Land2Sea Travel

08/17/2022

Great article to remind everyone...
https://www.travelmarketreport.com/RetailStrategies/articles/The-Ten-Unwritten-Rules-of-Travel?utm_term=Read%20More&utm_campaign=New%20TMR%20Email%20Template&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On%20Software&utm_medium=email&cm_mmc=Act-On%20Software-_-email-_-Advisors%20Talk%20%27Unwritten%27%20Rules%20of%20Travel%2C%20More%20Cruise%20Lines%20Change%20Testing%20and%20Vaccination%20Policies%2C%20%2526%20more%20-_-Read%20More&fbclid=IwAR2Pd6dMXw_6nFIURrZ_9-5iP7MnL12KD8RdejsBi2dmBPB6CG2LmWCEuHc

Travel advisors on the “rules” or “standards” that should never be broken.

06/21/2022

Reposting ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️

Just some good advice for those who plan to travel this summer:

Flying this summer is ROUGH!!! I feel like as a Flight Attendant I should attempt to share some tips to get you through airline travel for the foreseeable future. ✈️✈️

1. Things are not good..... if its less than 7 hours - DRIVE! I'm not kidding. There is nothing enjoyable about flying right now. On any airline. If you must fly, keep reading. 🚗

2. Download and use the app of the airline you are flying. You can do everything on it - get your boarding pass, track your bags, see your incoming plane, and change a flight. It sure beats waiting in the long line to talk to an agent! Trust me - Usually these apps will tell you a flight is cancelled before the crew even knows! 📲

3. Fly MUCH earlier than you need to - a whole day early if its important!! This week I saw many people miss important things like weddings, funerals, cruises, international connections, and graduations. The tears were very real, for very real reasons, and there was nothing I could do! If you have to be somewhere, spend the extra money, go a day early. Have a glass of wine and stay in a hotel, enjoy your night not being stressed while everyone else misses their events. 🍷

4. ALWAYS fly the first flight in the morning so you have all day to be rebooked if the s**t hits the fan. Yes, that means it might be a 3:00 alarm, but morning flights don't cancel nearly as often.⏰

5. This is not unique to this year, but keep in mind summer is thunderstorm season. A single storm can shut down a whole airport. We can't fly through them. Storms usually build as the day gets later. Book early flights! ⛈

6. Schedule long layovers - Your 1 hour layover is NOT enough anymore. 30 minutes, not a chance. 3 hours minimum. 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️

7. What you see on the news is an understatement. We are short staffed and overworked. Not just pilots and flight attendants, but also ground crews. Without ground crews there is no one to park the planes, drive jetways, get your bags on/off planes, or scan boarding passes. This causes many delays that snowball throughout the day. Sometimes HOURS.(Another reason morning flights are best!) 👀

8. When flight crews get delayed we time out. We can NOT fly longer than 16 hours. Its illegal. So it doesn't matter if you have a wedding to get to, when we are done we are done. The way things are now, there are no back up crews, so when this happens your flight cancels. (Now you are starting to see why those morning flights are best!) 😴

9. Avoid connecting in Newark. It is literal hell. You have a 50/50 chance your flight will cancel or missing your connection. They have been cancelling flights at their starting points just to keep the planes out of Newark because there just aren't enough people to manage the planes, so the gates stay full. Also the restaurants are expensive, it is not a great place to be stuck. 💩

10. Be nice. As stated above, we are overworked and tired. We will not help you if you are mean. No one cares that you are going to miss your cruise if you are an as***le. So even if we can help, we will save our help for someone nice. Tensions are high. Our patience is gone. If you make us mad - you will not be flying on our planes. We will leave you behind without a second thought, and laugh about you later. 🥰

11. Being drunk on an airplane is a federal offense, so don't overdo it. If you drink too much at the bar waiting for your delayed flight you risk not being allowed to fly at all. We are too tired to deal with your drunk ass when we have legitimate issues to deal with. 🍻

12. Get trip insurance if you have a lot of money invested. I hate the whole idea of this, but I also hate the idea of losing money. Example: I was working a flight yesterday that waited over an hour for a gate. A family of 8 missed their flight to Rome. The only flight of the day. They were going to a cruise which they would now miss. They were all crying, there was nothing I could do. (Also a reason to fly a day early!) 🛳

13. Flights are FULL. If you buy the cheap seats you will not be able to sit with your family. It says so when you purchase your ticket!! Flight Attendants aren't there to rearrange the whole plane just so you can sit with your family because you tried to save $100 on a third party website. 💸

14. Speaking of third party websites and saving money..... Like I said flights are FULL. If a flight is oversold, and no one volunteers to give up their seats, who do you think is the first to be bumped? You guessed it, the family that saved a few $$ by using sites like Expedia, Kayak, Hotwire etc. 🤷‍♀️

15. Pack smart. Don't be "That guy" Don't hold up boarding because you have your extenders open till they are busting and you can't figure out how to make it fit in the overhead. (Passengers are stressed too, they can be aggressive when boarding a delayed flight) 🛍

16. Take showers, brush your teeth, leave the perfume off, don't eat stinky food (caesar salad and tuna fish I'm talking to you!), and bring headphones. Trust me. These things sound basic, but add to stress on crowded planes. If you are stuck on the tarmac for 3 hours after a 4 hour flight, you will thank me for this. 💜

17. Bring a sweater if you tend to be cold. So tired of half naked girls asking me to turn the heat up. NO. Wear clothes!! Side note: If you dress like this and ask for heat, there's a chance I will turn the AC up. 🥶

18. Thats not water on the bathroom floor. For the love of God wear shoes to the bathroom!!! 🤮

19. Don't tell a Flight Attendant they look tired. We are and we know. You may cause us to ugly cry right there in galley. 😭

20. Happy Travels!

03/14/2022

American Airlines, as a Travel Advisor I will NEVER book another client on your airline. Worst airline EVER. I can't even explain the unprofessional nightmare this has been. Americana Airlines Please explain to me how 3 people of a group booking of 11 people, booked and paid for in October of 2021 get told that you oversold the flight and we won’t have seats. You separated us from our 7 children. Put us on a flight you knew would never make the connection to and end up stranded in Mexico for 2 days while our children are in Costa Rica??? AmericanAirlinesThis is completely unacceptable!!

11/03/2021

Ohhh Florence….I missed you most. I will call you home one day🥰. But for now, another visit will have to for now. 🇮🇹

11/02/2021

Oh Italy…. I’ve missed you!!!! So very HAPPY to be back!!!! 🇮🇹

07/20/2021

Channels through Cayo Culebra – a remote Island in the Sian Kaan Biosphere.

Photo taken by the amazing
Matt Adcock of Del Sol Photography.
Him and his partner did an amazing photo shoot from a plane. You can see the images here:

The Sian Kaan Biosphere, Cayo Culebra, and the Caribbean ocean are bucket-list location for anyone traveling to Quintana Roo Mexico

07/20/2021

Channels through Cayo Culebra – a remote Island in the Sian Kaan Biosphere.

Photo taken by the amazing
Adcock of Sol Photography.
Him and his partner did an amazing photo shoot from a plane. You can see the images here:

The Sian Kaan Biosphere, Cayo Culebra, and the Caribbean ocean are bucket-list location for anyone traveling to Quintana Roo Mexico

06/28/2021

What a great week with some pretty amazing friends. So many great memories were made and I’m so grateful. 🇲🇽

04/22/2021

Thank you so much Kaleigh Bdm and for your amazing hospitality and showing us your gorgeous property. Land2Sea Travel

03/19/2021

Third stop Galveston. Another great day. Beach (brrr🥶) Seaport for shopping and crawfish 🦞. Finished with an amazing sunset 🌅. @ Galveston Beach And Seawall

03/18/2021

When it’s cold and gloomy at home you road trip. First stop Oklahoma. Botanical gardens and scooter around downtown. Second stop-Texas and drive through Safari. @ Myriad Botanical Gardens

03/02/2021

What an amazing time spent with the best people around. Thank you Cabo for the lifetime memories we made.

02/27/2021

The most amazing creatures and experience. Made life long memories with our best friends!Thank you it was such a great day.

01/10/2021

A little bowling, a long bike ride, a lot of surfing and many amazing memories made. @ The Grand at Moon Palace Cancun

01/06/2021

Nothing like playing in the sand knowing it’s cold and yucky back home! @ The Grand at Moon Palace Cancun

11/05/2020

Thank you ! This experience has been amazing and couldn’t have come at a better time. It was wonderful to think the world was perfect for a few days. @ Chablé Maroma

11/04/2020

We were lucky enough to share Dia de Mu***os with the amazing employees . These are the employees loved ones they have lost that come back and visit. It was also a special blue, full moon. @ Chablé Maroma

11/04/2020

Who knew oatmeal could be so sexy! Breakfast is included and it was AMAZING. Fresh juices, smoothies and everything delicious. Coffee and fresh bread delivered to your porch every morning. @ Chablé Maroma

11/04/2020

Around the property of Chable, and on top of Raw Bar (one of three) restaurants on site. @ Chablé Maroma

11/04/2020

The beach has been my favorite for a long time, now you know why!!
@ Chablé Maroma

11/04/2020

The spa experience was just that. An amazing, all day, mystic experience. They also offer different spa rituals with a Shaman!

@ Chablé Maroma

11/04/2020

The MOST EXTRAORDINARY experience I have ever had in a resort. I can’t even explain how amazing this experience was. EVERYTHING was magical. . This is just the beginning my friends.....
@ Chablé Maroma

11/03/2020

Rise and shine!

11/02/2020

Amazing wedding venue. With a beautiful reception dinner on the beach. @ Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun

11/02/2020

This! This is why Maroma is my favorite. Always ranks in the top 10 beaches of the world. You can walk for miles on soft white sand. @ Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun

11/02/2020

First stop, Secrets Maroma. Preferred Club Ocean view room for the win! After they sanitize your bags of course. @ Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun

11/01/2020

Travel might look a little different right now, but I am one happy girl to use this little blue book again!!

04/22/2020

If you've emailed or called me lately I've probably said these words "We are still waiting for an update."
I know its frustrating. I'm frustrated too. But I saw this information today and it put a lot of things in perspective.

Patience is a virtue; kindness is always in style.
Until recent events, 9/11 terrorist attacks were the worst thing that happened to air travel. Most travel companies use 9/11 as a measure of how ready they are if disaster strikes again.
There were 70,000 Domestic Flights canceled due to 9/11. That's 10,500,000 passengers on those flights.
Today, 1,000,000 Domestic Flights have been canceled due to COVID-19…150,000,000 Passengers on those flights
That’s 14 times more than the “worst-case” scenario
What about COVID-19 cancellations across the globe?
4,000,000 Flights Canceled……590,000,000 Passengers
Last Friday the United States TSA screened 129,763 travelers versus 2.48 million on the same day a year ago.
American Airlines has gone from 271 daily flights from the NY area to just 13.
Approximately 80% of hotel rooms in the US are empty (I actually thought this figure would be more).
National weekly travel spending dropped to $3.8 billion last week compared to $19.8 billion the first week of March.
84% of travelers will change their plans in the next 6 months. 62% of travel decisions for the next 6 months are greatly impacted.
The airlines queue of refunds and future credit vouchers is so deep that some airlines temporarily inhibited everybody’s ability so that they could process what they have already.
It could take 8-24 weeks.
Please understand travel vendors are bleeding cash, working with skeleton staff and are not prepared to process the credits in a timely manner.
The entire travel industry appreciates your patience while they process these requests. And yelling at me isn't going to make a bit of difference. ♥️

03/27/2020

03/24/2020

Please help support us. We have all worked so hard these past few weeks for FREE :(

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/provide-covid-19-relief-funding-travel-advisors

The travel restrictions put into place have impacted the Travel Industry to an extent well beyond that of any other business sector. The Travel Industry relies heavily on agents/advisors who sell 85% of all cruises, 70% of all tours, and 50% of all airline tickets. Most advisors are self-employed, s...