Long weekend hours! Basically- we’re closed for the long weekend!
Your favourite travel girls are taking a little break so we can get back to planning spectacular vacations early next week!
We’ll be available for regular business hours on Tuesday, May 24th!
Feel free to send us your enquiries to [email protected]
Although we won’t be available - in the evening of an emergency please call our mainline and one of us will be sure to get back to you ASAP.
An update about the update
Happy dance with todays news!
If you don’t follow us on Instagram, you should. We post all of our videos and reels there. @jetlagvoyages
But in light of today’s news, we’ll post our happy dance here too 🎉🎉🎉
✈️ Happy National Travel Advisor Day! ✈️
Know any awesome advisors! Tag em!
On this travel advisor day I want to take a minute to recognize some of the amazing people in the travel community! because community over competition above all is what makes all of us successful!
If you know any advisors you’ll know what the last year looked like for them, and if you don’t, let me tell you!
✈️ Cancelled 6-10 months worth of work & holidays (imagine designing 200 websites, then deleting them all)
✈️ Spent weeks organizing rescue flights for any and all travellers (because many people couldn’t get through their online booking source)
✈️ Took the brunt end of traveller frustrations (because someone had to get yelled at)
✈️ Advocated for over a year for your refunds (because we wanted you to get the refunds as much as you did)
✈️ Changed, cancelled and changed more travel
✈️ Issued thousands of refunds (because we know you were owed those funds)
✈️ All while salaries got slashed or became non-existent (because all those cancelled bookings often don’t pay us unless you travel)
✈️ Deciphered some of the most complex entry and exit requirements (because this has never ever happened)
✈️ Continue to work for little to no compensation (because no travel = no compensation)
✈️ Spent endless hours in meetings to continue advocating for refunds and protections (because even after a year we knew you were owed those refunds)
✈️ Continue advocating to save the tourism industry and reopening of the market (because we want to see you travel again!
And why did they do it, and more importantly why do they continue to do it?
Because...
✨ They love their jobs
✨ They love their clients
✨ They love travel
✨ They love the tourism community
✨ They love making your travel dreams come true
So there- If you got through that, show a little love to an advisor you know, because everyone deserves a little appreciation!
#tr
🌎🌎 Happy Earth Day 🌎🌎
To our favourite planet in the solar system, we want to thank you for being so amazing! But what are YOU doing to keep it being as awesome as it is?
Here are some tips to be a more mindful traveller and be as sustainable as possible on your future adventures.
These small things can go a very long way!
✨reduce plastic waste and bring your own refillable water bottle
✨ Choose a travel brand that is dedicated to sustainability such as @intrepidtravel and @gadventures
✨Choose activities and tours that will benefit the local community and economy that is also committing to sustainability
✨Be conscious of what you leave behind and take anything that may no be disposed of properly
✨ When travelling to poorer nations, research to see if there is anything you can bring that may be valuable to others that may have found its way to the trash at home
✨reuse your towels and bedsheets during your hotel stays
✨ Bring your own refillable drink cup and straws to resorts instead of using single use plastics
✨buy local handmade souvenirs vs made in China mass produced items
✨ bring your own reusable bags
What is your top sustainable travel tip???
#earthday #sustainabletravel #travelbetter #beabettertraveller #careforourplanet #happyearthday #ecotourism #carbonfootprint #carbonoffset
Another round of lockdowns got you down?
Us too!
Maybe it’s time for a change of scenery, even if it’s a future change. Nearly every travel supplier out there is offering some form of flexible booking policy. Don’t wait till everything cools down. That’s when the pricing will sky rocket and availability will dwindle.
Plan ahead and stack that calendar!
##booknow #travellater #teavelagent #travelagency #traveladvisor #travelprofessional #barriebusiness #barrielocal #barriesmallbusiness #traveldeals #promo #dontwait #savetravel #savetourism
Have you met the team???
No one said owning your own business, let alone a travel agency during a pandemic would be easy, so we’d like to introduce you to the team behind the “we & us”
Yes, it’s all ME, Ola! Oh, and my diligent productivity manager, Mr Bean, the corgi
And if we haven’t met yet, I can’t wait to meet you or better yet, plan your post pandemic adventure!
But this team will be getting bigger (not with more of my personalities) and I CAN’T wait to share more on that with you soon!
Canadian’s, 1 year into the pandmeic 😂😭
✨ ANYTIME a travel memory shows up✨
Who else keeps seeing travel memories from 2 years ago and it makes you want to go somewhere SO badly!
Anytime we see one, we hit the BOOK button! Even if it doesn’t work out, book with flexible terms and you’ve got nothing to lose, but a lot to look forward to!
So hit it, hit it, hit it!
#hitit #bookit #plannowtravellater #booknow #booknowtravellater #travelagent #travelagency #womensbusiness #traveladvisor #smallbusiness #savetravel #savetourism #travelreel #barriebusiness #holiday #travelmemory #barrietravelagent #reels #booktravel #vacation #daydreaming #nothingtolose #travellater
☀️DON’T REPORT, JUST SUPPORT☀️
It’s a rare moment that I share my opinion publicly on the matter, and let me be clear that I’m not an anti-masker, I’m not against the vaccine and I’m not a Covid disbeliever.
What I am though is a person who is very tired and angry at seeing my fellow small businesses completely crushed by lockdowns- I am 💯anti-lockdown and if a lock down is taking place then ALL businesses should be forced to close.
I’m tired of seeing malls, Walmart, Home Depot etc be open and insanely busy, but my favourite businesses be closed and shattered. It’s insulting, it’s reckless and it’s infuriating.
So for those businesses that are remaining open during lockdown- I support you!
And for those of you who support lockdown, and see these businesses open- don’t report them and let them operate peacefully and safely.
No one should have the right to obliterate the businesses that have built our community. No one should have the right to put businesses into crippling debt. No one should have the right to tell you you can’t earn a living. And no one should insult you by telling you, you’re endangering society by doing so.
So again, if you see an open business- support them, or keep on walking. This is survival now, and this, for many businesses is the final straw before permanent closure.
I’ve already watched the government destroy my industry, the industry I love more than anything. And the travel industry keeps getting destroyed, and every lockdown is another step backwards. Don’t let the same government destroy the businesses you love the most. It’s not too late.
That’s it- support those open businesses, slide into their DM’s and let them know you stand by them!
#supportlocal #nolockdown #nomorelockdown #antilockdown #smallbusiness #barriesmallbusiness #barriebusiness #mindyourbusiness #lovelocal #locallove #stayopen #barrie #smallbusinessontario #ontariosmallbusiness #stoplockdown #enoughisenough #saves
⭐️ Vaccine Passport Vacations are coming ⭐️
So although there are no officially set entry requirements require a covid vaccine, some vacation providers are already moving in that direction.
There are a handful of cruise lines and tour companies offering “vaccinated only” travel. That’s means only if you’ve been fully vaccinated can you participate.
Of course this doesn’t make every itinerary exclusive, but it’s another step in the recovery of the tourism industry.
If you’ve been vaccinated, and want to travel, but want an extra level of assurance and travel with those who too have been vaccinated, we have options foe YOU!
For more information contact us today at [email protected]
#travelagent #travelagency #vaccinevacations #localbusiness #barrie #smallbusiness #barriesmallbusiness #expert #travelexpert #booktoday #booknowtravellater #plannowtravellater #travel #traveladvisor #ontariotravelagent #jetlagvoyages #experttraveler
Pro tip- never trust a travel agent that doesn’t travel.
Trust us. We’ve been there!
