ALG Vacations Adds Filter for Hotels with On-Site COVID-19 Testing

Travel insights from Andrea Sedlacek, editor of The Compass

Andrea Sedlacek Published January 28, 2021

On Jan. 26, ALG Vacations launched a new hotel filter to show the hotels and resorts that are now offering on-site COVID-19 testing. This new functionality is in response to the CDC’s new requirement that travelers returning to the U.S. present a negative COVID-19 test upon entry.

When shopping the ALG Vacations brands on VAX VacationAccess, the new filter appears in the left-hand column of the search results in the “Hotel Amenities” section.

Individual hotels in the search results also include hotel-specific messaging to show that a hotel offers on-site COVID-19 testing and whether it is complimentary or has a cost.

The new filter and hotel-specific messaging are available in many of ALG Vacations’ popular international destinations like Cancun, Cozumel, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, the Bahamas and Aruba.

This new functionality was introduced in conjunction with ALG Vacations’ toolkit which was created to help agents navigate the industry right now.

About the Author

As the managing editor of The Compass on VAX, Andrea is dedicated to delivering valuable, fun and grammatically correct content to her readers (without Oxford commas). Her experience writing and editing in the retail and insurance industries made the move to travel one of the most exciting things to happen in her career. What's the next most-exciting thing for her? Whenever the newest edition of the AP Stylebook comes out.

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