In life, we are told: it isn’t the destination, it’s the journey. In travel, the opposite holds true: it is all about the destination. A pandemic certainly goes a long way towards making travel more like life: planing is all we can hope for right now. But, the mere act of planning is a big sign of hope.

Whether you’re engaged and eager to start bringing your wedding dreams to life, or you’re jonesing to pack a bag and head off to parts unknown, no matter what Covid currently allows, the act of planning—planning anything—has big benefits.

Planning helps with focus and consistency. Having a series of tasks to work through towards achieving a goal, keeps us concentrated on what’s needed now.

Planning helps with uncertainty. Creating a vision for the future implies that we are confident that this present moment will become the past.

Planning brings peace of mind. Working towards a life that is once again predictable is a practice of tranquility and ease.

It has never been easier to make travel and hospitality plans. You can book every trip, hotel, venue and otherwise without any risk of payment penalty. Everywhere is just as excited as you to have something to look forward to and will accommodate most every request you have.

With demand being lower across the board, people are more available to give you extreme personalized service. If you’re planning your big day, you’d better believe that all venues are going to over-deliver on advice, service and, very likely, price. If you’re planning a trip, you’d better believe that you are going to have your pick of rooms, suites, packages and plans.

Now, while the options are more endless than ever, so too are the cautions. Every country, location, venue and carrier has their own policies and particularities in place, so always, always make your plans, especially now, with a travel advisor. As you know, we love Valerie Wilson Travel.

Now, we can’t deny the fact that cancelled plans have the opposite effect, bringing disappointment and frustration. But, we firmly believe that the pros of planning outweigh the cons. Especially when one of those pros is that you will actually get to have the wedding or trip of your dreams that you started planning today.