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04/03/2024

Now we know!

A new report reveals the best airports for foodies.

01/06/2023

Have you checked in yet 🛫 this is a great article on why, the importance to check in early.

It's critical for at least one airline, too.

18/05/2023

Hike anyone…. 🌼🌻

03/05/2023

Don’t forget to reach out and thank your travel advisors today!

21/03/2023

Good morning thought I would share this article about changes to NCL “Muster Drill”.

Norwegian Cruise Line is making a muster drill change that many guests will love, but it may not take effect for a few weeks.

22/09/2022

So freaking cool! Good for him! Congratulations Buster! 🧡🖤🧡

Timilee Hunt

Today, the announced three-time World Series Champion and seven-time All-Star Buster Posey has become a member of the ownership group. This marks the first time that a former player has joined the organization as a principal partner and member of the Board of Directors.

27/07/2022

Hello and hope this message finds all of you well.

Update: For clients that are in my website data base. I am updating my marketing plan and auto emails.

If you would like to make changes or remove yourselves please send me a DM and I can do this for you or I can show you how to change desired type of travel promotions you wish to receive information about or opt out all together via your CP account.

Many things have changed post Covid/lock down in the travel industry and I continue to pivot and I am taking time to reconsider my business goals and have big changes and plans in the works. Stay tuned!

Happy trails, ✈️🚂🚢🌎
Timi

22/06/2022

Good morning ☀️ This is a repost and thought I would share as we are all beginning or continuing to travel via Air.

Travel can be amazing but the airlines are having a tough time right now. If you're traveling this summer, or this year, here is some sage advice...

Notes from a flight attendant:

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 (Or any New York airport for that matter). 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, 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!

21* I will add: consult with a travel agent as they will be a life line when all else fails*

15/03/2022

The Uk is on my mind! Take a look at this update on Covid travel restrictions and protocols. Timilee Hunt

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60741158

The transport secretary has confirmed that all remaining travel measures for UK arrivals will be scrapped.

29/11/2021

Know before you go! Keep smiling while we pivot!😁

https://www.frommers.com/blogs/arthur-frommer-online/blog_posts/if-you-need-a-covid-test-to-fly-be-careful-timing-is-everything

Although travelers are told to take a Covid-19 test three days before international travel, there's more to it than that. | Frommer's

28/10/2021

Know before you go!

https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/cdc-extends-conditional-sail-order-to-january-2022

The CDC cited the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.

20/09/2021

Good morning Monday. For any of us seeking to travel to and through Europe post Covid this is a great interview in the New Yorker. When Rick Steve’s talks, I listen.

Timilee Hunt Kimi Lee Jorden Ballard Sydney Waverek Tim Ballard ✈️

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/rick-steves-says-hold-on-to-your-travel-dreams

The guidebook guru discusses a year and a half without seeing Europe, the next chapter in post-pandemic travel, and why you should order whatever beverage the locals are having.

18/09/2021

Good morning Saturday. If you are thinking of hopping back into cruising . Please know before you go! Timilee Hunt

Ships still sail to islands with a CDC Level-4 rating. Here's what passengers can expect.

08/09/2021

Vietnam anyone…✈️



https://simpleflying.com/bamboo-airways-us-flights-september-2021/

Timilee Hunt

Bamboo Airways is preparing to launch its first flights to the United States. Expected to start on September…

05/07/2021

✈️🛫🌎❤️ More important now than ever to practice patience and kindness now to all our service industry employees.

This is a post from a friend who is an Airlines pilot -

Sad that this is the best and only advice I can give these days............

Copied from a colleague…Great advice…

If you are flying anywhere this month, on any airline…
Pack snacks and PB&Js, bring a refillable water container, portable charger for your phone, bring a cheap light extension cord with a power strip or outlet tripler for charging in a place where there are very few outlets, a deck of cards or UNO, download extra movies on iPad, if you have wireless headsets also bring old school plug in type, bring a light blanket, go to the airport 1 extra hour earlier than you would have, bring your patience, and a mask. If you must travel with kids, go to Dollar Store and buy new toys they have never seen, give them these during delays. You can also buy the blow up arm floaties, to use as pillow or lumbar support for your back. Small portable fan or paper fan. A tennis ball to use to massage you aches.

Airlines don’t supply pillows or blankets anymore. There is no food onboard to buy or give, usually there is not enough beverages for 2nds.
Fill your water bottle in airport, or buy a bottle. There is not enough bottled water onboard to fill your container, nor are we allowed to fill it.

If you are booked on last flight of the day, be prepared that you might end up spending the night in airport.

Do not check your medicine or keys in your luggage.
Bring a Pen!! You may have to fill out forms, or need to write down info.

I have been in this business for 30 yrs and I have NEVER seen it this crazy! Every airline is short staffed, gate agents are working alone at gates for oversold flights, the wait times to get through to reservations are 3+ hours. Restaurants and stores can’t get people to work. Super long lines everywhere. LOTS of mechanical issues, weather, staffing issues none of which is due to frontline employees. They are as frustrated as you are. They are EXHAUSTED! This has been happening to them EVERY DAY for over a month, with no relief insight.

So I am asking you to BE VERY KIND TO EVERYONE. It’s always appreciated. We always bring treats, whatever they may be to the agents and flight attendants.

DON'T bring your pets if you don’t have to.

25/05/2021

It’s time to explore music from all parts of the globe. Need a new play list of music, take a peek at these artists.

From indie flamenco singers to Nigerian DJs.

09/05/2021

This is a great article on travel trends for this summer, which are being called vaccined Summer travel or revenge travel.



https://www.purewow.com/travel/travel-trends-summer-2021

With the ongoing success of vaccine rollouts, countries starting to open their borders and lots of pent-up travel wanderlust—travelers across the U.S. are finally ready to get back out there.