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awhile today we are talking about ten trips you should be planning during
coronavirus lockdown now I know you're thinking I don't have a desire to travel
anywhere but I'm telling you airlines and hotels are offering some epic deals
right now compare that with the airline's waiving change fees and
extending waiver expiration dates some hotels are allowing you to cancel up to
24 hours before your stay and it's a great time to plan some of those travels
so let's get into it and figure out where I think you should go when this is
all over all right guys so in my mind all post coronavirus destinations are
not created equal to me the main benefit traveling somewhere right after travel
bans are lifted and you're free to do so is far less tourist some places and a
great deal so my top 10 that are going to be focused on that caveat here I'm
not a doctor so definitely definitely take your health into consideration here
some people are gonna be able to travel a lot sooner than others just because of
pre-existing conditions or greater risk factors I work for the airlines I work
for hotel so my top ten list and my advice is coming from that perspective
and just to be honest typically us airline workers are more adventurous
we and we're used to the media kind of playing up the danger of a place and
then we get there and we're like I don't understand what it was all about I'm not
saying that's how coronavirus is I'm just saying at an airline industry I'm
coming more from that perspective and this is a 10 in 10 video so once we get
started I'm going to try to get this in in 10 minutes so if I go a little too
fast or you need more information I will post links below to blog posts on most
of these destinations i haven't been to all of them but if i have there will be
a link to a blog post more details on what we loved how we got
there what to do what we hated so check that out and if you do decide to book
airline tickets or hotels I highly highly recommend reading the fine print
before you hit that book button so with the airlines waiving the change fee
that's typically a two hundred dollar fee well then you give an airline but
there is still going to be a change in fare if you do end up changing that
ticket so basically an economy class let's say there's so many fares at this
price and the next price in the next price and if you get the cheapest price
that may not be available at a later date when you're looking or ticket
prices may have gone up for that later days so make your best guess when you're
looking but it is really nice that they're waiving about two hundred dollar
change fee and also extending waiver expiration dates and one more thing to
consider as I go through this list is your passport and I mentioned this in my
ten travel tips you know before you go some destinations require that your
passport not expire for six months after you exit that country so if your
passport is close to expiration that may limit the destinations that you can go
to if you don't have a passport obviously we're talking domestically
wherever that is for you the u.s. passport agencies are putting passport
applications on hold right now so if you don't already have that or expire soon
you're gonna have a hard time getting that in time to maybe capitalize on some
of these deals alrighty guys so number 10 on my list is a staycation I realize
and that everybody is as adventurous and uninhibited as I am and some people may
only be comfortable going so far from home
so I would say pick a destination within five hours from your home currently
maybe you've already been and you loved that destination maybe you've never been
and you live that close to it so go ahead plan that vacation book a
couple nights two to four nights in the hotel here I'll be supporting local
businesses you'll be getting out of the house which I hope you love your house
and being there but after this quarantine I'm sure you'll be ready to
get out and you'll get to see some places and have some new adventures if
number 10 was close to home this one is about this far from home I see pink at
number 9 is New Zealand New Zealand has top travelled bucket list for years with
its mountains and ocean views volcanoes rain forests the first wildlife so many
great things in New Zealand and what better time to go now
I don't think New Zealand is usually crowded so it doesn't tick the tourist
box but airfare to New Zealand wow that's a long haul flight one of the
longest you can do I believe from the US anyway and what better time to get a
great deal on that flight cost and now and number eight on my list when you're
coming back to the u.s. come to Montana okay so I know I'm partial to Montana I
live near Glacier National Park is absolutely gorgeous I never get sick of
it so there is that but seriously you guys flights into Kalispell Montana
right now they typically range from 500 up to 1200 1500 round-trip right now my
sister just booked some up to come visit us in August or three hundred round trip it's
a stellar deal combine that with the fact that last summer we had over three
million tourists to Glacier National Park and this summer there should be
hardly any and well I'm excited about that as a local and really thrilled to
have the park to myself so I shouldn't really be telling you guys this but I
just cannot myself I can't keep it if so you're going to have far less people
vying for those parking spots those camping spots so if you can make it
happen Montana should definitely be on that list
and coming in at number seven is South Africa South Africa is another huge
bucket list item they have beautiful wineries you can do self driver guided
safaris with all the big game wildlife sightings they have ocean in Cape Town
and mountains and rugged cliffs so you can see penguins there's so many great
things to do in South Africa we absolutely loved our time there and now
this one is usually quite affordable anyway I do to the US dollar versus
South African Rand exchange rate however it is the flight cost and time that
usually give people pause and make this very difficult to attain so right now I
say capitalize on those flight deals if you can book it do it I've seen a couple
articles that say that maybe certain places won't be opening up to
international travel until 2021 but for this one and for New Zealand the bonus
here is that January February March in South Africa New Zealand that's summer
so it's winter here in the States if you get away then would be perfectly ideal
and coming in at number six is Venice Italy okay I know Italy has been super
hard hit with coronavirus and you may have definite inhibitions about going
here but guys Venice last year had 36 million visitors imagine visiting this
floating city with a fraction of those tourists having it almost all to
yourself I think it would be magical combine that with the fact that Italy's
small businesses which is most of what drives Venice are going to be in great
need of your tourist dollars they're going to be very welcoming I know they
were getting sick of tourists now it's going to be a completely different story
they will welcome you with open arms and it will be a magical experience and very
similar to Venice coming in at number five is Rome Italy Rome is
typically packed the tour is vying for position at historical sites and
landmarks when we went two years ago the Vatican Museums were so crowded once we
got partway through I wanted nothing more than to just get back outside where
I would not be jostle about by tourists it was really sad too because the
Sistine Chapel is at the very end of your tour and by the time we got there
all I wanted to do is get out and that's the whole reason I wanted in to begin
with so imagine if you can time the trip perfectly when travel band slip you
might just see a side of Rome that very few people will ever get to see and
number four is the Amalfi Coast Italy I know I'm stuck in Italy I love Italy
sorry okay but Italy is one of the top tourist countries in the world and so it
has to top my list Amalfi Coast has a distinctive reputation and it does not
fail to uphold out a lot of places you know you see the Instagram post or this
or that and then you get there and you're kind of disappointed Amalfi Coast
is not one of those now if you went in the summer and stayed in Positano
typically I believe you might be frustrated because it is so hot and
crowded we went in April and we stayed in praiano which is a little over from
Positano but still easily accessible and it was great however you go after
coronavirus travel bans have lifted before all the Masters and begins again
you might just get a slice of heaven on that beach all to yourself and number
three on my travel list is Hawaii I know that Hawaii is currently quarantine
arriving passengers for 14 days like so many other destinations I'm not
suggesting you hop on a plane there tomorrow
but when travel bans have lifted and you're able to go you should be on one
of those first flights out if you don't know which island to pick Christ check
them all she's the one with the best deal I've heard amazing things about
Kauai have not been there we loved Maui of course we really just
stayed at the Waldorf Astoria and did the whole resort life we went to the Big
Island and we stayed on Waikoloa Village Hilton Waikoloa Village and snorkeled
there the snorkeling was amazing if you could go to Honolulu Harbor and all of
that so research those islands what's most important to you may be the road to
Hana waterfalls hikes whatever it is and get those tickets booked and coming in at
number two is Amsterdam in the Netherlands
Amsterdam is popular among airline employees but I don't know how popular it is
amongst other people or if they even think of it or know of it Amsterdam is
referred to as the Venice of the north and maybe that's why they love it so
much but it is a family favorite it has storybook city storybook looking
countryside it is so cute and quaint and the Dutch people are incredibly friendly
they speak great English it's just a wonderful destination their direct
flights to Amsterdam from almost any major city so I believe that you should
be able to snag a great flight deal on this one right now spend a week in this
city and its surroundings we did bike rides into the countryside we went to
saw the Corrie ten Boom house the Anne Frank House we did a food tour and the
darshan district which I highly recommend it was so delicious just walking and
biking through the city you're going to absolutely love this one
okay and number one on my travel bucket list when coronavirus travel ban South
with it is Bora Bora or your dream travel destination you know the one I'm
talking about your anniversary trip your graduation trip a special birthday trip
and you might get thinking well it's not the right here yet I don't care just
book it and make it happen Bora Bora had hoped that we could make
it there for our 25th wedding anniversary last year all of the stars
aligned I got great deals on things the United
started a new flight to Tahiti that I thought I could get on and so we went
for our 20th instead of our 25th I am so glad we did
is that's the way of life like you never know what's going to happen in the
future so if you can make it happen now definitely do Bora Bora it's amazing it
it's typically a very expensive destination so if you are able to get
deals on that right now I highly recommend it
we just went soaked up sunshine we did a half-day private snorkel tour on a boat
which was oh my goodness we saw the blacktip reef shark stingray eagle ray
we were looking for mana ray we didn't find those eels the tropical fish
surrounding us it was so beautiful that water is not edited that is truly how it
is there cannot recommend it enough but even if your dream destination is Paris
or I don't know whatever your dream destination is make it happen right now
book at that when you can snag those deals and you have those free
cancellations it's kind of a nice little fallback caveat which all right so those
are my top ten I'm curious which one you would dare to book and plan right now if
you are super adventurous more so than me and uninhibited book a cruise those
cruise lines are gonna be no world of hurt I just imagine there's gonna be
some incredible stellar deals I don't know if I'm ready to get on a Cruise ship
quite yet but maybe if the deal is good enough goodness but yes if that's been
your dream Mediterranean cruise Alaska cruise tropical Caribbean cruise
whatever it is you could get some great deals alright guys so leave a comment
below if you prefer domestic travel international travel a staycation
what's your ammo here when travel vamps have listed it's been a great time have
an awesome week at home doing whatever it is you're doing and I'll see you next
time bye