# How does a tour company survive COVID? Mark shares his first-hand experience

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2020/08/02/how-does-tour-company-survive-covid-mark-shares-his-first-hand-experience
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*On the Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the travel news, Hawaii is on the verge of creating a travel bubble....with Japan? It appears a significant number of people seeking refunds from the cruise lines for COVID-cancelled trips are having a hard time getting their money. The spectacle in the Nevada desert known as **Burning Man** won't be held this summer, but a report on last summer's gathering gives the clean up crews and participants high marks.
- How are vacation rentals different during COVID? Are they more or less popular than hotels?
- **Ed Perkins,** author and consumer advocate, joins us to discuss travel after COVID. Ed has been a part of the industry for a long time, and has seen a lot. We ask him where he sees travel going next. Should people start to make plans for next year, or continue to hunker down, or both.
- In the final segment, Tom turns the tables on Mark a bit. Mark owns a tour company and Tom asks "how do you survive COVID?"

## Highlights

- [First Cruise Line Sails; Detailing Masks, Buffets, Capacity, More](https://cruiseradio.net/with-cruising-back-what-we-know-about-masks-capacity-more/)
- [Hotel mask requirements: Which hotel chains mandate face masks amid COVID-19?](https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/hotels/2020/07/31/hotel-face-mask-rules-hilton-marriott-hyatt-covid-19-protocols/5553882002/)
- [Travels with Carol Pucci](https://carolapucci-tips.blogspot.com/2020/07/putting-joy-into-journey-on-covid-19.html)
- [Time is running out to Save our Stages - Your Voice Matters](https://www.saveourstages.com/)

Tags: [COVID-19](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/covid-19), [cruise lines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/cruise-lines), [cruise refunds](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/cruise-refunds), [tour company](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/tour-company), [travel company](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-company)

Previous Episode: [On the Road Laundry Tips and Listener Mailbag](https://travelguysradio.com/2020/07/25/road-laundry-tips-and-listener-mailbag) — July 26, 2020
Next Episode: [Taking a Roadtrip during COVID and What's Going On in Sacramento](https://travelguysradio.com/2020/08/09/taking-roadtrip-during-covid-and-whats-going-sacramento) — August 9, 2020

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