The last time I wrote, early March, all this "self-isolation" stuff was really just getting started. I was irate, and blowing up over the media! That actually has not changed much at all! The media is still over-doing the COVID-19 reporting, and I for one am 100% over it!
Now before you get all upset with that last statement... allow me to explain! I start once again with the facts; COVID-19 is a virus, a bad one that spreads far too fast and easy! But it is just a virus! You get pretty sick, bad cough is awful, and it takes a good week before you start feeling human! But... the reporting these days should be more of an emphasis on how many people have been diagnosed and recovered! Not on the deaths.
I am not at any level saying we should discount or forget the ones we have lost! But the people of the United States are becoming very restless and even more depressed. We need to start putting more of a spin on the positives!
Then there are all the "predictions", the speculation on what is going to happen next! Please STOP it! What we are all living through right now today~ never happened before! So no one really knows! Even our government officials don't really have a clue. How could they! Making a plan, and executing that plan. Then we just watch and see how it goes. That is what is going to happen!
So for all those doom and gloom prophets out there... stuff it!
My final topic for this post is my own industry. Now I do not expect too many folks to have given it much of a thought. Most people have been far too busy taking care of there own. Making it from day to day, and hoping there is "enough" to keep going. As it should be!
But travel should be considered, there should be some value put on it! It is an escape, and what we all look forward to after working hard. When this is over (and it will be), many of you will want a vacation! Will your favorite destination be there, and ready to receive you?
I truly 100% believe that now more than ever travelers should be trusting and relying on Travel Professionals! ALL the rules have changed, and continue to change almost daily! If you try and plan your own vacation on line, I guarantee you~ it could really come back to "bite you"! In the past two months I have done nothing except cancel beautiful vacations experiences. Each and every time the results were different, and I was able to get refunds for my guests they would have not gotten if they had cancelled online! I know (from painful experience) that taking the time to speak with experts is still your best deal!
For those of you that use my services~ THANK YOU! For people who do not understand the value of working with a Travel Advisor~ now is the time to try me! In this world today, anyone who is still passionate about what they do, is going to provide you with the extra magic that we all deserve and expect after the darkness we have come through!
Stay positive~ this is a marathon, not a sprint! If you are ready~ it's okay to plan today... #TravelWillHappen!
