We have heard about Jamaica as a honeymoon destination with its gorgeous beaches and amazing food, but Jamaica has so much to offer families looking to get away to an island paradise as well Recently, Donna took her family to Jamaica for a little R&R. She is married with has a 14 year old son and a 10 year old daughter. Moon Palace Jamaica offers lots of opportunities for family time activities and bonding opportunities.
Elizabeth – George – Sandy – Donna
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All-Inclusive Resorts,
Jamaica,
Moon Palace
One of the most over used and dreaded phrases ever spoken to a travel professional has to be “Can you get me a great last minute Deal?” Now don’t get me wrong- we all love a great deal! And there is nothing we love more than helping you get the best value for your hard earned money. Unfortunately “Last Minute” now even more than ever is synonymous with “Limited Options” and that doesn’t always line up with expectations.
After 18 months of pent up Wanderlust, it seems as if the entire world is ready to go somewhere, anywhere- NOW. And not just now-things are booking up and selling out farther in advance than most people could ever imagine. So we thought it would be helpful to go over what a last minute vacation right now looks like, and provide our favorite procrastinators with a few tips to help navigate these new, increasingly crowded waters.
Elizabeth – George – Sandy – Lindsay
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Tonight we revisit our new favorite game here on Fly Away: Two Truths and a Lie! Tonight, to celebrate the recent reopening of the UK to foreign visitors. we are heading to MY favorite city in the world, London!
London has a long and sordid history, so the hardest part about preparing for tonight’s episode was just narrowing down the THOUSANDS of weird and wonderful facts about the city! So without further ado,
Elizabeth – George – Sandy – Lindsay
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London,
Two truths and a lie
You heard it, folks! Cruising is back! Celebrity and Royal Caribbean started sailing from the Caribbean in early June and from the US just a few weeks later. The other lines are all preparing to follow suit! And of course, Elizabeth just HAD to be on one of the very first sailings! So she recently traveled for a week with her family on the Adventure of the Seas! And what an adventure it was! So tonight, we are going to hear all about what cruising is like now as we begin to get back out on the water.
Elizabeth – George – Sandy – Lindsay
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Cruising,
Royal Caribbean
As travel returns to Europe, we are excited to help our clients get back there. One of many travel styles available for European travel is the “escorted tour.” These are tours led by experts where all aspects and logistics are handled for you and you just need to be ready to go. This style has always been popular but after months of quarantine, we see many clients asking for this type of travel so they can just pack and go and enjoy a carefree experience.
To talk about this type of travel, we are excited to welcome Justin Osbon from Image Tours to join us tonight. Justin started with Image Tours as an Account Executive and is currently the Sales Director for the company, covering all aspects of Sales for Image Tours, Inc. During his career he has volunteered and participated at various associations including the National Tour Association, American Bus Association, as well as others. He was voted one of the Top Travel Supplier Sales reps in 2010 by readers of Travel Agent Magazine. In January of 2014 he was voted Top Ten Next Gen by readers of Group Today Magazine. With credentials like this, he may be too good for our little podcast, but we are thrilled to pick his brain!
George – Lindsay – Donna
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europe,
image tours
Rocky Mountaineer is the leader in luxury rail vacations. If you are interested in exploring the majestic mountains in southwestern Canada from Vancouver to Banff to Jasper, Rocky Mountaineer lets you do it in style! And now, they are bringing their glass-domed rail cars, gourmet cuisine, and top-notch service to the US with their Rockies to Red Rocks journeys. This week we have invited Danny Becker to join us.
Danny is a 30 plus year veteran of the travel industry, and during that time has primarily represented luxury travel suppliers in the cruise sector. Danny joined Rocky Mountaineer Railtours however, in 2016 really feels he’s on the right track now (pun intended!) Danny will summarize why Rocky Mountaineer is so popular with guests all over the world and will focus primarily on their brand new USA Route starting this August.
Elizabeth – George – Sandy
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rocky mountaineer,
train travel
Back in 1981, entrepreneur Gordon “Butch” Stewart purchased an old hotel in Montego Bay Jamaica with a great beach and opened Sandals Montego Bay. He had no experience in the hotel industry but he had a keen marketing instinct and before long, the world knew all about the Sandals All-Inclusive Brand.
Now there are 15 Sandals resorts dotted around the Caribbean with new ones on the horizon. But tonight, we go back to where it all started, and coincidentally, where Lindsay recently spent a week, Sandals Montego Bay. She is going to share with us how this old flagship resort has stood the test of time.
Elizabeth – George – Sandy – Lindsay
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All-Inclusive Resorts,
Jamaica,
Sandals,
sandals montego bay
Sandos Resorts are located in Mexico and Spain and offer all-inclusive packages, half board and bed & breakfast options. I recently checked out Sandos Caracol and Sandos Cancun. These beautiful resorts are very different from each other. As an added bonus, we invited Omar Solis to come on the podcast to talk more about the resorts
Omar Solis is Sandos Resorts Southeast US Business Development Manager covering Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North and South Carolina. Omar is a travel industry veteran with over 20 years experience in Hospitality, primarily in the Caribbean/Latin-American All-Inclusive segment. Omar started his career on the Tour Operator side with Air Jamaica Vacations in the late 90’s and has since worked in various roles for both Tour Operators, Airlines and Hotels as well as having owned and operated his own successful Travel Agency for over 10 years. Omar imparts a wealth of experience on all sides of Travel and enjoys sharing that knowledge with his valued travel agent accounts and partners.
Elizabeth – George – Sandy – Lindsay – Donna
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All-Inclusive Resorts,
omar solis,
sandos resorts
Elizabeth – George – Sandy – Lindsay – Donna
As Europe begins to open back up, we are already thinking about where we will go first! And since this year has been one long bad dream, we are ready for a bit of happily ever after! So our sights have turned to Germany and the Fairy Tale Road, where we can dive into the stories of our childhood and experience settings right out of those story books.
To guide us down this road, we are thrilled to welcome Carolin Belcher from the German National Tourist Office. Carolin was born and raised in Germany, in the city of Kassel which is on the Fairy Tale Road in Hesse. She moved to the US 16 years ago and is now living with with her husband and 3 children & 7 animals in Tampa, Florida. Carolin has been working in the Tourism Industry for over 20 years. She started as a Travel Advisor in Germany and is now the West Coast Sales Manager of the German National Tourist Office. She is very passionate about her home country and loves sharing her knowledge and passion with everybody she gets in touch with. And we can’t wait to hear all about this Fairy Tale Itinerary!
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carolin belcher,
fairy tale travel,
Germany
On October 1st, the World’s Most Magical Celebration will commence when Walt Disney World celebrates it’s 50th anniversary. Throughout this incredible 18-month event you’ll discover classic Disney favorites and exciting adventures across The Most Magical Place on Earth. Tonight we’re going to talk about what we know, what we don’t know, and what we hope will be happening during the 50th anniversary celebration.
Elizabeth – George – Sandy – Lindsay – Donna
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walt disney world
