It is my sincere privilege to welcome you to Journey! Our small group and private adventures are thoughtfully crafted to balance immersive sightseeing experiences with ample leisure time, ensuring you savor the very best of each destination. As your travel dates approach, Now Journey will send you helpful information via email and you should receive your Final Logistics Itinerary letter no later than 20 days prior to your trip. Our team is always available to answer any questions you may have about your trip, so please feel free to call, email, or chat with us. To better assist you as you prepare for your Journey, we’ve provided a few key items below. Your Journey Trip Specialist is here to help, so don't hesitate to reach out with any questions. Thank you from all of us at Now Journey! |
Review this entire page to find several helpful resources in planning for your Journey! |
1. GET A QUOTE AND PURCHASE INSURANCE:
We highly recommend you protect yourself with Trip Cancellation and Interruption Travel Insurance. Here are two companies that provide insurance: TRAVEL GUARD & ALLIANZ — Please review carefully.
Travel Guard Travel Insurance Quote: Click Here
also try:
Allianz Travel Insurance Quote: Use the form below
2. Airfare Quotation: Email your Now Journey Trip Speclalist for information on booking airfare.
3. Frequently Asked Questions: Click Here to read our FAQs
4. ALERT:Meet Travel & Entry Requirements: Your Responsibility
Meeting Travel and Entry Requirements are the responsibility of the Now Journey Guest: Make note of ANY entry requirements for the countries you are traveling through and/or visiting as your destination(s). It is YOUR responsibility to ensure you have met all entry requirements. This includes the new European Union requirement commencing in 2024 - Click here for the ETIAS (similar to a Visa that all US Citizens must comply with in 2024): Click Here.
5. HOW TO ACCESS YOUR BOOKING ON THE WETRAVEL PLATFORM
Once you are booked, to go back into your booking on the WeTravel Platform to make payments, upload your Passports via the secure transfer, add your flight information, or update your profile information, Go to nowjourney.wetravel.com - MAKE SURE:
- use the email you used when you booked (do not "use google to sign in")
- It will require you to enter, create or reset your password
- Once signed in, click on MY TRIPS at the top
- On the left hand side under various options, look for "Trips I joined" (will have a number in parentheses) and click there
- Your booking should pull up
- Click on MANAGE BOOKING and you will be able to make payments, see your booking, add options and update your information!
6. LUGGAGE INFORMATION
Before we continue, with the various flight disruptions we've been seeing, it might pay you to consider our Luggage Forward Service:
LUGGAGE FORWARD
7. ENROLL IN STEP
Check out the USA's STEP Program:
8. HEALTH ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
COVID 19 REQUIREMENTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE DESTINATION(S) YOU ARE TRAVELING TO: IT IS GUEST'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE YOU MEET ALL TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO COVID RESTRICTIONS.
9. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• What is the "new ETIAS requirement from Europe (commencing in 2025)?
The European Union is requiring a new visa-like form to be completed commencing in 2025 and it is the Now Journey Guest's responsibility to complete all forms required by the destination countries. ETIAS (similar to a Visa that all US Citizens must comply with in 2025): Click Here.
Deluxe package includes a full, hot daily breakfast (table service or buffet), 5 of the 9 dinners and 4+ to 5 Star hotel properties featuring large, air-conditioned guestrooms with ensuite bathrooms. Classic package includes a daily breakfast, Venice Welcome Dinner (guests may upgrade to the total 5 dinners included for $390 per person), and 3 to 4 Star hotel properties featuring air-conditioned guestrooms with ensuite bathrooms.
See detailed description about Deluxe and Classic here
How active are Journey Tours?
Our pace for sightseeing is leisurely with ample opportunity to stop and even opt out should a guest desire to do so. We walk about 45 to 90 minutes per day on our sightseeing tours on average.
What amount of leisure time is there on a Journey Tour?
Yes, Journey features a Slow Travel concept on most of our trips with most sightseeing occurring in the mornings and the afternoons at leisure.
How many guests are on a Journey Tour?
Our tours feature an average 10 to 16 guests — unlike most tour companies which feature an average of 35 to 44 guests!
What is the average Journey guest like? What kind of people travel on a Journey tour?
Journey's trips are designed to engage people of all ages and backgrounds, but the 'average' Journey guest is not average at all: they enjoy interesting excursions, learning about history and culture, and above all enjoy having fun while on tour. Experiencing foreign lands bring with it a host of amazing and sometimes challenging experiences, so a great attitude is essential for the Journey guest and the Modern Traveler!