We need your ideas and questions today for Reopening!

[Rob]

Rob,

I've not ruled out the possibility of coming this Summer, but am concerned about arriving to closed restaurants. I know the hotels are starting to reopen (and were never ordered closed), but we need to know how the restaurants will be staged open and when.

What are the plans for route taxis? I think there is a policy in place to promote a form of social distancing. Will that continue? Is it being enforced?

Also, this is not for Negril, but I am hoping that they allow for social distancing at Customs in Sangster.

I rarely see a sentence in all the proposals where the phrase "social distancing" is not mentioned. I have a feeling that we will all be seeing those little 6ft reminder circles nearly everywhere.

Restaurants seem to be a complex issue. Rockhouse has released what may read as over the top measures, but these are common place in Hong Kong now.

Route taxis will be limited to less passengers than their legal load as will charter vehicles. Estimates as much as half the legal number of passengers are being spoken of to promote, you guessed it, social distancing inside the vehicle. This will have a major impact on the 4 passenger livery vehicles.

I will bring up your concerns this afternoon!

Thanks man!

[Monty&Melo]

Jamaica has done a great job with containment, with the exception of that call center. First, Jamaica needs to determine how to reopen safely prior to addressing the laundry list of ongoing concerns. Maybe they could consider setting up a tourism sector...Enter at MBJ and then travel straight to Negril with no deviance from the path. According to The Gleaner, there are only 10 cases from St. James to Westmoreland. (St. James - 8, Hanover - 0, Westmoreland - 2). Our other questions include:
What requirements will there be to enter into the country? Masks or other PPE?
What will the screening process be?
Cleaning kiosks between travelers? It seems safer to use a sanitized kiosk as opposed to a face-to-face meeting with the immigration officer.
Spacing between people in line for immigration and customs?
Will restaurants be open?
Will there be a curfew in place?

We still have our trip planned for early July and pray every day we will be able to come! We miss our beloved Jamaica and her people...our friends who are more like family. They need us there (safely) to enable them to work and support their families.

Melo

[Rob]

Jamaica has done a great job with containment, with the exception of that call center. First, Jamaica needs to determine how to reopen safely prior to addressing the laundry list of ongoing concerns. Maybe they could consider setting up a tourism sector...Enter at MBJ and then travel straight to Negril with no deviance from the path. According to The Gleaner, there are only 10 cases from St. James to Westmoreland. (St. James - 8, Hanover - 0, Westmoreland - 2). Our other questions include:
What requirements will there be to enter into the country? Masks or other PPE?
What will the screening process be?
Cleaning kiosks between travelers? It seems safer to use a sanitized kiosk as opposed to a face-to-face meeting with the immigration officer.
Spacing between people in line for immigration and customs?
Will restaurants be open?
Will there be a curfew in place?

We still have our trip planned for early July and pray every day we will be able to come! We miss our beloved Jamaica and her people...our friends who are more like family. They need us there (safely) to enable them to work and support their families.

Melo

Wow! I will ask..... lots of bullet points for Word....

Thanks!

[Marko]

Jamaica has done a great job with containment, with the exception of that call center. First, Jamaica needs to determine how to reopen safely prior to addressing the laundry list of ongoing concerns. Maybe they could consider setting up a tourism sector...Enter at MBJ and then travel straight to Negril with no deviance from the path. According to The Gleaner, there are only 10 cases from St. James to Westmoreland. (St. James - 8, Hanover - 0, Westmoreland - 2). Our other questions include:

We still have our trip planned for early July and pray every day we will be able to come! We miss our beloved Jamaica and her people...our friends who are more like family. They need us there (safely) to enable them to work and support their families.

Melo

True there hasn't been anything in the way of Coronavirus cases in Jamaica...…
however Jamaica economy has been devastated…….true

the idea of MBJ straight to your resort is actually a pretty good one....
travelers could just show their airport transfer paperwork and it would keep things in more order...
of course there will be travelers that won't have paperwork but they could fill out a form......

see you in July......yah mon

Cool Runnings, Marko

[flhrbill]

We have been to Negril five times in the last four years and are really looking forward to our September vacation. I think most of the tourist will not return if there were restrictions such as 14 day quarantine, 6 foot social distancing or any other basic restrictions, other than wearing a mask in the airport or on public transportation. We generally stay on the resort and visit local shops, bars, and restaurants where we meet the most pleasant people.

[Rob]

We have been to Negril five times in the last four years and are really looking forward to our September vacation. I think most of the tourist will not return if there were restrictions such as 14 day quarantine, 6 foot social distancing or any other basic restrictions, other than wearing a mask in the airport or on public transportation. We generally stay on the resort and visit local shops, bars, and restaurants where we meet the most pleasant people.

There cannot be a 14 day quarantine... that would be pointless. If social distancing is still the way of the world, Jamaica will abide by it. If it has gone by the wayside, then Jamaican won't have it. But I see no way social distancing or masks use in the world changing by June, so anywhere you go it would be same. September is still a ways off...

[flhrbill]

Just one other point. Will the all inclusive resorts be required to maintain social distancing or wearing mask, gloves or other PPE?

Certainly people don’t want to spend thousands of dollars on their vacation if they don’t have the freedom to interact with their fellow vacationers. I certainly can understand wearing protective mask outside of the resort but I think if the government and the resorts are going to require the patrons to wear a mask then it will be quite a long time before the tourist return.

[Rob]

Just one other point. Will the all inclusive resorts be required to maintain social distancing or wearing mask, gloves or other PPE?

Certainly people don’t want to spend thousands of dollars on their vacation if they don’t have the freedom to interact with their fellow vacationers. I certainly can understand wearing protective mask outside of the resort but I think if the government and the resorts are going to require the patrons to wear a mask then it will be quite a long time before the tourist return.

Cool, this is a question I can ask!

Thanks man!

[airswift]

What about the MoBay Club. I use them every trip, both ways.

[Rob]

What about the MoBay Club. I use them every trip, both ways.

Talked with Club MoBay today.... they are open!