Grief experts and travel specialists offer advice on whether to stay or go.
By Andrea Sachs Andrea Sachs Travel reporter Email Bio Follow March 29 Before a vacation in Malawi last summer, I shared my trip details with my family, in case of an emergency. I told them when I would be traveling and staying, what I would be doing and with whom. But I overlooked one crucial piece of information, an omission my sister addressed in an email a few days after I arrived in Lilongwe, the country’s capital.
“Plan for the worst and hope for the best,” said Anita Tarzian, a former hospice nurse and faculty member with the Death, Dying and Mourning program at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. I do not regret staying in Malawi. I know that my father, whose wanderlust gene I inherited, would have approved. But I wish that I had been better prepared. To help travelers in a similar situation, I reached out to grief experts and travel specialists for advice on how handle an emergency that can turn a vacation from a celebration of your life into a farewell to a loved one’s.
“If you are going to New York, you might say, ‘Keep me posted,’ but if you are on a beach in Australia, you might not want to keep posted as much,” Kessler said. “You might tell your family to just let you know when it has happened.” For communicating abroad, ask your cellphone service provider about your international data plan. If necessary, buy a SIM card. Also check with your hotel or rental property about reliable WiFi service. For free video calls, use WhatsApp or Skype. You can also use FaceTime for no charge, as long as you are connected to WiFi or your cellphone plan includes the data.
“Would my future self feel bad if I missed that moment?” he said. “How would my future self feel if I missed a lecture?”“I wanted to be there,” he said of the last time he saw his friend alive. “I would have done the same thing if I had been on vacation.” Abandoning the vacation If you have decided to terminate your vacation early, your next step is to arrange your trip home. Start by contacting the airline by phone or through social media. Explain your emergency, and if you are a member of the carrier’s loyalty program, mention that, too. Many agents are sympathetic and might reduce or waive the change fee.
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