COVID-19 Related Guidance for Travelers
COVID-19/Corona Virus Information Concerning JINA-CEE/IReNA Travel
The health of IReNA and JINA-CEE participants, and the public, is the highest priority. As travel is an important element of our network activities, we provide in the following some guidance for IReNA and JINA-CEE supported travelers related to COVID-19:
(1) Please follow the COVID-19 related guidance of your local institution, your home country, the institution or event you travel to, and the country you are traveling to.
(2) To minimize the impact of possible cancellations or travel restrictions, we recommend to book upcoming travel as late as possible and book lodging without cancellation penalties. Flights still have to be booked at least 14 days in advance.
(3) As always, please request travel support early and wait for explicit confirmation from the IReNA/JINA-CEE administrator that IReNA/JINA-CEE can cover your travel expenses. As there are COVID-19 related restrictions in place, there is a higher risk for disapproval.
(4) In case an event is cancelled, or you cancel attendance due to COVID-19 related restrictions or concerns, the following is important:
(4a) All travel reservations not being used must be cancelled ahead of time.
(4b) You must work with conference organizers, travel providers, and service providers and ask for refunds.
(4c) Unused airline tickets bought personally are usually personalized and cannot typically be reimbursed. The traveler is responsible to work with the airline directly to have such tickets be re-issued for future travel.
(5) If in doubt please contact the IReNA/JINA-CEE administrator Alexa Allen at [email protected]
The health of IReNA and JINA-CEE participants, and the public, is the highest priority. As travel is an important element of our network activities, we provide in the following some guidance for IReNA and JINA-CEE supported travelers related to COVID-19:
(1) Please follow the COVID-19 related guidance of your local institution, your home country, the institution or event you travel to, and the country you are traveling to.
(2) To minimize the impact of possible cancellations or travel restrictions, we recommend to book upcoming travel as late as possible and book lodging without cancellation penalties. Flights still have to be booked at least 14 days in advance.
(3) As always, please request travel support early and wait for explicit confirmation from the IReNA/JINA-CEE administrator that IReNA/JINA-CEE can cover your travel expenses. As there are COVID-19 related restrictions in place, there is a higher risk for disapproval.
(4) In case an event is cancelled, or you cancel attendance due to COVID-19 related restrictions or concerns, the following is important:
(4a) All travel reservations not being used must be cancelled ahead of time.
(4b) You must work with conference organizers, travel providers, and service providers and ask for refunds.
(4c) Unused airline tickets bought personally are usually personalized and cannot typically be reimbursed. The traveler is responsible to work with the airline directly to have such tickets be re-issued for future travel.
(5) If in doubt please contact the IReNA/JINA-CEE administrator Alexa Allen at [email protected]
