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Can you keep a Secret?

July 16th, 2010 | By admin

My husband Dick doesn’t know, or at least I don’t think he knows. We are headed to Secrets St James for our 20th anniversary on August 4th. I booked this trip back in March and it has been so tough trying to keep a secret. Only a few close friends and our daughter know, and I think they have all been quiet about it.

Well, the plan is to tell him we are going away (and not tell him where), maybe a day or two before (so he can pack), have a limo service pick us up and take us to Logan, where he will see we are going to Jamaica Im sure, but he won’t know where until we get to Jamaica that we are staying at Secrets St James.

Why did I choose Secrets St James? Well, last fall we stayed at Secrets Maroma Beach in Riviera Cancun and it was SPECTACULAR! Secrets St James is in Montego Bay, and just opened this past March. And where did I book this trip…. why, ExpressTravel4U.com, of course! ;)

So…. shhhhh! Don’t spill the beans!

Tags: all-inclusive, Anniversary, beach, fun, Jamaica, Montego Bay, relax, romance, secrets, snorkeling, spa, Travel Deals, trip of a lifetime, vacation
Posted in My Travels
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Beat The Winter Blues!

January 26th, 2010 | By admin

MUST BOOK BY FEB 1st!!

Do you know anyone who wants to travel to Punta Cana between May 8th and June 12th, I have some unreal deals with non stop flights from Logan. Flights are $99 each way non stop (Saturday to Saturday)!!

There are all inclusive resorts in Punta Cana with really good deals too. Just booked one for 2 people (ME AND DICK!!) $2154 total for 7 nights at Dreams Punta Cana (4 1/2 star) with airfare.

Dreams Punta Cana 4 1/2 star – $2154 for 2 – 7 nights

Dreams La Romana (near Punta Cana) 4 star – $1812 for 2 – 7 nights

Other resorts available (higher and lower prices)

BOTH INCLUDE EVERYTHING!!! NON STOP airfare from Logan, Food, Drinks, Tips, Taxes, non motorized Water Sports

These prices are better than a travel agent can get for themselves as FAM trips!!!

Dreams La Romana

MUST BOOK BY FEB 1st!!

Do you know anyone who wants to travel from Boston to Punta Cana between May 8th and June 12th??

I have some unreal deals with non stop flights from Logan (Saturday to Saturday)!!

Dreams Punta Cana 4 1/2 star – $2154 for 2 – 7 nights

Dreams La Romana (near Punta Cana) 4 star – $1812 for 2 – 7 nights

BOTH INCLUDE EVERYTHING!!! NON STOP airfare from Logan, Food, Drinks, Tips, Taxes,

non motorized Water Sports

These prices are better than a travel agent can get for themselves!!! I know this for a fact!!

There are other all inclusive resorts in Punta Cana with really good deals too. Check out my website, www.ExpressTravel4u.com or call me

Tags: all-inclusive, beach, dreams, fun, gambling, massage, Punta Cana, relax, resort, save money, snorkeling, spa, Travel Deals, vacation
Posted in Travel Deals
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Hi-Ho Hi-Ho, Its Off To Cancun We Go!

October 23rd, 2009 | By admin

For those of you who wonder how and why I got in the travel business, here’s my story: Back in October of 2007 I got an email from a friend of mine, who got an email from a friend of hers in Texas. It talked about getting your own website, buying travel from yourself, selling travel to others, all at competitive prices. The email also mentioned selling websites to others. I pushed it aside. I was too busy. With 3 business I sure didn’t have time for another. I didn’t delete the email and 5 days later I said what the heck. I’ve spent $500 on worse things and why not get the commissions that I was paying to online travel businesses like Travelocity. Not that I was traveling a lot, a hotel here a hotel there, a cruise every couple of years, but why give not get commissions back on my own travel? I had no intention of ever becoming a travel agent or even working the business but I knew in the future with our children grown and on their own we would want to travel more.

So on October 17, 2007 we started our home based travel business. At first I didn’t do much with it other than book my own travel, but then the travel bug bit. I decided to do more with the business. I took YTB’s First Class training, (we actually were at the filming of it in Wood River IL), the 10 module’s of YTB’s eCampus to become a Travel Agent, along with at least a dozen classes vendors have offered. The training I want to talk about now are the AMResort courses I took. They taught me about the 3 brands that make up their properties, Zoetry, Secrets and Dreams. I graduated as a Master Agent and registered on their website just for Travel Agents. There I registered for a webinar introducing several new and soon-to-open resorts. They promoted one attendee would win 3 free nights at a resort of their choosing.

Secrets Maroma Beach

Well, guess what… I won the 3 free nights for 2 and will be staying at Secrets Maroma Beach for those 3 nights. There are non-stop flights from Boston on Saturdays, so it made sense we should stay for a full week. Thinking it would be nice to check out another of their resorts in the area I chose the newest, Dreams Riviera Cancun. AMResort was offering a special FAM (familiarization for Travel Agents so we can promote the property to our clients) rate along with the 3rd night free promotion because they just opened October 1st. I’m actually embarrassed to say what we are paying for 7 nights in Cancun at these 2 beautiful 4-star all-inclusive resorts. Food, drinks, snorkeling, kayaking, non motorized water sports, golf, entertainment are all included. I couldn’t stay in Boston for a weekend for the price I got!

What started out as a what-the-heck do-it-for-my-own travel has turned into a business I have a passion for. Clients are finding great deals and booking on my website, Express Travel 4U. And now I’m visiting the places I have been reading about for 2 years. I’m looking forward to sharing my travel experiences with others. I’m so excited. I really can’t believe it. When I first bought my YTB travel website, never did I imagine it would turn into this. Headed to Cancun this week, home for 11 days then off on a cruise to Panama, Costa Rica and Belize and hopefully Europe next year. And the 2 free cruises I have earned… that’s another blog for another day.

It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. So it’s off to work I go. Stay tuned for blogs from Cancun