How Dirty is Your Hotel Room? I have been watching a lot of Hotel Impossible on Netflix lately. I am strangely drawn to this show where one guy evaluates hotels that are in the decline. He revamps everything from management, the front desk area, and the cleaning crew’s philosophy on what is actually a
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I absolutely love my job and the best part of my job is meeting new people. I love hearing how someone had an amazing time on their vacation! When I hear this it means that I am doing a good job by pairing them on the right vacation. But how do I know which vacation
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For the past couple of weeks I have been writing about reasons one would use a travel agent and to watch out for hidden fees with those large Online Travel Agencies (OTA) like Travelocity. I recently learned that in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, a lady who was a travel agent had been scamming
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I recently had a friend ask me what to do when she needed to change their flight that they booked through one of these large travel booking engines or in the travel business what we call an Online Travel Agency (OTA). The problem was that the airline they were using was now using Expedia or
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Most of us love that feeling of soaring above the clouds and seeing how beautiful the sun reflects off of white cotton balls of softness. All of a sudden you hit some turbulence and you remember that you are sitting in a confined “sardine can.” So what happens in your brain to allow you to
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Choosing a Walt Disney World resort is like car shopping. There are over 20 various resorts to choose from in three different budget-class categories. What this leaves you with is a stressful decision that leaves you covering your eyes and randomly picking a resort. I am here to tell you the secret of choosing the
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In my last newsletter I discussed the importance of making sure to give your friends, family, or neighbors a printed copy of your itinerary in case something were to go wrong on your vacation. It is great that they have this, but what do YOU have to protect yourself and your family when something goes
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Flying with kids can be stressful! Here are 5 tips on how to keep your sanity when taking kids on a plane trip Having two little ones myself I find that my anxiety for flying increases a few days before the flight. It is not because I am afraid to fly but how will my
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Don’t get on your cruise too early you might run into this… When it comes to traveling we try our best to get to the airport, the port of embarkation, or the car rental place before our scheduled time. Now when it comes to your flights I always suggest you be there on-time. In fact,
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Beware of Booking Travel Online. Read the fine print. I recently had a friend ask me what to do when she needed to change their flight that they booked through one of these large travel booking engines or in the travel business what we call an Online Travel Agency (OTA). The problem was that the
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