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In this episode of Trade Secrets, Sally Black, owner of Vacationkids in Kunkletown, Penn., sits down with Emma Weissmann (Senior Editor at TravelAge West) and Jamie Biesiada (Senior Editor at Travel Weekly) to discuss COVID-19 requirements in 2021 and beyond, including her opinion on suppliers requiring customers to get COVID-19 vaccines before traveling, and if she thinks more regulations on domestic travel are coming.
We'll also hear how she approaches clients who may be hesitant to travel right now.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode and Related Reading
- No Vaccine, No Service: How Vaccinations May Affect Travel Plans in the Future (CNBC)
From TravelAge West:
- Agents and Clients Respond to New Cruise Vaccination Requirements
- 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?
From Travel Weekly:
- Three Cruise Lines Are Requiring Vaccinations. Will Others Follow?
- Crystal Makes it Clear: No Vaccine, No Cruise
- Vaccines Required on Carnival Corp. Lines? CEO Arnold Donald Says Too Early to Tell
- Royal Caribbean Group Will Require Crew to be Vaccinated
- Globus Will Require COVID-19 Vaccine, Negative Test or Immunity
Have a Question?
If you're a travel advisor with a question about the latest travel news, trends, social media, best business practices or more, please send an email to [email protected]. Bonus if you send a recording of yourself asking your question — we may play it on the podcast.
About Your Hosts
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 co-host of Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.
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.
About the Show
Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, is 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 www.travelagewest.com/podcasts.
