Cleveland Vacations

With strict COVID-19 precautions to adhere to, travel looks a lot different nowadays. These are some helpful things to know before you pack your suitcase for Cleveland:

• Find out if any travel restrictions apply to your destination and origin before booking your flight. Also check if there are any special conditions you'll have to follow on arrival, such as undergoing health assessments.
• When you pass through airport checkpoints, keep your face mask on. You will be required to briefly lower it for identification purposes. Travelers who refuse to wear a face mask may be denied entry or boarding.
• Do not hand your boarding pass directly to a TSA officer. Instead, position your pass on the scanner and then hold it up to allow the agent to visually inspect it.
• You're allowed to take one container of hand sanitizer up to 12 oz (350 ml) in your carry-on baggage. You'll have to remove it for X-ray scanning.
• Put any personal items (phone, keys and wallet) in your carry-on rather than a bin to reduce handling during screening.
• Transport any food items in a clear plastic bag and also put them in a screening bin. Separating food from your carry-on makes it less likely that a TSA agent will need to open and touch your bag for inspection.

As travel borders start to open, most airlines are back in the skies with new measures including physical distancing and an increased supply of face masks, gloves and sanitizer. Here's what a number of carriers are doing to help lessen the spread of COVID-19:

• Jet2 - this airline is known for conducting passenger temperature checks and cleaning with disinfectant.
• Ryanair - this airline is known for cleaning with disinfectant and providing passenger masks.
• EasyJet - this airline is known for cleaning with disinfectant and providing passenger masks.