The COVID-19 pandemic has presented some challenges never seen before. After navigating through your wedding plans, the next headache comes when you start to think about your honeymoon travels.
Many people prefer spending their honeymoon holidays far from their hometowns or even countries. But with the current pandemic and restrictions, newly wedded couples may have limited options. Maybe your dream holiday destination was Italy or the Bahamas – but what next when you are told you can’t travel?
However, you don’t have to worry as if the world has come to an end. You still need to be positive and find out ways to make your wedding and honeymoon memorable. The secret lies in planning.
Here are five tips on honeymoon planning during uncertain times so that you can still have the luxurious honeymoon of your dreams:
Hire a travel professional
Trying to plan for a honeymoon on your own during this pandemic may leave you with very limited options. The best thing will be to hire a travel agent to help in the entire planning process. A travel professional will assist you in narrowing down to a perfect honeymoon location and accommodation.§
A travel professional or agent will also be able to give advice to you on the best location and travel experiences during such a pandemic. They can be of great help during emergencies when the two of you are not sure of where to go and even what means to use.
For instance, there are several people who have booked online and most of the tourist companies have closed shops. If you hire a travel professional, they will be able to advise you in case there are any issues or cancellations.
Keep an open mind
Apparently, no one knows what lays ahead. We aren’t even sure if the travel restrictions are going to persist until next year or beyond. That’s the reason why keeping an open mind regarding your honeymoon destination is very important.
Most of the travel destinations are still shut and even those that allow travelers such as Hawaii are making it hard for people to stay for more than two days.
You might end up being quarantined for two weeks or more. It is good to have an open mind and be prepared to change your honeymoon destination at any time.
Travel insurance
This is the time that no one can afford to leave out travel insurance. This is because you don’t know how things will unfold in a week’s time or two. For example, some states that had reopened are already planning to reintroduce travel restrictions. This means your travel plans might not go as expected.
Having travel insurance will definitely guard you against such emergencies. However, you should check your policy to see what they are covering and what they are not. Some policies only cover for specific reasons such as medical emergencies and death while others cover for any cancellation reasons.
It will be good for you to have the insurance policy so that you are sure to get a refund in case your flight is canceled for whatever reasons.
Have a fall back plan
We are living in unprecedented times – meaning you can’t afford to stick to just one plan. This is because you can’t be guaranteed that your plan A will perfectly work. If for example, you had planned to travel to South Africa for your honeymoon and your flights are canceled just a day after your wedding, you still have a fallback plan.
How do you come up with a fallback plan? Well, considering the challenges brought by the pandemic, your plan B should take into account all the possible restrictions and challenges that can affect your honeymoon plans.
Your plan B doesn’t have to be so elaborate. It should be an alternative that you opt for when all you have planned fails to work.
Be flexible
There’s no written law that commands you to go on your honeymoon trip right after the wedding – especially during this pandemic. Planning for your honeymoon on a later date might even be a good move.
Bearing in mind that most airlines are still not fully operational, it would be good to wait until things resume to normalcy before you plan for your journey. All you need is to discuss this with is your wife or husband.
In a nutshell, planning for weddings and honeymoons can be very challenging during this pandemic. As much as you would want things to happen according to your plans, there are certain situations that are beyond your control.
The best option is to try and work around ways that will help you enjoy your honeymoon in the midst of the pandemic. This includes things such as hiring a professional agent, purchasing honeymoon insurance, being open-minded among others.
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