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We recommend clients always purchase travel insurance. This is a recent medical evacuation at sea. Even though it isn't required on all cruises such as a closed-loop voyage it's also important to have a current passport. You could find yourself needing one if there's an emergency.

#AAT #WashingtonDC #NationalMonument #sightseer #Nationscapital #Nattitude #districtofchampions finishedthefight #allaroundtraveler

New Study Shows How Often Americans Spend Daydreaming About Vacations

travelpulse.com New research reveals some of U.S. consumers’ common thoughts, behaviors and habits surrounding future travel plans.

🤣🤣 This is so me - any other chronic over-packers out there??🤣🤣 🧳 ✈️

Here we go!!
#nats #nlcs

Man who fell ill during overseas trip says Richmond travel insurance company saved his life

One should never travel without insurance.

wric.com If it wasn’t for an unlikely hero in Richmond, a New York man may not have survived his trip to Europe.

Big thanks to #sandals for hosting our appreciation dinner last night! Happy to pair with such an excellent brand and love all the support, especially from our excellent BDM, Courtney Taylor! Thank you!!
#sandalscsscertified #appreciation #maggianos #grateful #vacationallieverwanted #sandalstravelspecialist #sandalstravelagent #loveitalianfood @ Maggiano's

Carnival Cruise Line to Resume Calls to Grand Bahama

This is excellent news! 🚢

travelpulse.com Carnival Pride will dock in Freeport on Friday, October 11.

It’s so nice to be appreciated.

#goodadvice #vacation #memories #vacationallieverwanted #travelmore #allaroundtraveler

Richmond Weddings / RVA Weddings

Special honeymoon clients, Jacob & Shahana, are featured in Richmond Weddings! We just love their outdoor setting and all the amazing eclectic touches Shahana used to pull everything together. You can certainly tell that she attended design school. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ray & best wishes on your journey together 🌳🍂🌿🎋🍁❤️

Shahana and Jacob's wedding was a vintage dream and is giving us all of the #fallvibes! ✨
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The two knew from the jump that they wanted an outdoor wedding with beautiful trees surrounding them. Their mismatched décor blended together flawlessly, each piece individually picked by friends and family up until days before the wedding! Wow 😍
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Read more about their eclectic gathering on our blog 💕
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RW Vendors: Deep Run Roadhouse | Vogue Flowers | Maggiano's
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Additional Vendors: Nicki Metcalf Photography | Gather | David's Bridal | Amazon.com | Calvin Klein | Etsy | Katie at Bang On salon | Danielle Stevens Studio | Kenneth Cole | Giffy via Nick Davis Photography | All About The Music | HYATT house Richmond-West | All Around Travel

The Northern Lights Will Be Visible Over the U.S. This Weekend. Here's How to See It.

How cool would that be??

thrillist.com Cross it off the bucket list.

September 27th is World Tourism Day ✈️
Where was your most memorable trip??

GSA News Release 19-38

Here's an interesting read about Machu Picchu which, by the way, belongs on everyone's bucket list.

https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/News/pr/2019/19-38.aspx

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It’s officially fall y’all 🍁 🍂 🍃

Have you planned your winter vacation yet??

Better ✈️ 🏝 ☀️ than 🥶 ❄️ ⛄️

#fall #fallhasfallen #winteriscoming #vacation #travelmore

Too funny not to share 😂🤣🙃

Tourist-Dependent Bahamas Says It's Still Open for Business

If you've ever thought about visiting the beautiful islands of the Bahamas, this is the time 🇧🇸

"One of the best ways that people around the world can show their support and solidarity... is to visit our other islands by air or by cruise ship" Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis

travelagentcentral.com While all of the hotels on Abaco and Grand Bahama are closed, the remainder of the Bahamas are open, and continuing to travel is vital to its economy.

Timeline Photos

Cruise Lines Stepping up for Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian

travelpulse.com The cruise industry is lending a helping hand.

Ask me again why you need travel insurance? In the past week I traveled to Barbados and experienced flight delays, flight cancellations, and a trip to the hospital. Any one of those incidents could ruin a vacation and cost you a lot of money. We were innovative and lucky in getting new flights to Barbados; although we left a day late and had to drive 4 hours to New Jersey for the only available flight. But not everyone was that fortunate.

If you miss your tour group or cruise ship and don't have insurance then it can be very expensive. If you arrive days late due to weather/flight disruptions then you may not be eligible for a refund UNLESS YOU HAVE INSURANCE. If you need to extend your stay due to flight delays/cancellations then you're on your own dime UNLESS YOU HAVE INSURANCE. If you need to leave an island early to avoid a tropical storm or hurricane then you may not get a refund UNLESS YOU HAVE INSURANCE. Also, a medical emergency can be extremely disruptive and costly. Luckily my emergency was 10 hours after I arrived home, but had it happened a day earlier I'd still be in Barbados. And luckily it was only kidney stones, but not something you can/want to travel with.

#travelinsurance #sandals #sandalsbarbados #sandalsroyalbarbados #kidneystones #tropicalstormdorian #barbados #flightdelays #flightcancellation #anythingcanhappen #allaroundtraveler

Moved locations again today from #sandalsroyalbarbados to #bougainvillea. Another beautiful resort option in #barbados Tomorrow is our last full day and we’ll tour the island with a private driver 🇧🇧 #allaroundtraveler #lovebarbados #beautiful #island

#outofoffice #barbados #sandalsroyalbarbados #caribbean #allaroundtraveler

Is this finally happening?!? Ready for takeoff 🛫 🇧🇧🏝 #Barbadosorbust #sandalsroyalbarbados #firstfam #determined #allaroundtraveler

Sandals Resorts

At Sandals Resorts, Christmas comes early! Book your Sandals vacation during our Christmas In August sale using promo code "GETGIFT" and receive a $500 Spa Credit when you book a Love Nest Suite® or $250 Spa Credit when you book any other room category. Plus, take advantage of our current resort promotions, including up to $1,000 Instant Booking Credit, up to 65% off rack rates, 1 FREE Night in select rooms, and more!

✈️🏝🌞🐠🐢🇧🇧 #cantwait #barbados #sandalsroyalbarbados

New Rules Introduced in Rome Target Inconsiderate Behaviors of Tourists and Residents

New rules being enforced in Rome 🇮🇹

"New regulations prohibit people from jumping into water fountains, bouncing wheeled suitcases down the staircases of historic monuments, walking around the city bare-chested, attaching ‘love padlocks’, snacking around monuments in order to avoid pieces of food to be all over historic sites"

italymagazine.com Forget about eating your gelato on the Spanish Steps.

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Who doesn't love Sandals??? Only two weeks until #Barbados🏝 @atrip4you #sandalsbarbados #visitbarbados #caribbeanqueen #sandalsroyalbarbados #allaroundtraveler

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Made it to OBX ❤️ #OBX #Nagshead #allaroundtraveler #beachsunset #NC

Pics from our afternoon in Baltimore onboard Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas, a private tour and lunch with our BDM. How convenient to cruise from Baltimore. No airports or passports ... simply drive to Baltimore and step onboard. Relax and enjoy ports like Bermuda, Charleston, Nassau, Port Canaveral, Miami, Boston, Maine, Nova Scotia, Miami, Key West, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Antigua, and San Juan. Best of all your adventure begins in Charm City! 🚢

Master of Adventure

Excited to learn more about everything Royal Caribbean has to offer our clients

royalcaribbeanuniversity.com Master of Adventure

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Sunday Is World Sea Turtle Day: How Travelers Can Make a Difference

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travelpulse.com Green, leatherback and hawksbill turtles are classified as endangered in the United States, while the loggerhead and olive ridley turtles are classified as threatened.

André 3000 Spotted at Airport Casually Playing Bass Clarinet

Love it!

complex.com NPR producer Antonia Cereijido spotted the artist around her terminal Friday afternoon: 'I thought it was André 3000. And then it WAS André 3000!'

A crocodile was spotted using a pool noodle to swim across a canal in Florida — and it's clearly having a better summer than you

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insider.com Key Largo local Victor Perez was in for quite the surprise when he looked out from his balcony to discover a crocodile swimming across the canal with a little help from a pool noodle.

A new museum for Lady Liberty

Headed to New York? The new Statue of Liberty museum is set to open its doors Thursday after more than two years of construction on the $100 million publicly funded project on Liberty Island in New York City.

The 26,000-square-foot museum houses the statue's original torch and other artifacts that had previously been in a smaller museum space inside the statue's pedestal.

The $100 million Statue of Liberty Museum opens this week on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, telling the story of the creation of the most recognizable symbol of America

EcoGalaxy Cruise - Galapagos Islands Cruises

Can't wait to explore the Galapagos Islands. We've chartered our own private catamaran! #allaroundtraveler

On board this comfortable and new catamaran, we will present you with a wonderful and unforgettable life time! You will have the opportunity to enjoy the bes...

Karisma, Margaritaville to Launch 'Entirely New Brand'

Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes 🦜🌎⛱☀️

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/hotels-and-resorts/karisma-margaritaville-to-launch-entirely-new-brand.html

travelpulse.com TravelPulse got the scoop on the new Margaritaville Island Reserve by Karisma brand, which will see its first hotel open near Cancun this winter.

Huge cruise ship in Venice hits quay and boat

How do you feel about large cruise ships docking in Venice? Luckily there were no serious injuries.

msn.com The ship lost control before docking in Venice's San Basilio terminal, crashing into the wharf and hitting a tourist boat, according to Italian media. At least two boat passengers sustained minor injuries.

Italy airport strike leads to hundreds of flight cancellations

Travel insurance is so important.

usatoday.com Hundreds of flights will be canceled this week because of the strike.

If you lose your passport in Austria, head for McDonald's Golden Arches

Lost your passport in Austria? In need of assistance? If you're a US citizen, there's a new way to deal with common travel problems. Under the terms of a new partnership between McDonald's Austria and the US Embassy in Vienna, staff at the fast food restaurants will help travelers in need. “American citizens traveling in Austria who find themselves in distress and without a way to contact the U.S. Embassy can enter—as of Wednesday, May 15, 2019 —any McDonald’s in Austria and staff will assist them in making contact with the U.S. Embassy for consular services.”

cbsnews.com Every McDonald's in the European nation now has a dedicated hotline to the U.S. Embassy under an agreement signed with the American ambassador

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Eiffel Tower Temporarily Closed Due to Illegal Climber

A for effort..........

travelpulse.com Why not just take the stairs?

Daily Traffic Reminder for May 15

Dulles Airport Alert: if you have a late flight or are picking up passengers be prepared for delays/slow traffic due to construction tonight, Tuesday, May 15, from 9:30 p.m., until 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning, May 16.

http://www.dullesmetro.com/news-and-updates/alerts/daily-traffic-reminder-for-may-15/

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