April 2020 Questionnaire

Thank you for following the instructions in the email to complete this questionnaire. To complete the final question, you will need to be familiar with the information at these two websites:

You have until Monday, May 3 to complete the questionnaire. Please, take this time to carefully consider your answers by:

• Looking at your current reservations

• Looking at your community’s plan for reopening businesses.

• Checking out the pandemic situation in the communities where the majority of your customers come from.

• Speaking to others in your industry and community, particularly large “anchor” business such as amusement parks, large resorts, piers, etc.

• Making a list of all possible outcomes, and what your plan is for each.

We cannot have students arrive to find that the terms on their job offer (hours, wages, duties) cannot be met. Please reach out to ERDT at emily@erdtworkandtravel.org if you would like to make any changes to your job offers. If you believe your community will mandate a 2 week quarantine for those traveling from overseas, we definitely want you to include this information on the job offer so that students can budget and pack accordingly.

Furthermore, if there are Americans willing to fill the jobs that our J1 students would hold, we do believe they should be given priority. Allegations that host employers use the J1 Work and Travel program to undercut local labor are, number one, the biggest threat to the Summer Work/Travel program.

Thanks again, and stay safe.