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South Africa Map

The reasons to visit South Africa, a vast and culturally diverse nation, are seemingly endless, and that’s why it makes it on so many people’s bucket lists. FUN Facts about South Africa: Do those peak your interest a bit? Here are four quick reasons you should make it to South Africa at least once in […]

Why South Africa should be on your Bookitlist

an Airport Lounge inset with a photo of a Boarding pass and cancelled sign

For me, there’s nothing more fun than checking in for a flight.  I love clicking that little “Check-in Now” button because I know it means within 24 hours I’ll be winging my way to someplace new.   This year on Boxing Day I checked-in with that same excitement. My holidays had been delightful but I was ready to […]

Flight Dysfunction – it happens to everyone

Grand Cayman - insure that trip!

*post updated from 2021 Travel Insurance. Talking about the need to insure travel has to be, without a doubt, like asking someone to discuss a root canal. Just the term insurance makes me start to snooze a little bit. For years I was the person who was going to go on my trip NO MATTER […]

Let’s Insure your travel in 2023

exterior hotel

December is the perfect time to indulge yourself in the luxury. Whether you book a long weekend or a few days mid-week, think of it as a time of restoration and preparation for the coming year. Now is an opportunity to recalibrate with 2023 just around the corner. Choosing to take a break from our […]

Luxury just a few hours away

Paris hotel

Let me repeat. You should never book a luxury hotel direct. Never. It may seem too simple a task to bring in a professional for just a hotel booking or maybe it doesn’t seem to matter because you are already at the top tier of status. What more can there be, really? The truth is, […]

You should never book a luxury hotel direct. Never.

Planning travel map

Travel used to be pretty simple – go online, book a trip, and it’s done, a travel advisor was a middle man in a simple process. But now, not so much. With the constant changes to regulations, entry and exit testing requirements, and supplier policies, travel has gotten complicated. A travel advisor is now your […]

Should you hire a Travel Advisor?

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8 exercises to balance your body and get travel ready by Johnny Earls PT, DPT It’s 4pm in Nice, France. You and your significant other have been walking the cobblestone streets chasing the smell of bread and melted cheese on pizza all day. As you round the corner and head back to your hotel, a […]

Body Edition | Making the Most of Your Travel

Kauai coast

The Travel Rush is beginning, and the travel industry is ramping up to be ready!   Excitement is growing amongst travelers. Destinations around the world are thrilled to be finding ways to welcome us back.  The last days of March and early April saw 40,000 US hotel jobs added. Hotel occupancy rates moved to just shy […]

The Travel Rush begins – now what?

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