Other information and ideas
Why Insurance?
Because life happens, health and family issues arise, and it happens often. Most airline tickets are not refundable, and some prepaid lodging or transportation costs are also non-refundable. Can you obtain and use an airline credit in the future? Absolutely. But there are still change fees involved, and the credit must be used within one year of the ticket issue date. Insurance would alleviate that stress.
Trip Insurance would cover cancellation, medical, dental, trip interruption, baggage delays, etc. With the investment of your team's funds toward their trip, the minimal fee for insurance is often worth the cost.
Getting Started
How to best utilize GO Missionary Travel
First - Where is God calling you to go?
Pray, then pray more and often, asking for guidance for your trip, and that God will lead and direct every step, and call each heart that HE wants to go.
Plan Early. It is NOT illogical or impossible to start getting prices together and holding seats 11 months prior to taking your trip. Call us, or Email us at Nancy@gomissionarytravel.com, and we will start the process.
Ideas:
When your team member submits their application and deposit money (best practice is to obtain deposit money with application), obtain a copy of name page of the passport for your records, if they have their passports.
For your budget planning, be sure to factor in costs for additional checked bags, as domestic and some other destinations allow only one, or zero, free checked bags.
Be sure to visit each of the sites below and get the necessary information regarding your specific trip for safety, disease information, new travel rules/regulations and VISA requirements.
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
https://www.usembassy.gov/
https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/fly-rights
Transportation Security Administration
Center for Disease Control (C.D.C.)