The past year has been incredibly difficult and frustrating for everyone. The pandemic has cost us many loved ones, and has wreaked untold financial hardships. One of the hardest hit sectors, throughout the world, has been the travel industry. Billions and billions of dollars have been lost, worldwide, by travel providers, and on a much smaller scale, travel agencies. The public, has, to a large degree, grown leery of travel, to a point where many have vowed never to travel again.
This is completely understandable, but in our opinion, a wrong way of thinking. Travel has always been a gateway to understanding, and a way to bring people together. We should not lose sight of that, and should consider resuming travel once we have the pandemic in the rearview mirror. The fact is that, although Covid-19 is still with us, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccines are already proving to be effective, and countries are taking steps to keep their populations safe.
Now is the time to start thinking about traveling again. It is not too early to start making plans for that trip that, before all this began, you had always dreamed of. For the most part, travel deposits are refundable. Most airlines have waived change fees. So it doesn’t hurt to plan that trip, knowing that you can change your plans, should travel still be restricted, or you still feel uneasy about traveling sooner, rather than later.
We have a couple of group trips planned. We don’t know for sure if they will happen, as much of the world is still restricting U.S. citizens from entering. However, we are actively promoting these trips, since deposits are fully refundable. So think about getting out there again, and book one of our groups. If these don’t appeal to you, talk to us about your individual travels ideas, and we can help you get there.
Star & Compass Travel staff