I’ve had fun playing elf in helping Santa give several families a Disney vacation for Christmas. I was speaking with one mom yesterday who described the joy she and her husband had in designing a scavenger hunt for their kids to find and unwrap the “treasure.” The kids, unsurprisingly, were over the moon. It reminded me […]
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The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is called the “happiest place on earth.” And, it usually is. But what happens when you combine overheated, overtired, and overstimulated children with parents in the same boat? Things can turn sour … and quickly. At the end of June, my family of four made our
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Yesterday, I attended my re-certification for the Beaches and Sandals brand to maintain my “Certified Sandals/ Beaches Specialist.” While the Sandals (couples) brand is terrific, my client base has a large preponderance of families, so they tend to be more in the Beaches stage of life. And, of course, Beaches resorts are for everyone. Beaches have more quality
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Greetings, Are you tempted to visit Mickey Mouse this summer? The head mouse and I have put our thinking caps on, and have come up with a special offer for you! The “Memories Vacation Package Plus Free Dine”. Here are the OFFER DETAILS Booking Window: NOW-Sept.24.11 Travel Window: Aug.28-Sept.24, 2011 This Includes : – Accommodations
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Royal Caribbean Cruise line and Universal Studios are partnering up to offer an alternative to the Disney “land and sea” theme park/ cruise alternative. See http://www.royalcaribbean.com/universal/ for how you can combine two holidays in one (or give me a call for details). This is a popular holiday option for families with older teens (or some that just
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I often have had guest bloggers. This week, I got an email from one of my clients who returned from Disney World with her 2-year old son. Joanna had some great tips based on her family’s experience . I asked her permission to share them on my blog, and she kindly agreed. By the way,
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Earlier this week, I wrote a post about Disney being able to handle food allergies right, and take away the cares of parents who have to contend with allergies. Having specialized in Disney vacations for years, my clients’ concerns have ranged from lactose intolerance to severe milk allergies (yes, it exists) to gluten to kiwi to
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Today’s families have to contend with issues that I don’t remember from my school days. Growing up, I didn’t know anyone with peanut allergies, and despite oodles of my mom’s homecooked options, one of my brothers lived on a steady diet of peanut butter sandwiches. He would’ve starved if he couldn’t have taken pb&j to school. Today, food allergies
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I often will recommend to my clients that they stay at a Disney monorail hotel. The benefits of the location just can’t be beat. This past September (trip #18) we again chose a WDW monorail hotel, and stayed at the Polynesian hotel. And we splurged and upgraded to the concierge category. Was the pampering worth
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Unless you’re a school teacher, and have few scheduling choices, most parents wrestle with the dilemma: do I take my kids out of school to travel during non-peak (and often more value-laden) times? Ask any two people, and you’ll likely get three, hotly debated, and firmly entrenched, views. Like having a baby for the first
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