General Travel Protocols

• As of August 9th, 2021, the CDC categorizes Aruba as a Level 4 country. The CDC recommends that you are fully vaccinated before traveling to Aruba.  This does not mean you are prohibited from traveling to Aruba if you are not fully vaccinated.  The CDC recommends you become vaccinated before traveling.
• Passengers are required to bring and wear a face mask in the airport(s) and on the flight(s).
• Food and drink service is limited during the flight. However, you’re welcome to bring your own snacks and soft drinks on board.
  • Eat before your flight: food and drink service on the flight is limited and airport restaurants might be closed.
  • Carry your own hand sanitizer: click here for TSA hand sanitizer allowances.
  • For more details on airline protocols, click here.
• Recommendation vs. Requirement: The CDC provides recommendations which you can decide not to follow the recommendation, you will not be prevented from traveling. However, there are travel protocol requirements that must be followed in order to travel internationally.

At this time, yes. Aruba requires you to get a negative test 1-3 days before traveling. The Aruban Government has very specific requirements for this test that you will be responsible for meeting. Please see the yellow dropdowns below referencing “Schedule COVID Test” and “Aruba ED Card Process” for more details.

Click here to see all the travel requirements and details listed by the Aruba Convention Bureau. We’ve distilled the primary requirements and added some additional tips based on Summit’s experience traveling to Aruba under these protocols in the dropdowns below.

At this time, yes. We have arranged that the test be provided for all AgriGold guests at the the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino. You will be provided with the required documentation to provide the airline to board your flight back to the United States.

On January 12, 2021, CDC announced an Order requiring all air passengers arriving to the US from a foreign country to get tested no more than 3 days before their flight departs and to present the negative result or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 to the airline before boarding the flight.

Yes, at this time all air passengers traveling to Aruba and the US, regardless of vaccination or antibody status, are required to provide a negative COVID-19 test.

NOTE: Please review the important information in the previous section about scheduling your COVID-19 test prior to departing the US for Aruba.

All visitors (including children) will be required to complete Aruba’s online Embarkation/Disembarkation card process and be approved in order to be permitted entry to Aruba. You can begin the ED card process 72 hours before your arrival in Aruba. However, we recommend waiting until you receive your negative COVID-19 PCR test results. You will need to upload those in order to complete the online ED Card form.

Overview of Aruba’s ED Card Process

After you have the negative results from your COVID-19 test:
Follow the online link below to complete Aruba’s Embarkation/Disembarkation card process. These are the steps you should be prepared to complete while filling out the online form. If you would like to see more details about these steps click here.

1. Provide traveler information (with active email address)
2. The form will ask what hotel you’re staying at: Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino ADDRESS: J.E. Irausquin Blvd 81, Noord, Aruba
3. Answer the personal health assessment
4. Upload your negative COVID-19 test results
5. Purchase Aruba Visitors Insurance. AgriGold is covering the $30 fee for Aruba’s Visitor Insurance. A week before your departure flight, you will be emailed a promo code by Summit Planners that you can enter while completing Aruba’s online Embarkation/Disembarkation card process. 
6. Review and agree to Aruba Government Mandates
7. After you complete the form, you will be emailed a document with your ED Card Number. Save that document to your mobile device and print it so you can provide when you arrive in Aruba.

Click here to begin Aruba’s ED Card Process

Email Notification – IMPORTANT
Upon successful completion of Aruba’s ED card process, travelers will receive an email from info@edcard-aruba.com with a PDF that has your ED Card Number and approval status. This document must be shown either digitally or in printed form when you arrive in Aruba.

Print hard copy and include in carry-on luggage: 

1. Confirmation of Aruba’s Embarkation/Disembarkation Card
2. Your negative COVID-19 PCR test results
3. A copy of your Passport ID page

The trip through AgriGold does include* the required Aruba Visitor’s Insurance that protects you against incurred medical and non-medical expenses should you test positive for COVID-19 during your stay in Aruba. Aruba Visitor’s Insurance does not provide the scope of coverage that comes with traditional travel insurance.  We encourage you to review your options for purchasing your own travel insurance to supplement the provided Aruba Visitor’s Insurance.  We also encourage you to contact your health benefits provider regarding your medical insurance abroad.

If you wish to obtain traditional cancellation insurance protection, there are several companies who provide this insurance and their information can be obtained online. Coverage and payment of benefits, and documents required for claims vary between companies. We would strongly encourage to read and understand the terms and conditions or description of coverage limitations and claims payment procedures before purchasing any travel insurance.

We encourage you to review your options for purchasing your own travel insurance to supplement the provided Aruba Visitor’s Insurance. We also encourage you to contact your health benefits provider regarding your medical insurance abroad.

*AgriGold is covering the $15 fee for Aruba’s Visitor Insurance. A week before your departure flight, you will be emailed a promo code by Summit Planners that you can enter while completing Aruba’s online Embarkation/Disembarkation card process. 
**Summit Planners does not sell travel insurance, and you should contact a travel insurance provider if interested in these products.

All visitors will be required to comply with arrival health procedures as mandated by the Aruba Airport Authority and the Government of Aruba. The mandatory requirements will include:

1. The Aruban government requires a mask be worn on your flight to Aruba, at the airport in Aruba and until you enter your room at your booked place of stay.
2. Upon arrival at the airport, you will present the PDF that confirms you successfully completed the ED card process. Please print and bring the confirmation to help avoid potential wi-fi issues that might jeopardize a digital copy. You’re all set to transfer to the Hilton Aruba!

Protocols for travelers that did not complete Aruba’s Online ED Card

1. You will receive a PCR COVID-19 test at the Aruba Airport. The cost of the test in Aruba can range from $75 to $125 per person. Also, this process can take a long time while at the airport.
2. The test will be followed by a mandatory quarantine at your hotel while results are assessed. This may last up to 24 hours.
3. If your results are positive, you and any associated contacts will be designated to a quarantine location. Positive cases showing symptoms are required to stay in isolation for 10 days. Asymptomatic positive cases are required to stay in isolation for 7 days.

Staying in Aruba

Aruba has implemented strict protocols for hotels, resorts, tour operators, service providers, restaurants, and main attractions in the destination in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Among them, is frequent cleaning with special attention to high-touch surfaces; disinfection of work areas at the beginning and at the end of every shift; use of protective equipment at all times.

Click here for the the Aruba COVID-19 Protocols website

Staying at the Aruba Hilton

The Hilton asks that you wear a facemask in indoor public places such as the lobby, and while you are being seated at a restaurant. Masks are not required outdoors or while dinning.

The Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino has implemented a variety of new protocols and elevated practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and keeping with their high standards of cleanliness and commitment to providing excellent service. The Hilton has also made a few adjustments to the services, amenities, and facilities available during your stay.

Click here for what to expect during your stay at the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino.

For health and safety, wearing a mask is mandatory at specific places in Aruba. Visitors and locals are expected to have a mask with them at all times to use in the mandated places listed below, as well as any other instance where social distancing is not possible. As with all of Aruba’s procedures and protocols, this will be monitored and is subject to change as the situation develops.

Where masks are mandatory: 

• The government of Aruba requires that all inbound visitors ages 12 and older wear a mask in flight to Aruba.
• The government of Aruba requires that all inbound visitors ages 12 and older wear a mask in the airport in Aruba.
• The government of Aruba requires all visitors and locals to wear a mask in any indoor public space. This includes, but is not limited to, retail shops, supermarkets, museums, casinos, etc. Note: Please also check with your respective hotel or accommodations for their specific mask wearing protocols.

Where masks are strongly encouraged: 

• In places not listed above as mandatory, the government of Aruba strongly encourages visitors and locals to wear a mask when social distancing is not possible and where there are no physical barriers, such as plexiglass shields, to compensate for social distancing.
• This includes, but is not limited to, food and beverage establishments, outdoor retail shops, outdoor attractions, parks, bike paths and walkways, etc.

The government of Aruba has implemented additional island-wide measures to further maintain the health and safety of visitors. As with all of Aruba’s procedures and protocols, this will be monitored and is subject to change as the situation develops.

On September 2nd, 2021, until further notice:

• • The curfew will be eliminated (still in effect on Wednesday evening, September 1).
  • All establishments are currently required to close by 12:00 am at the latest. This is not applicable for establishments at hotel properties, Closing times per hotel may differ, please check with your hotel for more information. Casinos must close at 1:00 am at the latest.
  • An alcohol ban is temporarily in effect in certain public places in Aruba. There are still plenty of places to enjoy an alcoholic beverage on the island. Hotel guests can order alcoholic beverages on the beach as long as they stay on the hotel property, and can bring their beverages to their palapa or beach chair as long as they order from the hotel bar. Alcoholic beverages can still be enjoyed at beach bars or restaurants not affiliated with a hotel, as long as patrons stay within the grounds of the establishment.  It is currently prohibited to consume alcohol on any other beaches, parking lots, parks, or in any public place unless it is a licensed establishment.
  • There are “restricted zones” that are off-limits between the hours of 7:00 pm and 5:00 am. Restricted zones include all beaches and public parking lots.
  • No groups over six people are allowed to form in public spaces unless the group consists of a family from the same household. This includes gatherings on the beach.
  • Dancing in restaurants and nightlife establishments is prohibited.
  • Seating at restaurants is at a maximum of six per table (excluding children under the age of 12), both indoors and outdoors. Tables must be at least 1.5 m apart.
  • All bars, rum shops, nightclubs and restaurants can serve at tables only.

All visitors will be required to comply with the Government of Aruba procedures and protocols if showing symptoms and/or test positive for COVID-19 in Aruba. The mandatory requirements will include:

Showing COVID-19 Symptoms: Step 1

Hotel and Timeshare Guests:

• In the case of a guest contacting the hotel or timeshare in light of symptoms linked to COVID-19(fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties), the staff will direct the guest immediately to their room and the respective hotel or timeshare representative will contact the COVID Call Center at 280-0505 and connect the call to their room.
• Over the phone, a triage questionnaire will be conducted by a medical practitioner.

For guests that do NOT MEET the criteria for testing:

• The medical practitioner will advise on next steps.
• The hotel will follow up by calling the room and confirming the status.

Showing COVID-19 Symptoms & Testing Requirement: Step 2

Hotel and Timeshare Guests:

For guests that MEET the criteria for testing:

• The COVID Call Center will inform the guest and the host hotel or timeshare of the suspected case.
• A date and time will be appointed by the COVID Call Center for testing.
• Following all procedures as stipulated by the host hotel or timeshare, the guest will be tested at the property.
• Suspected case must stay in isolation and travel companions must stay in quarantine pending test results of the suspected case.

COVID-19 Test Results: Step 3

POSITIVE TEST RESULTS: 

Hotel and timeshare guests:

• The test results will be revealed by the Department of Public Health.
• Following all procedures, as stipulated by the host hotel or timeshare, the guest will be transported to a designated isolation location and any identified associated contact(s) to a designated quarantine location.
• All guests are to follow all health and safety regulations during this process and must pack and take all belongings with him/her to a designated isolation  and quarantine location.
• The confirmed case will remain in isolation at one of the designated properties until recovered.
• Throughout the isolation process, medical follow-up will be conducted.
• Once the patient recovers and tests negative, he/she can resume vacation or depart the destination.
• Positive cases showing symptoms are required  to stay in isolation for 10 days. Asymptomatic positive cases are required to stay in isolation for 7 days.

NEGATIVE TEST RESULTS:

Hotel and timeshare guests:

• If test results are negative, the guest can resume their vacation.

Travel Companions – Quarantine Protocols

Hotel and timeshare guests:

• Travel companion(s) of a suspected case will remain in quarantine their room while test results are pending.
• Identified associated contact(s) of the confirmed case will need to pack their belongings as they will be relocated and placed in quarantine at one of the designated quarantine locations for 10 days. The 10-day period restarts each time a new case is discovered within the group.
• A person not showing symptoms can either stay in quarantine in Aruba at one of the designated quarantine locations or choose to depart the island.
• In cases where an identified associated contact(s) develops COVID-19-related symptoms while in quarantine, the new suspected case will be transferred for testing and then isolated at an assigned location pending test results.

For more information, visit https://www.aruba.com/us/traveler-health-requirements#faq

Departing Aruba

Present your negative result or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 to the airline before boarding the flight. A verifiable test result must be in the form of written documentation (paper or electronic copy) of a laboratory test result. A negative test result must show test was done within the 3 days before the flight.

Arriving Home in the US

The CDC recommends getting tested 3-5 days after you travel and a self-quarantine. This is a recommendation, not a mandatory requirement.

The Government of Aruba has approved the Pfizer vaccine for residents. As of July 2021, Aruba has over 59% of their population fully vaccinated. That is one of the higher vaccination rates worldwide. Click here for more vaccine information.

The following case count information is for Aruba from 1/3/2020 to 10/28/2021. It provides perspective for the entire country of Aruba.

According to the World Health Organization, there was a nationwide increase in positive cases for late December 2020 and early January 2021 due to the holidays. In mid-March, Aruba saw another increase in cases. Since March 29th, 2021 Aruba has seen a steady decrease in cases. Aruba and the US are still considered high risk COVID-19 countries by the CDC.

Regional COVID Perspective Table

Yes. If your passport expires before 9/23/2022, you should consider submitting for renewal soon. Passport agencies are reopening their offices and catching up on delayed submissions due to suspended operations. The State Department expects a return to normal processing times this fall. If you submit for renewal soon, you can reduce the risk of your renewal being delayed. You can still apply by mail. If you do not have a life-or-death emergency, you will experience delays before receiving your new passport and the return of your previous passport.

Click here for instructions on submitting for passport renewal, or for first time passport applications.

The CDC recommends all international travelers become vaccinated before traveling. If you are not vaccinated, this does not mean you are restricted from traveling internationally.

In addition the the CDC’s recommendations below, we suggest you take your temperature the night before and the morning of your flight. If your body temperature runs the risk of being over 100.4°F (38°C) or you feel you may have any of the COVID-19 symptoms – email Joni with Summit Planners that you cannot travel due to COVID-19 symptoms.

• In the U.S. at check-in, passengers must confirm they have been free of COVID-19 symptoms and have not had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 ten (10) days prior to their departure day.
• In Aruba at check-in, passengers must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 3 days of departure.
• Passengers are required to bring and wear a face mask* in the airport(s) and on the flight(s).
• Passengers can briefly remove masks to eat or drink.
• It is possible that the seat next to you may be empty. However, the airline does not enforce a policy for empty seats during the flight.
• Similar to hospital standards, HEPA filters on all mainline aircraft and most regional jets refresh the cabin air every two to four minutes.
• Food and drink service is limited during the flight. However, you’re welcome to bring your own snacks and soft drinks on board.
  • Reminder: Airlines do not allow passengers to bring alcohol on flights.
  • Reminder: Liquid containers larger than 3.4 ounces are not allowed past airport security. If you plan to bring your own soft drinks on the flight, you will need to purchase them after you clear airport security.
  • Reminder: Passengers should be prepared for snacks, alcohol and food to be limited or unavailable for purchase during the flight.

*A face covering can be a mask or any secured cloth that covers your nose and mouth and fits snugly under the chin. Face coverings with exhaust valves or vents, or made with mesh or lace type fabric, will not be allowed.

Click here for American Airline Travel Updates.
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Click here for Delta Airline Travel Updates.
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Click here for United Airline Travel Updates.
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