Monica Hayes, Travel Advisor & Trip Concierge

01/08/2025

Wave Season 2025 is here!!!🙌🏼

What the heck is “Wave Season”? It’s basically an extended Black Friday for cruises!🚢 It’s that magical time of year when cruise lines offer LOTS of deals (did someone say bonus perks?!?), and is, interestingly, a predictor of how the travel industry at large will perform for the rest of the year. . .
Ready to book your next cruise (family or adults only) or adventure? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details.🌊 . .
#2025

01/01/2025

New Year’s Eve in NYC 🍎🗽w/ my travel bestie !🥳🥳🥳
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So thankful & grateful to have been invited to tag along as a guest with the Planet Fitness crew as they slayed their 10th year as a Rockin’ New Year’s Eve sponsor! What a wild, amazing, mind blowing ride it was!🙌🏼🤯💃🏻
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Ready to book your next unique experience, tour, or adventure? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details. And until then…to all a good night!✨ . .
#2025

12/16/2024

Dickens on Centre was as magical as ever this year!✨

We enjoyed our Snow Globe village reservation with drinks & charcuterie and it was everything! has built such an amazing experience with these and I’m in awe every single year. 5/5 would definitely recommend and will book again!👏🏼👏🏼
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Ready to book your next unique experience, tour, or adventure? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details. And until then…to all a good night!✨ . .

12/08/2024

The Fernandina Beach Lighted Christmas Parade is my absolute favorite of all our parades in this little small town! Every year it’s beautiful to see our community come together and enjoy celebrating the festive season together. Next week we also enjoy my favorite small town festival - Dickens on Centre!!!🎄
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What’s your favorite small town to visit or festival to enjoy during Festive?❄️
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Ready to book your next concert travel? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details. And until then…to all a good night!✨ . .

12/02/2024

Did you hear?!?🤔 Well, the rumor is TRUE!!!🙌🏼

With Pro Advisor access to FORA’s Flight Desk, I have yet another tool in my travel advisor bag of tricks to help you with your next getaway!✨
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Ready to book your next adventure? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details.❤️ . .

11/27/2024

Picture yourself here…😎🛳️🌊💃🏻

It was such a privilege to be a guest aboard Resilient Lady for their hosted retreat out of Miami last weekend! My personal Sea Terrace stateroom (complete with hammock!) was lovely, the views were gorgeous, the food was to die for, and the entertainment was top notch! Best of all, I met a bunch of amazing fellow travel advisors and simply had the best time (I even stayed up past my bedtime😂)! Can’t wait to hop aboard another one of their ships and cruise again soon!🙌🏼
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Ready to book your next adventure? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details.❤️ . .

11/27/2024

🎶It’s the most wonderful time of the year!🎶 Don’t sleep on this Black Friday Travel Deal!🛳️

11/24/2024

Day 3 Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady Retreat FAM:
Sad to say goodbye to this beautiful ship and it’s wonderful crew after breakfast, but chose to stay in town awhile longer to experience the Miami Culinary Tour in Little Havana!😋 Trust me, if you’re ever in town, definitely check this one out (and I’m happy to book it for you!👏🏼👏🏼
Our guide Ariel was amazing! We learned the rich history and culture of the area (as well as the obvious influences from Cuba), ate until I was very very uncomfortable (go on an absolutely empty stomach or you will regret all of your decisions)😅, met some new friends / fellow travelers, and came away with having one of the best tour experiences that I’ve had in a very long time!
Highly recommend and would definitely do again!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

11/24/2024

Day 2 Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady Retreat FAM:
Enjoyed the sunrise on my balcony, Breakfast in The Galley, Q&A session with top Virgin Voyages staff, Self-guided stateroom tours (photos coming soon!🤩), Sushi for lunch w/ dessert, “Shot for Shot” Mixology class making specialty drinks in The Test Kitchen, Enjoyed chill time in my balcony hammock, Gelato snack before dinner (because why not😅), dinner at Gunbae Korean BBQ with new friends, and got all gussied up for the Scarlet Night Party which wrapped up poolside!❤️

11/22/2024

Day 1 Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady Retreat FAM:
Room check-in, had a lovely time dining with other Solo Sailors for dinner @ Razzle Dazzle (Veggie/Vegan-focused restaurant)😋, took a brief self guided ship tour of some nooks & crannies (found a tiny library!), enjoyed the “Persephone” immersive stage show (absolutely fantastic!👏🏼), and last but definitely not least, the late night PJ Party on the back of the boat!

11/18/2024

I had a very “Capy” Birthday critter encounter at the Capybara Cafe in St Augustine as my gift from Brent! It was so much fun to engage with Mocha & Latte because these animal ambassadors are the absolute sweetest.🥰
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This is a great opportunity to show a delightful example of what responsible wildlife tourism looks like - choosing attractions that treat animals humanely and support conservation efforts. A thoughtful approach to your next animal encounter while at home or abroad can make all the difference… AND keep you from getting mauled, gored, or trampled to death because you wanted to get a selfie with a wild animal.🐾❤️
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In this case, I highly recommend spending an hour of your day there (reservations required) and supporting Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary and their mission⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Ready to book your next adventure? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details.❤️ . .

11/14/2024

BIG, exciting, and fantastic news to help travelers the next time your luggage goes missing! Apple has announced a new “Share Item Location” feature that’s going live in the next iOS update that will allow iPhone users to share the location of an AirTag with third parties such as airlines.✈️
That means if you slide an AirTag into your luggage before handing it off at the check in desk, you can assist your airline in locating your bag if it does happen to get lost (and the angels sing!!!)🙌🏼

This is also perfect timing as we approach Black Friday, as Amazon has great deals on AirTag 4-packs!

Share Item Location helps users locate and recover misplaced items by securely sharing the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory.

10/24/2024

HUGE day for me today!!!🙌🏼🥳💃🏻
What started as a complete & seemingly insurmountable pipe dream over a year ago, had me dancing in my living room this afternoon when I received the confirmation email! I’m so proud of myself for sticking with it, doing my best to work on my business daily, and honing my skills with the ins and outs of the complex travel industry.

Earning my PRO Advisor badge is one of the best early birthday gifts I’ve ever worked so hard to give myself! I’m thrilled to be apart of the best agency out there, Fora Travel !🫶🏼

The biggest THANK YOU of all goes out to all of my family & all of my amazing clients for all of your support in this exciting & special journey so far!🙏🏼❤️
Ready to book your next adventure? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details.❤️ . .

10/20/2024

“But did you die?” Imagine being chomped on by this thing over 23 million years ago!😳🦈 🤣

We had the best time on our Fossil Hunting Tour that left just outside of Charleston and traveled by boat to Morris Island. It was a beautiful day and so peaceful listening to the waves while hunting for treasures!

Did you know - Morris Island is a barrier island, which means it’s a large sandbar. Fossils that wash ashore on the island include: shark teeth, sea glass, ancient indigenous pottery, and keyhole urchins, also known as sand dollars
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Ready to book your next adventure? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details.❤️ . .

10/14/2024

I LOVE planning trips for my clients… and I love when they send me photos of their adventures! This was a Northwest Roadtrip for the books including - Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone, Mt Rushmore, Devils Tower, Badlands, and more stops along the way!🚙💨 I’m definitely saving their itinerary for later (bucket list)!
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Ready to book your next adventure? I’d love to assist! Please DM, call, or email for more details.❤️ . .

09/18/2024

🚨PSA🚨
If your TSA Pre-check is up for renewal like mine is, or you’re a new applicant, there’s no better time than NOW to upgrade to Global Entry (which also includes TSA Pre-check!) before the cost goes up on Oct 1st! ✈️🌎

Read more here:

The cost of Global Entry is rising. Starting on Oct. 1, application fees will be $120.

07/23/2024

Exciting day for me today!!!✨
It took me a hot minute to earn this bad boy because life got in the way, but I’m proud of myself for sticking with it and earning my Advance Advisor badge with the best agency out there, Fora Travel !👏🏼

Thank you for all the support in this new, amazing journey so far!🙏🏼❤️

07/19/2024

Still looking for that last minute getaway away (and cooler weather!🔥) to the mountains before the kids start back to school? Check out this article I wrote for some inspo or share with a friend!

Traveling to Helen, Georgia? Get inspired with this advisor-curated itinerary: Weekend Mountain Getaway to Helen, Georgia.