Answering Your Travel Questions, Part 6

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🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

When we last hosted a frequently asked questions episode back in March—recorded before most of the country began to lock down—we had far-flung adventures on our mind. Now, after a summer staying near home, we're looking with the same level of bated breath at 2021, with a few bright spots of hope for travel this winter. It seems you are too, as many of the questions we received from our listeners were focused on the future, from how to work around a cancelled study abroad trip or move someplace new, to the best ways to support the travel industry responsibly. So, we tapped Traveler's articles director Stephanie Wu and associate editor Megan Spurrell to come back and offer even more advice for your travel plans. As we mentioned in our summer travel episode, travel right now is all about mitigating risk and staying within your comfort zone, whether that means you're exclusively planning 2021 travel or looking for a nearby getaway later this year.

Find a full transcription of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-were-planning-for-travel-in-2021-and-beyond

Links mentioned:

Your Timeline for Planning a Trip One Year in Advance: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/timeline-for-planning-a-trip-one-year-in-advance

The Pandemic Is Shifting How Students Study Abroad: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-pandemic-is-shifting-how-students-study-abroad

How to Take Your Dog on a Camping Trip: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/camping-with-dogs

Why Travel Can Be a Turning Point After Losing a Partner: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-travel-can-be-a-turning-point-after-losing-a-partner

Should I Feel Guilty for Wanting to Travel Right Now? https://www.cntraveler.com/story/should-i-feel-guilty-for-wanting-to-travel-right-now

How to Be a Mindful Hotel Guest During a Pandemic: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-to-be-a-mindful-hotel-guest-during-a-pandemic

Follow Megan: @spurrelly

Follow Stephanie: @bystephwu

Follow Meredith: @ohheytheremere

Follow Lale: @lalehannah

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, it's Meredith. As you may or may not know, we've been recording these episodes
0:05.0	from our respective homes since March, which sometimes means the audio quality isn't great
0:10.5	because maybe, for example, an AC is left on. So this is a friendly warning that you may hear
0:18.2	the aforementioned AC in the beginning of this week's episode,
0:21.3	which was later turned off, but AC or no AC, our answers to your questions are the same,
0:26.8	so we hope you enjoy.
0:32.6	Hi, everyone, and welcome to this week's episode of Women Who Travel, a podcast from Konday Nass Traveler.
0:38.2	I'm Lale Aricoglu and with me, as always, is my co-host Meredith Carey.
0:43.0	Hello.
0:43.9	We kicked off the summer, a very weird summer, with a frequently asked questions episode.
0:48.9	But a lot has changed since then, so we're back to answer even more questions about
0:53.2	travel, COVID, and COVID
0:55.5	and travel together. We're joined by Stephanie Wu, Traveler's Director of Articles, an associate
1:01.2	editor, Megan Sparell, whose voices I'm sure you're all very familiar with by now. Hi, guys.
1:07.6	Hi.
1:08.6	So our first question this week comes from at Global Exposures Photography, aka
1:13.5	Molly. And it's actually a question that we got from a number of people. And it's what
1:18.4	strategies or steps do we recommend for planning future trips? I mean, I can't be the only one,
1:24.4	but I'm greatly looking ahead to 2021. Not that I think some magical switch
1:30.0	will be flipped, but just I think the ability to look ahead and anticipate and know that at the
1:36.0	very least next summer will hopefully be very different from this summer that we've just had
1:40.6	is very much something that's keeping me afloat. But my number one tip for
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