Yikes..... so a little Middle Eastern country named Qatar is impacting my life. It appears several surrounding countries have cut ties with Qatar because they believe Qatar supports terrorism financially - that's the definition in the most simplistic terms. I have a flight to Doha, Qatar in January that eventually will take me to South Africa. Many of the countries surrounding Qatar have closed their airspace to planes coming in and out of Doha. Because my flight isn't until January, I will sit patiently for now. I have debated telling my travel partner as she tends to get nervous over these types of activities. Worst case, the flights will be canceled, I'll get my points back and we will have to pay for tickets to South Africa out of pocket and fly a route other than via the Middle East. Again, the trip isn't until January and I know that many others in my travel and points world have the same flights booked so I will see how they manage the work around. Stay tuned to see how this crisis resolves itself. I know I haven't really written about my upcoming Africa trip since it is so far out but trust me more is on the way.
