Ahhh Spring Break, it brings back such pleasant and unpleasant memories for me. Even in college when I did Cancun and other places I was never a fan of big crowds, package tourism and vomit. However, I always had fun and in hindsight I wouldn’t have changed anything. Just recently, a review of Americans’ Spring […]
The 2017 New York Times Travel Show
January 31, 2017 by 11 Comments
The New York Times Travel Show is the most prestigious travel show in the United States. It’s held annually at the Javits Center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. I have been fortunate to speak there for the last 4 years. The crowds are always big and the attendees are always […]
Win a GoPro Hero in My Go Bag Giveaway
November 30, 2016 by 1 Comment
It’s that time of year again where you can win a GoPro Hero in my Go Bag Giveaway in association with Allianz Travel Insurance. The Go Bag has been a popular giveaway the last 3 years and this year its filled with some fun stuff aside from just the GoPro Hero. Being as though I […]
ScholarTrips Help Students Study Abroad
October 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
If you’ve ever listened to any of my interviews, I always say that studying abroad in college was the best thing I ever did. It opened my mind to the world and really changed my life completely. Had I not studied abroad I’d never have done 90% of the travel I have done and that […]
Allianz Travel Insurance Coverage Regarding the Italian Earthquake
August 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
As most of you know by now, a strong earthquake struck central Italy, killing and injuring many and destroying many structures. My sympathies go out to those who have been impacted by this terrible disaster. As many of you know, I work with Allianz Travel Insurance as an ambassador. I thought it was important to […]
170 Million Americans Have Not Taken a Vacation in the Last Year
August 18, 2016 by 2 Comments
Americans remain vacation deprived according to the seventh annual Allianz Travel Insurance Vacation Confidence Index. It found that more than 170 million Americans have not taken a vacation in the last year. This is crazy to me and it says to me that Americans are still leaving a lot of paid vacation days on the […]
Terrorist Attacks are Causing Americans to Change Their Travel Plans
August 2, 2016 by 6 Comments
As I wrote about last month, summer vacation spending will jump $5 billion according to the annual Vacation Confidence Index released by Allianz Global Assistance. However, that’s not the whole story given the string of recent global events. The majority of Americans (86%) are concerned about terrorist attacks occurring while on vacation, prompting many to […]
The 2016 Sharing Economy Index Shows Tremendous Growth
July 14, 2016 by 6 Comments
We live in a sharing economy these days. You can’t escape it even if you try. I personally use Uber every single day. Why? Because it’s cheaper, more efficient, and cleaner than taxis plus you always have someone who is accountable in case of an incident. I just used Paris Perfect vacation rentals for my […]
Summer 2016 Vacation Spending Will Jump $5 Billion
July 6, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Fewer Americans will travel, but spend more, on summer vacations, according to the seventh annual Allianz Travel Insurance Vacation Confidence Index released last week by Allianz Global Assistance. This differs a bit from 2015 when Millennials drove the Vacation Confidence Index. That said the results are very interesting. Summer 2016 vacation spending will jump $5 […]
Americans are Traveling to Europe This Summer in Huge Numbers
May 25, 2016 by 5 Comments
It makes me proud and happy to say that Americans are traveling to Europe this summer in huge numbers despite a bad year for terror attacks and threats. Back in March I wrote about why I am not scared to travel to Europe and apparently other people agreed with me! This makes me happy not […]
