How Can Advisors Approach the New Cruise and Canada CDC Advisories?
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旅游业再次在第三浪猖covid-19的感染的影响下卷起(我看来,Alpha,Delta和Omicron,但一些专家会说,根据案件和案例和案例和在不同时间和地点的新变体)。
但是,目前最重要的是,疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)发布了两个新的重要建议:(1)don’t cruise, even if fully vaccinated, and (2)不要前往现在是4级的加拿大(风险最高)。可以期待更多这样的建议,直到希望目前的感染激增像南非一样减轻。
但是,没有保证这种减排。无处不在的挫败感。没有押韵或病毒爆发的原因。The Level 4 list includes such disparate places as the entire European Union(except Romania which is at Level 3) and Russia, South Africa, and Switzerland. Level 3 includes Israel, Mexico, South Korea, and Thailand. New Zealand is at Level 2 while India and Japan are in Level 1.
Tomorrow those lists could change again. They likely will continue to change and, as a fiduciary in relation to your customers, you have the responsibility to inform them of important facts about their trip. Some travelers will behave as if they already know everything about COVID or they simply don’t want to hear it. You should tell them anyway.
在美国,一些州领导人的行为似乎是Covid-19是海市rage楼,即使他们的案件计数soar soar和医院达到了能力。从不正当的意义上讲,好消息是,在未接种疫苗的情况下,互联的死亡几乎完全发生。然而,疫苗接种率仍然远低于停止Omicron变体扩散所需的水平。
在这种情况下,无论任何人对任何级别的政府政策或沟通的看法如何时间很快。
这对旅行顾问的实际责任意味着什么?在这方面,至少没有太大改变,但是conversations likely are going to become more difficult, especially now that cruise lines are indicating that the volume of cancellations is going to slow the delivery of refunds.
所有代理商工作人员不仅应该准备透露有关取消巡航和空中旅行不确定性的已知事实,而且还要试图在旅行者中灌输一种平静感。恐慌和愤怒将不会帮助任何人,根据经验,它不会改变退款的时间表,而不是改变共同感染的过程。
Given the extreme contagion of the Omicron variant, for the protection of everyone, every agency/advisor should consult legal counsel about a properly worded waiver to be signed by any client wanting to travel to a Level 3 or 4 destinations. You should also provide written notice of the present state of COVID community spread in the destination. Try to get an acknowledgment that the client received and understood the notice and waiver. A signature is best but if that is too unwieldy, make a record of when the notice was sent. Using email to provide the notice creates its own record. That is fine if you keep it!
还应建议所有客户以最高水平的价格购买旅行保险。顾问可以帮助旅行者提出正确的问题,例如在取消飞行/延误时覆盖范围以及每个航空公司或Cruise Line关于掩盖的政策。提醒旅行者拥有他们舒适使用的面具的大量供应。
Considering the current state of the pandemic, especially for travel to High or Very High-risk destinations (Levels 4 and 3), it would be wise to at least promote in the mind of the traveler what options may exist in the event they are infected while traveling. The rules regarding testing and quarantine are complicated and vary from place to place. While no travel advisor wants to frighten a customer into not traveling at all, it is wise to at least suggest that consideration be given to the possibility of being required to quarantine. And every traveler to a Level 4 or 3 country, at least, should check the application of their health insurance to illness on the road.
这些曾经是曾经是积极的旅行咨询角色的巨大负担,但这是顾问在当前情况下必须面对的现实。而不是必须反应为了改变情况,每个顾问应按照此处建议的提醒,并向每个旅行者提供通知和放弃文件。您还应该与可靠的信息来源保持定期联系,这些信息可能会影响您的旅行者在路上,尤其是锁定或封闭边界的可能性。
I find that writing things down helps me complete the tasks for a given day. Consider creating a checklist for every traveler. The list should include actions taken, notices given, dates, and so on. Such lists can help maintain the constant vigilance needed to be sure all your travelers are as aware and protected as is possible under current conditions.