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TRAVELING TO EUROPE NOW

What should you expect if you are traveling to Europe this summer or in the next few months? What are the restrictions? Where can you go? What is it like over there now in a post covid world? I thought this might be a good time for an article about traveling to Europe now.

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FRENCH BOUTIQUE HOTELS

I just returned from a great familiarization trip to France where I had the pleasure of experiencing some boutique 4- and 5-star hotels in France. I would love to share these French boutique hotels with you in a review of these special properties. All these properties were 60 or less rooms and had spectacular services throughout.

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WHAT IS IN A TRAVEL ADVISOR’S BAG

As a travel advisor, of course, I love to travel. You would think packing was second nature to me, but in fact, I must really think about it every time a new trip comes up. This week is going to be even more of a challenge as I am packing for 2 trips at once. A shorter 4 day one followed immediately by a longer 10-day trip. Today’s blog is about what is in a travel advisor’s bag. At least the one that I carry on the plane. What are the most important things that I pack

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5 AMAZING LUXURY HOTELS

**From their website** Blackberry Farm – As the sun rises over the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, the morning mist fades to unveil one of America’s greatest hidden treasures, Blackberry Farm. Its 4,200 acres have been a mountain haven and tranquil escape for family, friends and guests for more than 80 years as it evolved into a luxurious resort of breathtaking scenery, decadent cuisine and pleasurable pastimes. Today, as one of America’s most celebrated intimate luxury hotels Blackberry beckons discerning guests who aspire to escape modern-day frenzy and slip into a Blackberry® state of mind.

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PANDEMIC VS ENDEMIC

What is the difference between pandemic and endemic? A pandemic is a worldwide spread disease. The WHO officially declared a pandemic of COVID-19 in March of 2020. This term can be used to describe a disease that spread across a country, but usually its more for a disease that is spread across continents, such as COVID-19. So, what does endemic mean? Endemic means natural to, native to, confined to, or widespread within a place or population. This relates more to restricted to a particular location or group of people. An example is malaria which is said to be endemic to tropical regions. Information quoted from dictionary.com

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ALL THE POINTS

As always, travel has been on my mind lately. I have been reading all the articles on The Points Guy and more trying to learn how best to use them for upgraded flights. Do you do that? I am learning to be more strategic about how to use all the points. Let’s look at some of the options so you can get all the points.

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OH, THE AIRPORT

I love to go to the airport as I know that I will soon be traveling somewhere. But it’s not always the easiest of things to get through the security and all the things that come along with flying these days. It can be a pain in the butt even. Today’s blog I am going to discuss the three different things you can do to speed up the security part of the airport.

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THE WORLD IS OPENING BACK UP

Who is excited with me? I had a moment of euphoria when I read that the United Kingdom has decided to remove the testing policies and quarantine rules to enter if you were vaccinated. This is like music to my ears. They are also removing the mask mandate (except on public transports and such) which is also great news. I saw visions in my head of life going back to normal after two years of wondering if it ever would. The world is opening back up people, it’s time to travel again!

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WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BOOK LUXURY HOTELS DIRECT

this message has been heard clearly before. Read on to find out Why You Shouldn’t Book Luxury Hotels Direct.

As (hopefully) your go to travel advisors, we believe we have a compelling argument that virtually all your luxury hotel bookings should be through Amore Travel Designs, whether it’s a small domestic weekend trip, five nights in the Caribbean, or the bucket list tour of European cities, and so on.

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