Today, August 30, the EU made a non-binding recommendation to its member countries to ban non-essential travel from a handful of countries, including the United States. The EU had added the US to its “safe travel” list in June but, because of increasing COVID cases, the US was really outside the parameters of that list Continue Reading →
Category: Business of Adventure Travel
What Travel Looks Like Right Now
“Thank you for the information. Was very hesitant, now booking travel tour.” Webinar Participant It’s been a while since we hosted a webinar providing an update on the travel industry and the current COVID pandemic. Allan Wright, our Owner and President, hosted an informative and engaging Travel Well Update webinar last night covering the following Continue Reading →
EU to Discuss Reinstating Travel Restrictions on US Citizens
As we noted in our previous post, the Delta Variant has continued to spread across the country and the globe. The United States’ COVID cases have increased exponentially in the last few weeks, with the majority being those who are unvaccinated. On the European Union Black List Yesterday Bloomberg News reported, “The European Union will Continue Reading →
Travel, COVID, and the Delta Variant
We have not posted in months about travel during the COVID pandemic, in large part because most of our travelers are vaccinated and risks for the vaccinated have declined significantly. However, the Delta variant is now widespread in the US and we know it is both more infectious and is more likely to cause “breakthrough” Continue Reading →
Rick Otis & Tony Santucci: 100 Tour Days
If there is anyone who is emblematic of Zephyr Adventures as a company, it is Rick Otis and Tony Santucci. Tony first learned about Zephyr in May 1997, a month or so after Zephyr was founded, via a small mention in “What’s Hot and What’s Cool” on Yahoo about this new company offering inline skating Continue Reading →
Europe to Reopen for Travel, Easing Rules for Vaccinated American Tourists
The European Union has announced today (5/19/21) that they have agreed to allow quarantine-free travel for vaccinated tourists and visitors from countries considered safe. American travelers who have received vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson will not have to quarantine before or after arriving in Europe. The approval of this proposal will be Continue Reading →
Is It Safe To Ski During COVID?
Is it safe to ski during COVID? The risks might be higher than you think. For six months, I have been telling our traveler community it is not travel itself that is the highest risk. It is what you do when you get there. And in terms of activities, I have extolled the benefits of Continue Reading →
2021 Zephyr Adventures Schedule Announced
The 2021 schedule is now online, including five new trips we have never run before. It is a crazy time to be announcing a travel schedule and an uncertain environment ahead. Here are a few things that guided our decisions on which tours to run next year. Number of Tours We are offering 13 public Continue Reading →
Staycation Idea: 1000 Acres Ranch
On July 10, I discussed in my Travel Well With Allan video update the topic of staycations. One good example of a successful staycation during the pandemic was a recent trip with my daughter, Sydney, to 1000 Acres Ranch in upstate New York. The truth is, I would likely have never visited a “dude ranch” Continue Reading →
The Future of Travel in the time of COVID-19
Is it safe to travel now? What will travel look like in the future? Everyone is interested to know the answers to these questions. As we’ve been making decisions on canceling or postponing tours and creating safety procedures for when tours resume, Zephyr’s founder and owner, Allan Wright, dove into a massive amount of research Continue Reading →