Holiday Travel of Wakefield, Mass

Holiday Travel of Wakefield, Mass Holiday Travel has been planning vacations for our clients in and around Wakefield, MA since 1972. W

THANK YOU to all that came out for our annual Holiday Party! Planned in partnership with the Wakefield Area Chamber of C...
12/20/2024

THANK YOU to all that came out for our annual Holiday Party! Planned in partnership with the Wakefield Area Chamber of Commerce and Lakeside Inn, well over 100 people stopped by to spread some holiday cheer!

One of our favorite cruise line private islands - Perfect Day at CocoCay in the Bahamas. Home to amazing days during Roy...
12/20/2024

One of our favorite cruise line private islands - Perfect Day at CocoCay in the Bahamas. Home to amazing days during Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruises...

NEW TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT! As if Suzanne didn't have enough on her plate for 2025 already, join her - and your fellow Holida...
12/18/2024

NEW TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT! As if Suzanne didn't have enough on her plate for 2025 already, join her - and your fellow Holiday Travelers - along Italy's Amalfi Coast! This has JUST become available - and already over a dozen spots have been sold. Grab yours now - click below the for the full details and pricing!

https://www.holidaytravelwakefield.com/2025-amalfi

Looking for a "few days" at sea aboard one of the Holiday Travel team's favorite cruise lines? šŸ˜ŽCall the Caribbean home...
12/17/2024

Looking for a "few days" at sea aboard one of the Holiday Travel team's favorite cruise lines? šŸ˜Ž

Call the Caribbean home this winter, spend the springtime along the Mediterranean coast, and see where your heart takes you this summer! The Virgin Voyagesā€™ Annual Pass lets you and a guest sail with Virgin Voyages for an entire year ā€” on any of Virgin Voyages' ships, all of their itineraries, whenever you want for $120,000!

On top of Always Included Luxury, enjoy Deep Blue Extras like a Central Sea Terrace room, unlimited premium wifi, laundry service, priority boarding, pre-voyage and onboard support, bar tab credit, two specialty coffees per cabin per day, and an exclusive cocktail event for all Annual Pass holders! Sail anywhere, on any ship, at any time in 2025!

One final note from Suzanne regarding this amazing Christmas Market river cruise along the Danube:"14 months ago we star...
12/16/2024

One final note from Suzanne regarding this amazing Christmas Market river cruise along the Danube:

"14 months ago we started to plan this trip, and in a blink of an eye, here we are sitting at the airport waiting for our flight home. The Avalon Passion was our home for five of the nights as we visited Christmas Markets in Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna. A very magical way to start the holiday season. Next yearā€™s Christmas Markets cruise, from Prague to Frankfurt, is sold out. If youā€™re interested in joining us, let me know and Iā€™ll add you to the waitlist."

Vienna has long been known for it's Christmas Markets...almost a dozen can be found throughout the city! Suzanne and her...
12/15/2024

Vienna has long been known for it's Christmas Markets...almost a dozen can be found throughout the city! Suzanne and her Holiday Travelers got to experience just four of them - so much to see, so many people, so little time!

The Holiday Travel crew taking a much needed coffee break with our lattes and gingerbread cookies aboard Avalon Passion ...
12/14/2024

The Holiday Travel crew taking a much needed coffee break with our lattes and gingerbread cookies aboard Avalon Passion on our Way to Vienna! ā˜•ļø

Meanwhile, onboard Avalon Waterways' Passion, the Christmas spirit was in full swing..."Itā€™s the little things that make...
12/14/2024

Meanwhile, onboard Avalon Waterways' Passion, the Christmas spirit was in full swing...

"Itā€™s the little things that makes Avalon special. While we were sailing today Avalon brought on board a professional Viennese pastry chef to have a show and tell with Christmas cookies. Not only did we learn the background of each cookie, we sampled 10 of them and received a copy of her cookbook. YUM! Also - Saint Nicholas visited the Avalon Passion last night. The eve of December 6th children leave a single shoe or boot outside their door. If you have been good, you may receive some candy. If you havenā€™t been good, you might receive a stick. Last night we left a note in our shoe with what we are grateful for."

"As we departed Melk Abbey this morning, we sailed south through the Wachau Valley. This World Heritage Site is known ...
12/13/2024

"As we departed Melk Abbey this morning, we sailed south through the Wachau Valley. This World Heritage Site is known for its vineyards, castles and walled fortresses. For those of you who have sailed the Rhine River, this area reminds me a lot of the Rhine Gorge. There is a 21 mile stretch of the river between Melk and Krems where there isnā€™t a bridge. One of my pictures shows a ferry that will transport the locals across the river.

These vineyards produce white wine. We learned how Ice Wine is produced, and why a bottle is so expensive. We also learned how restrictive wine making is in Austria. You must fertilize the ground for three years. Then you plant your vines. And you have to wait another three years before your first harvest. Most of the young vines produce proficiently for 25 years. Then they slow down the production of grapes. At that point, the vineyard needs to make a decision. Do we have quality with the older vines or quantity with younger vines - knowing it will be six years before new vines produce?"

Next up on the Danube Christmas Market river cruise: Melk, Austria! Here are Suzanne's thoughts..."This morningā€™s excurs...
12/13/2024

Next up on the Danube Christmas Market river cruise: Melk, Austria! Here are Suzanne's thoughts...

"This morningā€™s excursion was to the Melk Abbey. High above the Danube River, this Benedictine abbey was opened in 1089. Once inside, we were not allowed to take pictures. The two small pictures are copies of postcards. I have visited a lot of churches and basilicas, but the church attached to the abbey is one of the most beautiful ones I have seen."

SO. MUCH. FOOD. That is how Suzanne and her fellow Holiday Travelers experienced the Christmas Market in Bratislava!
12/12/2024

SO. MUCH. FOOD. That is how Suzanne and her fellow Holiday Travelers experienced the Christmas Market in Bratislava!

After an amazing few days in Budapest, it was time to board Avalon Passion! Almost time to head off along the Danube tow...
12/12/2024

After an amazing few days in Budapest, it was time to board Avalon Passion! Almost time to head off along the Danube towards Vienna! Next stop: Bratislava, Slovakia!

A few final images from Suzanne's time in Budapest - one of her favorite cities! Next up: the journey west along the Dan...
12/12/2024

A few final images from Suzanne's time in Budapest - one of her favorite cities! Next up: the journey west along the Danube to explore the famous European Christmas Markets! Stay tuned...

Suzanne's recent journey along the Danube for the Holiday Markets won't soon be forgotten! When last we posted, the grou...
12/11/2024

Suzanne's recent journey along the Danube for the Holiday Markets won't soon be forgotten! When last we posted, the group was about to board Avalon Waterways' Passion in Budapest...but not before a visit to one of the cities most famous sites. Here is what Suzanne had to say about the visit...

"Both times that I have been in Budapest, I heard so much talk about the fabulous thermal baths. They are not over-hyped! We all went in not knowing what to expect. We purchased time specific tickets that included a private changing area. Our other choice was a gender specific locker room. There were many indoor options, but we all headed immediately to the outdoor baths. Water temperature was 90Ā°, air temperature was 50Ā°."

Valid through December 13th for travel in 2025 - two amazing offers on Globus tours and Avalon Waterways river cruises!
12/10/2024

Valid through December 13th for travel in 2025 - two amazing offers on Globus tours and Avalon Waterways river cruises!

From Budapest and Suzanne's ongoing journey. Not holiday related...but a story worth telling."At the beginning of WW II,...
12/08/2024

From Budapest and Suzanne's ongoing journey. Not holiday related...but a story worth telling.

"At the beginning of WW II, Hungary sided with Germany. Hi**er promised the Hungarians he would help them get back some of the land they lost after World War I. By the time they realized they made the wrong decision, it was too late. At first, the Hungarian Jewish population was not persecuted. In 1944 that changed. A five block area called the Jewish Ghetto was set up in Budapest. This is where the Jews were sent. When that became overcrowded they were sent by train to Auschwitz. When there were no more train cars available, they were lined up on the banks of the Danube river and shot. In 2005, sixty pairs of shoes were set alongside the Danube in memory of the victims. Made of iron, they are a living memorial of this tragedy."

Today, December 7, 2024 we honor National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.No moment in the history of the United States cas...
12/07/2024

Today, December 7, 2024 we honor National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

No moment in the history of the United States casts a longer shadow than Pearl Harbor. ā€œRememberingā€ it has become a national imperative, a patriotic duty for the American people, and reminding us of that duty has become a ritual of media and political discourseā€”repeated so often and in so many ways that itā€™s become part of the routine of our communal life. These are a few images from Suzanne's recent visit...

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One of our clients favorite rail journeys is right here in the United States - Rocky Mountaineer's Rockies to the Red Rocks - gliding the rails between Moab, Utah and Denver, Colorado with pre and/or post-rail journeys stays in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City or Denver! See more about this exception travel experience, launched in 2021, and book with us now for 2024!

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Having been serving your vacation needs since 1972, we have become travel experts. We know the best time of year to visit Disney, the best resorts to experience in the Caribbean (like Jade Mountain in St. Lucia, pictured), and the most scenic river cruise itineraries. Owner Suzanne Bowering and her team have gained this knowledge through almost 100 combined years of travel planning experience!

In an industry that is dominated by mega-sites where you click here and there for an instant vacation ā€œdealā€, Holiday Travel has successfully blended the old and new to give you the trip of your dreams, at a price that is not a nightmare, and with the start to finish service our clients have come to expect!

So the next time your thinking of a sunny vacation to the Caribbean, a bucket-list African safari or a long-dreamed of trip to Ireland - or anywhere else that may be on your bucket list - get in touch. Weā€™ve been transforming travel dreams to reality for nearly 50 years!