This Week(s) in Travel: July 8 &11
With the 4th of July weekend and going to the Hamptons the following weekend, I decided to combine the weekly updates. Summer Fridays, am I right?
€ Euro-Trip
This week, we’ve seen the Euro drop to parity with the USD, which hasn’t happened in 20 years. Does that mean we should flock to Europe? Probably not. Currently, Heathrow is asking airlines to stop selling flights and the Amsterdam airport was overrun not too long ago.
If you want to go to Europe and haven’t already booked, start looking at September, October, or November and tracking flight deals. Shoulder Season was always a quieter period. However, with travel demand like it is, we may see a lot of people shifting when they travel and still have flexibility with remote work.
Valid Passport?
Make sure your passport is valid and check the expiration date to get ahead of the renewal date. Many countries require you to have a 6-month validity period from the last day of your return date of travel, so it’s not good to leave it till the last minute. Now that the backlogs have dissipated and the Government won’t allow you to travel with an expired passport officially – don’t delay.
Trending Travels
New incentive for road trips: Free Gas Cards.
As a long-time Chase Sapphire Reserve card holder, I was curious to hear what friend and fellow travel expert Ramsey Qubein had to say about the hefty $550 annual fee (when I started it was not that high!):
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/chase-sapphire-reserve-credit-card-review
More on credit cards, and how they can be a travel insurance benefit as well. Any time I rent a car now, I wave the fee and use my card:
https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-3-best-credit-cards-with-travel-insurance
Get into traveling with a purpose. Don’t get caught up in carbon offsets and jargon that makes it seem hard to get involved. Every bit helps and you can start now: When it comes to green travel, impact matters more than words
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/07/14/green-travel-semantics-explainer/
Follow Friday
Alex on the Map, a client and excellent source for getting outdoors this summer
Washington Post’s By the Way Section
Oneika Raymond, aka Oneika the Traveller, shows us all how to pack up your family and travel the world incredibly well!
My buddy Nomadic Matt will tell you all the ways to budget travel! Join one of his tours.
