We lay out the current rules for international travel and speak with key channel players about their flight plans.
There have been steps recently toward reopening international travel between the US and Europe. While this is good news, the situation does vary by country and can still seem a bit confusing to travellers.
Last month it was announced that fully vaccinated people from the US and EU could travel to the UK without needing to quarantine. Indeed, US carrier JetBlue was due to start flying between London and New York later this week.
This lifting of restrictions also stretches across Europe. Several countries, including Switzerland, France, Spain, and Germany, now allow travel for non-essential purposes from the US.
Despite this, the US State Department has this week advised Americans to avoid all travel to France over rising coronavirus cases in the country. This follows similar recommendations for Spain, Portugal and Cyprus.
And crucially, this lifting of restrictions is still somewhat of a one-way street as America’s borders remain closed to most European travellers. Virtually all residents of Europe’s Schengen Area – the passport-free zone that includes 26 countries plus other entities – and those living in Britain and Ireland are still barred from travelling to the US.
This obviously will continue to impact events, such as the IT conferences that are a staple of the channel. Despite this, there is growing optimism about a return to face-to-face meetings and events.
Channel Futures spoke to vendors, distributors and partners about what the gradual easing of restrictions means for their businesses. Will they make any travel plans, and are they eyeing a return to physical meetings?
‘We’re Optimistically Cautious’
Exclusive Networks’ Andy Travers
“The channel has always been – and will always be – about people and relationships.” That’s according to Andy Travers, EVP of sales and marketing, at distributor Exclusive Networks.
“During the pandemic, we’ve all had to adapt to a new way of working, fostering and maintaining these human interactions digitally. However, there’s no amount of collaboration technology that can replace an in-person, human-to-human connection.”
Travers says that as we move toward a new normal, there is a growing appetite for physical meetings, events and industry gatherings.
“We’ve already had a number of meetings as restrictions ease — with our vendors, our channel partners and our regional teams. [This allows] us to reconnect at a much more human level. However, as a global organisation, the challenge we face is adhering to the many government travel restrictions and ensuring we follow all local COVID-19 protocols. These will dictate whether it’s a physical, virtual or even hybrid environment.
“We continue to be vigilant and remain optimistically cautious; however, it’s great to start seeing people face to face again and not just on screen.”
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