If you want “cancel for any reason” coverage or if you have a pre-existing condition, you must purchase your travel insurance within 21 days of your initial deposit. If neither of those scenarios applies to you, then you have a bit more time, but remember that any investment you make is not protected until you have your travel insurance policy in place. You can wait until you have paid for your trip in full and you have purchased your flights to purchase travel insurance, or you can purchase it after just your initial deposit and then revise your trip cost as you pay the balance of your trip and purchase your airfare, knowing that your premium will go up as you revise your total trip cost.

I ask all of my travelers to sign a travel insurance waiver to acknowledge that they understand my strong recommendation to purchase travel insurance and that their decision not to purchase travel insurance is a conscious one that they have thought about carefully. Without travel insurance, the financial investment that has been made in the trip is not protected.

Sometime in mid-2025, travelers will be required to obtain a travel visa to visit European Union countries. However, at the time of writing this, January 2025, the program has yet to be rolled out. There will be a grace period once the start date has been announced to give travelers time to obtain their visas.  Be sure to sign up to receive my newsletter, as I will notify my readers as new information becomes available.

Please be advised that if you are traveling to the UK, the travel visa requirement is already in effect. Click here for further information and to apply.

Most European Union countries require a passport to be valid at least six months after your return date. Please double-check your passport expiration date to ensure that it complies with this recommendation.

Yes, as a gluten-free pescetarian, I take food allergies and dietary preferences seriously. I will notify our hotels as well as restaurants on the itinerary in advance of any dietary restrictions or allergies you may have. When you receive the receipt for your booking, I will ask that you email me any special dietary accommodations.  I will address this topic again in follow-up emails to be certain that I have heard from everyone who needs to make a request.

The majority of our small-group tours can accommodate up to 14 people, although some tours have a maximum of 8 or 10 depending on the available accommodations and/or activities. 

If I need to cancel a trip because I am unable to lead the tour, I will refund your money. 

If you need to cancel your trip before the full amount is due (90 to 120 days before departure, depending on the trip), then your deposit can be credited towards a trip with The Next Chapter Travel within the next 12 months, or you can choose to file a claim for the deposit amount with your travel insurance company. If you need to cancel your trip after the full amount is due (within the 120 or 90-day period, depending on the trip), then you will need to file a claim with your travel insurance company. Again, this is a good reason to get travel insurance sooner rather than later.

In order to reserve your spot on any Next Chapter Travel trip, pay the $1,000 initial deposit. I will email you an invoice shortly thereafter for the balance amount which is due by the date indicated for that trip.