When Can We Travel Again? | Will We Ever Get Back to “Normal”?
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Many people are asking, "when is it safe to travel again?" It's a good question, and one that will likely depend on certain indicators. In this video, I share my thoughts on what needs to happen before we can start traveling again, and how travel may be different after the pandemic.
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I'm an outlier. I'm not worried at all. I'm ready to get back to international travel as soon as the airlines open back up.
Nice! You're a lot braver than me. I think I'm going to wait until an effective treatment is available before I start flying again. 😄
Kirsten lol I am too 🤣
Same here,this fall definitely
The idea of Sitting at home for a year is driving me crazy 😔if I need to wait until June 2021 to travel, I will get into depression soon. I look forward to my annual international trip, I bought things I needed for Petra, Jordan. My sun protection bootie is ready to go...now I might have to consider a Amtrak trip to Bryce canyon when its safe again to travel. I check on Hawaii, the hotels are 20 times more than Jordan and less history, less dramatic landscape 😞
I’m living in the U.K. with my mom but my dad lives in America so I can’t see him and idk when I’ll be able to
As soon as things open and I am allowed to get on a plane and my countries of interest have opened their borders, I’m off to my next destination. Travel is very important to the kind of work and research I’m involved in.
Hopefully, this happens sooner than later! 👍
I work at airport think it's gonna take sometime chick I recon around August
My girlfriend lives in another country and all i want to do is visit, Im going crazyyy😭😭
Sorry to hear that! I know it must be so frustrating. 😞
same situation here, stay strong man 💪🏽
Same I'm British and my girl is American it's fucking horrible
Same here... I'm in Tokyo and my boyfriend is in NY. It's actually pretty tough situation but I'm glad to know that there's same situation couple in the world. Not only me...😭
Yeah I canceled a lot of my travel credit cards because we don’t plan for to travel anytime soon...good info...thanks for sharing
Thanks! I totally understand -- It's definitely hard to justify paying for a travel card when you may not use the travel benefits. 👍
Unofficial Bucket List Family we’ve moved our trips to the fall ugh hoping it’s possible
Prices will be down first, and later will double or triple. Remember my words..
That's definitely a possibility, especially since the industry will need to recover from their losses.
I totally agree with you, Henry! So funny because I actually wrote a post on this and why I think we should book when prices are low since they will get much higher again. Here's some more info on that if you're interested! alexonthemap.com/flying-after-covid-19/
Wow, very educative! Thank you!
Thanks! Glad the video was helpful. 😊
I live in a country where the virus is currently well under control, but borders are still closed and I was planning on visiting my old sick father living on the other side of the globe already well before this virus emerged. It's been well over a year since I last saw him and I miss him very much and he's currently all alone and I don't know how much time he has left... The country he lives in has very few cases but they're still not letting in foreigners so I was just hoping to get some information on whether planning a trip there even at the end of the year in November would be possible, but I can't find any information on that. This crisis is so frustrating.
So sorry to hear about your situation. Hopefully things settle down so we can start traveling again. Hopefully, you're able to video chat with him in the meantime so he doesn't feel so isolated.
July Trip to Kenya and Zanzibar postponed, have a trip at the end of August to Peru that I’m still waiting to see if I should cancel or not and another one to Mexico middle of October. This virus f€¥in sucks 😷🦠
Sorry to hear about your situation. I know that must be so frustrating! Let's hope an effective treatment (or vaccine) comes sooner than later.
Trip Astute yea hopefully soon
Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching, Chan! Hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy. 😊
This video was very informative. You covered every area that needs to be taken care of before we can even plan traveling. I will share this video with my friends on Facebook. But it saddens me that many people aren’t thinking realistically about this.
Thanks! Glad the video was helpful. I agree with you -- I think a lot of people expect it to be an on/off switch, but I believe it will be a slow process before people can comfortably and safely travel again.
Don’t know why you found this video informative. This guy doesn’t know anymore than the average Joe.
Maybe you’re just really dumb.
Hey, Ernest! I was wondering if you were planning to ever post those National Park videos from your honeymoon road trip? Great video!
Hi Barbara! I am definitely still planning to do them. I have to be honest that I'm worried about the timing though -- I've been hesitant to release destination type videos right now since folks can't travel. But on the other hand, maybe people want to see those videos to start planning their future trips. What do you think? I may be overthinking it, but I don't want to be insensitive to those that might be going through a tough time at the moment.
Trip Astute Absolutely understandable! I’ve personally been using this time to plan all my future trips, since I have nothing else to do 😂 Do whatever you’re comfortable with! Thanks for the response!
Thank you for your observations. I live in Poland and make yearly trips to the States to visit family and friends. I made my last trip in Nov-Dec 2019. I was hoping to move my trip up, to avoid the possible fall/winter expected surge of the virus. But now I do not know if it is reasonable to even plan a trip this year.
Sorry to hear about your situation. It is definitely an uncertain time! We're also wondering when we will be able to visit my wife's family in the UK again. We're hoping we can in December, but we're also considering that it may not happen until next year. 🙁
Very informative. I do see that there is going to be more people that are willing to travel domestically before international travel even if there's going to be flareups. I hope people will want to do nature inspired trips like national parks or visit small towns before flocking to big cities which got hit the hardest by this pandemic.
Thanks Byron. I agree! If there is any silver lining, this crisis might help people reconnect with nature and embrace the outdoors. 😊
I haven’t booked a flight yet, but I had my vacation approved 8 months prior 😔 I’m supposed to meet my girlfriend in Hong Kong, towards the end of September 2020, spend a week there and on to visit her family in the Philippines.. but it seems this Covid-19 will linger much longer, but at least maybe I can just meet her in Hong Kong, since they have better control of the situation.. stay there and come back home and get quarantined for 14 days lol..
Sorry to hear about your situation. That must be very frustrating! Hoping an effective treatment or vaccine is available soon.
Awesome video! I can’t wait for everything to be “normal” again
Thanks Jen! I agree -- I can't wait for things to settle down and get back to "normal." I miss visiting my friends and family!
Back in February, I booked my airline ticket for March and COVID-19 forced me to cancel my ticket literally two days before departure. I was really looking forward to Florida 😤
Sorry to hear that. I know that must be so frustrating. 😔
Ernest by December we will have forgotten all of this. We will party down on New Years! I am a germaphfob and people always thought I was nuts constantly washing my hands, this habit started in Iraq. If I was eating an MRE and a fly landed on the food I would stop and throw it out. I made it through a deployment without getting dysentery. Long story short this germ hasn’t changed my habits.
I hope you're right, Jorge! I honestly didn't think the virus would spread so quickly to the US, but I'm hoping things get resolved sooner than later. Hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy! 😊
I doubt it will be over by December
Like fuck we will dream on mate.. 2022 if we are lucky.. I wish you were right but have you looked at the world right now🌍🤔
good break down of essential factors
Thanks! 😊
We don't wanna travel but can we just go home !
Sorry to hear that you're stuck. I can't imagine being away from home during this difficult period. 🙁
Hope you're able to travel home soon!
Yessss!!😭
Thanks, Ernest. Have you personally transitioned to a cash back strategy? If so, which cards have you cancelled, and which ones have you picked up?
To be honest, I haven't really changed my approach. Though I may need to reconsider when my Sapphire Reserve's annual fee is due in August. The only thing I changed was that I was going to upgrade my Amex Blue Cash Everyday to the Blue Cash Preferred, but I'm holding off for now since I'm spending a lot more on Costco at the moment. Otherwise, I'm still keeping my current cards ... but I'm definitely spending a lot less money lately!
I’ll get beat up for this, but I’ll travel as soon as I have the chance. I’m flying in August, unless the plane doesn’t go. I’ll take precautions, I.e., wear my 😷, etc. I am not concerned, call me naive or what you will. I look at CDC metrics, and it’s noticeably effecting a certain group. I feel people who don’t feel comfortable should stay inside. That’s their choice and one no one should question. But, the argument of health vs people has to be discussed. What toll has this had on mental health, I.e., suicide rates, etc? No, I’m not insensitive to the risk. But, people are losing their livelihood and that has to be discussed. Ok. I’m prepped for what comes from social media. 😷
Rob Urb How old are you? I ask because the risks for over 60 years old are much higher, but very low for younger healthy individuals. That affects the decision as to when to cruise again.
Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your perspective. Just out of curiosity, where are you traveling in August? Do you have any concerns over being stuck in quarantine abroad? I know people are still traveling right now, so I'm curious how they are navigating around the restrictions.
Trip Astute , In August I’ll be going to Boston. Obviously, I can’t fly international right now, but as soon as they open up flights to Mexico, I’ll be on it. I have a trip to Mexico booked for September, hopefully I can go.
Jacqueline Christensen , I’m 47, healthy and no concerns at all for me. Can something happen? Absolutely, as it can happen to me with basically anything. I’ll wear my mask to protect people around me, just ready to get back to life.
My partner is in America and I am in Australia it’s so frustrating!
same situation here was supposed to be travelling in a month, it's tough, be strong 💪🏽♥
Sorry to hear about your situation! Hopefully things settle down soon so you both can travel again. 👍
I feel ya. I'm in Ireland and my girl is in Germany. The uncertainty is tough.
I've been planning to go to visit my cousins and aunts for a year. Then OFC my plans are ruined by corona. It's really hard to wait since I haven't seen them in 3 years, as soon as planes open up I'm going.
Hopefully the situation settles down soon so you can make the trip!
Daughter, husband and I have a US trip (from Australia) booked for December-January. Booked well before the current situation. We’ve decided to wait and see. I feel for all those whose travel plans have been affected. I’m going to stay hopeful for us seasoned travellers.
Hope you and your family get to take the trip. It's hard to say when the situation will settle down. Though I'm definitely hoping that it's sooner than later. 😊
Lol looking back at this a year on and seeing borders still shut down and where we are now with basically starting all over again because of variants is frustrating and pisses me off.
Yeah, it's been a tough year. The vaccinations are giving me hope, but the levels are still not sustainable for life to return to normal. 😩
I think what airlines otta do is only have a fewer people board a flight sitting 6 feet away from one another so it wouldn’t be any problem if it’s a idea or some sort
I agree. I'm hoping the airlines reverse the trend of cramming more people in a plane and adopt more distancing. 👍
Trip Astute same here. Just board 10 or 15 people only and have em spread out
I was planning on visiting the Christmas markets in Austria, Hungary, Germany, and France in December. Do you think I should cancel my trip?
It's hard to say since a lot can change between now and then. I would wait to see how things go in the next few months. Hopefully, things settle down and you can travel. 👍
I was planning to travel to Brussels on August but I think it will have to be postponed and I really hate the uncertainty 2020 is the worst year I have ever seen smh
Sorry to hear that. I know it must be frustrating. Hopefully, things will get better soon!
I have a trip planned to Malaysia from the UK in Oct this year, but not sure if it will go ahead. I think travel won’t be back to normal levels until next year.
I agree. Hopefully, you'll still be able to take your trip. Though it does seem like this situation will linger for a long time. 😬
I would not be travelling for 2 years or so. But thereafter, if everything is fine, that I may, provided there are no quarantines.
It definitely may be a while before things get back to "normal". Even then, I can't imagine that things will be the same as before. 😬
I can't wait to travel I will travel abroad next year and do domestic trips in 1 or 2 months from now I might go abroad later this year but only if there's no quarantine
We can't wait to travel either! Hoping things settle down and that an effective treatment (or vaccine) is available soon. 👍
I'm currently in The Bahamas, one of the few countries open to Americans, and I tell you things are very different. A negative COVID19 test is required for entry, almost all restaurants, shops, casinos, tours, and expeditions are closed, there's a 10 pm curfew, and there are very few tourists on the island. But there is an upside to it all. It's much more quiet and serene. There are very few people on the beaches. You get to really enjoy all the sites. And it's safe, because they've done a great job handling the pandemic. Trust me, if you're not wearing a mask, the locals will yell at you from their cars, so keep it on!
Good to know! I'm curious to see how other popular tourist destinations adapt to the new "normal" until a vaccine or treatment is found.
Travel is literally the only thing that brings me happiness in life. These last two years have been hell and I'm not looking forward to the future of travel where everything is so uncomfortable. However, the wanderlust is too strong. I'm hoping to travel to the Middle East spend some time and Dubai even if it means wearing a mask and then going to Egypt where I don't have to wear mask at all lol.
I know what you mean. I'm hoping that we get through this soon. I know travel destinations have been suffering too, especially those dependent on tourists. 🙁
I agree, don’t travel. Also check how many ventilators and icu beds available at your ideal destination. Police are stressed, medical systems are understaffed. The state I live already had problems attracting doctors and nurses. If we were hit
Ike New York, we wouldn’t handle it well.
It's definitely a challenging time for everyone. I definitely hope that we don't see the same numbers in LA as NY. Let's hope things settle down sooner than later. 👍
Majority of countries are nowhere near in terms of infections like the over 1million here. Most nations have under 7-10k cases and they even test more like singapore,taiwan and colombia. Yet the US cant get testing for all and we have more global cases than most of the world combined. What is the point of living in the "best country in the world" when healthcare is literally worst than many less developed nations and even communist countries here,pathetic. Reality check.
I think international travel will be one of the last things to be relaxed, just as it was one of the first things to be restricted. I don't think there will be much relaxation until there is a vaccine, so I'm not expecting to be able to travel internationally until sometime in 2021. After that, I have a feeling that there will be a 'new normal'. One suggestion is that there will have to be some sort of 'health passport' in order to be enter other countries, and this will be based on vaccination history and testing results.
Our trip to the US see our daughter that was supposed to happen earlier this month was cancelled due to travel restrictions, but we've been able to recover all our costs (or pretty much all of them). We have a short cruise booked for December around the English Channel and North Sea (from Southampton, with calls at Hamburg, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge) but I'm not really expecting that to happen. We'll be pleased if we can travel to the US to see our daughter next spring, and maybe within Europe in late 2021. But for longer trips, e.g. back to Asia, I'm thinking early 2022.
I agree, Tom! Sorry to hear about your trip to the US to see your daughter was canceled. Hopefully, this situation will settle down sooner rather than later.
@@TripAstute Just to say that I'm beginning to hear stories about what might be another 'Gotcha!' for international travel, at least for UK residents. The travel insurance companies are apparently not covering Covid-19 risks when people are renewing their annual travel policies. Given that for the foreseeable future Covid-19 will be a significant risk for travellers, especially for older travellers, this will be a significant brake on the resumption of travel. I know that if I couldn't get insurance for to cover possible hospitalisation costs for Covid-19 treatment should it be required, I'd be very reluctant to travel to say, the US or to places in Asia. (The insurance companies may change their position once/if a vaccine becomes available, of course, for vaccinated travellers.)
I've heard that as well. It's really a shame. Since a vaccine will likely take awhile, I'm hoping we can at least see an effective treatment soon.
I am a student in Egypt and I signed up for college in France; do you think by July or August that I could possibly go to France if I got accepted? And if not, is it possible to plan a trip in August to Europe for fun with a friend and her family?
It's hard to say how long it will take for this situation to be resolved. The situation is constantly evolving. Though I wouldn't book anything that isn't refundable just to be safe.
Those who want travel ,airport ll not open till every body will do vaccine.they are pushing so hard to do vaccine.and vaccine =cancer.
I'm from 2022 and I'm here to say things are just as bad lol
Cautiously optimistic outlook: Limited road tripping summer 2020, this ends in the fall with a second wave of the virus. By spring 2021, treatments open up domestic road, rail, and air travel, but it's still limited. This grows through to the end of 2021, when a vaccine becomes available. By mid-2022 life is mostly back to normal and international travel becomes possible.
That might very well be the case, though I'm hoping things get back to "normal" sooner. It's hard to tell at this point whether an effective treatment or vaccine will be discovered or even if the virus will result in multiple seasonal strains. 😬
don't crush our dream 😂😂😂
I have to travel for work. I got accepted in a school in Myanmar and I need to travel to Bangkok to obtain a Visa. I booked my flight on April 23rd but it got canceled.
Asmaa Kanaan sorry about that. 😥😥
Sorry to hear that too! I know that must be frustrating. 😞
Do you think people will be able to go to University in USA in fall 2020, if you are not from USA?
It's hard to tell at this point. I think it will really depend whether we have some sort of effective treatment by then.
I live in Sweden and will go to USA to study in August. Do you think that is possible?
It's hard to say. It depends on whether the US can get their infection numbers under control and if there is an available treatment. August is still a few months ahead, so hopefully things will be under control by then.
I think you should talk to your university about this. Right now it's definitely hard to tell how the US would fare in the later months, and a lot of universities are getting heavily impacted by this. Some schools are even considering extending their online classes well into the fall semester.
If you haven't yet, you should definitely contact the university especially regarding program cancellation/rescheduling, visas, etc.
Why would you ever leave Sweden for US education?
Hi there. So I live in Spain, and I'm really concerned about when international ferry travelling trough the mediterranean will be available, because I se a lot of companys planning travels in late june.
It's hard to say when travel will be free-flowing like before. I have a feeling that we will need some sort of effective treatment or rapid testing before we return to "somewhat normal" travel. 😬
Well, we'll have to wait and see what governments do
In spain we are starting to go out again.
this is all very funny ... I am stuck in Thailand at the moment, had already a 30 days VISA extension, this is valid until Mai 1st now, but it does not look like they open the airports so soon again. I can get another 30 days, which will make in all 90 days, and after that?
Yikes. That sounds like a stressful and confusing situation. I hope they are able to be more flexible with the visa rules given all the restrictions at the moment. 😬
U r not alone ..I am stuck in US and my husband is in Qatar.
Travel is my addiction, postponed my July 2020 trip to Kenya for July 2021, sad about this but I'm not traveling again until there's vaccine, I'm way too scared of this bug. Safe travels sir and thanks for this vid
Thanks for checking out the video. Sorry to hear about your trip though! I know that must be frustrating. Hoping we see a vaccine or treatment sooner rather than later. 👍
JerseyCat Mews omg this sucks I was also going to Kenya in July 😢 and had to cancel
JerseyCat Mews It’s my passion in life!! We had to love our June travels to November... I can’t wait any longer and I’m hoping it’s possible by then. I’m not scared, I’m hopeful though!
I dont even wanna travel everywhere. I just wanna go back home!
Sorry to hear about your situation. Hope things settle down soon so you can get home! 😬
I traveled alone with my 16 month and 3 years old kids to ethiopia back in January for 3 month trip which was safe for travel and then I extended our return flight for another 2 month because of this virus and now the more our departure day closer, still not sure to travel with my kids back to US . I'm so scared since my children are too small and cant wear mask for 23 hrs flights. I can't sleep at night fear of my two children will couching the virus on our way to US . 🙏
I'm sorry to hear about your situation. I can only imagine how anxious you must feel. I hope you have a safe trip home. Also, I know it might not be much consolation, but the virus seems to affect children less severely than adults.
Travel's back to normal. Get out and celebrate.
Yes! Glad that things are generally back to normal.
I have a couple of trips on the calendar this summer, but haven't booked any flights yet. The event may get cancelled before I even decide if I'm going or not. I would only fly or go to a crowded destination if active cases are low and trending downwards. I wish I had a number I could put on it, but I haven't come up with one yet. I think we'll see more people take road trips and nature related trips. It allows you to travel, but also minimize risk. A huge factor on when people will travel is going to be largely based on if they can afford to travel. With so many people out of work right now, the budget might not be there for a trip.
Very true. I honestly think it will be a slow process to get people to feel comfortable again. And the economic impact is also an important factor.
Will virus be gone by November 2020
It's hard to know what the situation will be like in November. There could a second wave, or we might have an effective treatment by then. My guess is that we'll still be dealing with it though. 😬
Last year I plan a trip to Las Vegas for November 2020 I post go Los angeles in February 2021
We will be lucky if normal will be early in 2021
You may be right. It seems like we can't get control of the virus in the US. 😬
This is sad! I take 2 x international holidays a year and I’ve had to get a credit voucher for my New Zealand holiday and most probably going to have to get a credit voucher for my South American holiday in July lol.
I’m from Australia.
Sorry to hear that! It's definitely a challenging and frustrating time for all. 🙁
so when?
It's hard to say. My guess is late summer or early fall if we have an effective treatment. 😬
Truth is nobody knows. we can only guess, right? This coronavirus is not going away that easy. in just a snap! and its gone. The world/ people should start adjusting their lives around this virus. if we need to go out in astruanaut suit, then be it! we cant wait for uncertainty.
Never. I’m guessing 2023 😩
Keeping my fingers crossed, but I doubt international travel will resume this year. We actually have a medeterenean cruise by October and hoping it goes through but again it's not looking good.
I'm crossing my fingers too for a vaccine or treatment soon. Hope you still get to travel this year! 😊
@@TripAstute Thanks
Your right August earliest
At least let us go home !
I would not travel until all the "dos and don'ts" related to the pandemic are gone.
That makes sense. I'm hoping we see an effective treatment or vaccine sooner rather than later. 👍
Won't be for awhile years maybe there won't be any airlines left
I hope not! Though it does seem like the smaller airlines are going to struggle to survive. 🙁
What about the people already stuck in another country 😡😠😡
Hey I’m also stuck in spain with my two year boy. I wanna go home 🙁
Yeah.. they ain’t thinking about those people who wanna go back to their countries ...
Looks like someone needs a haircut. Take the "spouse haircut" challenge and see how your wife does.
Ha! I definitely need a haircut. Though I am a bit worried to ask Fiona ... she is pregnant, so not sure I want to add any extra pressure to her life! 😄
Wearing masks is definitely recommended
I agree! I think masks are going to be part of my normal everyday and travel carry. 👍
And gloves. Also 2 weeks quarantine when you arrive home
Thanks for knowing nothing about when we can travel again...maybe you just like the sound of your own voice
Sorry that the video annoyed you. It's a fluid situation so there's no way to know exactly when things will be back to "normal." My goal was to share the key indicators that will influence the timing. 😞