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DISCUSSION of TAR 33 SUSPENSION DUE TO COVID (may contain location spoilers)
theschnauzers:
One thing y’all are overlooking is the fact that the United States itself has been red listed due to the national level of cases here, even if the travelers are vaccinated. Countries are imposing quarantines and testing requirements even for fully vaccinated American travelers.
LandonM170:
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--- Quote from: I ♥ TAR on September 12, 2021, 11:07:54 AM ---Which countries are most likely to be visited? considering covid rules/politics? I really have no clue...
Africa is out I guess? Australia & New Zealand have very strict rules so we can rule out that continent as well. No idea about asian countries... They already filmed 3 legs in Europe. My speculation is that this will be very South America heavy season.
I am also expecting lot of double legs in the same country like in TAR24.
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This site helps explains covid rules for each country.
https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions
Can't see Africa and Oceania. The only way I think we'll see Asia is Qatar (yes I'm aware of previous red tape, but the country has high vaccination, low transmission, and the government probably wants good press leading up to the 2022 World Cup). Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru seem like the only viable options for South America. While the EU downgraded the US, several countries are changing their requirements by banning unvaccinated people. So, that should not be a problem is TAR adds the covid vaccine to its list of travel vaccines. Poland, Denmark, and Belgium come to mind as likely.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2021/09/06/europe-travel-got-harder-americans/?sh=523ca0be4749
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We shouldn't rule out those that are still in the orange, and those that are in the green doesn't mean it's a shoo-in. Dominican Republic is green and they have a wave of diphtheria going on right now. I see Uzbekistan being open on the list, and it could easily feed a direct flight from Tashkent into Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia or Bangkok, Thailand. From there, it could pull a TAR7 by flinging back into Africa and South America since I believe all the other major connection airports in Asia other than Doha, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai are in the reds. I noticed the African islands of Seychelles, Mauritius, and Reunion aren't even on the map Kayak put together so I did a bit of research and the two big ones are planning on reopening fully before the start of November. Seychelles is already open for U.S. travelers. Mauritius is going for herd immunity by October 1. Reunion is still closed.
Small islands like Cyprus and the Bahamas are likely if production wants to sneak in new countries to visit, and return visits to Jamaica and even Canada after "it's been 84 years" for penultimate are up in the air as well.
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Was Uzbekistan the country that Bertram said was hard to get visas for? I don't know when they tried as it could have been 15 years ago however I wonder if that could be on the list for potentials. I have been waiting for a Bahamas visit for a little bit now as a flight from Miami to Nassau would be great as those flights are cheap and a non-stop quick flight (which is a little less than an hour). Also, it could be a great switchback to due the Route Info Task of riding the Leap of Faith from S15. Then Cyprus is another location I have wanted them to go to as the photos I have seen from the island are beautiful and it could be a great history leg of the island. I think it could be around how Split and Dubrovnik, Croatia legs were.
I ♥ TAR:
Do we know if teams were contacted yet?
I am afraid that not all remaining teams will be available for filming this time. Would they replaced them with already eliminated teams? 3 legs were filmed and 3 teams were eliminated.
Will there be mandatory 2 weeks quaranteene before filming?
I am hungry for some info, lol.
docol:
damn...we need this to GET GOING asap....it's been 3 years since we chased teams around the globe :hfive:
H_E_L_L_O:
--- Quote from: I ♥ TAR on September 15, 2021, 11:21:07 AM ---Do we know if teams were contacted yet?
I am afraid that not all remaining teams will be available for filming this time. Would they replaced them with already eliminated teams? 3 legs were filmed and 3 teams were eliminated.
Will there be mandatory 2 weeks quaranteene before
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I would assume teams have already been contacted to give them enough time to request days off.
Slight nitpick but they have only completed 2 legs, they were in the middle of filming the third when production was suspended.
There will likely be a 2 week quarantine, where it will be is anybody’s guess.
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