What makes a good travel blog? Is it the destinations that are talked about? Is it the personal experiences and stories that are shared? Is it tips, advice or deals that can be found within the blog?
I love being in the travel industry, and one of the main reasons is because EVERYBODY likes to talk about their own travel or vacation adventures. Really, next time you’re in a group and the conversation starts going south or getting quiet, throw …
My travels to the Languedoc-Rousillon area of France were an amazing and enlightening experience that I’d like to share. This is the southwestern Mediterranean coastline of France, west of the Cote d’Azur or French Riviera and Provence, and east of the Pyrenees mountains.
Continue Reading →I think whenever you travel, you should experience something new. Sometimes it’s a new destination, sometimes a different hotel property in the same destination and sometimes it’s the route you take to get there.
I decided on this trip to France that I would experience the TGV. What is the TGV? It stands for “Trains a Grand Vitesse” or high-speed trains, that run through France. Other countries in Europe have similar rail systems under different names …
Continue Reading →There are still Travel Agents? Why would anyone hire a Travel Agent/Consultant? Doesn’t everyone just book their travel online?
I know, the title of the blog is reasons WHY people hire a Travel Consultant, but I get asked the above questions SO frequently, it’s worth putting them out there for you to think about while I give you the reasons to hire me.
I also want to point out the difference between yesterday’s Travel Agents and today’s Travel Consultants. A …
I attended a presentation on Alaska last month that was hosted by the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau, and I have to say, I am ready to head back to Alaska!
I was in Alaska five years ago on an Inside Passage cruise that I absolutely loved! I knew, though, that it was really only visiting a tiny portion of this very large state and that someday, I’d go back to see more.
The state of Alaska is …
I spent the day in New York City taking my daughter to see a Broadway show for her birthday. It was an expensive gift; getting down to the city, lunch out and the show, but the experience and memory created was priceless. It made me think about how we spend our disposable income and the options we have.
Travel, leisure vacations in particular, are not a necessity, but a luxury that we indulge in. How does a travel consultant compete …
When you work in an industry that you really enjoy, you often feel lucky and blessed. When you feel lucky and blessed, you feel the need to give back. What better way to give back than to join others in your industry and pitch in to give back to your industry. That’s exactly what I did last week with 350 other tourism industry professionals.
Under the incredible organization called Tourism Cares, we all headed to Mystic, Connecticut to volunteer our …