The Voices of MIA program launched in 2019 and featured the voices of local celebrities including Miami Heat stars Alonzo Mourning and Udonis Haslem, celebrity chef Adrianne Calvo, Grammy-winning producer Emilio Estefan and telenovela star Jencarlos Canela.
The refreshed 2021 series of celebrity welcome messages includes rapper and singer Flo Rida; actor, singer and composer Carlos Ponce; celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein; rapper and TV personality Trina; and celebrity chef and TV personality Chef Pepín. Listen for the messages on MIA’s address system around the clock on a rotating basis.
And if you’re traveling through Miami International Airport, or have friends or family meeting you there or dropping you off, keep in mind this is one of the airports hosting a free COVID-19 vaccination site through July 31.
#TravelAdvisory: We will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations daily from 7 am-7 pm in the International Greeter’s Lobby in CC J through July 31.
MIA’s Military Hospitality Lounge recently reopened as well.
📢 Our Military Hospitality Lounge has officially reopened! Military personnel, veterans, and their families now have one more place to rest and relax during their travels. ✈️
UFOs have been in the news lately. So we are pleased to see a piece of art featuring a UFO included in a new exhibition at Miami International Airport.
Key West and Other Unusual Places includes printed works by Miami-based visual artists and printmakers Brian Reedy and Tom Virgin.
Reedy has a fascination with the supernatural and Asian architecture. So the work above, UFO over Bombay, makes sense.
Tom Virgin’s work reflects his travels across the United States.
Tom Virgin, Big Shark (from Escape Series),
The exhibit will be on display in the The Eye Has to Travel Gallery near Gate D29 until October, 2021.
Sharing some of the Tweets airports shared on Monday about National Selfie Day, about short films to watch to celebrate Pride Month, and about the return of a magical painting.
It wouldn’t be the start of a great trip without an airport selfie 🤳 Find our new selfie station at RDU’s Terminal 2 and tag us in your pics! #WhereWillYouCarryOnpic.twitter.com/XMmu9YrZOW
Celebrate #Pride Month with four short films from the LGBTQ community that reflect the importance of love, acceptance, and living one’s life with courage and authenticity. Our #VideoArtSFOM gallery is closed, but the films are online at: https://t.co/s0oA7fUN7a
Now you see him…at the A gates! 🪄 At the end of 2020, the infamous ‘High Wire’ painting magically vanished from its home near D gates only to reappear over security checkpoint 2 earlier this month. Check out magical facts about the mysterious painting → https://t.co/mAgotfVzpspic.twitter.com/qEQTCMa7x2
— Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport (@flySEA) June 21, 2021
June 18 marks 50 years since Southwest Airlines flew its first commercial flight and to celebrate the airline is giving away prizes through June 18 and celebrating all month long.
The Southwest Airlines Sweepstakes
Through June 18, anyone can enter the sweepstakes here for a chance to win prizes that include 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, or 50,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points.
We’ve been entering everyday, but so far we’re not a winner.
Be sure to enter the sweepstakes on June 18. That’s the day Southwest has dubbed “Wanna Get Away Day,” when the prizes – and the number of prizes awarded – balloon considerably.
On that day, you could win up to a million rapid rewards points, a $500 Southwest Airlines gift card, and a Companion Pass that lets you take someone with you every time you fly on Southwest Airlines.
The Party Goes On All Month
In addition to the sweepstakes, Southwest Airlines is hosting pop-up photo opportunities in 24 airport gate areas and rolling out Heart Carts full of swag and giveaways in more than 40 of its locations.
Southwest Airlines fans who want to celebrate with some swag can shop the Southwest Airlines online store for retro merchandise that includes a Retro Build-A-Bear wearing the airline’s original hotpants uniform.
Note: I was compensated by Project Screen by Prenetics for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thinking of traveling internationally?
Italy, France, Greece, Croatia, and Iceland are among the countries already opening their borders to vaccinated travelers. And on Friday, the EU is expected to finalize details on how all member countries will move forward to welcome vaccinated Americans.
But what if you want to travel to the UK from the US?
The UK is using a traffic light system for people traveling to England from outside the UK, with countries categorized on the green, amber, or red lists.
Each color has an accompanying list of rules regarding testing and quarantining.
Courtesy Project Screen by Prenetics
The US is on the Amber List – For Now
The status may change depending on a wide variety of factors, including the spread of coronavirus variants, but as of May 28, the United States is on the amber list.
Here’s what that means:
Whether or not you have been vaccinated, if you want to travel from the United States or have been in an amber country or territory in the 10 days before you arrive in England you must:
On arrival in England, travelers will need to take a COVID-19 test on or before day 2 after arrival.
No quarantine will be required if the COVID-19 test is negative.
Getting a COVID-19 test in England
Many companies offer the required COVID-19 testing in the U.K. One example is Project Screen, a Prenetics owned company that provides private PCR testing via at-home test kits and via walkup testing pods, with results returned securely online within 24 hours of the lab receiving the swab.
Costs can vary, with some airlines and travel agents offer discounts on tests. And there has been an effort to have the VAT tax removed from testing to help lower the costs.
Are you hoping to travel the England sometime soon? Let us know what your experience is with the traffic light system.
