By Blake Haas
BLOOMINGTON – According to a Central Illinois travel agent, travel is back on the rise despite the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
With Direct Travel, Tim Davis told WJBC’s Marc Strauss places like Hawaii are starting to reopen, and flights are beginning to be full.
“There are restrictions, and you have to be cognizant of those and aware of those…Some island-hopping gets a little tricky, but again it’s gradually working itself back open, as is the rest of the world. Other than Europe at least this point and of course, Canada has extended their sequester or their self-quarantine, and nobody is in, and nobody is out.”
Davis added that travelers are looking to explore warmer climates as colder temperatures quickly approach.
“Travel is coming back; the flights are starting to get fuller. The airlines are starting to look for more vacation options that they see that vacation travel is going to recover quicker than business travel. We’re seeing American Airlines add flights from St. Louis to warm weather destinations and Indianapolis. As you see airlines adding service again, that’s always a positive sign.”
LISTEN: Tim Davis with Direct Travel told WJBC’s Marc Strauss that travel is back on the rise despite COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ask passengers to wear a mask while traveling on airplanes.
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