USA Do not Travel updated Oct 2020

[get me outta here]

DFAT Has issued a ‘do not travel’ warning to the USA. Very sad state of affairs for them. USA Travel Advice & Safety

 

[mrsterryn]

Ok not withstanding I know we can't travel but does this affect business travellers who are getting exemptions to travel to USA ? USA do not travel
Yes I realise this could be a irrelevant question but just curious

 

[Seat0B]

What times we live in when the USA has a do not travel warning!

 

[TheRealTMA]

DFAT Has issued a ‘do not travel’ warning to the USA. Very sad state of affairs for them. USA Travel Advice & Safety

Does not a “do not travel” warning mean one can’t get travel insurance for travel to that country?

 

[get me outta here]

Presumably it affects travel insurance whether travelling for business or whatever(?).

 

[Hvr]

Does not a “do not travel” warning mean one can’t get travel insurance for travel to that country?

Usually yes. This will make for a very interesting and potentially disastrous for some people. Especially those who are there and can't get home.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Presumably it affects travel insurance whether travelling for business or whatever(?).

Some general info on Google.

Travel Insurance for Trips Against Advisory Warnings | What's Covered

Compare how travel insurance policies cover countries with official travel warnings from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trading.

www.finder.com.au

 

[Daver6]

Hasn't DFAT had a do no travel warning for every country since around March due to Covid? What's changed exactly?

 

[get me outta here]

I don’t know what it said for the USA prior to the Smartraveller link date of 30 October. But, if you could get Au approval to leave prior to that date well then you could travel. Actually, if you plug any country into Smart Traveler it says do not travel. So the question is what about travel insurance because people obviously are/were travelling.

Hasn't DFAT had a do no travel warning for every country since around March due to Covid? What's changed exactly?

 

[mrsterryn]

Hasn't DFAT had a do no travel warning for every country since around March due to Covid? What's changed exactly?

That is what I was wondering. The update references possible civil unrest from the election ..wondering are they just adding reasons for USA ? Not that the ban to USA is likely to be one of the first rescinded .