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New honeymoon terminology thanks to Covid

You probably heard of the mini-moon.  That's a short getaway taken right after the wedding. Sherri and Liam got married in September 2020 and knew that they couldn't go on their 2  week dream honeymoon to Asia so instead they decided to do a mini-moon to Cape Cod. They still want a honeymoon (maybe not [...]

Top Reasons to Book With A Travel Advisor Right Now

The last 7 months have been a challenge for the travel industry- hotels, airlines, destinations and the travel advisor community.  As more borders are opening to travel and more people are looking to travel, it's never been more important to work with a professional travel advisor. For some people who have never used a professional [...]

Update to Hawaii’s Reopening and Covid Testing Program

The team at My Vacation Lady is keeping our fingers crossed that the Oct 15, 2020 date is the beginning of the return to Hawaii tourism. Sunrise over Haleakala There have been questions about the kind of Covid tests that Hawaii will accept and now that 2 airlines (United and Hawaiian) are offering [...]

Airlines are introducing covid testing before boarding

My Vacation Lady was very excited to read this in the Hawaii News Now and we hope the good news will continue among more airlines and scheduled routes. Opaeka'a falls, Kauai Just in time for the reopening of Hawaii Tourism on Oct 15, 2020 United Airlines will become the first US airline to [...]

Hawaii is reopening to tourism!

We hope!  It's been a long time of hoping and being disappointed with many false starts to reopening the Hawaiian Islands to tourism. It was supposed to reopen in June, then July, then August but now we hope, Oct 15, 2020.  My Vacation Lady LOVES Hawaii and we had to postpone and move so many [...]

How are Mexican hotels handling Covid Safety?

Traveling to Cancun and the Riviera Maya- will you feel safe? One of My Vacation Lady's  team members is currently in Mexico and sent us some information on how the resort was handling the safety protocols for Covid-19. Upon Arrival There is hand sanitizer everywhere - ten times more than I have seen back home! [...]

Why are more travelers turning to travel agents?

2020 has been a year like no other year.  Covid 19 has turned the entire world upside down and has completely devastated the tourism industry.  What was to be the busiest year ever in the offices of My Vacation Lady, has turned to a year of travel cancellations, postponements and disappointments.  Throughout this year, we [...]

Happy Memorial Day!

According to Wikipedia, Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which occurs every year on the final Monday of May.  Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.   Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate [...]

Travel Agents to the rescue

With the travel bans,  hotel closures, and states going on PAUSE due to the Corona Virus, Travel Agents are coming to their client's rescue.  Unfortunately, it seems like the big Online Travel Agencies are not doing as well. Booking.com went out of business last week. Expedia is telling travelers not to call- make all the [...]

Happy Labor Day

Labor Day typically signals that the summer is over.  School is back in session.  The days are getting shorter and the weather is going to start cooling down. My Vacation Lady hopes that your summer was wonderful and that if you are still longing for the  beach, remember it's always beach weather somewhere in the [...]

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