Travel post Covid19 era

Aug 31, 2020 13 Comments

Are you planning on extensive traveling next summer (post May 2021) when a vaccine is expected to be widespread?

P.S. The reason why I posted this is because I’m personally already planning my second half of 2021 trips (booking hotels and AirBnBs, buying tickets wherever possible) and people look at me funny thinking I’m being weird but I’m doing it because now is the time to get good deals for all the best places which are normally rented out for months in advance. So, I wanted to know if what I expect to happen (once the world “clears up”, everyone will go on vacation) is likely to happen based on the ratio of responses I receive here (and my hypothesis seems to be proving right). I mean, I just rented a gorgeous free cancellation policy place in the absolute heart of Paris, with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathroom, for a week for under 2K, that doesn’t happen. I go there every year and I’ve never gotten away with less than 2.5K for places half the size and in worse locations.

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  • IBM
    oddblockV2

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    oddblockV2
    Traveling now due to dual residency and family. Traveling is unbelievably safe. There is nothing to be so afraid of.
    Sep 1, 2020 9
    • Apple
      ocwC48

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      ocwC48
      COVID-19 mainly transmitted via droplets from coughing and sneezing. If everyone wears a mask even it’s a cloth one, it’s extremely helpful to REDUCE the risk significantly. Of course it’s NOT zero risk in an aircraft, but it’s not very high risk, either.
      Sep 1, 2020
    • Amazon
      mkmo

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      mkmo
      It really depends on how close you are to a sick person, but unlike almost every other situation that is beyond your control on an airplane.

      Yes I go to stores and such, but I'm wary of others when I do. If I see someone not wearing a mask or not using it properly I give them a very wide berth, as far away as I can. If I see someone is sneezing I will just leave the store and come back another time. Pretty much everyone these days will react to a sick looking person be putting distance quickly and that limits the degree of your exposure.

      On an airplane you are locked in. You are not able to put distance between yourself and any suspicious person and THAT dramatically increases your risk versus any other indoor situation short of actually sharing your home with an infected person

      If the guy in the row 1-2 behind you has COVID and spends the flight sneezing over your head then all his droplets are falling in the air around you and unless you have serious, medical grade PPE, protecting both you eyes as well as your nose, you are certainly getting infected no matter whether you and he are both wearing cloth masks.
      Sep 1, 2020
  • It really depends on what the situation looks like. I’m higher risk so I need to feel pretty confident. I’d love to get to take the trips I was supposed to take this year but it’s not worth the risk if things are still dicey.
    Aug 31, 2020 0
  • Amazon
    okayu

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    okayu
    I really hope I can still go to Japan in the spring...
    Aug 31, 2020 0
  • Google
    maplesyru

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    maplesyru
    Yup - planning on Scandinavia or the Mediterranean. This virus has shown that health is the important asset you can have and vacations are an integral part of that if you can afford it
    Aug 31, 2020 0