Category: Travel

A Travel Agent Could Be Your Ally This Year

Available for Interviews:  Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is an author, advocate, and journalist. He writes six weekly columns about customer service, with a special emphasis on travel and technology. His work reaches more than 10 million readers a week. You
have likely read his work in USA Today or The Washington Post.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
can say about Using Travel Agents:

As travel continues to be challenging especially during the pandemic one might consider hiring a travel agent to do the legwork for them.

“You need a travel adviser because travel is complicated,”  says Christopher Elliott

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Travelers Coping With COVID Testing & Anxiety

Available for Interviews: Dr. Colleen Cira, Psy.D.

Dr. Colleen Cira, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in Women and Trauma and has worked with hundreds of people struggling with mental health issues.

What Dr. Cira can say in an interview on
Travelling, COVID Testing, and Anxiety:

I recently travelled to Aruba where we encountered alllllll the drama of travel during a global pandemic, so I’m uniquely positioned to speak to these concerns.

Effectively coping with anxiety means that you try to let go of the things outside of your control and DOUBLE DOWN on the things you CAN control. This is a LOT easier said than done, but it’s a good place to start. Here’s what you can (and should!) control when it comes to COVID precautions while traveling:

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Expert Sources Available

These Expert Sources Are Are Available
During the Holidays . . .

BUSINESS

Available for TOPICS on Cyber Security, Data Protection,
National Security Threats
Paul Tracey, Founder & CEO of a Managed Security Service Provider firm, Innovative Technologies, and is a national speaker, cyber security educator, small business advocate, and author of Delete The Hacker Playbook.

Available for TOPICS on Workplace, Business Productivity, Remote Work
Leni Rivera, corporate leader, workplace experience specialist, is passionate about enabling, supporting, and engaging employees to thrive in physical environments that are conducive to both productivity and happiness, and author of Workplace Experience.

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What Vacationing Will Be Like in 2022

Available for Interviews:  Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is an author, advocate, and journalist. He writes six weekly columns about customer service, with a special emphasis on travel and technology. His work reaches more than 10 million readers a week. You
have likely read his work in USA Today or The Washington Post.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
can say about Traveling in 2022:

    • A recent Amex Trendex survey of travelers found 81% of consumers surveyed value the freedom to travel more now than they did before the pandemic.
    • After more than a year of travelers being grounded, people are really looking to knock things off their bucket lists.
“If you think travel can make you happy, you’re going to love 2022,”  says Christopher Elliott

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Traveling During This Holiday Season

Available for Interviews:  Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is an author, advocate, and journalist. He writes six weekly columns about customer service, with a special emphasis on travel and technology. His work reaches more than 10 million readers a week. You
have likely read his work in USA Today or The Washington Post.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
can say about Holiday Season Travels:

“Some say it’s still too risky. But others – many others – are tired of waiting,” says Christopher Elliott.

The lingering delta variant is holding them back, but the need to see family and friends – and to uphold tradition – is pulling them toward the airports and highways. Whether to make a trip is a difficult decision, travelers and experts say.

See why vaccinated or not, many are hitting the road for the holiday travel season, COVID-19 or not.

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How to Stay COVID-Free On Your Fall Vacation

Available for Interviews:  Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is an author, advocate, and journalist. He writes six weekly columns about customer service, with a special emphasis on travel and technology. His work reaches more than 10 million readers a week. You
have likely read his work in USA Today or The Washington Post.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
can say about Fall Travel:

“When it comes to travel, COVID-19 is a loose cannon. Just when we thought the worst was behind us – blam! – we get hit with another variant.” says Christopher Elliott.

As people look to their fall trips, they’re also keeping an eye on rising COVID-19 case numbers. And they’re wondering: How do they keep the coronavirus from joining them on their trip?

As we get closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the busiest travel periods of the year, the questions are likely to become more frantic. But there are answers.

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The New Normal in Travel This Season

Available for Interviews:  Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is an author, advocate, and journalist. He writes six weekly columns about customer service, with a special emphasis on travel and technology. His work reaches more than 10 million readers a week. You
have likely read his work in USA Today or The Washington Post.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
could say about Travel:

“Travelers are realizing that the new normal means adapting to an ever-growing set of new policies and procedures, covering everything from coronavirus testing to sanitation protocols,” says Christopher Elliott.

COVID has changed the way we travel forever. But how?

If you’re planning to travel for the holidays, prepare for mask requirements on mass transit and to show a vaccination passport or proof of vaccination. Travel insurance may be mandatory, too.

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Expert Sources Available for Labor Day Week

EDUCATION

Available for Topics on School Reopening, Work-School-Life Balance, Remote Learning
Nadine Levitt, an education advocate, speaker, author, and the CEO & Founder of WURRLYedu, an educational technology platform. Nadine specializes in the social-emotional curriculum, and is also the author of the successful children’s book series, My Mama Says.

Available for TOPICS on Higher Education: Solutions, e-Learning, Admissions
Mat Jacobson, founder & CEO of Ducere Global Business School and is a thought leader on innovation within education.

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COVID’s Delta Surge: Why People Are Still Traveling

Available for Interviews:  Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is an author, advocate, and journalist. He writes six weekly columns about customer service, with a special emphasis on travel and technology. His work reaches more than 10 million readers a week. You
have likely read his work in USA Today or Forbes.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
could say about Summer Travel:

[People have] had enough of the pandemic, and they’re hitting the road, despite everything. –Chris Elliott

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How to Travel During Extreme Heat

Available for Interviews:  Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is an author, advocate, and journalist. He writes six weekly columns about customer service, with a special emphasis on travel and technology. His work reaches more than 10 million readers a week. You
have likely read his work in USA Today or Forbes.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
could say about Summer Travel:

When you’re on the road, the worst heat is the kind you don’t expect. –Chris Elliott

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