Iles de Lerins Holidays

With new COVID-19 safety guidelines to adhere to, travel looks a lot different today. These are some handy things to know before you pack your bags for Iles de Lerins:

• Investigate the rules and restrictions in both your origin and destination. It may not be possible to travel depending on local circumstances, so remember to check government advisories before booking.
• When you go through airport screening, do not remove your face mask. You will be asked to briefly lower it for ID purposes. Passengers who refuse to wear a mask may be fined and denied entry.
• Rather than handing a TSA employee your boarding pass, place it straight on the reader yourself. After that, hold it up for inspection.
• One container of liquid hand sanitizer is now allowed in your carry-on bag. It must be no bigger than 12 oz (350 ml), and you'll have to remove it from your bag for X-ray scanning.
• Put any personal items (like your phone and wallet) in your carry-on instead of a bin to reduce handling during screening.
• Separate any food you have for X-ray screening. Food items often trigger the alarm. Putting them in a clear plastic bag and into a bin reduces the need for a TSA officer to touch and inspect your belongings.

As travel borders start to open, most airlines have resumed services with new measures including social distancing and staggered boarding and disembarkation. Here's what a few carriers are doing to help minimize the spread of COVID-19:

• EasyJet - this airline is known for cleaning with disinfectant and providing passenger masks.
• Air France - this airline is known for providing passenger masks and cleaning with disinfectant.
• Air Corsica - this airline is known for conducting passenger temperature checks and providing passenger masks.