The Biggest COVID-Related Travel Mistakes People Are Making Right Now

Kathrin Ziegler via Getty Images We asked experts what you need to go about navigating a new era of travel. My suggestion is to not jump the gun: Use research tools like Google Flights price tracker, and still book accommodations a few weeks or a month before your trip.” ― Gabby Beckford, travel expert and digital storyteller at Packs Light Missing Entry Requirements “A common mistake when traveling internationally right now is to not properly research the destination’s rules for entry. I think 2020 showed us anything could happen and we really need to learn from that lesson moving forward.” ― Summers Not Staying Up-To-Date With Changing Rules “One of the more common mistakes I’ve seen people make when it comes to traveling during this pandemic is not continuously checking entry and exit requirements for the destination they’re visiting and for the destination they’re returning to at the end of your trip. It doesn’t matter how desperately you need a break — your vacation should never be at the expense of someone else’s life.” ― Alex Reynolds, travel blogger at Lost With Purpose Thinking There Are No More Cheap Options “People assume that flights are going to get expensive now that everybody wants to travel again and that cheap flights are going to end along with the pandemic, but we’re still awash in cheap flights. More importantly, you can still infect non-vaccinated people.” ― Beckford Expecting Things Will Go Fully ‘Back To Normal’ “Another mistake I see is the urge people seem to have to ‘get back to normal’ or ‘pre-pandemic times.’ The systems we had in place pre-pandemic were neither effective nor sustainable, and I think it’s important that everyone truly accepts that things will not fully go back to how they once were, and in a lot of ways it’s a good thing!