Late last month, the European Union dropped the U.S. from its ‘safe travel’ list due to rising Covid cases here. It’s still up to all the EU member states to decide the levels of restriction and protocol on all their inbound travelers, and so far, only a few countries, such as Italy and the Netherlands, have made changes to their entry requirements. Still, the announcement created confusion, and travel advisors were -- again -- working to reassure jittery travelers.

This week, Phillip Archer, founder and Chief Experience Designer of Roaming Richly Travel, Craig Mungary, owner of Elite Global Journeys, and Dan Scher of Strong Travel Services talked with retail/hotels editor Christina Jelski and host Rebecca Tobin about the confusion surrounding the EU’s announcement and how to travel to Europe right now.

And the critical art of the pivot: preparing for changes to rules and flight schedules, keeping flexible and coming up with creative solutions to keep travelers on track in Europe or elsewhere. We also talked about the complex nature of travel bookings and the decision to charge fees for travel planning services.

This conversation was recorded Thursday Sept. 9 and has been edited for length and clarity.

Looking for part two of our episode on cruising? We’re publishing it next week – stay tuned!

This episode of the Folo is sponsored by Hurtigruten Expeditions. Learn more about its once-in-a-lifetime Galapagos cruises at its website or agent portal. 

Related resources:

Travel advisors reassure clients, but will EU guidance have chilling effect? https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Will-EU-guidance-have-chilling-effect 

Advisors scramble to make sense of EU recommendation https://www.travelweekly.com/Europe-Travel/EU-restriction-recommendation-causes-confusion 

Italy tightens Covid-19 protocols for American visitors https://www.travelweekly.com/Europe-Travel/Italy-tightens-Covid-protocols-American-visitors 

European river lines adapt to Netherlands' travel restrictions https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/European-river-lines-adapt-Netherlands-travel-rules

 

Late last month, the European Union dropped the U.S. from its &lsquo;safe travel&rsquo; list due to rising Covid cases here. It&rsquo;s still up to all the EU member states to decide the levels of restriction and protocol on all their inbound travelers, and so far, only a few countries, such as Italy and the Netherlands, have made changes to their entry requirements. Still, the announcement created confusion, and travel advisors were -- again -- working to reassure jittery travelers.
This week, Phillip Archer, founder and Chief Experience Designer of <a href="http://www.RoamingRichly.com">Roaming Richly Travel</a>, Craig Mungary, owner of <a href="https://eliteglobaljourneys.com/">Elite Global Journeys</a>, and Dan Scher of <a href="https://www.strongtravel.com/">Strong Travel Services</a> talked with retail/hotels editor <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/christina-jelski">Christina Jelski</a> and host <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/rebecca-tobin">Rebecca Tobin</a> about the confusion surrounding the EU&rsquo;s announcement and how to travel to Europe right now.
And the critical art of the pivot: preparing for changes to rules and flight schedules, keeping flexible and coming up with creative solutions to keep travelers on track in Europe or elsewhere. We also talked about the complex nature of travel bookings and the decision to charge fees for travel planning services.
This conversation was recorded Thursday Sept. 9 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Looking for part two of our episode on cruising? We&rsquo;re publishing it next week &ndash; stay tuned!
This episode of the Folo is sponsored by Hurtigruten Expeditions. Learn more about its once-in-a-lifetime Galapagos cruises at its <a href="http://www.hurtigruten.com" data-ektron-url="http://www.hurtigruten.com">website</a> or <a href="https://agentportal.hurtigruten.com/" data-ektron-url="https://agentportal.hurtigruten.com/">agent portal</a>.&nbsp;
Related resources:
Travel advisors reassure clients, but will EU guidance have chilling effect? <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Will-EU-guidance-have-chilling-effect">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Will-EU-guidance-have-chilling-effect </a>
Advisors scramble to make sense of EU recommendation <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Europe-Travel/EU-restriction-recommendation-causes-confusion">https://www.travelweekly.com/Europe-Travel/EU-restriction-recommendation-causes-confusion </a>
Italy tightens Covid-19 protocols for American visitors <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Europe-Travel/Italy-tightens-Covid-protocols-American-visitors">https://www.travelweekly.com/Europe-Travel/Italy-tightens-Covid-protocols-American-visitors </a>
European river lines adapt to Netherlands' travel restrictions <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/European-river-lines-adapt-Netherlands-travel-rules">https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/European-river-lines-adapt-Netherlands-travel-rules</a>
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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors explore ideas, share experiences and provide insight into what they&rsquo;ve uncovered while reporting on some of the biggest trends in travel.

Hosted by Rebecca Tobin, managing editor of Travel Weekly

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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week. 

In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about.  

You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do. 

Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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