Coronavirus + Your Destination Wedding
“This [coronavirus] situation has brought out the best and worst in people…”
*This episode is sponsored by TIME FOR TRAVEL
What EVERY Destination Wedding Couple Needs to Know about the Coronavirus / COVID-19 Pandemic!
A LIVE Q+A W/ SARAH KLINE OF TIME FOR TRAVEL
HEY Destis + Bridefriends!
2020 destination weddings have the most uninvited guest in the world: CORONAVIRUS! And I’ve heard your questions loud + clear Bridefriends!
...Help is here!
This LIVE Q+A interview with #DESTIPRO Sarah Kline of Time for Travel is packed with all the MUST KNOW information if you’re planning a destination wedding in the time of this coronavirus pandemic.
Sarah was our travel agent for both destination wedding and honeymoon and has helped thousands more Bridefriends plan the destination wedding of their dreams all throughout the Caribbean and beyond! Her interview from Episode 6 is one of the most downloaded episodes - and for good reason!
I HAD to get her back on the show to update and advise us on the current Coronavirus / COVID-19 destination wedding and overall travel landscape - so she's returning to share ALL she knows about what the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic is doing to the destination wedding industry and most importantly: how we can power through it!
DESTINATION WEDDING QUESTIONS + TOPICS:
💕 Destinations, Resorts, Venues, Airlines, Vendors...what are they doing and how should we handle them?
💕 When/how to (and not to) postpone?
💕 Advice for 2020 + 20201 couples…
💕 Insurance, ontracts, negotiating, travel advisories, borders closing…
💕 We're going over all of this AND MORE!
I KNOW you’re going to get sooooo much out of this!
*All information is as of the date of our interview - March 26, 2020.
Be sure to check back for updates!
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Here’s a preview of the topics + Q’s we tackled:
What should we Any destination specific insights - what’s going on in Mexico, St. Lucia, Jamaica, DR etc...
What are resorts doing for destination weddings affected by coronavirus? (and what should we be thinking about?)
Specific advice by wedding month (April-December 2020)
How and when to postpone your wedding if you’re affected by the pandemic (immediately/wait for cancellation etc.)
Advice for 2021 destination wedding couples! How are you impacted? Keep planning, or nah? And how to think about things moving forward.
What are airlines doing for destination weddings affected by coronavirus? (pros and cons of credits vs. refunds)
Traveling, ticketing and wedding booking tips and tricks to know about and look out for in the future.
What if I don’t have a travel agent? We’ve heard about travel agents sending bills for canceled destination weddings...wtf?!?
Great money saving or negotiation tips while postponing and planning a destination wedding with coronavirus in play!
What the Level 4 travel advisories and stories of borders closing and people getting stuck around the world means for your destination wedding.
The BIGGIE: What would she do if she was planning a destination wedding in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic?
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING SARAH!
Can’t wait to get you back on the show for a THIRD time for MORE destination wedding planning and travel tips!
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: TIME FOR TRAVEL!
TIME FOR TRAVEL is a team of FREE Destination Wedding + Honeymoon Specialists
An AMAZING choice for any Caribbean, Mexico, South Pacific or Hawaii destination wedding or honeymoon, and with over 20 years of experience helping couples fulfill their dreams, Sarah and her team will make your DESTI wedding and honeymoon exactly what you've dreamed of!
Time for Travel handled all of our travel for our destination wedding in Mexico and Honeymoon in Jamaica wayyy back in 2017 and our guests STILL rave about her and have used them for personal vacations since then. I only partner with companies that I truly believe in and I’m proud to have Time for Travel as a sponsor of the DESTI Guide to Destination Weddings!
You can reach Sarah and Time for Travel at TimeforTravelLtd.com and follow her on Instagram @time4trvl_destination_weddings
And tell them Your best DESTI Bridefriend Omi sent you and they’ll take EXTRA SPECIAL care of you ;)
xx, Omi
LINKS DISCUSSED:
Episode 6
Sarah’s 1st interview on the DESTI Guide to Destination Weddings
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U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories
Currently: LEVEL 4 - DO NOT TRAVEL Global Health Advisory as of 03.30.2020
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