Inns Are Requiring Proof Of Vaccination In These Common Locations

As the Delta variant is fueling a new wave of Covid-19 cases worldwide, some travel destinations require hotel guests to provide proof of vaccination.

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No vaccine, no hotel stay? With the Delta variant fueling a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, some popular travel destinations now require hotel guests to provide proof of their Covid health status.

Mexico is currently reporting the highest number of new Covid-19 infections since January, with an average of almost 14,000 new cases reported per day. according to Reuters.

In response, some of the country’s most popular resorts are requiring tourists to provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 or a negative test result when entering public places such as hotels, restaurants and bars.

The new rule went into effect last week in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where the state of Quintana Roo is home to some of Mexico’s most popular tourist attractions, from the resort town of Cancun to the Mayan ruins of Tulum and the beaches of Playa del Carmen and Men Cozumel. Quintana Roo Governor Carlos Joaquín has enacted a new policy requiring businesses, including hotels and restaurants, to require their guests to provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative test result.

And from August 2nd on Mexico’s west coast, hotel guests in the seaside resort of Mazatlán will have to prove that they have been vaccinated or recently tested negative for Covid-19. Mazatlán is located on the Pacific coast in the state of Sinaloa, on the same latitude as the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Last weekend, Mazatlán Mayor Luis Guillermo Benítez Torres said that individuals must carry their vaccination certificates with them in all public places.

Some European countries are on the same wavelength, with several EU nations recently decided to additional friction for unvaccinated travelers.

Earlier this month Hotels in Portugal began to demand guests to prove vaccination status or a negative Covid-19 test or to prove recovery from the disease. In 60 municipalities, including Lisbon and Porto, the same requirement applies to indoor dining from Friday to Sunday across the country. Night clubs are still closed in Portugal.

Austria uses its so-called “3G rule” of “Tested, Vaccinated, Recovered” – “Tested, vaccinated, recovered” – to regulate access to indoor restaurants, hotels, nightclubs and cultural events. The rule requires customers to provide evidence of vaccination status, recovery from the virus, or a recent negative PCR test upon entering facilities. Since mid-July, anyone who breaks the law can be fined 90 euros (106 US dollars) immediately.

Meanwhile, more than 16 months after closing to non-essential travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Canada is beginning to reopen its border with the United States to fully vaccinated American citizens and permanent residents on August 9th. To enter Canada, travelers must have the ArriveCAN “vaccination pass” app, which allows travelers to upload passport information as well as Covid-19 vaccination protocols and PCR test results. It is not clear when unvaccinated and partially vaccinated US citizens can visit Canada.

With the latest wave of the pandemic sweeping across the United States, it is possible that some US hotels will have their own vaccination requirements. At least a hotel in Provincetown, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts – where Covid-19 cases have increased this month – is now checking the vaccination status of guests at the door.