>>LAUREN VERNO: AFTER 2 YEARS OF NEARLY EMPTY AIRPORTS. THE DEMAND FOR TRAVEL IS HIGH AND
SO ARE THE AIRFARES. ACCORDING
TO AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL,
72% MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED
TO TAKE A TRIP THIS YEAR. NOW
TRAVEL EXPERT SARAH GRIESE, A
GOOD BODDEN JOINS US LIVE THIS
MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US. GOOD
MORNING. HOW ARE YOU FROM
MIAMI HIGH? WHAT FROM MIAMI?
THAT IS MY HOMETOWN. SOUTH
FLORIDA. GREAT AIRPORTS. A LOT
MORE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS OUT
THERE. SO HERE’S THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART RIGHT NOW.
EVERYONE IS LOOKING TO TRAVEL,
BUT WE WANT TO SAVE SOME
MONEY. HOW DO WE DO THAT?
>> YEAH, OF COURSE. AS YOU SAY
SPRINGS HERE ON WANT TO GET ON
THE ROAD, BUT THINGS HAVE
REALLY CHANGED. AND
ESSENTIALLY 2 THINGS ARE AN
ISSUE. YOU CAN HAVE TO DO WORK
MONEY AND IT’S GOING TO COST
MORE SO IN TERMS. BUT THERE
ARE WAYS THAT YOU CAN SAY FRY
TO FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO
IS YOU WANT TO BE FLEXIBLE
WITH YOUR LOCATION. YOU MIGHT
WANT TO COME TO MIAMI HERE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, DEMAND IS HIGH
FOR MIAMI. BUT IF YOU WENT SAY
45 MINUTES NORTH TO DELRAY
BEACH, YOU COULD HAVE A GREAT
VACATION AFTER THAT ABOUT YOU.
YOU ALSO WANT TO BE FLEXIBLE
WITH YOUR TIMING. DON’T
PROCRASTINATE. THAT’S GOING TO
COST YOU THE MOST. BUT TAKE
LOOKING AT CARS THAT RENTAL
CARS AND HOTELS YOURSELF.
LEAST 21 DAYS TO FIND IT TAKE
TO PURCHASE AN EXACT TIME FOR
FOR SURE. IF YOU’RE GOING TO
DO A CAR RENTAL, YOU MIGHT
WANT TO PUT THAT BEFORE. TELL
BECAUSE TRUST ME THIS YEAR,
THE CAR RENTALS ARE HARDER TO
FIND THAN THE HOTEL.
>>LAUREN VERNO: WHICH IS HARD
TO BELIEVE HOW HARD IT IS TO
EVEN FIND A CAR. YOU KNOW, A
LOT OF SO ADVENTURING THIS
YEAR COMPARED TO MAYBE THOSE
BIG GROUPS RAPES. BUT SHOULD
YOU REALLY KEEP IN MIND WHEN
YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT THAT?
>> YOU KNOW, IT’S FUNNY HOW
THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED US
ALL DIFFERENTLY. SOME PEOPLE
ARE REALLY CRAVING CONNECTION
AND SOME PEOPLE HAD A LITTLE
BIT TOO MUCH CONNECTION AND
WANTS AND SO TIGHT. SO SO MUCH
IT IS A GREAT OPTION. IF
YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
THEY COULD NOT QUITE SO
COMFORTABLE BEING AROUND OTHER
PEOPLE, YOU CAN GET A BIT MORE
DISTANCE. AND OF COURSE, WHEN
YOU’RE TRAVELING ON YOUR OWN,
YOU’RE IN CHARGE OF YOUR TIME.
SO YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT
WHEN YOU WANT. YOU DON’T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. DESPITE
ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP
AND THE GOOD THING IS SO
LITTLE TRAVIS OFTEN MEET AN
OUT OF TRUMP IS ON THE ROAD TO
SEE YOU. DO THAT. GET THAT
CONNECTION, TOO.
>>LAUREN VERNO: NOW MY FRIEND
ACTUALLY JUST DID THAT IN
SPAIN. AND THE THING IS YOU’RE
NOT HAVING TO RELY ON PEOPLE
FOR TIME SO YOU COULD SAVE
MONEY ON A CHEAPER FLIGHT
TRAIN ALL THAT GOOD SO LET’S
TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE YOUR
BIGGEST RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN
SOMEONE SITS DOWN WITH YOU AND
SAYS, I WANT TO HAVE THIS
DREAM VACATION, BUT THIS IS MY
BUDGET. WHERE DO YOU EVEN
START?
>> I JUST FIRST OF ALL, I TELL
THEM, IT’S A GREAT THING THAT
YOU WANT TO TRAVEL, BUT THE
DAYS OF SPONTANEOUS TRAVEL
RIGHT NOW ARE OVER HERE REALLY
NEED TO THAT’S PARTICULARLY IF
YOU’RE TRAVELING
INTERNATIONALLY TO, FOR
EXAMPLE, CARIBBEAN TRAVEL HAS
BEEN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE
PANDEMIC. IT’S OUR CLOSEST
WARM WITH A DESTINATION, FINE
DESTINATION. BUT, YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN’T JUST WALK UP TO THE
AIRPORT AND JUMP ON A PLANE
NOW FOR MOST CAPPING
DESTINATIONS. YOU WILL NEED TO
APPLY ONLINE FOR TRAVEL
AUTHORIZATION. SO YOU HAVE TO
GO ONTO THE WEBSITE OFFICIAL
JUST GOOGLE, OFFICIAL TOURISM
AND THE NAME OF THE
DESTINATION YOU GO TO YOU WANT
TO GO TO AND THAT WILL GET YOU
INTO THEIR OFFICIAL TOURISM
THEIR OFFICIAL TOURISM WEB
SITE. SORRY, WHICH WILL TELL
YOU ALL THE REGULATIONS, ALL
THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO
TO GET THERE. SO YOU MIGHT
HAVE TO APPLY FOR
AUTHORIZATION. YOU MIGHT HAVE
TO BE VACCINATED. SOME ISLANDS
ARE ONLY TAKING VACCINATED
TRAVELERS AND THEN WE HAVE
ISLANDS LIKE DOMINICA AND
RUBEN, THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS, WHICH RECENTLY HAVE
SAID IF YOU’RE VACCINATED, YOU
DON’T EVEN NEED TO TAKE A
COVID TESTS TO ARRIVE THERE.
BUT DO REMEMBER IF YOU’RE
TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY AS
OF NOW, ANYONE RETURNING TO
THE UNITED STATES WITHIN 24
HOURS RETURN SHOW A NEGATIVE
TEST RESULT FOR COVID TO DON’T
FORGET WHEN YOU GET TO
VACATION, YOU GOING TO START
PLANNING YOUR TOLL COVID TEST
TO COME BACK HOME.
>>LAUREN VERNO: THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.
ALRIGHT, WHAT IS THE ONE ONE
TAKEAWAY FOR ANYONE TRAVELING
THIS SPRING? WHAT IS IT?
>> DEFINITELY DO IT. BUT JUST
KNOW IT’S GOING TO TAKE MORE
TIME. WE’RE KIND MORE MONEY,
BUT IT’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE