“Safe-cations” Are This Summer's Smartest Travel Trend—Here’s How to Plan Yours

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“Safe-cations” Are This Summer's Smartest Travel Trend—Here’s How to Plan Yours - Real Simple

Time to book a much-needed "safe-cation."

It’s almost summer. We’ve almost made it. Obviously 2020 summer travel plans and expectations have had to change dramatically for everyone since the coronavirus outbreak—canceled or postponed trips, closed hotels, and halted flight routes. But as the weather warms up and parts of the country slowly begin to reopen, travel still seems to be very much on the table in the coming months. Travelers will just need to be extra cautious.

That’s why online travel agency Travelocity predicts the latest travel trend for summer 2020—the “safe-cation”: a mini getaway to destinations that are cleared for safe travel during this time.

People’s desire to travel is naturally matched by their concerns over health and safety—their own, their family’s, their fellow travelers’, and that of the places they visit. According to insights from Travelocity, 72 percent of travelers name health and safety as their top priorities when deciding where and when to travel post COVID-19.
 
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