But maybe skip the selfies with burnt-out homes.
Youve got to be more sensitive than your normal vacation trip.
We talked to a few travel experts, and people whove been through disasters, for guidance.
Airports will be shuttered, cruises will be canceled and hotels will be closed for booking.
Even if recovery is over, some are just not ready for visitors yet.
The State Department issuestravel advisoriesfor foreign countries that range from exercise normal precaution to do not travel.
The advisories also account for things like terrorism and uprisings.
But experts say broad alerts dont always tell the whole story.
The best way to be sure is to check with the local governments.
Tourism is vital and it fuels local communities, CEO Brad Dean said in the statement.
Remember tolook up local travel etiquettewhile youre at it too.
you might always call hotels and local governments to check the status, too.
Williamson wrote in an email.
What are their responsible tourism policies?
Can you speak with the contact on the ground and some people whove previously travelled with them?
Responsible Tourism has a wholeguide on how to volunteerwhen youre traveling.
What youdontwant to do is to jump into a situation thinking you might help without any training or support.
Every time they have somebody doing that, theyre taking away from recovery effort, she said.
Theres really no excuse for that.
Thats a pure, neo-colonialist approach to a destination with no regard for anything else, she said.
Disasters are horrible, but dont cause a human disaster after theres been a natural disaster.
Just be sensitive and mindful, King said.
The wedding went on, and he doesnt mind those couples taking photos with the disaster in the background.
As a local, I understand, theyre going through the disaster with us, he said.
That is insensitive to the populace, he said.
