Is International Travel Still A Bad Idea?

After some record-high Covid-19 patients in Alberta’s ICUs this past month, and numbers expected to rise even more, I couldn’t help it but wonder: When will international air travel soar again? We’ve all put off our international trips since March 2020, and many of us are thinking of booking a winter getaway somewhere outside of the country. Airplane mode is still my favourite do-not-disturb mode, and even though you can put your device in airplane mode at home and enjoy a glass of wine, the experience is still better at 30,000 feet.

Some of the news has been encouraging. U.S.-Canada border’s “full” opening in November, and the federal government is no longer advising against non-essential travel. We’re excited to get going again. I’m starting to see posts from friends already doing some international travel. So are we good to travel internationally then?

Mixed Reviews

Wait a minute – “full” opening of the border they said? Dropping the negative travel advisory for “non-essential” travel…