Inspiring Journeys: Looking After Your Wellbeing

Preparing for the return of travel in Australia and New Zealand, Inspiring Journeys have put numerous new measures in place to elevate the hygiene standards and protocols on their trips. The health and wellbeing of guests and their team has always been, and always will be of primary concern.

Here are some important new steps and procedures that have been implemented to enhance hygiene protocols, to comply with physical distancing requirements by relevant government authorities and to give you the needed peace of mind during your travels in these new times.

Trained Journey Directors

Journey Directors have been trained in new and enhanced hygiene and physical distancing procedures. During your trip, they will operate with a duty of care and monitor the hygiene etiquette of guests, reacting and advising as needed, to ensure high standards are maintained. Before you travel, you will be informed about new protocols required in these areas, and Inspiring Journeys seek that you cooperate with and heed the advice and direction of your Journey Director while on your trip. Your Journey Director will have preventative measures in place to ensure your wellbeing and in the event that any unexpected issues arise on trip, they will activate additional protocols.

Support Team 24/7

It’s not just your Journey Director and Driver who will be taking care of you. Behind the scenes, operations and guest support teams are in contact with them and on call 24/7, so you can rest assured that you’re in good hands.

Stringent on the Road Protocols

Inspiring Journeys’ customised luxury coaches are sanitised before the start of your trip and have always been kept to very high standards. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, additional measures have been taken to elevate hygiene and sanitary practices in accordance with guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and as required, applicable government regulations.

You driver is trained with the latest hygiene protocols and will clean and disinfect all surfaces including handrails, door handles, tables, seats, air-conditioning filters and overhead lockers on a daily basis. Guests are asked to follow hygiene practices recommended by the World Health Organisation, including the thorough and regular washing of hands and sanitising when required. Hand sanitiser is freely available on board for guests to use throughout the day.

Please pack your own washable face mask and gloves, and additional hand sanitiser to make you feel comfortable. Should an unexpected situation arise, additional face masks, rubber gloves, antiviral sprays and wipes are available for guest distribution on all trips.

Trusted Partners, Exceptional Standards

Inspiring Journeys choose to only work with select hotels, restaurants, suppliers and venues that take the health and wellbeing of their guests as seriously as they do and agree to meet expected guidelines and specifications. So they only work with establishments that will consistently adhere to their standards.

Smaller Groups, More Personal Space

With Inspiring Journeys’ smaller groups you will find more personal space on board. Smaller groups also mean less queuing whilst embarking and disembarking, as well as at hotels and attractions, so it’s easier to maintain a comfortable physical distance.

Connected and Informed

As part of The Travel Corporation (TTC), Inspiring Journeys is kept up to date with all government advisories and travel alerts on a daily basis and is continually in touch with all partners on the ground in each destination.

Also, rest assured that during your trip, operational teams work to ensure supplier partners (hotels, restaurants, museums and other venues) are also applying the same standard to these new hygiene and distancing protocols, to the extent possible.

Personal Responsibility

These enhanced hygiene protocols have been put in place to protect you, other guests, and the team members who support your journey. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. According to the World Health Organisation and government health bodies, senior citizens and guests with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable.

Inspiring Journeys ask that you please take personal responsibility for your wellbeing. This begins with packing any personal protective equipment and sanitisers you require. Please adopt physical distancing and hygiene practises before you travel and follow all health instruction whether physical signage, or requests from our professional staff once you are on tour.

In choosing to travel with Inspiring Journeys, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. With these elevated protocols in place you can plan your next trip within Australia or in New Zealand with Inspiring Journeys knowing your healthy and safety is their top priority.

Book with confidence

With these elevated health and santation protocols in place, you can plan your next trip within Australia or in New Zealand with Inspiring Journeys knowing your healthy and safety is their top priority.