Many travellers, after their vaccination appointment, started calculating when they would be fully protected so they can start travelling again.
However, since the Delta variant has caused a rise in the COVID_19 cases globally, even amongst vaccinated people, travellers have started reconsidering their bookings.
Especially in the USA, according to a survey by Travel Again, 61% of leisure travellers feel less confident about travelling due to the prevalence of the corona variants. But are these fears valid?
What specialists say
According to the specialist epidemiologists of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the RTI International Research Institute, how safe it is to travel differs from person to person. During the pandemic, safety covers a wide range and requires considering personal danger, rewards and compromises. That is to say, the danger factors of each trip need to be taken into account. For example, a road trip within the country that includes staying at private lodging, avoiding going inside restaurants as well as crowded indoor spaces, is at the lower side of the danger range, while an international trip that includes many layovers, taxi rides and restaurants, understandably involves more risk.
For this reason, the specialists recommend that travellers take into account the danger at their destination. Before visiting an area, the travellers need to find out whether the COVID_19 cases there are <10% which means that it will be less dangerous. At the same time, they need to learn about local guidelines concerning mask use, the size of permitted gatherings, and the availability of and access to activities and tourist sights.
