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I spent the first weekend of May 2019 in the usual annual place: Band Geek Nirvana.
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The email arrived on a Monday. “Dear Travel Planner:” These never end well.
Student travel is returning, and we learned a lot from COVID-19 cancelations and disappointments. As you start to plan for…
