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travel association executive vice president tori emerson-barnes. thank you so much for being with us. what is your message to the white house this morning? >> absolutely. we've been engaged with the white house over the weekend. we feel encouraged by the president's comments yesterday and reinforced this morning, that we expect not to see any more travel restrictions. i think what we really see with this current one is it is a slippery slope. we have really robust protocols in place. you know, air travel is safe. you have to have a vaccine and a negative pcr test to come into the u.s. we think that that is the appropriate way to assess an individual's risk and not preventing a wholesale country from coming to the u.s. >> what dr. fauci and the u.s. says is this temporary ban on the south african nations is to buy some time. why aren't you persuaded by that? >> absolutely understand the concern there. but as we've seen, as we just heard from the doctor, if you are vaccinated, the symptoms are very, you know, insignificant, really. you're feeling tha

tori emerson barnes, the executive vice president of the us travel association, has been explaining morethe risks associated with it. we have a policy here where you have got to be vaccinated to come into the us. you also have to have proof of a negative covid test. based on clinical research, the chances of someone coming from just the uk to the us, the chances of someone boarding that plane that actually has covid is one in 10,000, and the chances of somebody actually getting infected is one in a million, so we feel really good about the science that is in place and the fact we are welcoming vaccinated travellers that also have proof of negative tests, i think it gives us good reassurance that it is the right time to reopen and as we start to see even more focus on vaccine here in the us and across the globe, we will be able to live with the virus. that kicks in and just three or four hours time. the british prime minister has been accused of "trashing" the uk's reputation for democratic standards, as a row over the conduct of his conservative politicians escalates. the opposition labo

earlier i spoke to tori emerson barnes, the executive vice president of the us travel association about a major turning point and it will be beneficial to communities across our country. through the pandemic they have lost $300 billion in export income and millions ofjobs as a result of the closure of borders so we are excited to reunite americans with the rest of the world and welcoming international travellers to destinations across our wonderful country. but there are concerns _ wonderful country. but there are concerns about _ wonderful country. but there are concerns about how - are concerns about how restaurants will policy this? many people say that even with the vaccination requirement an increase in infections is almost inevitable. how worried are you about that? we almost inevitable. how worried are you about that?— are you about that? we have a oli are you about that? we have a policy here _ are you about that? we have a policy here where _ are you about that? we have a policy here where you - are you about that? we have a policy here where you have - are you about that? we h

earlier i spoke to tori emerson barnes the executive vice presidenet of the us travel association aboutnt and will be beneficial to communities across our country throughout the pandemic, the travel economy has lost 300,000,000,000 expert income and almost a million jobs. 300,000,000,000 expert income and almost a millionjobs. this is the result of the closure of these borders. we are excited to reunite americans at the rest of the wild and welcome international travellers to destinations across our wonderful country today, tomorrow, november eight. yes, indeed. tori, there are concerns aboutjust how responsible a policy this may speed, aren't there? a lot of people saying that even with the vaccination requirement, an increase in infections is almost inevitable. how worried are you about that? we have a policy here where you have to be vaccinated to come into the us. you also have to have proof of that negative covid test, and based on mayo clinic research, the chances of someone coming from just the uk to the us, the chances of someone boarding the plane that actually has covid is one

than 18 months can finally reunite, as our transport correspondent caroline davies reports.tori tori emerson the executive vice president of the us travel association, has been explaining more about the vaccination policy — and the risks associated with it. = we have a policy were you have to be vaccinated and you need to be vaccinated and you need to have a negative covid test. the chances of coming from just the uk to the us, the chances of somebody boarding the plane that actually has covid is one in 10,000, and the chances of getting infected is one in1 million, so we feel really good about the science that is in place, and the fact that we are waiting vaccinated travellers that have also proof of a negative test. i think this is good reassurance that it is the right time to reopen, and as we see more folks get vaccinated here in the us and across the globe, we will be able to live with the virus. later, we'll be looking at the impact of the pandemic on new york a little later and the financial cost to the united satets as a whole in business coverage. let's get some of the day's other n