Let me treat you to a little insight, having listened to a webinar today with the top newspaper editors who quite simply have made my day. We all need a bit of hope during these weird and wonderful times and they certainly nailed it for us at Leap Towers…
They confirmed, in glorious technicolour:
We will travel long haul again, sooner than we think, but we must urge everyone to travel with a more social and responsible consciousness. (That suits us perfectly).
They report that the pent-up demand is huge and there will be a squeeze, a ‘race for a place’ as there will be less supply, for obvious reasons, sadly. (Don’t worry – we’re here for the long term and we’ve noticed this pent up demand as our inbox is busy). A response to this will be crafty, opportunistic scams to satisfy the demand – be aware.
There will be a revival of the tour operator who is financially protected and has reliable and influential ground operators to get you out of trouble, if need be. (By the way …did we tell you that we had no stranded volunteers on our watch? – must stop bragging).
Like you, I hear this and want to flick flag across the garden. Exciting times will indeed be back, so get planning your gap year and make it as super sonic as, lets be honest, we will all need a gold plated adventure after this lock down.
BUT, conversely, I am urging you to be careful, this is not the time to be heading off into the unknown with your backpack as a soul companion – never has thorough pre-travel due diligence been so important, so get yourself on our Wish to Leap list, and let us take care of your safety. View it as a Leap VIP card which will give you access to…