Will more suppliers require customers to get Covid-19 vaccines before traveling? Are more regulations on domestic travel coming? Senior editors Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada tackle these questions with the help of Sally Black, founder of the travel agency Vacationkids in Kunkletown, Pa.

IN THIS EPISODE


1:27 Meet Sally Black and her agency, Vacationkids


2:30 Will the Covid-19 vaccine become a prerequisite for travel?


12:09 Some cruise lines are already requiring the vaccine


15:13 How do you talk to clients interested in travel right now?


19:00 Will domestic testing be required?

FURTHER READING

No vaccine, no service: How vaccinations may affect travel plans in the future (this includes Dean Headley’s theory that vaccinations could become a form of preferred travel status, as Emma mentioned) - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/will-vaccines-be-required-to-fly-or-travel-its-likely-say-experts.html

Three cruise lines are requiring vaccinations. Will others follow? - https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/three-lines-will-require-vax-for-pax-but-will-the-mandate-spread

Agents and clients respond to new cruise vaccination requirements - https://www.travelagewest.com/Travel/Cruise/Agents-and-Clients-Respond-to-New-Cruise-Vaccination-Requirements

Need to know research: Travel advisors support strict Covid-19 testing requirements - https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/Need-to-Know-Research-Travel-Advisors-Support-Strict-COVID-19-Testing-Requirements

Is the travel industry opposed to requiring negative Covid-19 tests for domestic travel? - https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/Is-the-Travel-Industry-Opposed-to-Requiring-Negative-COVID-19-Tests-for-Domestic-Travel-

Since the podcast was recorded, some other suppliers have said they will require vaccines, and still others say it’s too early to tell. More on that in these articles:

Crystal makes it clear: No vaccine, no cruise - https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Crystal-makes-it-clear-No-vaccine-no-cruise

Vaccines required on Carnival Corp. lines? CEO Arnold Donald says too early to tell - https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Carnival-CEO-on-vaccines-and-cruise-restart

Royal Caribbean Group will require crew to be vaccinated - https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Royal-Caribbean-Group-will-require-crew-to-be-vaccinated

Globus will require Covid-19 vaccine, negative test or immunity - https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Globus-will-require-Covid-19-vaccine-negative-test-or-immunity

Will more suppliers require customers to get Covid-19 vaccines before traveling? Are more regulations on domestic travel coming? Senior editors Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada tackle these questions with the help of Sally Black, founder of the travel agency Vacationkids in Kunkletown, Pa.
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IN THIS EPISODE
<ul>
<li>
1:27 Meet Sally Black and her agency, Vacationkids
</li>
<li>
2:30 Will the Covid-19 vaccine become a prerequisite for travel?
</li>
<li>
12:09 Some cruise lines are already requiring the vaccine
</li>
<li>
15:13 How do you talk to clients interested in travel right now?
</li>
<li>
19:00 Will domestic testing be required?
</li>
</ul>
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FURTHER READING
No vaccine, no service: How vaccinations may affect travel plans in the future (this includes Dean Headley&rsquo;s theory that vaccinations could become a form of preferred travel status, as Emma mentioned) - <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/will-vaccines-be-required-to-fly-or-travel-its-likely-say-experts.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/will-vaccines-be-required-to-fly-or-travel-its-likely-say-experts.html</a>
Three cruise lines are requiring vaccinations. Will others follow? - <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/three-lines-will-require-vax-for-pax-but-will-the-mandate-spread">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/three-lines-will-require-vax-for-pax-but-will-the-mandate-spread</a>
Agents and clients respond to new cruise vaccination requirements - <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Travel/Cruise/Agents-and-Clients-Respond-to-New-Cruise-Vaccination-Requirements">https://www.travelagewest.com/Travel/Cruise/Agents-and-Clients-Respond-to-New-Cruise-Vaccination-Requirements</a>
Need to know research: Travel advisors support strict Covid-19 testing requirements - <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/Need-to-Know-Research-Travel-Advisors-Support-Strict-COVID-19-Testing-Requirements">https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/Need-to-Know-Research-Travel-Advisors-Support-Strict-COVID-19-Testing-Requirements</a>
Is the travel industry opposed to requiring negative Covid-19 tests for domestic travel? - <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/Is-the-Travel-Industry-Opposed-to-Requiring-Negative-COVID-19-Tests-for-Domestic-Travel-">https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/Is-the-Travel-Industry-Opposed-to-Requiring-Negative-COVID-19-Tests-for-Domestic-Travel-</a>
Since the podcast was recorded, some other suppliers have said they will require vaccines, and still others say it&rsquo;s too early to tell. More on that in these articles:
Crystal makes it clear: No vaccine, no cruise - <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Crystal-makes-it-clear-No-vaccine-no-cruise">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Crystal-makes-it-clear-No-vaccine-no-cruise</a>
Vaccines required on Carnival Corp. lines? CEO Arnold Donald says too early to tell - <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Carnival-CEO-on-vaccines-and-cruise-restart">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Carnival-CEO-on-vaccines-and-cruise-restart</a>
Royal Caribbean Group will require crew to be vaccinated - <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Royal-Caribbean-Group-will-require-crew-to-be-vaccinated">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Royal-Caribbean-Group-will-require-crew-to-be-vaccinated</a>
Globus will require Covid-19 vaccine, negative test or immunity - <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Globus-will-require-Covid-19-vaccine-negative-test-or-immunity">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Globus-will-require-Covid-19-vaccine-negative-test-or-immunity</a>

Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners’ questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more — as long as it’s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at travelweekly.com/podcasts.

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Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.

Emma Weissmann is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.


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Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners&rsquo; questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more &mdash; as long as it&rsquo;s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at <a href="http://travelweekly.com/podcasts">travelweekly.com/podcasts</a>.
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ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:
Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors&rsquo; 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
Emma Weissmann is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives &mdash; the highs and lows that make them human.
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