2020 has possibly been one of the worst years in recent memory for travel-nuts, and that’s just an unfortunate truth. National lockdowns travel bans and of course, a difficult virus has changed many of our plans over the preceding twelve months, and they seek to be a problem in at least the first part of the new year, too.
Yet as you have seen from our posts this year, you can still make the most of travel and still do so with your courageous spirit intact. That being said, some travel advice from time to time can still be nice, and useful, and soothing. It’s good to pay attention to the best and most worthwhile wisdom because it can confirm your suspicions or sometimes help you remove doubt from your decision-making process. It’s that which we hope to follow up here.
As far as that’s concerned, how should we think about travel in 2021? With such an unpredictable situation still not fully resolved, it’s hard to speak in absolutes. We can give worthwhile wisdom, however, and that’s exactly what we hope to grant you below:
Financial Planning
Financial planning is of course the fundamental component of traveling well. If you’ve had to cancel trips in 2020, we hope you were offered a refund or have at least been able to postpone your spending. This might give you some extra funding to play with. At the very least, you’ll no doubt find that making the most of deals offered by the tourism industry (that is hotels, resorts, and package deals) generated to induce and entice further tourists can be useful to you. For some, extra Buddy Loans might help, for others, enrolling in loyalty schemes can make all the difference. We would recommend you follow that which makes financial sense to you.
Reading The News & Identifying Patterns
It’s important to read the news and identify patterns regarding the area you hope to travel to. For instance, if you hope to go to France, keeping track of the Government’s publicly available information, their travel bans or transport guidance, their media describing the patterns of Covid and what areas are most affected, as well as keeping up to date with your potential bookings will all help you avoid nasty surprises in the future. Often, you can telegraph just how realistic these plans may be with diligent awareness.
Small Trips Are Okay
It’s okay to take small trips from time to time. In fact, they can be quite helpful. They might involve simply pursuing a caravaning or road trip, or visiting your family, or heading to the coast, or visiting a city and supporting the businesses there. You don’t have to go abroad to travel well, and sometimes, having a simple back-up travel plan can help you avoid feeling disappointed if possibilities shift. Keeping that in mind can help you travel in a year that may itself prove to be unpredictable, if to a lesser degree.
With this advice, we hope you can more easily think about travel in 2021, and, hopefully, get to partake in it.