Travelers are not required to be vaccinated for entry to Jamaica or return to the US. You will, however, need a negative rapid antigen lab conducted covid test result taken no more than 1 day before travel OR documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days before boarding your flight. You would prove recovery from covid by showing a positive PCR test result from a date within the 14-90 day window prior to your travel but (first positive test must be taken at least 2 weeks before your departure date). At home tests will not be accepted for proving a prior positive result and recovery from covid or to prove a current negative result - tests must be "lab conducted".

For guests leaving from The Traverse City airport, the airport is conducting free rapid antigen tests Wednesday through Saturday from 10am-6pm and it usually takes about 30 minutes for your results. That means if your flight is leaving earlier than noon on Thursday or Friday, you’ll need to come to the airport to get tested the day before you leave.

If your flight is leaving Traverse City on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday between 11:30am-6pm, you can get tested the day you leave.

If you’re departing for Jamaica any time on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday or before noon on Wednesday, you’ll need to go get tested somewhere else the day before you leave.

If you’re leaving from Traverse City and unable to get tested at the airport due to the date or timing of your flight, you can also schedule a same-day appointment at the traverse city walk in clinic at www.thewalkinclinic.biz

Just sign up on their website in the morning on the day you want to get tested and that puts you in line. They will text you when it’s time for you to drive to the clinic to get your test.

The Detroit airport is NOT offering testing on site, so you'll have to find another spot to test.

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The Grand Rapids airport is offering on-site testing 7 days/week during the hours of 6am-6pm with no appointments necessary (it's a drive up testing site). The cost of the tests are as follows:

Rapid PCR test (nearly 100% accurate - a higher accuracy rate than the rapid antigen tests): $275

Rapid Antigen test: $75

If you’re in a different city, please check with your local urgent care or walk in clinic.

Specifically, you’ll want to ask:

Do you perform Rapid antigen tests?

How long does it take to receive my results?

How do I schedule an appointment?

Even though Rite aid and Walgreens offer scheduled testing through their websites, PCR results can take up to 5 days to come back. If you decide to do a rapid antigen test, Walgreens offers them (not rite aid) and they take about an hour to receive results. PLEASE NOTE YOU'LL NEED TO SCHEDULE YOUR TEST SEVERAL DAYS IN ADVANCE IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE WALGREENS.

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Don and Sarah will be quarantining after the bridal shower on April 9th to ensure if symptoms of Covid show up, they can take a PCR test and prove recovery more than 2 weeks before their flight leaves.

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We know that quarantining is not an option for everyone, and we also realize that some of us will be able to show immunity with a positive PCR test within the 14-90 day window prior to travel. Here's the math on it if you want to be sure you can get on that plane:

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If you are leaving 5/4/22, the last day you can test positive for the first time would be 4/20/22, so you'd have to be showing symptoms by then to get a positive result.

It usually takes a couple days to show symptoms, but can take up to a week. That means safely, your last exposure to other people or crowds, especially indoors, would be 4/14/22.

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We know that this is not practical for everyone, but it's something to be aware of as you're making decisions on things to do leading up to your travel dates!

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FOR RETURNING FROM JAMAICA:

The resort will provide covid tests on site 1 day prior to your departure. If you test positive and have the travel insurance, the resort will house you for 5-10 days at no charge. After 5 days, you'd be required to take a rapid or antigen test. If the result is negative, then release can be authorized. If the result is positive, an additional 5 days of isolation is required, regardless of the vaccination and symptom status of the individual being isolated. During isolation the individual may not leave isolation quarters and will be provided with a "fit-to-fly" letter at either 5 days or 10 days when approved to leave.