Hurricane Idalia is already causing big travel problems ahead of the Labor Day weekend. The Tampa and Sarasota airports are already closed, so obviously, any flights to and from there are canceled. At the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, there is no word on when those airports will reopen or when travel there will be safe again. Dilworth Daley is a travel advisor with Daley’s Destinations.”Travel is back; there’s no question about it,” Daley saidBut Hurricane Idalia could put a big snag in travel plans, especially if they include the west coast of Florida. “The airlines and the cruises are (going to) make sure they monitor the weather to make sure that nobody is put in harm’s way,” Daley said.He said if the cruise line itself cancels a voyage that’s already paid for, people get their money back, but that depends on when and where the cruise is scheduled to sail. As for flights to get there, every airline has its own policies for cancelations. “If it’s an act of nature or act of mother nature as they say as God, it just depends on the airline, they may give credit, they may say you have time, you can make changes there’s somewhat of a flexibility with that, but it really depends on the airline,” Daley said. Daley said the best way to protect the money you’ve invested in a trip is when you’re booking your trip. He recommends getting trip insurance that allows you to cancel for any reason, even after the hurricane hits.”With high winds and potentially flooding, the hotel might be closed,” Daley said, “Obviously, if a town is shut down or a destination is shut down, it can certainly affect travel not just for that time frame but for a longer time frame.”It’s best to check with the cruise line or airline for any of their policies related to natural disasters.
Hurricane Idalia is already causing big travel problems ahead of the Labor Day weekend.
The Tampa and Sarasota airports are already closed, so obviously, any flights to and from there are canceled. At the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, there is no word on when those airports will reopen or when travel there will be safe again.
Dilworth Daley is a travel advisor with Daley’s Destinations.
“Travel is back; there’s no question about it,” Daley said
But Hurricane Idalia could put a big snag in travel plans, especially if they include the west coast of Florida.
“The airlines and the cruises are (going to) make sure they monitor the weather to make sure that nobody is put in harm’s way,” Daley said.
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He said if the cruise line itself cancels a voyage that’s already paid for, people get their money back, but that depends on when and where the cruise is scheduled to sail. As for flights to get there, every airline has its own policies for cancelations.
“If it’s an act of nature or act of mother nature as they say as God, it just depends on the airline, they may give credit, they may say you have time, you can make changes there’s somewhat of a flexibility with that, but it really depends on the airline,” Daley said.
Daley said the best way to protect the money you’ve invested in a trip is when you’re booking your trip. He recommends getting trip insurance that allows you to cancel for any reason, even after the hurricane hits.
“With high winds and potentially flooding, the hotel might be closed,” Daley said, “Obviously, if a town is shut down or a destination is shut down, it can certainly affect travel not just for that time frame but for a longer time frame.”
It’s best to check with the cruise line or airline for any of their policies related to natural disasters.
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