On June 2014 the United Nations declared the 21st of June as the international day of Yoga. However, what does this mean? What for? Well, to recognize this valuable legacy of India to the world, which started some 5000 years ago. However, the best of all, for me, is to unite us all in…
The Costa Rica packing list can be complicated as the country is so diverse and that is why we wrote the ultimate guide, per region and per season. You may find what to bring extra if you are going to that or this region, and if you are coming in the rainy season (A.K.A. green…
Rancho Humo is a new hotel located in a project that had been operated in the past. It is located very close to Palo Verde National Park, in one of the richest wetlands of Costa Rica. This hotel, a high end bird watchers and nature lovers sanctuary, is surrounded by a working hacienda and extremely biodiverse…
TORONTO– Wellness travel professionals at the second annual Well-Being Travel Symposium, advised travel agents to specialize in the areas of wellness travel they are most passionate about as a way to carve out a niche in the rapidly growing health and wellness travel segment. During the sold-out conference, an Ask the Experts – Selling Wellness…
10 reasons to bring a family to an incentive program in Costa Rica. Well! Let’s face it! Trends are telling us since 2013, that families are to be included in Incentive Programs! The participants find that going abroad, on a paid fun time without the kids… is simply not fun anymore. 25% of participants found to be…
Vacation with children, as I’ve written previously (Traveling with children…14 tips from a traveling mother) is a very exhausting yet satisfying treat for the parents. And probably one of the things you learn after time, is that to avoid stress and let downs in the trip, the best idea is to plan it with someone who knows.…
When you travel through a country you know that there are the days known as transfer days. The transition or transfer days are the ones when you go from one region to the next, from one hotel to the next. In general, I, personally don’t like them! First of all is a packing day… Bummer!…
You are getting ready for a trip… You got the money, you got the time and a partner… Your friends just came from the destination you are traveling to… they tell you the stories and the musts, they tell you what to avoid and what to reject. After they leaving the conversation you tell your husband…
OTAs. Big data. Metasearch. Online reviews. Should agents fear the future of travel, or embrace it? The world of technology has evolved to process traveler data and make information more available to consumers. But a group of travel experts at the recent New York Times Travel Show said travel agents still offer the one thing…
by Robin Amster/Travel Report Joy Karp believes customer service is more important to the success of a business than anything else. That’s especially true for travel agencies in the age of the Internet, she says. In herbook The Power of Service: Service Through the Eyes of Customers (2014), Karp offers what she calls a “new…