We don’t want to put any pressure on you but there are only 9 days left to complete your holiday shopping! We’re here to help you with great gift and stocking stuffers options for the traveler in your family. Here are a few of our favorite things, travelers edition. You, your spouse and depending on the age of your kids probably have a smartphone and tablet to call your … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Protect Your Identity while Traveling & Shopping this Holiday Season!
Holiday travel and shopping is in full swing. We’ve made it through the biggest shopping day of the year. The biggest holiday of the year is a little under three weeks away. Everyone is putting the finishing touches on their holiday shopping while preparing to travel home for the holidays. We have a few tips to help protect your financial identity while shopping and traveling … [Read more...]
5 Important Holiday Road Trip Travel Tips!
It’s here! The first of our big holidays is just days away. Everyone is busy doing their last minute food shopping to get ready for Thanksgiving. If you’re not cooking more than likely you’re driving to see family and to celebrate the holiday. Here are a few tips to help you get ready for your road trip: Ensure the family car is road trip ready! If you’re not renting … [Read more...]
4 Tips for FLYING with Food & Gifts this Holiday Season!
Thanksgiving is really next week! Before you know it, Christmas will be here faster than we can blink. Many of us will be traveling home this holiday season. As usual a majority of holiday travel will be done by plane. If you’re planning on traveling by plane with food and/or gifts, there are a few things to you need to know. HOLIDAY CARRY ON NO-NO'S If your flight doesn’t … [Read more...]
Traveling with Diabetes is Not a Deal Breaker When You Prepare!
November is ‘American Diabetes Month.’ It's the vision and goal of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to raise awareness levels of the many issues surrounding the disease and the people it impacts. The statistics are staggering. Almost 30 million children and adults in the U.S. have diabetes. 86 million Americans are pre-diabetic and at risk of developing type 2 … [Read more...]
You Might Get Arrested if Your Children are Unruly!
There’s always a story on the news about an adult being put off a flight for unruly behavior, a negative tweet about the airline (yes a passenger was put off a JetBlue flight over her negative tweet about the counter rep) or doing something stupid like shouting (after sneezing) “I have Ebola!” Yes, that happened recently as well. We are also seeing stories about families being … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Protect Your Health in Flight!
Personal health especially while traveling has never been on everyone’s mind like it is right now. The holiday travel season is fastly approaching along with flu and cold season. Everyone is on high alert and the airlines are trying to reassure travelers that planes are thoroughly cleaned after each flight. Just in case someone missed a spot, we have a few tips that will … [Read more...]
What We Need to Know About Ebola and Traveling!
Ebola cases are the leading topic on news programs throughout the country. We have a confirmed case in Dallas, Texas and suspected cases in DC, Virginia and Maryland. There are also reports that an NBC news cameraman has contracted the Ebola virus while on assignment and will be flown by medjet to Nebraska for treatment. Traveling and Ebola is on everyone’s mind along with … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Protect Your Luggage from Airport Thieves!
The holidays are quickly approaching and it’s everyone’s favorite time of the year. We get to enjoy fabulous family meals, catch up with old friends and celebrate the season. It’s also the busiest travel season of the year and with busy travel seasons comes theft. Airports recently reported that there’s been an increase resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth … [Read more...]
5 Tips for the Best Airfare Prices!
While recently watching my favorite news program, my ears perked up when the teaser for the next segment before a commercial break featured the "best airfare secrets strategy." Strategy? Do tell I thought, do tell! The experts did share some interesting tips in this strategy, and I thought I would share them with our favorite travelers,You! Here are the "Best Airfare Secret … [Read more...]
Blended Family Week: 5 Tips That Guarantee a Fun and Stress-Free Blended Family Vacation!
Blended families are beautiful but they can also be stressful. Everyone’s learning each other’s likes and dislikes, habits and quirks while maintaining the new daily routine. The stress can spill over to vacations as well, especially if you’re a newly blended family. Here are a few tips to help you manage the stress on your blended family vacation. Compromise & keep … [Read more...]
5 Places Travelers Should Never Use Their Debit Card
You’re oh so excited about the family’s upcoming vacation. You are planning your daily outfits for yourself and the kids, what snacks you’ll pack and what movies you’ll play while traveling to keep the kids busy. The last thing you’re thinking about is your financial identity. But…it’s the number one thing you should think about protecting on any type of vacation … [Read more...]
Why All Married Couples Need A Kid-Free Vacation
You love your kids, there’s no denying that, but every summer vacation has always been a family vacation. It’s great for the entire family to take a much needed break and get away from the daily hustle and bustle of the school year, but couples need to take a break for themselves as well. When was the last time you and your sweetie went away without the kids? Can't remember? … [Read more...]
10 Tips to Protect the Family Home while You’re Vacationing
You’re very excited about your upcoming vacation and happily count the days till your plane takes off. The fresh and fabulous outfits for the family are all planned along with the coordinating accessories (lol). Everything is ready to pack and you've already brought all of the suitcases in from the garage. There’s one thing you forgot to prepare for your trip…your … [Read more...]
Don’t Break the Budget While on Vacation
Vacations are a favorite summer activity for everyone. To enjoy a really nice vacation to a destination that the entire family wants to visit can sometimes take 6 months to a year of planning and saving. What happens when you are actually on vacation? Over spending! A lot of families and travelers in general tend to spend the money they saved from planning a vacation and … [Read more...]