Year: 2009

TRAVEL – THE FULL STORY. Here some links for full stories. Forbes Travel best Fall Drives 2009http://www.forbestraveler.com/luxury/best-fall-drives-2009-story.html?partner=fp_drives Hospitals get perform poorly at popular vacation destinationshttp://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-08-30-travel-hospitals_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip H1N1 – SWINE FLU ROUND TWOhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32631721/ns/travel-rob_lovitt_columns/ TIPS FOR STAYING HEALTHYhttp://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/tips-for-healthy-travel/1

Hello Fellow World Travelers, We arrived yesterday, July 30th on Porter Airlines http://www.flyporter.com/. This was the best flight, non-stop from Midway Airport to Toronto Island. You have to take a ferry from Toronto Island to the mainland but it is painless, only 2 minutes and it’s very close to the city. We were a 10...

Hello Fellow World Travelers, We all know that we are in tough ecconomic times. This does not have to mean that we don’t do what we love and what we love is to Travel. Today on The Traveling Eye on 1690 WVON or www.wvon.com (11am – Noon Central Time) we are discussing ways to travel...

I just got back from spending 3 nights and 4 days at two of Real Resorts all-inclusive resorts. The resorts are properly named “The Royal” because you are treated like royalty during your stay there. Thirteen journalist, including myself, were invited to Cancun by Mr. Fernando Garcia, Director General President of Real Resorts to, not...

Friday, June 26 we will give you tips on PREPARING FOR YOUR TRIP. Here is a Travelers Checklist that we give to our travelers.Traveler’s Checklist PRE-DEPARTURE[] Passport[] Two Passport Photos[] Health Documentation[] Transportation Tickets[] Frequent Flyer Cards[] Emergency Information[] Insurance cards[] Traveler’s Checks[] Local Currency[] Credit Cards[] Guide Books and Maps[] Trip Cancellation/Medical Insurance[] Personal...

Hey there, I’m back in Chicago! I miss Punta Cana already. My last day there was gorgeous. I had a spa appointment at Yhi Spa at the Paradisus Palma Real. They moved the treatment rooms to the Reserve, an exclusive property that is part of Paradisus Palma Real. You check in at Paradisus and they...

Hey there, Last night we went to Paradisus Punta Cana and had dinner there. Another beautiful Sol Melia property. After dinner we went to the hottest night club in Punta Cana, Imagine. Imagine is also called the Cave because it is an actual cave. This place looks like something out of a vampire movie, complete...

Hey there, It is Saturday and we had a full day but it is not over. I am taking a break before we leave to see the Paradisus Punta Cana and have dinner there. We will also go to a club called the Cave after dinner. Now, my day so far.We left the hotel around...

Hello fellow world travelers, Yesterday I arrived in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. It’s been 20 years since I’ve been to Dominican Republic. Wow! I’m attending the SITE Chicago Annual Retreat. SITE is the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives. Our host hotel is Sol Melia’s Paradisus Palma Real. what a beautiful resort. Paradisus Palma Real...

Hello Fellow Travelers and Listeners: This Friday April, 17th we are talking about Medical Tourism. We have special guest,Renee-Marie Stephano, Esq, COO & General Council of the Medical Tourism Association. With medical costs rising and insurance coverage reducing Medical Tourism has been on the rise. There are many questions and we have an expert who...