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Getting
There
 The
Turks and Caicos is only 75 minutes from Miami,
less than 3 hours from Charlotte, North Carolina,
3 hours from New York and 3 and a half hours from
Boston and can easily be reached with direct flights
from the US, the UK, Canada, the Bahamas, Jamaica,
Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The Turks and Caicos Islands have 3 International
Airports, Grand Turk, Providenciales and South
Caicos.There are several regular direct flights
to the island of Providenciales from the US, Canada
and Europe:
- American
Airlines www.aa.com
flies from Boston, Miami and New York
- US
Airways www.usairways.com
flies from Philadelphia, Boston, Washington
DC, Pittsburgh, Raleigh and Richmond, VA through
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Delta
www.delta.com
offers seasonal weekly flight from Atlanta to
Provo.
- Charter
flights are available from Toronto, Detroit,
Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, Chicago and Ft.
Lauderdale
- British
Airways www.britishairways.com
operates direct flights from London
- Flights
are also available through connections in Canada
www.aircanada.com,
the Bahamas www.bahamasair.com,
Jamaica www.airjamaica.com,
Dominican Republic and Haiti
- Spirit
Airlines from select U.S. cities.
Arriving in Grand Turk, Middle Caicos, North Caicos,
South Caicos and Salt Cay.
Sky
King and Air
Turks & Caicos fly international
and domestic flights to these islands.
Provo Airport is 1 mile (1.6km) west of Providenciales
town and has plenty of taxis. The airport on Grand
Turk is 2 miles (3.2km) south of Cockburn Town.
A taxi may be there to meet incoming flights;
if not, you can call one from the airport. On
South Caicos, Cockburn Town Airport is 1.5 miles
(2.4km) north of town. The sole taxi driver on
the island will no doubt head for the airport
when he sees your plane land.
Entry Requirements
see
special note on Passports below. Visitors
from commonwealth countries require passports,
visas are necessary for noncommonwealth countries
of the former Eastern Bloc. You are advised to
contact the nearest British Consulate Office for
visa applications.
All visitors must hold a round trip ticket.
Visitors are allowed to stay for 30 days; this
is renewable one time only.
DEPARTURE TAX: $23 is levied on all persons over
the age of 2.
For luggage restriction, individual airlines should
be consulted.
Duty free goods that may be brought in to the
Islands include: 50 cigars, 200 cigarettes, 1.136
liters of spirits or wine and perfume for personal
use.
There are no restrictions for travellers on the
import of cameras, film or sports equipment except
spear guns.
To bring in firearms of any type (including spear
guns and Hawaiian slings), you must have written
approval from the Commissioner of Police. Controlled
drugs and pornography are illegal.
Special Notice on Passports
The Department of State and Homeland Security
have announced a "Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative" in which they are proposing to
require all U.S. Citizens, Canadians, citizens
of Bermuda and citizens of Mexico to have a passport
or other accepted secure document to enter or
re-enter the U.S. by January 1, 2008.
The departments said that the requirements would
be rolled out in phases. The proposed timeline
is as follows:
December 31, 2005 - Passport or other accepted
document required for all travel (air/sea) to
or from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Central and South
America.
December 31, 2006 - Passport or other accepted
document required for all air, sea to or from
Mexico and Canada.
December 31, 2007 - Passport or other accepted
document required for all air, sea and land boarder
crossings.
In a joint announcement the departments said that
they are requesting comments on the proposed policy
and suggestions for alternatives. The departments
said that they will consider these suggestions
and comments before they announce a formal rule
making when they will again seek comment on the
proposed rule......More
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