BONNIE'S TRAVEL

11/01/2024

Bonnie’s Travel is now Miss B Travel. Same great service, just a brand new name. Find me there. Let’s make your travel plans happen.

26/06/2023

Have you booked your summer vacation?

08/02/2021

Antigen testing at the Hyatt Ziva Cancun

07/02/2021

07/02/2021

I’m not the best videographer.

07/02/2021

From one of the beaches at the Hyatt Ziva Cancun.

24/12/2020

Merry Christmas One and All!

13/10/2020

Do you miss cruising? How about a visit to one of your favorite Ports of Call? Lots of destinations are open and ready for your company.

12/05/2020

I did not write this - but an aviation guru did and it has been fact-checked by multiple sources. So just a little FYI to debunk the common myth about “recycled airplane air”.

Here goes ....

Ok, here’s my aviation related contribution to stemming the panic about this virus. How germy is the air in an airplane? Awful right? It’s a flying petri dish with 150 people trapped in a metal tube re-breathing the same air for hours, right?

NO!! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO……HECK NO!!

Truth is, the air in a commercial airplane is probably the cleanest air you’ll breathe ALL DAY. Here’s why.

Airplanes need to pressurize so you can still breathe when you’re at high altitude. To do this we need to pump lots of air into the cabin to get it to the right pressure. Where does this extra air come from? The outside. And where are you when we pump this outside air into the cabin? Usually very high, well above any city pollution below. That’s clean air up there.
The engines which are constantly gulping down enormous amounts of air every minute and spitting it out the back at high speed to provide propulsion, also supply the air to the cabin. Some of that high-pressure air is tapped off the engines, cooled, filtered and delivered to the cabin. No airplane is airtight, and air from inside is constantly leaking out of all sorts of places. In addition, every airplane has one or more relief valves that vent excess air to the outside. That valve is constantly moving throughout the flight to release excess air, because the engines are constantly pumping in new, fresh air. If there was no relief valve the plane would over pressurize and crack.
Yes, some of the cabin air IS recirculated within the cabin. It’s drawn out of the cabin, run through air filters, and sent back to the cabin. But remember, the plane is constantly leaking old air out, on purpose, and the engines are constantly pumping fresh, clean air in. So while some of the air you breathe is in fact, old air, it’s still filtered and it is constantly supplemented and replaced with fresh air.

I read a study years ago that I should have saved, and now I’m too lazy to find it again. They looked at air quality in commercial airplanes and basically found that in every case the air in the cabin was far cleaner than the outside air, with one exception. That only exception, where their tests of air quality failed, was when the airplane was PARKED AT THE GATE WITH THE DOOR OPEN!

So can you get sick on an airplane? Sure. If you’re seated right next to someone who is sick, you may catch it, but this is no different than standing in line at the grocery store, sitting in the waiting room at the DMV, or sitting in a classroom. Proximity to sick people increases your risk for getting sick.
At least on an airplane, the air you breathe, which may have some germs from the guy in the next seat, is probably still a lot cleaner than the air at the DMV as it’s being cleaned every 6 minutes.

10/05/2020

We WILL be back to the beach soon.

06/05/2020

Today is National Travel Agent Appreciation Day. When planning your next vacation, please remember them. They are owners and operators of small businesses and need your support.

31/03/2020

Don’t worry. One day we will all travel again. Until then, make a travel bucket list and start saving.

10/03/2020

What Should You Do?

If you’re healthy and under the age of 70 without any known respiratory problems or other serious health conditions, then the list below applies to you. If you’re elderly and/or have respiratory or other serious health problems like heart disease, then you’re in a higher risk category.

Don’t:
• Panic and go clear out your local grocery store shelves!
• Buy masks unless you’re the one that has a cough
• Cancel trips

Do:
• Wash your hands frequently with soap for 20 seconds!
• Use hand sanitizer when you can’t wash your hands
(must be >60% alcohol)
• Stay home if you’re sick
• Ask for a local COVID-19 test if you think you have the flu
(the symptoms of this one are a fever and a dry cough)
• Observe strict quarantine rules if you test positive

03/03/2020

Travel Tip Tuesday: Cancel for any Reason trip insurance would cover you if you need/want to protect your investment and change/cancel your travel plans due to the current health scares going on in the world. But make sure that you know your plan coverage because the reimbursement of your monies differ between insuance companies.

19/02/2020

Happy 10th Anniversary to Bonnie's Travel. I'm proud of my business and proud of all that I've learned and experienced over these past years. I'm thankful and grateful to all who have booked with me and believed in me. Here's to 10 more successful years.

18/02/2020

Travel Tip Tuesday: if booking your own hotel/resort, pay attention to room location. Room locations are never guarenteed but it never hurts to ask for your preference. It's easier when using a travel agent because they usually have specific personnel at the locations to get you what you want.

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Bonnie’s Travel is your most valuable resource in travel planning specializing in all-inclusive vacations to the Caribbean, especially the Dominican Republic. Let me help you plan your family fun trip or your romantic getaway.

11/02/2020

Travel Tip Tuesday: before leaving on any vacation, make a first aid and medication kit so you’re covered for any minor ailment, sickness or injury. You’ll be prepared and save a ton of money.

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