Early Sunday, Skylar Martin of Hanover, Virginia, was taken to the hospital after she spent six miserable hours in her room and lost consciousness at a resort in the Dominican Republic. Martin and her husband were married last month, and they were in the country on their honeymoon. “I had a fever,” …
Alyson Nicole Acevedo was featured in whattoexpect.com Do Babies Need Passports? Planning an international trip with the newest addition to your family? Here’s what you’ll need to have (and do) well in advance of take off and landing. “Do Babies Need Passports?” As if you weren’t already juggling enough as a new …
Affluence Is Fueling Demand for Advisors to Plan Milestone Group Travel Celebration travel — trips where groups of family or friends gather to mark a significant birthday, anniversary, or other milestone — is not only a fast-growing niche but one where travel advisors can strengthen bonds with clients and hotels, boost profitability, …
5 Los Angeles Locations for Iconic Instagram Posts PHOTO: The famous Hollywood sign. (photo via Pixabay) Whether it’s with the sun in the background or with your camera’s flash on, TravelPulse has five locations in Los Angeles that are ripe for Instagram posts sure to make your followers jealous. Through a breakdown …
Cuba: Travel Experts React to Trump Administration’s Travel Restrictions Just a few weeks ago, Caribbean travel expert Jennifer Carr decided to book her first-ever cruise on the adults-only Virgin Voyages to Havana, Cuba to celebrate her 40th birthday next year on the once-forbidden island. Those plans were essentially canceled Tuesday morning when President Donald J. Trump …
June 1st, 2019 VIP Vacations was awarded the RIU Resorts Top Producer USA award at the 4th annual awards event held at the Riu Palace Costa Mujeres in Mexico. This is the 3rd year in a row that VIP Vacations was a recipient of this prestigious award following their first award from …
The Olympian sprinter Usain Bolt famously said, “Skill is only developed by hours and hours of work.” Throughout history, athletes, business icons, musicians, artists and military commanders have all demonstrated that acclaim and prosperity result from putting in effort over the long haul. Becoming an Expert As Malcolm Gladwell discussed in his …
Having the ability to change strategies quickly and confidently is critical to sidestepping disaster. Travel advisors have demonstrated why being prepared to pivot is essential for any business’s survival and evolution. In 1999, Newsday published a report predicting agents would soon face extinction. Twenty years later, there are an estimated 100,000-plus U.S. …
PHOTO: A sleeping iguana on Santa Cruz island in the Galápagos. (photo via G Adventures) Here are six of the hottest destinations your clients are hearing about, talking about and ready to visit. And if they’re not, now’s the time to start the selling process! Galapagos Islands Why It’s Hot: Luxury cruise …