AA-Travel, Adventure Awaits

01/06/2024

How is it possible🥹Happy 18th birthday to our sweet son! Dylan you have brought us so much joy🥰 Cheers to being able to vote, buy a lottery ticket & fireworks, gamble and get a tattoo! Happy adulting, kiddo😜

09/25/2023

06/29/2023

SUMMER TRAVEL PSA🛫🛬

***Posted by a flight attendant. Worth a read if you are traveling by air this summer!
✈️SUMMER TRAVELING ✈️
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. Two 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. They have been cancelling flights at their starting points just to keep the planes out, because there just aren't enough people to manage the planes, so the gates stay full.
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 a jerk. 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. And maybe even post a video of your poor behavior! OK, not us, but the guy across the aisle certainly will!
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 drunken behavior 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!!
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!

05/25/2023

✨CLIENT SPOTLIGHT✨
~Mykonos~
Shawna decided she wanted to take a trip to celebrate her daughter, Kamy’s graduation from high school. She said “we haven’t ever been out of the country but we would like to go island hopping in Greece 🇬🇷”! I said “girl, go big or stay home”. Next up for them… Santorini ✨

03/17/2023

Exuma is so dreamy🏝️

09/30/2022

Nothing like a Cabo sunrise! Happy Anniversary to us😍

09/24/2022

So darn proud of these girls!! They worked so hard! District Champs💙🏐

03/22/2022

Spring Break 2022 🛫🇲🇽🪅🍣🌶👙🐬🧳🩴🐠🔥🌴🗿🛕🍹🍦🙌🏼🛬~
It’s hard to put into words how unique this resort is… Not only is it all-inclusive for food and beverages but it also includes free access to 7 outdoor parks and 3 experiences. We only had enough time for So that just means we have to go back! I highly recommend Hotel Xcaret Mexico for families with tweens and teens who love adventure! You will not be disappointed♥️

06/04/2021

Now this is exciting🛫🛬 New York to London in 3.5 hours! Sign me up!

The planes will be twice as fast as today's fastest aircraft.

05/16/2021

It’s time to start planning ahead again! 🤪🛫🗺🏝☀️

03/22/2021

Who is ready???

It’s time to dust off your passports. We’re welcoming guests back on board Adventure of the Seas this June with 7-night getaways from Nassau, Bahamas, featuring a two day stop at Perfect Day at CocoCay, and visits to Cozumel and Grand Bahama Island. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/3lwRkAx

03/15/2021

It doesn’t get much better than this! USVI’s on Luna with Nim and Fabiola! The best captain/ mixologist and first mate/ chef in the Caribbean!

01/21/2021

01/21/2021

CLIENT HIGHLIGHT//
The Landers Family in the Bahamas, 12.2020
https://www.aa-travel.fun/travel-inspiration/client-travels.aspx

11/03/2020

YUP!

10/30/2020

2020 is all the reason you need to get out and travel! Where would you go if you could leave tomorrow?

10/09/2020

What are you waiting for? It’s time to relax and explore!

10/02/2020

Disney COVID style Day 3- ☀️and beautiful to a torrential ⛈ Magic Kingdom was were we could feel the smaller crowds. Only waited 35 mins for Seven Dwarfs and everything else was less than 20 mins. Some lines were only as long as it took to walk through the cue. Sometimes there was only a small wait because the cast was cleaning the ride🧽🙌🏻! Don’t pull down your 😷, because a sweet cast member will say “Princess, make sure your mask is covering your nose and mouth at all times”🦠

10/01/2020

Disney COVID style-
At Hollywood Studios- still long lines but they go fast. Seems like there are crowds because lines for the attractions weave all through the park because of social distancing. We were on the MDE app exactly at 2pm to get a boarding pass for Rise of the Resistance, but were unsuccessful😥. Smuggler’s Run was super interactive🤩 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Toy Story Land🖍

09/16/2020

06/08/2020

INTRODUCING... AA-Travel, A full-service travel agency- Weare here for you when you are ready to travel again✈️🗻🎢🏖🗺
ADVENTURE AWAITS- LEAVE THE DETAILS TO US
Taking a once or twice a year vacation does not make you an expert travel planner. If you want to wisely invest your vacation dollars, you work with an experienced professional that customizes and books vacations every day. Being a travel advisor is not about the act of clicking the mouse. We work hard to find the best value for your dollar. We not only have the wisdom but we utilize specialized travel suppliers with extensive destination knowledge that are not available to the general public. We are the clients best advocates in time of need. We have the skill level necessary to solve any number of issues that end up on our desk. It is the skill set, supplier relationships and travel experience we use to wisely guide our clients to the vacation that is perfect for them. THEN we click the mouse.

OUR TEAM:

AMANDA ACHORD- Owner/ Travel Planner
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CHRISTINA YOUNG- Travel Planner
Specializing in Beach and Cruise Vacations
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Specializing in European Vacations
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06/08/2020

Distance Now. Travel Later. We’ve got your back.

03/13/2020

This is spot on. The last several days have been brutal🤦🏼‍♀️

01/08/2020

Spring break is just a little over 2 months away!

11/05/2019

A new favorite! Waldorf Astoria took over this resort a little over a month ago and it did not disappoint! Accommodations, service and food were all muy excelente!- Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal

10/10/2019

This is the life🏝
Westin Grand Cayman

04/24/2019

If you have been thinking about going to Disney World this summer, now is the time to book! Send me an email at [email protected] for a quote.

Save up to 25% on rooms at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels this summer! Book through 8/28/19. Learn more. Learn more - http://bit.ly/2UR0uxI

01/29/2019

Wow! Love that what I do makes kids do better in school🏝🚊✈️⛵️🛳🗽🎢🏔

Here’s your excuse to take a family vacation.

01/06/2019

Copper Mountain is one of our favorite ski resorts! Did you know I can help plan your ski vacation? I have clients heading to and for Spring Break. Where is your favorite place to ski? @ Copper Mountain, Colorado

09/23/2018

Amanda Bredthauer Achord, Chad Achord,