Let's be real. It's hard to imagine traveling anywhere right now as the Covid-19 crisis continues. For most families, we're all just hoping for at least some semblance of normal everyday life to return like reopening the schools or summer camps, popping into our local coffee shops, dining out at our favorite restaurants, spending the afternoon in a park, and most importantly, visiting friends and families again.
But when travel does fully resume next year, it's going to look a lot different. Many industry experts have already begun to speculate on what that will look like. Some ideas? Hotels will probably only book half their hotel rooms and then enforce very strict cleaning policies, even more rigid than what they have now. Airlines may require face masks and fever checks. Cruises could ask travelers to submit medical records and current physical reports, denying passage to those not in good health.
There are a lot of changes coming and these will probably stick around even after a vaccine and an effective treatment arrives.
We will be doing our best to chronicle the new developments and changes as they occur, especially as many hotels and resorts, theme parks, and cities make their attempts at reopening. Sometimes we will be spotlighting industry-wide trends, sometimes we will focus on individual properties and destinations. Our goal is to keep you informed on all the changes so that you can make your travel decisions wisely and safely.
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HOTELS
FOUR SEASONS: Every Four Seasons Hotel Will Have Its Own Hygiene Officer
MARRIOT HOTELS: High-tech disinfectant sprays are being utilized
HILTON HOTELS: A new partnership with Lysol will keep rooms sparkling clean
HYATT HOTELS: Hygiene managers on-property at every property by September
MONTAGE HOTELS: Free digital health memberships for every guest
THE RANCH AT LAGUNA BEACH: Sani-czars now walk the property
NOBU HOTEL LOS CABOS: Temperature readings will be the norm
GURNEY'S RESORTS: No kids club, but in-room activities will be streamed on the TV
You can find even more hotels and their safety practices at Business Insider.
AIRLINES
DELTA: Sanitizing every flight; ditching the middle seat
UNITED: Hand sanitizing wipes in-flight and more
AMERICAN: Masks? Check. Hand Sanitizer? Check
CRUISES
As of May 2020, all cruises are suspended for the time being, with most sailings off the books through the summer. While they are guesstimates out there (we like this very realistic approach from Gene Sloan at The Points Guy) about when cruises could resume, the industry has a long road ahead of them.
We presume when many cruise lines resume sailings, they will requires all passengers, not just the elderly, to submit some sort of “Fit to Travel” form from a physician. Temperature screenings will be required not just to board but perhaps even to enter restaurants, shows, spas, and more while on the ship.
And the moment someone is sick in any way, they will be isolated. Whether cruise lines will reconfigure their ships to have isolation wards remains to be seen, but certainly, they will no longer be blasé about health conditons while in transit.
THEME PARKS
DISNEYLAND SHANGHAI: Scan a Health QR Code Before Entry
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