Will more suppliers require customers to get Covid-19 vaccines before traveling? Are more regulations on domestic travel coming? Senior editors Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada tackle these questions with the help of Sally Black, founder of the travel agency Vacationkids in Kunkletown, Pa.

IN THIS EPISODE

• 1:27 Meet Sally Black and her agency, Vacationkids

• 2:30 Will the Covid-19 vaccine become a prerequisite for travel?

• 12:09 Some cruise lines are already requiring the vaccine

• 15:13 How do you talk to clients interested in travel right now?

• 19:00 Will domestic testing be required?

FURTHER READING

No vaccine, no service: How vaccinations may affect travel plans in the future (this includes Dean Headley’s theory that vaccinations could become a form of preferred travel status, as Emma mentioned) - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/will-vaccines-be-required-to-fly-or-travel-its-likely-say-experts.html

Three cruise lines are requiring vaccinations. Will others follow? - https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/three-lines-will-require-vax-for-pax-but-will-the-mandate-spread

Agents and clients respond to new cruise vaccination requirements - https://www.travelagewest.com/Travel/Cruise/Agents-and-Clients-Respond-to-New-Cruise-Vaccination-Requirements

Need to know research: Travel advisors support strict Covid-19 testing requirements - https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/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? - https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/Is-the-Travel-Industry-Opposed-to-Requiring-Negative-COVID-19-Tests-for-Domestic-Travel-

Since the podcast was recorded, some other suppliers have said they will require vaccines, and still others say it’s too early to tell. More on that in these articles:

Crystal makes it clear: No vaccine, no cruise - https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Crystal-makes-it-clear-No-vaccine-no-cruise

Vaccines required on Carnival Corp. lines? CEO Arnold Donald says too early to tell - https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Carnival-CEO-on-vaccines-and-cruise-restart

Royal Caribbean Group will require crew to be vaccinated - https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Royal-Caribbean-Group-will-require-crew-to-be-vaccinated

Globus will require Covid-19 vaccine, negative test or immunity - https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Globus-will-require-Covid-19-vaccine-negative-test-or-immunity

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