Travel Industry Association Proposes Gradual Easing of '14-Day Self-Quarantine for Overseas Arrivals'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sunmi] The Korea Association of Travel Agents announced on the 16th that it has proposed a phased relaxation of the 14-day self-quarantine system for overseas arrivals and social distancing measures to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the Central Accident Investigation Headquarters, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Travel Association emphasized that the phased relaxation of self-quarantine measures for overseas arrivals according to their situation is an urgent matter to guarantee the survival rights of the travel industry and explained that system improvement is necessary.

They proposed a plan to grant freedom of movement after a 10-day self-quarantine following a PCR test at the airport if the result is negative, and to allow people arriving from special travel protected countries to move freely after a 7-day self-quarantine if their airport PCR test is negative. Additionally, they suggested reducing the self-quarantine period to 5 days for arrivals from exemplary quarantine countries, and for vaccine passport holders, no self-quarantine at all if the airport PCR test is negative.

The Travel Association also requested that the government revise the social distancing system by changing "caution and restraint on group travel" to "compliance with quarantine rules" and "ban on group travel of 9 or more people" to "restraint on group travel of 9 or more people."

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