Category Archives: Travel Tips

$1500 Resort Credit! What?? Wow!!

Oh my goodness!!  Are you looking for a suggestion for a honeymoon, an anniversary or just a 5-night getaway?  I have a fantastic suggestion.  I just returned from the Aventura Spa Palace – Riviera Maya last Wednesday night.  From my area (the Southeast), it is an ideal flight itinerary.  You can leave early in the…

Visit SIX Destinations on this Fantastic 7-Day Southern Caribbean Cruise on VALOR!!!

Windham Travel & Leisure has a wonderful Southern Caribbean group cruise on Carnival Valor with some cabins still available. Oct. 13-20 (Sun.-Sun.).  On this 7-Day cruise there are SIX different ports of call leaving from San Juan, Puerto Rico!!! It is a Fantastic itinerary; and you get the benefit of the reduced group rate PLUS…

Rent a Villa or Mansion & Vacation Like a Celebrity!

Rent a Villa or Mansion & Vacation Like a Celebrity! Vacationers that dream of a luxurious vacation that will make them feel like the “Rich and Famous” can realize their dream by renting a villa or mansion in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, France or Italy.  This dream can become an elegant and memorable reality.  A…

“It’s about time-It’s about space…”

Directly from Travel Agent Central-July 2, 2012: In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Kennedy Space Center is launching tours to two rarely seen areas of the center: the Launch Control Center (LCC) and the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), which has been off-limits to the public for more than 30 years.  Travelers can go inside the…

Are you a VIFP (Very Important Fun Person)?

On board Carnival Valor Windham Travel & Leisure has many clients who are loyal repeat cruisers for one line or another…or a few.  Just this month Carnival has revamped and rebranded its guest recognition program for past guests.  The “Very Important Fun Person (VIFP) Club” is divided into five levels based on the number of…

Here’s Your Very Own Pocket Travel Consultant!

I have an EXTREMELY nifty travel tip for you, your family and friends.  While traveling, how would you like to have all destination info at your fingertips at all times…on your phone? Pocket Travel Consultant is a free app that allows you to carry all of the destination information you need while traveling, right in…

What is a DMC?

DMC-Tropical Incentives – Cabo San Lucas What is a DMC or Ground Operator?  A Destination Management Company (DMC) or Ground Operator is a local company that provides consulting and specifically logistic services based on their expert knowledge of a particular destination. If your company or organization…or special group is planning a trip, a company incentive…

You don’t need a “pup” tent to travel with your dog!

My mind is still on “spring break”.  Here in Huntsville, Alabama, the city schools are closed for a week.  To follow up on last week’s blog, I raise a question to our dog-loving friends out there:  What do you do with your furry family members when you travel?  For those, like us, who hate leaving…

Top o’ the mornin’ to ye!

  Back in 1992, I had the opportunity to dance as a guest artist with the Scottish-American Ballet during the Edinburgh Festival.  We flew from New York to London, then on to Scotland, where we stayed for two weeks.  Again, this was one of those past travel experiences which I am so grateful for, yet…

The Great American Steamboat Company – Grand American Queen

  The Great American Steamboat Company has signed an exclusive agreement with Signature Travel Network, a member-owned travel cooperative. The agreement, which became effective Jan. 30, is part of the Great American Steamboat Company’s commitment to the travel agency community. The partnership is the first and only agreement with a consortium for the new steamboat…

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