International honeymoon in summer 2021?

I would only make plans that are fully refundable/changeable.

You'd have to check with government websites to see what borders are open.

Personally, I would not make any plans for 2021 that involve travelling if you’re in the US. The American response to COVID has been utterly shocking (‘thanks’ Trump) and there will no doubt be a massive influx of cases following the Christmas – New Year holidays. Almost a year on from the origination of COVID there are still 200,000 new cases of COVID in America per day.

I completely understand the intention that maybe by then things will be ok and travelling will be safe but in all honesty, there is tremendous work that is required to contain this virus and I don’t think by July 2021 things will be ok. Personally, I wouldn’t risk travelling even at that point, and something you need to consider is that once Biden is inaugurated, there will likely be many COVID restrictions (finally) put in place, possibly some concerning travel.

To put it into perspective for you (at least from my point of view), where I live in Australia, our local transmission is so minimal we've had 5 new cases break out lately (after 2 weeks of no new cases) and despite our borders being closed for almost the entirety of the year, and the vaccine being rolled out early next year, we are anticipating that international travel won’t resume until late 2021 and even then it will be very regimented and to select destinations only.

I am from California and even I would not suggest coming here for anything. We don't have a clear picture of what life could look like here in 7 months. Many many of my friends have gotten Covid by just being outdoors and have been incredibly sick. Yes some counties are operating against the shut down, I am talking bars open speakeasy style and people having lunch at a restaurants that refuse to close. Los Angeles alone has more Covid cases than some entire states. I felt safer in Cancun, Mexico than I do here at home in Los Angeles. I am also not Mexican so its not like I have family there or anything. Here in Cali, stores have empty shelves, Airbnb's and hotel prices have gone up due to new cleaning/disinfection guidelines. Places to visit are closed and some have police presence to ensure no one crosses the line. Some of our most famous and beautiful hiking trails have been shut down because people were vandalizing them after they started reopening the state. In Cancun my temperature was taken at arrival to my resorts I was given multiple hand sanitizer bottles to carry around with me. Any restaurant I visited took my temp and asked me to sanitize my hands before entering. Any activity did the same and if we took any extra bags like a back pack with towels, etc everything was sprayed with disinfectant before the trip even began. There was sanitizer everywhere! The people working there are so happy to be able to be providing for their families again that they give the absolute best service to their customers. In California things aren't great, even for a road trip I am afraid. When we flew there we made sure we chose an airline that was flying at a reduced capacity, Delta was flying at 50% first class and 60% economy. We flew first class, there were about 10 passengers in 1st class including my husband and I, typically it seats 20 people.

Alyssa, its food or thought you know. A little of my experience with Covid in California and traveling to Cancun, Mexico during the pandemic, but not during stay at home orders. Some people make it seem like things in Cali are running smoothly but thats why our numbers keep soaring. My husband and I are essential workers and continue to work out of our home 5 days a week in areas that are not so sanitary. When we vacationed we made sure we could cancel everything and have it reimbursed. We went when the numbers were lower and took absolutely every precaution we could to avoid being around others. Our 1st year wedding anniversary trip to Europe was cancelled and we desperately wanted to get away. Also the resorts in Cancun were only allowing 50% capacity so it made the trip more enjoyable and stress free.

Totally agree on wanting to visit new places, I literally planned out my whole Europe trip. I was so devastated that I would not be dancing tango on the rooftop of a Spanish home drinking Sangria, or walking the Colosseum in Rome, the vineyards, the food, the people! We decided on Mexico because it was not too far and they were taking good care of everything. Fingers crossed that we get to experience some new places sooner than later!

Spain is opening their border to Americans in June if you want to try to plan your trip again!