Our COVID-19 Considerations

Eager to get away without going far? We’re here to help.

1. Fill out the brief staycation questionnaire

   This way, we can learn more about what you’re looking for, whether you already know where you’d like to stay, etc.

2. We’ll present a handful of lodging options within your budget

   If it turns out that nothing is available during your intended time frame, we’ll immediately refund your deposit.

3. We’ll get to work designing a curated guide

   Once your lodging is confirmed, we’ll put together a personalized guide complete with a list of activities and nearby day trips based on your interests, as well as grocery stores, restaurants for take-out or delivery, wine shops, pharmacies, and nearby health clinics/hospitals.

When you staycation with Journy, what you’ll receive is less of an itinerary and more of a guide. In it, you’ll find a comprehensive list of:

• Activities and nearby day trips based on your interests
• Grocery stores
• Restaurants for take-out or delivery
• Wine shops
• Pharmacies
• Nearby health clinic/hospitals

Another key difference is price. Normal travel planning is priced either per day or by custom package, whereas staycation planning is priced at a flat rate:

• $150 per group for 7-day stays (additional days at $22/day rate)
• $250 for 14-day stays (additional days at $18/day rate)
• $450 for 30-day stays (additional days at $15/day rate)

When presenting lodging options for you to choose from, we consider the following factors:

COVID-19 safety measures

We prioritize lodging options that are either fully private or are hotels with comprehensive COVID-19 safety measures (e.g., contactless check-in/out with a dividing partition, enhanced cleaning, mask mandates, in-room dining options, sanitizing stations). You can read more about our COVID-19 vetting policies for lodging here.

The best value for your money

For private lodging, we scour a number of sites to save you time—including Vacasa, VRBO, Sonder, Luxury Retreats, and Airbnb. We also refer to our own internal shortlist of preferred lodging options that have been recommended by past travelers and our network of on-the-ground locals.

Once we receive your staycation request, we’ll do a quick scan for availability and let you know if there are no options within your budget. If you decide you don’t want to increase your budget, we’ll immediately refund your deposit.

Guidance on domestic travel is changing almost daily. For the latest information, please refer to our official COVID blog post, which is regularly updated.

As of July 7, the following states require mandatory quarantines for visitors arriving from out of state.

• Alaska (during the period between taking a COVID-19 test and receiving the results)
• Connecticut
• Hawaii (unless you have proof of a negative COVID-19 test)
• Illinois (states on the list include Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah)
• Kansas (states on the list include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and Maryland)
• Maine (unless you have proof of a negative COVID-19 test from within 72 hours prior to arrival)
• Massachusetts
• New York
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• Ohio
• Rhode Island (for anyone coming from a state still under stay-at-home orders)
• Vermont (for anyone coming from a state with more than 400 active COVID-19 cases per million)

Additional, travelers who are visiting the tristate area (New York, Connecticut, or New Jersey) from the following states are required to quarantine for 14 days.

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Arizona
• California
• Florida
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Iowa
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Nevada
• North Carolina
• Texas
• Utah
• South Carolina

Because we book lodging and activities with flexible cancellation policies and refundable rates, we can secure a 100% money-back guarantee as long as the cancellation falls within the window, which usually ranges from 48 hours to 2 weeks (we’ll always be clear upfront about what this is).

Your Journy trip planning fees can be applied as a credit towards a future trip planned by the end of 2021 for the same or a different destination.