North Fork Holidays from AU$2,496

In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, travelling today comes with a few extra challenges. Keep in mind these valuable tips before hopping on your plane to North Fork:

• Research if any travel restrictions apply to your origin and destination before booking. Also check if there are any special conditions you'll need to follow on arrival, such as taking a COVID-19 test.
• Requirements state that you must wear a face mask throughout your travel experience, even at screening checkpoints. Be prepared to adjust your mask to verify your identity when asked by a TSA employee.
• Rather than handing a TSA officer your boarding pass, place it straight on the reader yourself. When that's done, hold it up for inspection.
• You can take one container of hand sanitizer up to 12 oz (350 ml) in your carry-on bag. This will need to be taken out for screening.
• Place any personal items (like your phone and wallet) in your carry-on rather than a bin to reduce handling during screening.
• Separate any food you have for X-ray scanning. Food items often set off the alarm. Placing them in a clear plastic bag and into a bin reduces the need for a TSA agent to touch and inspect your belongings.

As countries begin to lift travel restrictions, airlines are back in the skies with new strategies including physical distancing and an increased supply of face masks, gloves and sanitizer. Here's what a few carriers are doing to ease the spread of COVID-19:

• Southwest Airlines - this airline is known for providing passenger masks and cleaning with disinfectant.
• Frontier Airlines - this airline is known for electrostatic cleaning and conducting passenger temperature checks.
• American Airlines - this airline is known for providing passenger masks and cleaning with disinfectant.