One Year Later: Catching Up with Marriott on Their Biggest Beachfront Breakouts
What a difference a year makes! This time last year, mega-brand Marriott revealed two major openings and a massive beautification project for some of their most covetable, high-end, beachfront…
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The 2022 Mid-Year Bucket List Report
When we rounded the corner on COVID, travel burst with pent-up demand. People across America were escaping the confines of their own communities at rapid speed to make up for nearly two years…
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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 to know as a…
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Sober Travel: 9 Expert-Approved Tips on How to Make All-Inclusives Feel More Inclusive
Staying sober on vacation may feel daunting, but with these behavioral health expert-approved tips, it’s may not be out of reach. For some, the lure of the all-inclusive is a summer rock…
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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…
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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 are…
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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 longer required for…
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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 The Travel Beat with ALG Vacations, our…
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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 on what to ask for when you book…
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Cities & Seas: How to Have It All in Europe – Canary Islands, Spain
When most consumers think about European vacations, their minds first go to the greats: London, Paris, Rome. They picture historic sites and cobblestone streets, museums and moody skies. They…
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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 Cancun complex…
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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 Playa, plus…
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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 … and because…
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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…
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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. It’s…
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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 preach! But as you know, we…
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Five Easy Ways to Simplify Family Vacation Planning
A family vacation is a must for most at this point in time. We’re all tired and all need a break. But the problem is, planning one adds even more to your already overflowing plate, which is…
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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 schools, masks on then off,…
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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 what about when you run into a…
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Don’t Be SAD: How to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder
The winter blues are more than just that. Seasonal depression is a very real phenomenon that thousands of American suffer from, according to a newly released study by CertaPet. If the…
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Best Practices to Prep for Peak
Were your holidays restful this winter? Good, because as a member of the travel industry, we’re gearing up to get back to the grind at warp speed. Just like that, the “hap-happiest season of…
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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 Small Business…
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Will (RI)U Marry Me? Your Guide to the New Wedding Collections by RIU
Planning a wedding can be STRESSFUL! Take the pressure off the bride with ready-to-customize, “save the (big) day” solutions. Find out which one is THE One with this exclusive…
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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 as AMResorts®…
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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 think about taking a…
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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…
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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 getting busy again, a sure sign…
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ID That YOLO! Tours & Excursions Straight from the Screen
Why should you have to take your best guess at what tours and excursions you’re marketing to customers when we can just tell you? How many times have you shown a customer a sizzle reel of a…
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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 people have learned from…
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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 advisor. They want help…
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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 off…
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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 time and money,…
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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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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, open…
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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 special year: Travel Advisor Appreciation…
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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 we’re on an acronym tear!), last month we…
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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…
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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 ready to bring it back now…
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What You Can Do to Shape the “New Normal”
During ALG Vacations’™ Year of the Travel Advisor (#YOTTA2021), agents get a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design what the future of travel looks like. ALG Vacations™ has…
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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 hear all…
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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 word: panic. But this year, ALG…
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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 does that…
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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…
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Taking Your Travel Catalog Game to the Next Level: The All-New ALG Vacations™ Travelogue
Imagine you’re at a travel show. It’s virtual, like almost everything these days, and you have your own booth, maybe for honeymoons or all-inclusives or eco-friendly escapes. Guests have the…
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CDC COVID-19 Testing Travel Toolkit for Agents
There’s been a LOT of information—and questions!—flying around since the CDC announced you’ll be required to undergo COVID-19 testing before returning to the U.S. But don’t worry—ALGV’s got…
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4 Surprising Reasons You Might Be Losing Social Media Followers
Especially during these tense times, it’s easy to set off a hair-trigger temper without even knowing it. Here are some common annoyances that may be alienating your fatigued followers…
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Ten Ways to Prepare for Pent-Up Demand
Draw up plans now to avoid feeling overwhelmed when the rush hits. Your clients have waited. They’ve anticipated. And now, they’re ready. … But are you? As PCR testing becomes more widely…
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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 from Apple Vacations.…
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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 this Thanksgiving. And…
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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…
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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…
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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, what’s a small…
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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…
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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 its guests,…
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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 community. Black Friday…
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Welcome to TravelBlogue
Stories. Tips. News. Staff picks. Entertainment. Welcome to the premier place to find it all: TravelBlogue by ALG Vacations™. And we’re so happy you could join us. With this all-new resource,…
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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.…
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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…
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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 success it was! With nearly…
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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 airport can be…
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