Caribbean are racing to ensure guests have access to Covid tests as new travel requirements take effect. Starting Tuesday, the US government will require travelers over age 2, including US citizens, to show proof of a recent, negative Covid-19 test result before boarding flights to the United States. Mexico had remained a relative bright spot for vacations abroad, partially because it lacks the testing or quarantine requirements that some other destinations have implemented, but the new rules have hurt bookings. “There’s no doubt, the test requirement is a short-term negative,” United CCO Andrew Nocella said during a quarterly call Thursday. “But as these tests get out there and that ... reopens borders not only to Mexico but around the world, we think that’s a good medium- and long-term change and will prompt more and more demand.” United on Monday unveiled a new platform that provides travelers testing requirements for their destinations, local testing sites and a portal to upload their test results that would be required to fly. ″We are going to work really, really hard to make sure it’s really, really easy to travel with United even with the new testing requirements,” United’s chief customer officer Toby Enqvist said on last week’s call.<br/>