Wanderlust in the Time of Coronavirus (A GeoEx eBook)

Wanderlust in the Time of Coronavirus

January 11, 2021

EPILOGUE: TEN TRAVEL RESOLUTIONS FOR 2021

I n my last Wanderlust dispatch, I described my 10 silver- lining lessons from 2020. Now a bright new year has begun, and I’m looking ahead to the promises and potentials of 2021. As more and more countries open their borders and more and more people get their vaccinations, a new breeze of optimism is freshening the travel scene. While the need to travel prudently and cautiously is still paramount, and while the focus is on later-in-the-year journeys rather than let’s-leave-next-week trips, it does feel as if the gradual re- emergence of travel has begun. It’s almost intoxicating to contemplate and anticipate—but of course, all optimism has to be tempered with reality. At GeoEx, we are closely and continually monitoring conditions around the globe, we are in nonstop contact with our partners worldwide, and we are doing everything we can to ensure that the strictest safety standards are being met in all phases of our trips for our travelers. While we know that travel’s re-opening won’t happen like a curtain rising on a global stage, we’re thrilled by the prospect of sending travelers into the field again, when the time becomes right. Trip by trip, country by country, we’re preparing to

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