Travel Advisors Share: Most Magical Honeymoons
Very often, travel advisors are invited to be a part of the most important celebrations of their client’s lives. Their expertise is counted on to make a trip more than…
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Gas Is Up. Are People Still Traveling?
Fuel prices have skyrocketed, impacting road and air travel costs. But is it affecting summer travel plans and booking sales? Here are the stats on summer 2022 travel you need…
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Travel Advisors Share: Life-Affirming Experiences
The third installment of the Travel Advisors Share series are all about touching moments—life-impacting and life-affirming moments travel professionals are privileged to be a part of. Travel is transformative. Whether…
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Trip Interruptions, Travel Delays & More: What Are You Covered For?
Travel’s back … but not all of its airline staff. Here’s how to protect yourself against the delays and cancellations that have been hitting the headlines. Travel is back! Destinations…
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Unsure About Medical Coverage While Traveling? Here’s What You Need to Know
As COVID becomes less a life-threatening risk, travelers should still never let their guard down when it comes to their health. Have you heard the great news? Testing is no…
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The Podcast You—and Your Clients!—Should Be Listening To
If you haven’t tuned in to The Travel Beat with ALG Vacations®, now’s the time to sync up. Half a year and 13 episodes have passed since the premiere of…
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Travel Advisors Share: The Most Special Treatment & Special Moments Ever Scored
In the second roundup of the Travel Advisors Share series, we get advisors to reveal some of the most VIP moments they’ve been a part of, and spill the beans…
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Hotel Confidential Insider Tips: Character & Setting
Be more present at hotels with personality and a sense of place, like the new Andaz Prague, and Dreams Karibana, the first in Colombia, Hacienda Dominicus, and the Grand Oasis…
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Hotel Confidential Insider Tips: From Moxche to Mexican Moxy
Straight-from-the-hotel travel hacks on how to make the most out of a stay at the new Secrets Impressions Moxche, Secrets Moxche, Breathless Cancun Soul, Riu Latino, La Casa de la…
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Travel Advisors Share: Most Mind-Blowing Proposals
Enlisting a travel advisor means an epic proposal that’s anything but predictable … that is, outside of the set plan! All this year, we’ve been saying Ask a Travel Advisor…
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Hotel Confidential Insider Tips: Caribbean Cool
Straight-from-the-hotel travel hacks on how to make the most out of a stay at the new Royalton Grenada, Margaritaville Island Reserve, Secrets St. Martin, Riu Paradise Island, and Royalton CHIC…
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Hotel Confidential Insider Tips: Party in the USA
Straight-from-the-hotel travel hacks on how to make the most out of a stay at the new Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta, Resorts World Las Vegas, Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort, Outrigger…
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A Closer Look: Getting to Know the New For You Giveaway Prize Properties
There’s always something new going on in travel. Or just as accurately, something up, as new builds are erected, décor gets refreshed, rooms get renovated, and expansions … well, expand.…
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A Closer Look: Getting to Know the Local Lore Giveaway Prize Destinations
Getting a sense of place relies on a lot of different sensory elements. It’s not just about the scenery—there’s scents, sounds, textures, and flavors that can transport you back to…
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Family Travel Tips: How to Avoid the Dreaded “Are We There Yet?” with Kids
“Are we there yet?” might just be one of the four most cringe-inducing words in travel today. Uttered innocently by babes in the backseat, car seat, or plane seat, its…
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Share Your Epic Stories, Win 10,000 WAVES® Points! a Quarter
As we encourage everyone to Ask a Travel Advisor, why wouldn’t we do the same? After all, it’s sound advice, and we at ALG Vacations® believe in practicing what we…
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Four Ways to Soothe Travel Jitters
These days, it might have been some time since you or someone you know has traveled. With guidelines and policies changing often even experienced travelers may feel like newbies and…
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Ways to Stress Less This Peak Booking Season
Stress less? I know, that sounds crazy, what with peak season peaking amid Omicron cases hidden among the regular colds of the season. Oh, and kids in and out of…
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Don’t Miss a (Travel) Beat with ALGV’s New Podcast
When travel planning seems like too big a feat, sync up to The Travel Beat with ALG Vacations. When a traveler needs an answer, they ask a travel advisor. But…
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Your Small Business Saturday 2021 Resource Round-up
November 27 is right around the corner. Have you caught up on all of TravelBlogue’s advisor business resources yet? Just like that, we’re gearing up for the holidays … and…
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What’s More Natural Than Family?
For many of us, our first and most basic instinct is to protect, be with, and enjoy time with our families. Because really, what’s more natural than family? No matter…
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Can a Collection Forge Connections?
Breaking down the different components of the new AMR™ Collection In one of the biggest headlines of last month, the new AMR™ Collection was debuted by the brands formerly known…
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The Countdown Begins: How to Keep Passport Delays from Affecting Your Travel Plans
You’re six months out … is it too soon to think about prepping for departure? With recent passport delays, the answer is, it’s not soon enough. Very often, people don’t…
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Bringing the Tropics, Good Vibes & Clean Air Into Your WFH Office
These air-purifying, lucky plants from your favorite tropical destinations do triple duty to make your work-from-home space one of joy. How many destination brochures or property descriptions have you read…
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5 Ways to Protect Your Customers from Flight Delays and Cancellations
Travel is back in a big way … and so are delays due to staffing that hasn’t recovered as quickly as traveler interest. Updated January 10, 2022 The airports are…
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Hear It From Travel Advisors: Helping Travelers Through the Pandemic
No one knows better what a good travel advisor will do for their clients than ALGV’s TOP travel advisors. Travel advisors are more here and now than ever before. Many…
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Hear It from Travel Advisors: Why Don’t Travelers Book with an Advisor?
With a million reasons to use a travel advisor, why are some customers reluctant? Our advisor interview series takes a look. It’s easy to say why consumers use a travel…
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Hear It from Travel Advisors: Why ALGV?
In an all-new video interview series, we share unfiltered feedback directly from travel advisors, because #YOTTA2021 is all about YOU. It’s easy for our team at ALG Vacations™ to rattle…
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Hear It from Travel Advisors: Why Should I Use a Travel Advisor?
With typically no cost and all benefit, the question is why wouldn’t you? This question seems like a softball question. The answer’s easy, right? For most people, it’s to save…
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Hear It from Travel Advisors: What Inspires Travel Advisors?
In an all-new video interview series for #YOTTA2021, we share unfiltered feedback directly from the travel advisors we serve. The beautiful thing about travel is that it’s such a personal…
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Greener Pastures: Environmentally Responsible Resorts to Support
Being environmentally responsible isn’t just on the traveler—it’s on the hospitality and travel industry, too. Here are some of the brands and properties working on making a difference. Responsible tourism…
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Becoming a Thought Leader for Responsible Travel
Responsible travel is a tourism buzzword that’s gaining steam. ALG Vacations™ shows you how travel advisors can lead the way. Travel advisors are stewards for the world. You map routes,…
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What It Means to Be a Socially Responsible Traveler
Travel is back! But to keep it that way, we need to be responsible with this privilege. Here’s how. In our first of this mini-series on what it means to…
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What It Means to Be an Environmentally Responsible Traveler
Travel is back! But to keep it that way, we need to be responsible with this privilege. Here’s how. “Responsible travel” has become a buzzword in the tourism industry. But…
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Travel Advisor Appreciation Month 2021
Famously sung by ‘N Sync … “it’s gonna be MAY” and we can’t be more excited for it as ALG Vacations™ kicks off the most special month of a very…
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You Gotta Shop #YOTTA2021
Merch Madness is over, but in our eyes, everyone’s a winner … which is why we opened up a store full of swag. Merch Madness was … insane. ICYMI (since…
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If You Haven’t Yet Heard of Lopesan … You Will Soon
Here’s the scoop on this Grand Canary Island-based brand’s latest entrant to Dominican Republic’s Costa Bavaro Although they’re the leading tourism company on the Canary Islands, with more than 20…
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Why Growing Client Relationships Begins with Growing Your Content
A successful content strategy can strengthen your relationship with customers, constructing meaningful bonds and a loyal client base. Maximize the effectiveness of yours with curated content from ALG Vacations™. Building…
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Family without the Fuss at RIU
Thought you needed LESS family time? Guess again, because it’s quality, not quantity, that matters most. For families that have been cooped up together for upwards of a year, the…
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Need a Break? Join ALGV On Our Newest Virtual FAM Series!
Do you remember when our scenery every few months (or more frequently if we could manage it!) was palm trees, blue skies, wide seas, and sunshine? Us, too. And we’re…
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When Content is King, YOTTA’s Gotcha
#YOTTA2021 isn’t just a catchy hashtag—there’s plenty of content behind it that travel advisors can use to boost their business during the Year of the Travel Advisor and beyond. You…
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Who Needs the Final Four? Merch Madness is Here NOW
Even sweeter than watching the Final Four, ALGV is tipping off four weeks of giveaways. This time last year, the state of our industry could be summed up in one…
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Why is 2021 the Year of the Travel Advisor?
As big proponents of travel advisor growth and support, ALG Vacations™ has taken it upon themselves to singlehandedly manifest the Year of the Travel Advisor. But why? How? And what…
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Worried About Potential On-Resort Quarantine? Don’t Be—It Might Be Free!
If you have to isolate before re-entry to the U.S., these posh resorts offering free 14-day quarantine stays have got you covered. Editor’s Note: ALG Vacations™ takes COVID-19 incredibly seriously…
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6 Reasons Why You Should ALWAYS Pre-Book Your Tours
What’s the difference between a “trip” and a “vacation”? The answer is: what you do once you’re there. Make sure yours is the latter by pre-booking your Amstar DMC transfers…
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Exclusive Perks – Now for Everyone
Just in time for the new year, for ALG Vacations™ customers only, special benefits are now all for one and one for all under one unified new program. Exceptional Values…
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Below the Radar, Above the Standard
Cancun’s Hotel Zone, the Playa del Carmen area in Riviera Maya—these are the top-of-mind destinations for a beach getaway in Quintana Roo, and the most popular in the region (for…
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Q&A with Palladium on Protocols & Procedures
Asking the tough questions on safety, sanitation, and other COVID-19 travel concerns for your customers. As people find themselves itching to get out of their home bubbles, the question becomes…
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Safe-Travel Gift Guide for the Age of COVID-19
Used to be you’d go with the standard stand-bys for holiday gifts for travelers. But now, there’s a whole slew of new inventions and innovations on the market. Here are the best of them for the health-conscious vacationer.
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The (Blue) Diamond Standard
The phrase “the gold standard” is a classic one … but now, there’s a Blue Diamond one and it goes as above and beyond as you would think, and then…
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This Thanksgiving, a Long List to Be Thankful For
Thanksgiving ruminations and gratitudes with leadership at ALG Vacations™ After the year we’ve had, it may sound strange to hear us say we have a lot to be grateful for…
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Small Business Saturday Checklist
Ready for this Saturday? Double-check to see! We made it! The week of Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and—as important to American culture as the lead-in national holiday itself—Small Business…
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“Special Communications” for Small Business Saturday 2020
In the midst of a pandemic, face-to-face in-person meetings are challenging, and closing on-the-fence travelers equally so. Here’s how we can help. Great communication has always been the cornerstone of…
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I-SOLO-ation Vacation
One is far from the loneliest number when social distancing is in play. Take an iso-cation to recharge. If there’s anything this pandemic has shown us, it’s that there’s nothing…
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Socializing Small Business Saturday 2020
Social media is the key to thriving this Small Business Saturday. Here’s how you can leverage your online channels to make this year’s a success. In a world gone virtual,…
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How to Ramp Up for Small Business Saturday 2020
Think outside the box this year for solutions on generating buzz and getting attention for your small business. Small Business Saturday is November 28 this year, taking place—as usual—the weekend…
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300+ Ways Iberostar Cares
Three hundred. Three hundred is the number of new measures Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has taken since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the health and safety of…
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Making Small Business Saturday Work for You
This November 28, make sure that your customers know that when they come to an expert like you for their travel plans, they’re also supporting a small business in their…
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Schoolcation: A New Way to Blend Vacation & Education
E-learning has its share of challenges. There’s the loss of the social aspect, the experiential element, of learning. There’s the fidgeting and the mid-afternoon crankies. The interruptions, whether at home…
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Leading the Recovery of the Caribbean Travel Industry
A special commentary by Alejandro Reynal, CEO of Apple Leisure Group, as seen on TravelPulse Excerpted from Leading the Recovery of the Caribbean Travel Industry on TravelPulse.com. “What a difference…
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Staff-Picked Favorite Tours: Cancun
Cancun and the Riviera Maya is a destination that continues to grow in popularity as well as in size and range. Hoteliers have not slowed down in their development of…
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Taking the Guesswork Out of Traveler Comfort
“Life keeps throwing me stones. And I keep finding the diamonds.” – Ana Claudia Antunes With masks this season’s mandatory fashion accessory and “social distancing” destined to become Merriam-Webster’s Words…
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The Best Workshops of Virtual Ascend 2020
Who would have thought that the event of the year would be one conducted entirely online? And yet here we are, looking back at Virtual Ascend 2020 as the rousing…
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Top Five Reasons We GO with Amstar
There are a lot of destination management, tour, and transfer companies out there. But how do you choose which one to trust? It’s not an insignificant decision to have to…
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How to Choose the Right Transfer
Transfers are not exactly headliners when it comes to a vacation itinerary … but that’s not to say they’re not critically important. Getting to the resort and back to the…
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