Your guide to travel reservation steps and places to visit after the end of the new Corona Virus pandemic

Remember the days of the vacation planning, the ease with which to choose flight times, easy hotel reservations, and home rentals? It seems that these days are at least gone now. Or this is what we might think.

The Corona Virus COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of travel trips except for essential travel, and no one can yet answer how long we will have the freedom to travel again.

However, should we plan for future travel flights from now?

The answer is yes, you can start planning and booking from today, depending on your flexibility, your risk tolerance, and your desire to take an active role in following the latest developments.

Cheap flights are risk-free at the moment

CEO and founder of Dollar Flight Club, Jesse Newgarten, said that his clients are booking travel starting in July.

We advise our customers to book future travel flights from now, because prices will be very cheap, and then they will increase sharply when demand increases, Newgarten said.

The peak summer holidays, the New Year's Eve rush, and the Christmas season trips to Europe and South America are for a few hundred dollars back and forth. And some people book those trips already, Newgarten said.

Another interesting thing is the cancellation policies, which are usually very strict. Each time you have to change or cancel a flight, you expect to pay a few hundred dollars to change your reservation in addition to paying the difference in price.

However, not at this time, Newgarten confirmed that most major American airlines offer free to change and cancellation fees.

It is important to remember that if a flight is canceled and there is no reasonable option to re-book, airlines are required by law to return your money.

Hotels and accommodations offer more flexibility

Hotels relax their policies for canceling or changing reservations.

For guests who make new reservations for any future arrival date, including bookings at prepaid rates, between March 13 and 30, Jesse Newgarten, president and CEO of the hospitality company, Marriott International, wrote to clients on April 8. June, they will be allowed to change or cancel their reservation without any fees up to 24 hours before the scheduled arrival date.

This is important because prepaid rates are usually discounted and non-refundable.

Airbnb reported its initial cancellation restrictions on COVID-19, which did not include reservations in countries not subject to closure.

Airbnb has since expanded the mitigating circumstances policy to include all bookings made before March 14 to May 31. Any reservations outside that period remain subject to its standard cancellation policy, except in cases where the guest or host is infected with the Coronavirus.

What are travelers planning?

Misty Bells, Managing Director of Global Public Relations for Virtuoso, an international travel agency network of 1,000 and 100 agency sites, reports that its customers divide into 3 groups: About a third cancel their flights altogether, a third of customers postpone their trips, and another third of customers take a position Wait and see.

The last two groups will mostly travel 9 months from now, and most people are looking to re-book within a year.

Virtuoso consultants are preparing for the flow of reservations within the next 6 to 8 weeks. These reservations are likely to be during the winter holiday season, from late November to early January.

Regarding where travelers might go when the time comes, Bells expects travelers to resort to spa resorts, beach holidays and places with wide-open spaces, such as national parks, as they need an opportunity to relax and unwind from thinking.

Making plans will make you happy

Saving money and extra flexibility is a tempting incentive to book your future trip from now. But another benefit is that planning a trip can make you happy.

According to an applied quality of life study published in 2010, the joy of a journey begins weeks or even months before the holiday actually begins for most people. So, if you decide to make travel plans, you will likely feel this happiness before the trip.