According to CLIA, the new mandates will financially hurt half a million Americans. 

'Acknowledging that vaccinations eliminate the need for testing and quarantines removes a key barrier to domestic travel.'

Returning international travelers will still require a test. 

'Thinking from a very different time in the course of the pandemic and should be lifted to allow for a phased return of cruising from U.S. ports by July.'

American is giving those traveling from New York to Milan and Rome the chance to do so without having to quarantine upon arrival. 

As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to increase, and travel demand returns, so do some of the positives born out of the last year.