>>> AFTER THE YEAR WE’VE HAD
TAKING A VACATION HAS NEVER
SOUNDED SO GOOD.
>> WHILE THE CDC DOES NOT
RECOMMEND FLYING RIGHT NOW MORE
AND MORE AMERICANS ARE GETTING
VACCINATED AND THEY’RE PLANNING
THEIR FIRST GETAWAY AS SOON AS
RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT IS THE
REALITY, AND WHAT ARE THE
RESTRICTIONS FOR TRAVELING, AND
WHAT ABOUT THE TRENDS?
TRAVEL REPORTER DAVI SEDDEN HAS
YOUR ANSWERS
EVERYBODY HAS AN ITCH.
PEOPLE CANCELLED SUMMER
VACATIONS LAST YEAR, NOBODY WENT
ON SPRING BREAKS LAST YEAR
TALK TO US ABOUT WHEN WE CAN
START TO TRAVEL.
>> OKAY.
SO IF YOU ACTUALLY SEE A TRAVEL
DEAL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BOOK IT
NOW AND GO LATER, UP TO A YEAR
LATER.
AS THINGS START TO OPEN UP, THE
DEMAND FOR TRAVEL IS GOING TO
SURGE.
AND WHEN DEMAND SURGES, THEN SO
WILL THE PRICES.
WE’RE ALREADY SEEING THAT WITH
OUR OLDER POPULATIONS WHO ARE
VACCINATED
THEY’RE ALREADY ON THE MOVE.
AND IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY, LIKE
YOU JUST MENTIONED, WHO -- WHAT
THEY SAY THEIR PLANS ARE AFTER
THE PANDEMIC, IT’S ONE HAND AND
TWO HANDS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO
TRAVEL
THIS IS WHAT YOUR STRATEGY
SHOULD BE.
IF YOU ARE BOOKING, DON’T GO FOR
THE LOWEST FARES
IN TIMES PAST, ALWAYS SAY GET
THOSE LOWEST FARES, INVEST A
LITTLE MORE INTO YOUR TICKET
PRICE, SOMETHING THAT OFFERS
MORE FLEXIBILITY
BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF
FACTORS IN THE AIR WHEN
TRAVELING THESE DAYS, AND THAT’S
ONE WAY TO PROTECT YOU AGAINST
THAT.
>> SO SHOULD YOU, IF YOU ARE
BOOKING, LET’S PRETEND LIKE
YOU’RE BOOGKING RIGHT NOW, I CAN
ALREADY SEE THE PRICES ARE GOING
UP
IS TRAVEL INSURANCE ONE OF THOSE
THINGS YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY GET
IF SOMEBODY GOES WRONG
>> YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS SAY THAT
YOU SHOULD GET TRAVEL INSURANCE
EVEN IF IT’S NOT A PANDEMIC.
THE ONLY TIME YOU SHOULDN’T GET
TRAVEL INSURANCE IS IF YOU CAN
AFFORD TO LOSE THE ENTIRE COST
OF YOUR TRIP, AND MOST PEOPLE
CANNOT
NOW, WHAT’S DIFFERENT IS THAT
GENERALLY TRAVEL INSURANCE
DOESN’T COVER PANDEMICS OR
EPIDEMICS.
BUT SOME TRAVEL INSURANCES ARE
NOW OFFERING COVID-19
PROTECTIONS AND OPTIONS.
IT’S AN UPGRADED SERVICE
SO THIS IS HOW IT WILL WORK.
YOU’LL GET YOUR TRAVEL
INSURANCE, YOU’LL SEARCH FOR
PANDEMIC COVERAGE, NOT ALL
INSURANCES WILL OFFER THAT, AND
FOR EXAMPLE -- ANNOUNCED THIS
WEEK THEY WILL OFFER SOMETHING
SPECIFIC FOR COVID-19 AND YOU
SHOULD GET TRAVEL INSURANCE FOR
THE ENTIRE COST OF YOUR TRIP,
NOT THAT INSURANCE THAT’S AT THE
BOTTOM OF YOUR FLIGHT OR YOUR
HOTEL WHEN YOU’RE BOOKING, IT
SHOULD BE ABOUT 5% TO 7% OF YOUR
TRIP COST.
IF YOUR TRIP COSTS $2,000, THEN
YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO PAY ABOUT
$100 TO $140.
>> SO WHAT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL
WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO START
DOING THAT AGAIN
>> OKAY, SO IT’S COMPLICATED
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE SEE ON OUR
INSTAGRAM FEEDS PEOPLE ARE
HEADING TO MEXICO AND THE
CARIBBEAN.
BUT RIGHT NOW ALL THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES DO NOT
ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
THE CDC SAYS FOR ESSENTIAL
REASONS ONLY AND THE STATE
DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY WARNS THAT
IF YOU GO ABROAD AND SOMETHING
HAPPENS TO YOU, YOU GET STUCK,
THERE’S NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO
ABOUT IT
SO IF YOU DECIDE TO TRAVEL RIGHT
NOW, THAT DECISION IS PERSONAL,
BUT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER ALL THE
CONSEQUENCES AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
>> INCLUDING MAYBE EVEN
QUARANTINING WHEN YOU GET HOME
FOR DAYS AFTER
SOME PEOPLE GET HOME FROM
VACATION AND THINK I’M GOING TO
WORK ON MONDAY BUT YOU’RE NOT
GOING TO WORK ON MONDAY.
FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN’T FLYING,
BUT ARE THINKING ABOUT RENTING
RVs.
I THOUGHT THE RV CRAZE WAS OVER.
>> HODA THINKS RVs ARE LIKE THE
COLD SHOULDER TOPS, THEY’RE
GONE.
>> I THOUGHT IT HAD ITS MOMENT
RIGHT OR WRONG
>> NO, WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO SEE THAT, EVEN THE NUMBERS
EVEN SURGE EVEN MORE
YOU KNOW THE MAIN REASON IS THAT
MOST FAMILIES AREN’T COMFORTABLE
YET TO START FLYING.
AND SO WHAT MAKES RVs SO FUN,
THOUGH, HODA, IS THAT IT’S LIKE
A HOTEL ON WHEELS, IN FACT,
THAT’S HOW MY FAMILY TOOK
VACATIONS GROWING UP SO IT’S A
LITTLE NOSTALGIC FOR ME AND
THESE DAYS THERE’S SO MANY WAYS
THAT YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT
BUYING ONE
YOU CAN RENT ONE THROUGH A LOCAL
DEALER
YOU CAN FIND THROUGH SITES LIKE
GO RVING OR PEER TO PEER
PROGRAMS LIKE OUTDOORSY LIKE
DIRECTLY FROM SOMEBODY ELSE THAT
HAS ONE AND NOT USING IT
SOME CAMPGROUNDS ALREADY HAVE
THE RV SET UP.
IF YOU’RE NOT COMFORTABLE
DRIVING THAT HUGE, YOU KNOW,
TRUCK AROUND, YOU CAN JUST GO
THERE.
IT’S REALLY AFFORDABLE FOR
FAMILIES, JUST STARTING AT $100
A NIGHT, YOU CAN RENT AN RV.
>> PRICE IS RIGHT.
>> I KNOW, THAT’S GREAT.
I TOLD HODA I THOUGHT THE RVs
WERE GOING TO STICK AROUND.
>> SHE’S RIGHT
YOU DID TELL ME THAT.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE COZY CABIN,
TALK ABOUT THAT TREND.
>> YOU KNOW, CABINS IN THE WOODS
AREN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE AND
THERE’S SO MANY FUN OPTIONS,
LYRE LIKE TINY HOMES
FOR EXAMPLE THERE’S THIS CUTE
WESTERN THEMED CABINS IN
THOUSAND -- RANCHO OSO IN SANTA
BARBARA.
PRICES START AT $129 A NIGHT
CAMP OR PULL UP AN RV, 310 ACRES
THERE AND THE CAMPGROUNDS DATE
BACK TO 1845.
>> WOW JUST A LAST QUICK
QUESTION, IF YOU’RE DEBATING,
HOTEL OR AIRBNB OR RENTALS, WHAT
WOULD YOU CHOOSE
>> THAT DEPENDS ON THE
EXPERIENCE THAT YOU WANT
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOUR FAMILY
WANTS TO COOK MEALS, STAY
LONGER, A LEJTS MAYRENTAL MAY BE
TO GO BUT YOU FORFEIT AMENITIES
LIKE CLEANING AND TURNDOWN
SERVICE.
BUT HOTELS ARE USUALLY IN THE
CITY LOCATIONS AND EASY ACCESS
TO SIGHTSEEING AND RESTAURANTS
AND BARS
EVERYTHING’S GUARANTEED AT
HOTELS, THEY HAVE A STANDARD,
VIA THEIR CORPORATE CHAIN VERSUS
A RENTAL, WHICH IS MANAGED BY
THE INDIVIDUAL OWNER
SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT
YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.