I’m thrilled to be writing this post – it’s been a few months in the making. If you follow me on Instagram (this is where you see a lot more behind-the-scenes including mom life), then you’ll have heard me mention an “assistant”, but I was keeping her identity hidden as she launched her business, because #branding!…
How Do Travel Agents Get Paid?
It’s the number one question I am asked…oddly enough, not by clients, but by people who are interested in becoming a travel professional. A topic I’ve discussed via Facebook Live but feel it’s worthy of a blog post, so here we go! There are two main sources of income for a travel advisor – commission…
Partner Spotlight! Betina of Borton Overseas
Borton Overseas is a company I came across over five years ago when searching for a tour operator who could handle a family’s request for an in depth itinerary driving around Iceland in 10 days! Borton Overseas went above and beyond, securing them a spot on my A list! I have had the pleasure of…
Beaches Turks and Caicos Review!
I had the opportunity to participate in Sandals and Beaches Resorts “Rising Star” FAM program July 9 – 12 at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort, so of course, I’m going to tell you about it! Just so we’re clear, the Rising Star program is offered to travel agents who complete their Sandals and Beaches certification (I…
Announcing Heather Christopher Travel Consulting, LLC …
You can file this one under reasons you haven’t heard from me in forever…. What an exciting day this is for me…one I have been praying about for a long time! As many of you know, having children changes your life…to say the least! My career has always been a high priority and source of pride,…
Viking River Cruise: Budapest – Nuremberg (Romantic Danube)
First trip together without our kids – check! If you’ve read my other blog posts then you know I’m terrible at writing day-by-day re-caps, so you get a larger view of +/-‘s instead. Enjoy =) (Vienna Christmas Market) I have been offered the opportunity to sail with Viking Cruise Line on a FAM (a.k.a. familiarization trip) for…
Peru with G Adventures I
I have been building this blog post in my head since the start of our trip – I sure hope it meets your expectations 😉 And this is where memory + lack of notes fail me. This was on our way to Parwa in the Sacred Valley full day 1 where I was going on 3…
Why Private Tours are Worth the Money!
I know most of us (or at least a majority of us) are on a budget when traveling. Before we go, we are sticking to a number that we need our airfare, transportation cost, hotel costs all to fit within. Then we start adding in tours and the immediate reaction is to keep the cost…
My Favorite Instagram Accounts
I love “IG” more than I love Facebook – I like the lack of words, which is pretty funny for a “talker”. But isn’t the saying “A picture is worth a thousand words”. The more I think about it the more I am sure it’s because of my hashtag obsession. It gives me a sense…
When Your Vacation Goes Wrong – How to Handle a Bad Trip.
It happens. It happens to me, it happens to my clients (so.embarrassing.), and it will more than likely happen to you at some point in time! Maybe the airline has a delay or change (there is a very high probability of this!), the pre-arranged driver doesn’t meet you at the airport, your room is filfthy and…
