Planning Your Summer Family Vacation

It’s March, and while it almost doesn’t seem possible, we are coming up on the one-year anniversary of *that week* – when the pandemic became a reality, and our lives changed.

A lot could be written about what a horrible year this past year has been – but you already know all that. You know that you and your family dealt with at-home school in all its stressful variations throughout the year. You’ve had to work from home and help your kids learn – often all at the same time.

And you probably cancelled, or at least changed, your family vacation plans from last year.

I mention all of this, not to dwell on all that we went through over the past year, but to point out one very important thing that I bet you will agree with: Your family has earned a vacation “reward” this summer. As things continue to (hopefully) improve, and vaccinations increase, studies show that optimism about travel this summer is skyrocketing, with many folks realizing that it’s time to make up for last year by making some vacation memories this year.

And not only vacation memories but “bucket list” vacation memories. Read more

When is the Best Time to Vacation in 2021?

Hooray, you’re thinking of planning a vacation this year (since you missed out on traveling last year)! You know that now is the perfect time to plan and book your trip for 2021, you’ve got a destination (or 2) in mind, and you’re familiar with their cancellation policies should something come up to change your plans. So what’s next? Deciding when you want to go!

“But Nancy, I’m not sure when the best time is for me to take my vacation this year. Is one time of the year better than another?” I hear your question loud and clear, because it’s one I get asked all the time. So, let’s chat a bit about that today. Read more

Ready to Book Your 2021 Vacation? Here’s What You Need to Know About Cancellation Policies

 

I think we can all agree that having something to look forward to right now is needed more than ever, so while we are in the opening days of 2021, there are many folks that are thinking vacations. Even if they don’t expect to travel until the summer, fall, or later, travel is so high on the list of things we missed last year, that the urge to start planning a trip – now – is huge! Read more

Embracing Retro at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort

The Cabana Bay Beach Resort is one of the most popular resorts at Universal Orlando and is a great value option among their on-site hotels. Of course guests receive all the great on-site benefits, such as complimentary transportation and early access to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. But, the resort itself has a lot to offer. Here are a few favorite things about staying at the Cabana Bay Beach Resort. Read more

Travel, Social Distancing, and Where We Go From Here

I think at this point, all of us, no matter where we live or what we do, have been impacted by COVID-19, and it’s pretty evident that we will be for a while in some fashion – although for how long and in what way is still unknown. Whether you are working from home, newly home-schooling your children, whether you or someone you love is a healthcare provider or first responder, whether you own a small business, or are an hourly wage earner, whether you have elderly loved ones or someone who is “at risk” or a high school/college graduate who is missing one of the most important times of their life…..all of us in some way are affected by the current situation.

And of course, those of us in the travel industry are no different. In fact, as some of the earliest news related to this novel corona virus came out, we were among the first to be affected as travel agents everywhere spent endless days handling the wave of changes and cancellations related to international, cruise, and domestic theme park travel, working to advise and help our clients and find the best possible outcomes for them. Read more