I was quoted in a Washington Post story! Pretty pumped that Wunderbird got a shout out in an article that explores a topic that I know is on every travel-lovers’ mind: how will we overcome our travel fears? Check out the article, but let me take a moment to elaborate on my comments.

I’m going to walk you through my step-by-step process for booking the best flights. At the end of this article, I’ll include some links and general tips so you can modify these steps to best suit your trip. And of course, hit me up if you have any questions or need some extra help.

Gone are the halcyon days of travel. We’ll travel again — calm down! — but the entire experience is going to be wildly uncomfortable. Travel is about to become more expensive, time-intensive, and invasive (I’m talking blood tests before boarding your flight).

How many “how Covid-19 will change travel” articles have you read in the past month? My Google news app shows me one or two new ones each day. And every single media outlet is publishing their own list (including Architectural Digest?). Fortunately for all of us, these articles repeat the same 5-10 predictions over and over again. And fortunately for YOU, I’ve read the articles and condensed them into one big old bummer of a blog post.

Ready for the (mostly) bad news? Here are the 13 ways Covid-19 will change the way we travel:

Wunderbird’s origin story isn’t terribly unique. It all started where many passion projects turned business do: with a woman (that’s me) and a hobby (that’s travel) that became her career.

Founding and operating a travel company may sound glamorous. You might be envisioning me right now sitting on a beach in Bali, tapping on my keyboard with one hand, and posting a photo of my bikini-clad body on Instagram with the other hand. It ain’t like that. Instead, I’m currently sitting in my bed, sipping rapidly cooling coffee, and thinking back on how Wunderbird got its start.