Tight travel restrictions impacting summer vacation plans

COVID-19 has upended travel plans for countless Western New Yorkers while restrictions like New York’s travel advisory also do not help.

GOOD EVENING.TIGHT TRAVELRESTRICTIONS COULDMAKE IT TOUGH FORYOU AND YOUR FAMILYTO ENJOY THE RESTOF SUMMERVACATION.RIGHT NOW 34 STATES-- PLUS WASHINGTOND-C AND PUERTO RICOARE INCLUDED IN ASTATEWIDE ADVISORY.YOU MUSTQUARANTINE FORTWO WEEKS IF YOUCOME TO NEW YORKFROM ANY OF THESESTATES.NIKKI DEMENTRILOOKS AT THE EFFECTTHIS IS HAVING ONTRAVEL PLANS INWESTERN NEW YORK."I JUST MISS THETRAVELING.

THIS IS THELONGEST I'VE GONEWITHOUT GOING SOMEPLACE."THERESE CALOVINIHEADS A TRAVELGROUP THROUGH HERNIAGARA FALLSCATHOLIC CHURCH.SINCE COVID HIT,SHE'S CANCELED ATRIP TO BERMUDA INAPRIL AND DELAYEDAN UPCOMINGOCTOBER VISIT TOITALY TO NEXT MAY."IT'S HARD WHEN YOUWORK SO HARD TO PUTA TRIP TOGETHER ANDTHEN IT ALL FALLSABOUT AND THERE'SNOTHING WE CAN DOABOUT IT."SHE SAYS IT'S BEEN AHASSLE TRYING TOCHANGE FLIGHTS,HOTELS ANDTOURS..WHILE ALSOTRYING TO GETREFUNDS.

AND WITHTHE DOMESTICTRAVEL ADVISORY INNEW YORK, SHE'S NOTEVEN SURE WHEN SHECAN VISIT HER SON INCLEVELAND."WE'VE HADTHOUSANDS ANDTHOUSANDS OF TRIPSPUSHED BACK ANDSOME CANCELED."ELIZABETH CAREYWITH TRIPLE-A OFWESTERN ANDCENTRAL NEW YORKSAYS HER BESTADVICE RIGHT NOWPLAN AHEAD AND BEFLEXIBLE."TRAVEL IS THATPERSONAL CHOICE OFWHAT YOU ACTUALLYWANT TO DO ANDWHAT'S YOURCOMFORT ZONE."ANYONE WITH ANUPCOMING TRIPEITHER TO A STATE ONTHE ADVISORY ORINTERNATIONALTRAVEL.CAREY SAYSSHOULD DO THEIRRESEARCH, READ THESMALL PRINT ANDEVEN TALK TO ATRAVEL AGENT ABOUTOPTIONS.

MANYAIRLINES AREOFFERING CREDIT ANDCRUISE LINES DEALS."TRAVEL IS MOREFLEXIBLE NOW THAN ITHAS BEEN BEFORE."CALOVINI IS IN GOODCOMPANY.

CAREYSAYS THERE'SCERTAINLY A "PENT UP"DEMAND FORTRAVEL.WITHBOOKINGS FILING UPFAST IN 2021 AND 2022."I HAVE MY SUITCASEPACKED!"AS A REMINDER, THEREARE EXCEPTIONS FORESSENTIAL WORKERSWHEN IT COMES TOTHE PRECAUTIONARYTWO-WEEKQUARANTINE.

IF YOUTRAVEL THROUGH A"HOTSPOT" STATE ONTHE ADVISORY FORLESS THAN 24 HOURS,YOU'RE NOT SUBJECTTO THE QUARANTINEWHEN COMING BACKTO NEW YORK EITHER.ND, 7EWN.NEW AT 11 -- A M