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[ 2020 ] How soon would you travel again

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As the various social distancing methods established by states are loosened, How soon would you travel to places like Florida, Hilton Head, Bahamas, Hawaii? Would you wait 2 weeks, etc. etc. How quickly would you fly to your destination?
 

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I will not be traveling this year. I am not concerned about the virus or getting sick. I am having business problems and financial concerns due to the shutdown of the economy so I need to clean things up before even thinking about traveling again. I am also concerned about how reliable travel will be this year. Will there be canceled flights because they are not full or will there even be enough flights scheduled? Is there a possibility that if the virus comes back that we could get stuck somewhere and not be able to get home? Will the infrastructure be available in these destinations or would it be a boring trip because little is open? I would need to see that the infrastructure is back and that travel is reliable before scheduling anything.
 

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September at the earliest, but I have a summer home at the beach so we don't travel much in the summer anyway
 

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We will travel when there has been no new cases of the virus at our destination for over 2 weeks. We have our home resort in St Augustine Beach booked for the first week of November and I am holding off booking a 2nd week nearby there, to use our points that we would have normally used over the spring and summer. I am wondering if we will even make it to Florida, or anywhere, this year at all. We haven't even booked airfare to Belize where we have spent that last 5 winters (Jan.1 -Mar.31).


~Diane
 

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I think we're done pretty much for this year. We can use our second home and we do have a fixed TS weekthat we might use in the mountains this Summer. We have a TransAtlantic cruise on the books, but that's being cancelled at this time- 6 days at sea doesn't sound wise. and 2 transcontinental flights doesn't either, but it's trip insured so claims are already pending.

Depending on the treatment/vaccine progress we'll make a decision later. Both of us are in the highest risk group, so we won't chance it.
 

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I'm not a flier so would be not flying much longer than others. No plans on the horizon that involve planes, which has been true for a few years now.

I did already have a Myrtle Beach trip planned for late October that I am planning on doing. I just need to be allowed on the beach. It's a deal breaker for me if beach is closed. Mask, distancing, no big mingling, these conditions are fine with me. One quick trip to a grocery and I'm set.
 

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I was checking RCI last night and saw many units at Lake Chelan. If Washington State opened fishing I could be on the water tomorrow. I read that fishing is closed until early May and that closure might be extended.

Bill
 

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It depends on when NC opens state parks. Hopeful for Florida In November and December but realistic good chance it will not happen. Not sure if January, February 2021 will happen either if major outbreaks occur.
 

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Per dh not anytime soon. We are cancelling a trip in October. The next time we might travel would be March, 2021. I asked him if he wanted to do any type of local trip since we're cancelling October and he said no.
 

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It's all up in the air at the moment, but outside of TS exchanges, there will be some incredible vacation/travel deals out there when this is all over.
 

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As soon as the governments allow it.
Is the "government" actually prohibiting travel? I know the airlines have cancelled various flights, but I didn't think it was at the direction of the government, more that there was little, to no, demand, or areas like Hawaii where a strict quarantine has been imposed.

What would it look like to you for the government to allow travel?
 

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We have no flying plans this year. But I am concerned about people flying in from other countries. I haven't heard anything about safeguarding Americans after opening up our airports to incoming foreign flights.
 

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just moved WDW late May to early Aug.--but only if C19 is near nil.
Keys in Dec.
no cruising or out of USA until treatment/vaccine.
hoping Hawaii Fall 2021.
WDW in Aug. is the most iffy.
 

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As soon as CO Governor and spring weather allows. No Europe by transatlantic cruise this year.
 

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We have several units booked at the Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch the second week of June. We will be going unless Hyatt cancels us.
 

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If anyone is thinking of coming to Santa Fe for the summer you might want to think again. All of the big markets have been cancelled: Spanish Market in June, International Folk Art Market in July, and Indian Market in August. Fourth of July Pancakes on the Plaza cancelled. Santa Fe Opera is still evaluating. Season starts July 3 usually and goes through August 29. We may be "open" for business at some point, but if you are coming for any of these events, re-evaluate your trip. I wonder how many other locations will be in the same position.
 

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Hopefully, things improve. We have 3 weeks scheduled for Florida in November. Debating on whether we fly or drive down from Vermont I guess it depends on the virus.
 

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If anyone is thinking of coming to Santa Fe for the summer you might want to think again. All of the big markets have been cancelled: Spanish Market in June, International Folk Art Market in July, and Indian Market in August. Fourth of July Pancakes on the Plaza cancelled. Santa Fe Opera is still evaluating. Season starts July 3 usually and goes through August 29. We may be "open" for business at some point, but if you are coming for any of these events, re-evaluate your trip. I wonder how many other locations will be in the same position.
We were so looking forward to SFO's season, with both Tristan und Isolde and Rusalka being our draws this year. Ah, well, we can hope for the 2021 season.
 

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If anyone is thinking of coming to Santa Fe for the summer you might want to think again. All of the big markets have been cancelled: Spanish Market in June, International Folk Art Market in July, and Indian Market in August. Fourth of July Pancakes on the Plaza cancelled. Santa Fe Opera is still evaluating. Season starts July 3 usually and goes through August 29. We may be "open" for business at some point, but if you are coming for any of these events, re-evaluate your trip. I wonder how many other locations will be in the same position.

We plan to visit next April for Easter. Hopefully Santa Fe will be 100% open by then.

I would love to go to Taos the week before but DW would not be happy if I tried to squeeze in a few days on the slopes while we were on vacation. Of course I will have just returned from two weeks in Park City in mid March with my ski group.

All of this is me being optimistic....
 
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