A canceled honeymoon, a postponed funeral, an “evacuation vacation” and a fall foliage trip substituting for a beach getaway. These are some of the ways in which Hurricane Irma affected travelers. Long-held plans were disrupted, hours were spent seeking refunds …
Irma cancels honeymoon, postpones funeral, disrupts trips Read more »
Getty Louise Linton and Steven Mnuchin at President Donald Trump’s inauguration. As many Americans stepped outside to watch the solar eclipse on August 21, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton boarded a government plane and took in …
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Tourism Cares has partnered with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) to establish the Caribbean Tourism Recovery Fund, a relief effort for islands hit hard by Hurricane Irma. The goal of the fund is to speed the recovery and …
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“No!” my wife said. Dead-reckon I did. Bruges is on the water, right, and the water had to be to the west, right? I backtracked to the last major road and kept the waning sun in front of us. And …
A Family Travel Playbook: Make Plans, Prepare to Let Them Go Read more »
PHOTO: The Riu Palace St. Martin remains closed. (photo by Brian Major) Several Caribbean travel destinations struck by Hurricane Irma are resuming operations in relatively quick fashion while others will struggle for weeks to resume travel-related activities critical to their economies. In …
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Last week tested the will and resilience of the people on the storm-stricken islands decimated by Hurricane Irma. The hellish storm produced heartbreaking images. Corrugated tin roofs sheared off, wire fences twisted into grotesque shapes, mangled masses of electrical lines, …
Post-Irma outreach and the strength of the Caribbean Read more »
Last week tested the will and resilience of the people on the storm-stricken islands decimated by Hurricane Irma. The hellish storm produced heartbreaking images. Corrugated tin roofs sheared off, wire fences twisted into grotesque shapes, mangled masses of electrical lines, …
Post-Irma outreach and the strength of the Caribbean Read more »
PHOTO: Bringing people together is a rewarding career. (photo via Pixabay/Werbe Fabrik)[IMAGE CAPTION] We caught up with Lisa Sheldon, executive director of the Destination Wedding Honeymoon Specialist Association (DWHSA) and a long-time travel agent who is home-based in Janesville, Wisconsin. …
PHOTO: A beach destination wedding. (photo via Pixaby Creative Commons Zero) Booking honeymoons provides travel agents with tremendous opportunities to create lifelong clients. Honeymoon couples have a lifetime of travel ahead of them—not only for themselves but also conceivably for …
Hurricane Irma has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but the winds are still strong, and airlines are making adjustments to accommodate travelers. On Sunday, American Airlines (AAL) announced that their travel waiver now includes a total of 50 …
American Airlines, Delta expand Irma travel waivers to Georgia Read more »