Comments on: When Should You Cancel Your Travel Plans?

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:42:55 +0000

In reply to Jeremy Branham. Intuition is a powerful part of travel decisions; and so many of those decisions are reversible if we want to give them another chance.

By: Jeremy Branham

Jeremy Branham — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:25:16 +0000

A few months ago, I wrote a post called “Why I got off the plane – when travel doesn’t go as planned”. It was about sitting on a plane for a couple of hours and arriving a little too late to my destination for my intended purpose. As the doors were about to close, I got off the plane (my own choice) and then questioned whether I made the right decision.

This wasn’t so much about the specifics of canceling travel plans but the psychology behind doing so. Sometimes, you have to do what feels right regardless of the circumstances.

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:14:25 +0000

In reply to Webb Brown. I can imagine, especially when the plans are made far in advance. Sometimes it's just not meant to be. What are the fallback plans if you don't mind me asking?

By: Webb Brown

Webb Brown — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:09:42 +0000

My girlfriend has an upcoming trip to Japan. It’s so difficult to swallow canceling a trip when she has scheduled all her vacation and family time around a particular set of plans. It’s even tougher when there is so much uncertainty regarding their situation. It seems the key for her has been getting excited about developing a great fall back trip.

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:56:18 +0000

In reply to Federico. My general line of thought is that if a warning is serious, you won't be able to escape it from the media. Also, there's a big difference between just a warning and a flat out advise against all travel advisory. How did you get robbed while sleeping, was that in a hostel?