I usually write my travel trend blog in January every year, but so much has changed since the first of 2022 I thought I needed to keep you updated.
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Have you ever considered the difference between “failure” and “regret”?
I looked it up, and the definition of failure is “lack of success”.
The definition for regret is “Feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over something that has happened or been done, (especially a missed opportunity).
Regret seems to have a negative impact on a deeper level, doesn’t it?
The world is opening back up, and . . .
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Let’s clarify some misunderstandings about travel insurance, shall we?
The most common misconception is that travel insurance pays your expenses up front if your return trip home is delayed. . .
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Last week I talked to you about what makes The Joy of Travel unique. Remember? It’s two things,
*we don’t recommend anywhere we haven’t tried first, and
*we love to travel and take you along for the fun (personally escorted groups)
Well, my agents and I just received news that literally left me speechless. If you know me at all you know how amazing that moment must have been.
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During a recent interview I was asked what sets The Joy of Travel apart. Most people immediately think of our golden rule “we don’t recommend anywhere we haven’t tried first”.
But as importantly and predominantly as that, from the first day I opened the door, I not only wanted to see the wonders of the world for myself but wanted to be standing beside you when you saw them.
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It suddenly occurred to me that I throw around the word “tour” as though everyone knows what I’m talking about, and clearly after discussing it with several new customers over the past week many do not.
To put it simply touring is . . .
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If there is any one thing happening right now in the world of travel that is true no matter where you want to go, it’s this-the demand is huge.
As you can imagine, anywhere people can travel without being vaccinated is in huge demand right now.
But here’s the other side of that coin. . .
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I read the most interesting post this week. It said if you blow just $27 a day you could have saved $10,000 that year. I couldn’t believe it.
I opened up my phone calculator and did the math. It’s $27.39 to be exact.
How easy is it to blow through $27 a day? My hair stylist and I had a long conversation about it during my recent cut/color.
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If you’ve traveled in 2021 or watched any travel news, you know the airlines have been suffering from a crippling lack of flight crew staff. Canceled flights now number in the thousands, with hundreds of thousands of passengers left standing in the airport with a big change in their travel plans looming before them.
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I usually share my “Travel Trends” advice in January but with 2022 booking like it’s on fire, and 2023 smoldering, I thought I better give you a heads up.
We have been busily booking 2022 vacations/tours/river cruises for months now. In fact, most of our 2022 personally escorted tours sold out more than a year prior to their departure date. Our 2023 personally escorted tours are almost full as well.
The lack of travel in 2020 and 2021 has created a pent-up demand that is exceeding capacity for 2022.
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I saw a terrific post a few days ago that I felt compelled to share on my Facebook page. It showed a person on one side of a precipice that said “where we are”, preparing to jump over a small distance that said “leap of faith” to the other side of the precipice that said “where we want to be”.
I deal with the exact scenario every day with people who have a burning desire to travel, but are intimidated by the current situations and afraid to take that leap of faith.
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Covid-19 certainly taught us some lessons, didn’t it?
I don’t know about you, but I have such a renewed sense of appreciation for any trip I get to make, and I do mean any trip.
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