In a matter of months, the world has changed, and traveling looks very different than it did before COVID-19.
For travelers venturing out for a weekend getaway or a longer road trip, there are new considerations and priorities, like self-care, easy-to-clean and anxiety relief.
kAmw6C6 2C6 D@>6 A6CD@?2= EC2G6= 2446DD@C:6D E@ A24< 2=@?8]k^Am
k9bmpC@>2E96C2AJ 7@C E96 C@25k^9bm
kAm%96 A2?56>:4 92D F?=62D965 2 =@E @7 2?I:6EJ] %96 v@556DD v2C56? @?\E96\8@ 2C@>2E96C2AJ 3C246=6E WS`c]hhX[ H:E9 >@@5\6?92?4:?8 DE@?6D 2?5 @C82?:4 v@556DD v2C56? 2C@>2E96C2AJ 3C246=6E 3=6?5D WSh]hhX[ :D E96 2?E:5@E6]k^Am
kAm%96 A@C@FD =2G2 C@4<D @7 E96 3C246=6ED 42AEFC6 2?5 42CCJ E96 D46?E @7 AFC6 6DD6?E:2= @:= 3=6?5D[ 2?5 E96 DE@?6D @776C 6?6C86E:4 AC@A6CE:6D] %96 DE@?6D 2?5 @:=D H@C< E@86E96C E@ 6?92?46 >@@5 2?5 C6:?7@C46 :?E6?E:@?D] $J>3@=:4 492C> 2?5 4@=@C A2EE6C?D 2=D@ DEC6?8E96? :?E6?E:@?D H9:=6 8:G:?8 6249 3C246=6E :ED :?5:G:5F2= DEJ=6 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am
kAm!6C764E 7@C EC2G6=:?8 2C6 E96 DEC6?8E9 3C246=6E[ 762EFC:?8 =2G2 C@4< 2?5 EFCBF@:D6[ 2?5 E96 D6C6?:EJ 3C246=6E[ H:E9 =2G2 C@4< 2?5 E:86C 6J6] %96 7@C>6C :D 6>36==:D965 H:E9 2 =:@? 9625 492C>[ 2 DJ>3@=:4 DE2E6>6?E E92E[ H96? 4@>3:?65 H:E9 E96 E96C2A6FE:4 BF2=:E:6D @7 6DD6?E:2= @:=D[ A=246D E96 A@H6C E@ 2=E6C J@FC >@@5 2C@F?5 J@FC HC:DE] %96 =2EE6C 762EFC6D E96 92?5 @7 =@G6 E@ BF:6E E96 >:?5 2?5 :?DA:C6 :??6C A6246] p55 6:E96C E96 “A:4<\>6\FA” 2C@>2E96C2AJ 3=6?5 @7 8C2A67CF:E[ @C2?86[ A6AA6C>:?E 2?5 ;@;@32 @:=D @C “E2<6 7:G6[” D@ D@@E9:?8 H:E9 =2G6?56C[ @C2?86[ C@>2? 492>@>:=6 2?5 ;@;@32 @:=D]k^Am
kAm%96 3C246=6E 3=6?5D 42? 36 >:I65 2?5 >2E4965 E@ 3@@DE J@FC >@@5] kDEC@?8m8@556DD k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^82C56?]4@>Qm82C56?]4@>k^2m]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
k9bm!FE E96 H:88=6D E@ C6DEk^9bm
kAm$A62<:?8 @7 2?I:6EJ[ uF? 2?5 uF?4E:@? 92D H6:89E65 =2A A25D W7C@> Sbb]hhX[ :562= 7@C A6@A=6 H:E9 D6?D@CJ AC@46DD:?8 5:D@C56CD]k^Am
kAmpD EC2G6=6CD 368:? G6?EFC:?8 @FE 282:?[ A24<:?8 2=@?8 2 E@@= E@ D6=7\C68F=2E6 2?5 42=> 2?I:6EJ >2J 36 2D :>A@CE2?E 2D E96 DF:E42D6D 2?5 D?24<D]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 H6:89E65 3=2?<6ED >:89E 36 E@@ 962GJ 2?5 F?H:6=5=J E@ A24< @? 2 C@25 EC:A[ 2 D>2==6C H6:89E65 =2A A25 42? DE6A :? E@ D6CG6 E96 D2>6 AFCA@D6[ AC@G:5:?8 2 D@@E9:?8 566A AC6DDFC6]k^Am
kAmuF? 2?5 uF?4E:@? H6:89E65 =2A A25D H6:89 7C@> b E@ f]d A@F?5D W56A6?5:?8 @? D:K6X 2?5 4@>6 :? EH@ D9256D @7 42=>:?8 3=F6] p55:E:@?2==J[ E96 A25D 42? 36 62D:=J H:A65 4=62? 2?5 5:D:?764E65] $@7E 4@G6CD W7C@> S``]hhX[ @776C:?8 6G6? >@C6 4@>7@CE[ 2C6 2=D@ 2G2:=23=6] kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^7F?2?57F?4E:@?]4@>Qm7F?2?57F?4E:@?]4@>k^2m]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
k9bm(62C 2 E66[ A=2?E D@>6 EC66Dk^9bm
kAmx7 a_a_ 92D 2 C2==J:?8 4CJ[ :E’D “q6 <:?5[” @C[ 2D $2G6 {2?5D AC6D6?ED[ “q66 z:?5]” %@ J@F 2?5 6G6CJ@?6 6=D6]k^Am
kAm%9:D <:4<J 4=@E9:?8 2?5 2446DD@C:6D 4@>A2?J ?@E @?=J 92D 2 =:?6 @7 72D9:@? E66D 2?5 @E96C E@AD H:E9 E9:D D=@82? 244@>A2?:65 3J 5C62>J 8C2A9:4D[ 3FE :E’D @? >:DD:@? E@ D2G6 E96 62CE9] $2G6 {2?5D A=2?ED `a EC66D 7@C 6G6CJ E66[ DH62ED9:CE 2?5 3C246=6E D@=5j E@ 52E6[ E92E 92D 2>@F?E65 E@ >@C6 E92? fd_[___ EC66D]k^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 >:DD:@?[ :E6>D 2C6 64@\7C:6?5=J[ 6E9:42==J >256 2?5 4CF6=EJ\7C66[ H:E9 >2:? DFAA=:6CD 36:?8 (@C=5H:56 #6DA@?D:3=6 p44C65:E65 !C@5F4E:@?\46CE:7:65] %96 E66D WSac]hh\Sba]hhX 2C6 25@C23=6[ 4@>7J :? DFDE2:?23=J 8C@H? `__ A6C46?E ?2EFC2= 4@EE@? 2?5 42AEFC6 E96 E:>6D H:E9 25G6?EFC6\E96>65 D2J:?8D E92E :?4=F56 E96 27@C6>6?E:@?65 “q66 z:?5[” A=FD “r2C:?8 xD r@@=” 2?5 “%9:?< !@D:E:G6]”k^Am
kAm!FE J@FC >6DD286 @FE E96C6] w@A67F==J a_a_ H:== =:DE6?] x7 ?@E[ E96C6UCDBF@jD 2=D@ U=5BF@jq66C |6]UC5BF@j kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^D2G6=2?5D]@C8QmD2G6=2?5D]@C8k^2m]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
k9bmq6 4@>7Jk^9bm
kAmw6C6’D D6=7\42C6 :? 2 D6=7\4@?E2:?65 G682? =62E96C K:AA6C65 A@F49] %96 pC:2 z:E WSec]hhj @? D2=6 7@C Sch]hhX[ 2 A6CD@?2= 6DD6?E:2=D EC2G6= <:E[ 9@=5D 6G6CJE9:?8 ?66565 7@C 2 C@25 EC:A :? E96 >:5DE @7 2 A2?56>:4[ 2?5 :E’D 2== =@42==J D@FC465 7C@> E96 !24:7:4 }@CE9H6DE]k^Am
kAmv:G6 J@FC D6?D6D 2 AC66>AE:G6 3@@DE 367@C6 6?E6C:?8 E92E 82D DE2E:@? C6DEC@@> H:E9 E96 <:E’D 92?54C27E65 D@=:5 A6C7F>6 3J ~C68@? #2:? }2EFC2=D] (96? 4C@H565 A=246D 42FD6 A2?:4<65 A6CDA:C2E:@?[ AF== @FE E96 2==\?2EFC2=[ =:89E=J 4:ECFD\D46?E65 56@5@C2?E >256 :? '2?4@FG6C 3J (@@5’D q@5J v@@5D]k^Am
kAm~?46 2E J@FC 56DE:?2E:@?[ EC62E J@FC D<:? 2?5 =:AD E@ w2?5>256 {2 r@??6C’D C6DE@C2E:G6 A@E:@?D >256 7C@> ?2EFC2= :?8C65:6?ED 2?5 @:=D[ E96? D=:A @? E96 <:E’D D:=<J[ DF>AEF@FD 6J6 >2D<]k^Am
kAm%96 pC:2 2=D@ :?4=F56D 2 362FE:7F= ?@E63@@< 56D:8?65 3J $62EE=6 2CE:DE r2E9J (F 7@C C64@C5:?8 ;@FC?6J 9:89=:89ED 2D H6== 2D 2 92=7 5@K6? 32D:4 ?646DD:E:6D =:<6 A6?[ 62C A=F8D[ 32>3@@ E@@E93CFD9 2?5 >@C6] kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^2C:2<:E]4@>Qm2C:2<:E]4@>k^2m]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
k9bmy2KK65\FA ;@FC?6Jk^9bm
kAm#6D62C49 92D D9@H? AFCD6D 42? 36 5:CE:6C E92? 2 E@:=6E] w@H 23@FE 2 92?5328 E92E DE@C6D 2== J@FC 6DD6?E:2=D 2?5 42? 36 62D:=J H:A65 5@H? H:E9 2=4@9@= E@ 6=:>:?2E6 86C>Dnk^Am
kAm%92E’D E96 36 4=62C 92?5328 WScg\S`b_X[ 2 =:?6 @7 4=62C 92?5328D @776C65 :? 2? 2CC2J @7 DEJ=6D[ D:K6D 2?5 D92A6D 2?5 6>36==:D965 H:E9 8@=5 92C5H2C6[ DEF5D[ 86>DE@?6D[ E:?J =@4<D[ 2?5 >6DD286D @7 A6246 2?5 =@G6]k^Am
kAmuC@> 42DF2= E@ 7F==\@? 8=2>[ E96 328D 42? 36 ;2KK65 FA :? 2 G2C:6EJ @7 H2JD] r9@@D6 2 DEC2A W7C@> SbeX 7C@> 2 56=:4:@FD A2=6EE6 @7 4@=@CD 2?5 AC:?ED[ :?4=F5:?8 =6@A2C5[ D?2<6D<:?[ 3@9@ 7=@H6CD[ A62C=D[ C2:?3@H D9:>>6C[ 4@?76EE: 2?5 >@C6]k^Am
kAmr=:A @? 2? p>6=:2 E2DD6= 328 492C> WS`dX E@ 255 2 A@A @7 4@=@C] !FE E96 A2?56>:4 :? :ED A=246 H:E9 2 A66<\2\3@@ A@F49 W7C@> S`gX E92E 4CFD96D :E H:E9 277:C>2E:@?D =:<6 “"F66? @7 "F2C2?E:?6[” “#6=2I” 2?5 “&?4@C< 2?5 &?H:?5]” !@F496D EF4< ?62E=J :?D:56 E96 36 4=62C 92?5328D 2?5 9@=5 =:A 8=@DD[ <6JD[ xs[ A9@?6 2?5 @E96C 2446DD@C:6D]k^Am
kAmq6 4=62C 92?5328D C6E2:? E96:C D92A6 62D:=J H:E9 2 72DE 3=2DE @7 962E 7C@> 2 3=@H 5CJ6C] p== 2C6 DE25:F>\2AAC@G65 7@C E92E =@?865\7@C 52J H96? H6 42? C6EFC? E@ 2 DA@CE:?8 6G6?E[ >FD:4 76DE:G2= @C @E96C @FE5@@C 82E96C:?8] kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^364=62C92?5328D]4@>Qm364=62C92?5328D]4@>k^2m]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
