There is never a dull moment being a travel advisor.
Ours is always the first industry hit — and often the longest affected — whenever the world shifts. Ash clouds. Bird flu. Ebola. Snowmageddon. COVID. Floods. Low water levels. Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Cartel violence. Government advisories. Acts of war.
The past six months alone: Jamaica. Cuba. Mexico. Much of the Middle East. Australia. And more.
It’s been… a slice.
Behind every advisory is a real human story — families disrupted, communities upended, travellers caught mid-journey, and locals whose entire livelihoods depend on tourism continuing to flow.
I monitor Government of Canada advisories daily, stay in direct contact with suppliers on the ground, and advocate in real time when my clients’ plans need to pivot. Because when the world shifts, travel doesn’t stop. It adjusts.
And that adjustment requires experience, trusted relationships, calm decision-making, and relentless follow-through — not a chatbot and a cancellation policy.
To everyone affected by today’s world events — stay safe.
And to my fellow travel advisors quietly rebooking, rerouting, monitoring, steadying anxious clients, and absorbing stress that never makes it onto an invoice —
Pour yourself a tipple tonight. ❤️
We do important work.
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