{"id":5146,"date":"2020-05-07T15:19:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/?p=5146"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:32:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T21:32:40","slug":"is-anyone-traveling-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/07\/is-anyone-traveling-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Anyone Traveling Right Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ceciliarodriguez\/2020\/04\/29\/are-any-travel-destinations-not-under-coronavirus-restrictions\/\"><strong>Forbes article<\/strong><\/a> pointed out that 100% of travel destinations are now affected by COVID-19. With so much unknown, is anyone booking travel right now? Believe it or not, there are some people booking trips.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/covid-travel-700x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/covid-travel-700x370.jpg?v=76106259bc52f06b0edfc14981f60a4e 700w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/covid-travel-250x132.jpg?v=76106259bc52f06b0edfc14981f60a4e 250w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/covid-travel-768x406.jpg?v=76106259bc52f06b0edfc14981f60a4e 768w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/covid-travel-120x63.jpg?v=76106259bc52f06b0edfc14981f60a4e 120w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/covid-travel.jpg?v=76106259bc52f06b0edfc14981f60a4e 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the pandemic outbreak, most of our members have had to cancel their spring vacations. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/contact-us\">customer service team<\/a> continues to work tireless hours to help every owner and renter with cancellation solutions. We recommend owners who have not booked their weeks yet to move their reservations out as far as possible to allow time for travel to resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As the pandemic begins to level out, we are now beginning to see trickles of bookings coming in again. Here are some insights to our recent member activity:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/search\/North+America\/United+States\/Hawaii-timeshares\">Hawaii<\/a> is our most-booked location, taking up 34% of our bookings since April 1st. Members are booking an average of 149 days in advance \u2013 with the first check-ins beginning at the end of June.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/search\/North+America\/United+States\/California-timeshares\">California<\/a> seems to be getting a lot of attention, at 20% of our bookings since April 1st. The average time between booking date &amp; check-in is only 85 days. Most bookings are from relatively local travelers \u2013 primarily Californians or Arizonians heading to the coast. Even though resort amenities are still limited due to COVID-19, we have quite a few bookings in May and into the summer.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/search\/North+America\/United+States\/South+Carolina-timeshares\">South Carolina<\/a> bookings (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/search\/North+America\/United+States\/South+Carolina\/Hilton+Head+Island-timeshares\">Hilton Head<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/search\/North+America\/United+States\/South+Carolina\/Greater+Myrtle+Beach-timeshares\">Myrtle Beach<\/a>) make up 15% of bookings since April 1st. Many hope to get there at the end of May, now that things are starting to re-open. People are booking only 86 days out, on average.<\/li><li>Although our members are itching to get back to warm weather destinations, they aren&#8217;t booking those locations too soon. June 20th is the earliest check-in date for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/search\/Caribbean-timeshares\">Caribbean Islands<\/a>.<\/li><li>It seems members are less confident about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/search\/North+America\/Mexico-timeshares\">Mexico<\/a>, as the earliest check-in we see is October 19th.<\/li><li>Surprisingly, we are seeing a spike in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/search\/North+America\/United+States\/Missouri-timeshares\">Missouri<\/a> bookings from mid-west travelers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redweek.com\/resort\/P4790-big-cedar-wilderness-club\">Big Cedar Wilderness Club<\/a> has a few guests planning June &#8211; July weeks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where RedWeek members are going:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Marriott-Newport-Coast-700x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4979\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/20\/spring-break-2020-vacation-rental-ideas\/marriott-newport-coast\/\" class=\"wp-image-4979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Marriott-Newport-Coast-700x485.jpg?v=88455244de2be04b0ce266a6d45abf87 700w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Marriott-Newport-Coast-250x173.jpg?v=88455244de2be04b0ce266a6d45abf87 250w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Marriott-Newport-Coast-768x532.jpg?v=88455244de2be04b0ce266a6d45abf87 768w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Marriott-Newport-Coast-120x83.jpg?v=88455244de2be04b0ce266a6d45abf87 120w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Marriott-Newport-Coast.jpg?v=88455244de2be04b0ce266a6d45abf87 1594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Marriott&#8217;s Newport Coast Villas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Barony-Beach-Club-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5149\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/07\/is-anyone-traveling-right-now\/marriott-barony-beach-club\/\" class=\"wp-image-5149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Barony-Beach-Club-700x394.jpg?v=a5411767d78c7fefa9d31a7bff9148da 700w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Barony-Beach-Club-250x141.jpg?v=a5411767d78c7fefa9d31a7bff9148da 250w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Barony-Beach-Club-768x432.jpg?v=a5411767d78c7fefa9d31a7bff9148da 768w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Barony-Beach-Club-120x68.jpg?v=a5411767d78c7fefa9d31a7bff9148da 120w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Barony-Beach-Club.jpg?v=a5411767d78c7fefa9d31a7bff9148da 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Marriott&#8217;s Barony Beach Club<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Grande-Ocean-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5150\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/07\/is-anyone-traveling-right-now\/marriott-grande-ocean\/\" class=\"wp-image-5150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Grande-Ocean-700x525.jpg?v=4f80216ae40b5c88802ca63501aaed4e 700w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Grande-Ocean-250x188.jpg?v=4f80216ae40b5c88802ca63501aaed4e 250w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Grande-Ocean-768x576.jpg?v=4f80216ae40b5c88802ca63501aaed4e 768w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Grande-Ocean-120x90.jpg?v=4f80216ae40b5c88802ca63501aaed4e 120w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Grande-Ocean.jpg?v=4f80216ae40b5c88802ca63501aaed4e 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Marriott&#8217;s Grande Ocean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Monarch-at-Sea-Pines-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5151\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/07\/is-anyone-traveling-right-now\/marriott-monarch-at-sea-pines\/\" class=\"wp-image-5151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Monarch-at-Sea-Pines-700x394.jpg?v=372e7aaea735ab2d24db5c6898a46cd5 700w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Monarch-at-Sea-Pines-250x141.jpg?v=372e7aaea735ab2d24db5c6898a46cd5 250w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Monarch-at-Sea-Pines-768x432.jpg?v=372e7aaea735ab2d24db5c6898a46cd5 768w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Monarch-at-Sea-Pines-120x68.jpg?v=372e7aaea735ab2d24db5c6898a46cd5 120w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Monarch-at-Sea-Pines.jpg?v=372e7aaea735ab2d24db5c6898a46cd5 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Marriott&#8217;s Monarch at Sea Pines<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Oceanwatch-Villas-at-Grande-Dunes-700x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5152\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/07\/is-anyone-traveling-right-now\/marriott-oceanwatch-villas-at-grande-dunes\/\" class=\"wp-image-5152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Oceanwatch-Villas-at-Grande-Dunes-700x485.jpg?v=8bbae4ceb3650d5679ac9bafca774f53 700w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Oceanwatch-Villas-at-Grande-Dunes-250x173.jpg?v=8bbae4ceb3650d5679ac9bafca774f53 250w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Oceanwatch-Villas-at-Grande-Dunes-768x532.jpg?v=8bbae4ceb3650d5679ac9bafca774f53 768w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Oceanwatch-Villas-at-Grande-Dunes-120x83.jpg?v=8bbae4ceb3650d5679ac9bafca774f53 120w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Marriott-Oceanwatch-Villas-at-Grande-Dunes.jpg?v=8bbae4ceb3650d5679ac9bafca774f53 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Marriott&#8217;s OceanWatch Villas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Marriotts-Maui-Ocean-Club-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5043\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/03\/future-of-wellness-travel\/marriotts-maui-ocean-club-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-5043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Marriotts-Maui-Ocean-Club-700x394.jpg?v=1263b2821936345ce96c464bbec54ee2 700w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Marriotts-Maui-Ocean-Club-250x141.jpg?v=1263b2821936345ce96c464bbec54ee2 250w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Marriotts-Maui-Ocean-Club-768x432.jpg?v=1263b2821936345ce96c464bbec54ee2 768w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Marriotts-Maui-Ocean-Club-120x68.jpg?v=1263b2821936345ce96c464bbec54ee2 120w, https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Marriotts-Maui-Ocean-Club.jpg?v=1263b2821936345ce96c464bbec54ee2 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Marriott&#8217;s Maui Ocean Club<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"100% of travel destinations are now affected by COVID-19. 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