When Bruce Shickmanter’s tour of Greece and Turkey is canceled during the pandemic, his tour operator simply reschedules him for 2021. But what if he doesn’t want to go? What do you do when Overseas Adventure Travel rebooked you instead of refunding?
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Are there any new ways to stay healthy when I travel?
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve probably heard it a hundred times. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Avoid crowds. It’s proven advice for how to avoid getting sick when you’re on the road.
But are there any new ways to stay healthy when you travel?
Maybe.
Before her recent trip from Reno, Nevada, to Appleton, Wisconsin, Shelley Hunter began taking Vitamin C supplements and practicing stricter social distancing. She also made sure she got plenty of extra sleep.
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Is it safe to take a shorter trip during the pandemic?
At the moment, the safest trip is no trip at all. But if you have to go somewhere, is it safe to take a shorter trip during the pandemic?
Karin Kemp had to answer that question recently. Her daughter had given her a few days at a condo on Amelia Island, Fla., as a birthday gift.
“I gave a lot of thought about whether to go or not,” says Kemp, a retired graphic designer from Matthews, N.C. She decided that the 5½ -hour drive, which she could make without stopping, was worth risking. “We brought all the masks and sanitizer with us that we could think of, and then some,” she says.
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Why you need to buy annual travel insurance in 2021
Is 2021 the year to buy annual travel insurance? It is for Debbie Winsett, who plans several trips to Israel next year.
It comes down to simple math for Winsett: If she had to insure each trip individually, she’d pay thousands of dollars. But she’ll be leading several tours to the Holy Land in 2021, and there’s a more efficient, and less expensive, insurance option for that. It’s a single policy that covers everything.
“I love knowing it would cover weekend trips I might need to cancel, or random other travel throughout the year,” she says.
Winsett is part of a travel insurance trend for 2021.
“We are now seeing a big shift in the market,” says Sasha Gainullin, CEO of battleface, a travel insurance site. “Annual and multitrip policies are becoming more and more popular.”
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Hey, what happened to my Ulta Beauty refund?
Val Stephen wants to know what happened to her Ulta Beauty refund. The store won’t give her money back, even though she has a promise in writing. What can she do?
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