{"id":121864,"date":"2026-01-06T06:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/121864\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T06:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:29:13","slug":"oakland-county-travel-expert-shares-advice-for-caribbean-travelers-during-venezuela-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/121864\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland County travel expert shares advice for Caribbean travelers during Venezuela crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROYAL OAK, Mich. \u2013 After a Livonia couple was stranded in the Caribbean because of the military operation in Venezuela impacting travel<\/a>, Local 4 spoke to a Royal Oak travel agent about what people should know if they are traveling to the Caribbean in the upcoming month.<\/p>\n

Related: Detroit man stuck in Caribbean after military operation in Venezuela<\/a><\/p>\n

David Fishman is the President of Cadillac Travel in Royal Oak<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Fishman says airspace should not be a concern after the current issues are resolved, but said cruise routes could be affected.<\/p>\n

He says some courses are already being altered because of the operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are going anywhere near Venezuela, for example, if you\u2019re cruising and going to Carousel at the top of South America, right by Venezuela, you\u2019re not going,\u201d Fishman said.<\/p>\n

In that case, he says cruise lines will likely move the itinerary to Barbados. He tells me there may be cause for concern for more cruises if large military ships move into the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re going anywhere like Colombia, which has a long border along Venezuela, you could go to Colombia, but obviously crossing over or anything like that into Venezuela it\u2019s going to be a problem,\u201d Fishman said.<\/p>\n

He says all other travel should be fine, and he hears the hotel backups happening now will have been sorted out by then.<\/p>\n

Fishman has multiple clients in Puerto Rico and around the Caribbean that he\u2019s trying to help right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our clients, for example, they (the hotel) said, \u2018You have to leave,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cThey said, \u2018We will call the police and kick you out,\u2019 which is very unusual because other clients didn\u2019t have a problem at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

His biggest piece of advice is to pay for travel insurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause travel insurance, clearly, with flight delays or cancellations would be covered. They would cover your whole stay at the hotel,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Many airlines said they won\u2019t cover the cost due to government-mandated requirements beyond their control.<\/p>\n

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