Who doesn’t love weekend getaways? In the busyness of life sometimes your dream vacation has to take a back seat, but a weekend getaway can be just the thing to leave you feeling refreshed and connected to your partner or family. This week I’m going to share a few of my favorite places to escape for a long weekend.
Today I thought I might share one of my favorite itineraries – to Italy! Italy – Mi Amore! I adore Italy, as most of you probably know. It’s my favorite country and where I love to go. So I thought maybe sharing my itinerary would inspire you as well!
So what does that mean? As of today, September 3rd, 2021, nothing! None of the countries have rolled back their policy to not allow Americans into their countries. Each individual country gets to decide for themselves if they will allow us in or not. It also means they choose if they wish to add any new rules to their entry process.
So what is new on the EU Vaccination Announcements? On Monday, August 30, 2021, the EU announced that they “might” recommend the US to be removed from the safe countries to accept into their countries. Of course, this was another “oh no” moment for me, a travel advisor who focuses on this region. The next day, they recommended that the US not travel to the EU except for nonessential travel. The reason for this was the rising number of cases of covid-19 again among the unvaccinated people in the USA.
This week’s blog is about why I love to travel. I grew up without much money. Travel to me meant being in a car for many hours, bored and squished with my siblings. As a teenager, my goal in life was to travel. I didn’t want to have kids. I just wanted to see as many places as I could. Of course, that wasn’t how my life went. I had kids (which I am extremely thankful for) and I didn’t travel a lot until much later. I feel like I am still making up for lost time now as an empty nester. I love to travel and I cannot get enough new experiences!
I know we are all in love with the idea of traveling, visiting exotic places, and let’s face it, a great airport lounge on the way or the return just makes the trip. Today’s blog is going to be about my “favorite” first-class airport lounge.
I just boarded flight to Vegas for a conference, Virtuoso Travel Week. I am excited to be spend the week meeting new colleagues and partners in the travel industry. It will be a crazy busy week, but worth every minute of it. But while I was boarding, I was reminded that this is a service industry. With all things covid, its been easily forgotten that its okay to be nice to people, to be social, etc. Today’s post is going to be about how we can Make Someone’s Day.
We have all been close to home, not traveling abroad as frequently as in the past, and it’s easy to let our passports expire. As the demand rises for international travel its certainly a good time to start thinking (or to check) if your passport has expired! Ready for the reopening?
I have had a couple of clients book their trips and then look and see that their passports are expired. Most countries require that your passport is valid for at least 3 months past your return date (some for 6 months past return date). Our passports are our key to unlocking fascinating destinations.
We live in a time where information overload is an understatement. There is so much information on Google as well as pandemic-related uncertainty, that people are realizing the benefits of a travel advisor. You benefit from custom, personalized vacation designs, as well as up to date information about the new travel rules and regulations. I am one among thousands of travel advisors around the world (including 22,000 Virtuoso travel advisors in 50 countries, to be exact) and I am ready to help you create memories and make your travel dreams come true. So continue on for 8 myths about travel advisors – debunked.
I, like you, am all to aware that traveling in the wake of COVID over the past year has been nearly impossible thanks to the pandemic. However, as the Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are starting to be spread, I am excited that travel can start to open back up. This has people talking (and getting in a fuss) about “COVID passports”. But what are these passports? Who needs one? How does it help you and can it get you to travel? Today, the blog is all about traveling with COVID vaccines!