12/05/2026
I need every traveller — and every travel agent — to read this.
Because right now, headlines are scaring people out of the very experiences they’ve worked years for.
And it needs to stop.
Feel free to share this. Honestly… I hope you do.
Lots of love,
The Somak Family ❤️
She was sitting at her kitchen table at 11pm, tears in her eyes, about to cancel the safari she'd been saving for since her divorce.
Three years of putting away £100 a month.
A promise she'd made to herself the day she signed the papers.
"I'm going to Kenya. For me."
And then she saw the headline........ Her heart sank as she placed her head in her hands.
"AIRPORT CHAOS: Hundreds of flights cancelled as travel disruption hits UK."
She called me in a panic.
"Should I cancel? I don't want to lose the money. I don't want to get stranded. What if—"
I said:
"Stop. Let me tell you something nobody ever tells you about long-haul flights."
And what I told her changed everything.
✈️ HERE'S WHAT THE MEDIA NEVER MENTIONS
When a wide-body aircraft departs London for Nairobi — or the Maldives, or Mauritius, or Mumbai — it isn't just carrying passengers.
Under your feet?
Kenyan roses heading to Europe.
Life-saving pharmaceuticals on a cold chain.
Fresh seafood. Medical equipment. High-value cargo.
This isn’t small stuff. This is global supply chain level important.
And here’s the truth:
👉 Airlines will protect those flights at almost any cost.
Because unlike passengers… some of that cargo has hours to live, not days.
So when cancellations happen?
Short-haul leisure routes (think London to Malaga on a bank holiday) are far more likely to be cut.
Long-haul routes carrying time-sensitive freight?
They are the LAST to go.
That’s not opinion. That’s how the system works.
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🌍 BACK TO MY CLIENT
I showed her the reality behind the headline.
Her route. Her airline. Her date.
She was fine.
Her trip was protected.
Her insurance covered her.
And I told her: “If anything happens, I’m here.”
So… she went.
And this happened:
She stood in the Maasai Mara at sunrise as lions walked past her vehicle.
She watched wildebeest cross the Mara River.
She sat under a sky full of stars she didn’t know existed.
And on her final night, she messaged me:
"I nearly didn’t come. I would have regretted this for the rest of my life. Thank you for not letting me give up on myself."
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💡 WHAT PEOPLE DON’T SAY ABOUT TRAVEL AGENTS
We’re not just booking holidays.
We’re the voice of calm when headlines create panic.
We’re the filter between fact and fear.
We’re the ones who actually understand how travel really works.
And sometimes…
We’re the reason someone doesn’t give up on something they’ve dreamed about for years.
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If the news has made you nervous about a trip…
Before you cancel.
Before you lose money.
Before fear wins.
📞 Call me first.
Let me tell you what’s actually going on.
Because you deserve to go. 🌍✨🦁
📞 07944 518770| 📧[email protected]
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