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Photo Contest Winner(s)

October 1, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

CONGRATULATIONS! We are so happy to announce the winners of our TRAVEL PHOTO CONTEST! Your photo submissions got us dreaming of new vacation experiences; returning to places we have loved and exploring locations we have not traveled to yet. Thanks for inspiring VIP Travel Designs this month! Lisa Bennett : WINNER Landscape Photo Don Namm …

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Category: Newsletter Post, Travel TalesTag: Anguilla, Cuba, Don Namm, Lisa Bennett, photo contest, travel, travel agent, travel photography, travel photos, virtuoso travel, virtuoso travel advisor

Welcome Home to Mexico – Bienvenido a Casa

July 8, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

Welcome Home to Mexico Close your eyes and envision a place that seems stuck in time. Straight out of the movies. Lounging on a sugar-like beach overlooking the turquoise sea. Palm trees swaying behind you in the breeze. Your beach butler brings you fresh fruit and a cold beverage. Later you have a date with …

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Category: Newsletter Post, Travel TalesTag: authentic travel, bellini agent, belmond, imanta, immersive travel, luxury, luxury travel, maroma, Mexico, oaxaca, puerto vallarta, punta mita, travel, villa rental, virtuoso travel

Welcome Home – Aloha

June 29, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

HO’OLEI AT GRAND WAILEA Enjoy a your own private villa escape in Maui. Take a refreshing swim in Ho’olei’s tropical pool, with a sandy beach entry and 19-foot waterfall; close your eyes and listen to the breeze sweep the palm trees as you enjoy a poolside massage. Ho’olei is a private community featuring gorgeous villas …

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Category: Newsletter Post, Travel TalesTag: beach vacation, domestic travel, fairmont kea lani, grand wailea, hawaii, hawaiian vacation, hoolei, kauai, kea lani, luxury travel, maui, oahu, private villa, safe destinations, travel, vip, virtuoso, virtuoso travel, wailea

Not a Hero. Just doing our job.

June 2, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

We love our job! Helping people is what we do. Helping YOU is what we LOVE! One of our own VIP stories is featured in this short 5 minute video launched nation wide by American Society of Travel Advisors. Our story is of how we safely and swiftly brought home a family stuck in Italy …

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Category: Travel TalesTag: asta, global travel ban, travel, travel advisor, travel agent, travelhero, travelsense

Finding Forward

April 18, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

It is now officially 5 weeks since our world turned upside down.  I am sure you are getting stir-crazy just like we are.  We have been diligent to self-isolate in our home in Apex, North Carolina.  My children have not left the home in over a month other to take a family walk around the …

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Category: Travel TalesTag: domestic travel, dude ranch, focusforward, key west, local travel, luxury, luxury travel, luxury vacation, pandemic, southwest airlines, travel, travel advisor, virtuoso travel, virtuoso travel advisor

Happy Easter

April 12, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

Our staff at VIP Travel Designs wants to wish you a Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and Happy Spring! We know that today may not have been the way you envisioned it to be.  You may have been planning to visit extended family, enjoying a picnic, an egg hunt, or basking in a the sun somewhere …

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Category: Travel TalesTag: easter, Happy Easter, immersive experience, italy, luxury, luxury travel, Pope Francis, Rome, travel, travel advisor, unique experience, Vatican, vip, vip experience

Travel Questions During Covid-19

April 3, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

Want to know the most up-to-date airline policies, closures, and travel ban information? For the last 4 weeks we have been fielding endless calls regarding your already booked travel plans for the next 3 months.  Most likely you will hear us say that the best option is to wait and see.  We don’t say that …

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Category: Travel TalesTag: cdc, coronavirus, covid-19, travel, travel advise, travel agent, travel assistance, travel ban, travel insurance

Top Travel Movies to Binge While Quarantined

March 27, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

This is a list of my all time favorite travel movies to inspire and “take you away”.  *Note: Stay away from Outbreak, Contagion, Dawn of the Dead, Cabin Fever… You get the point.  Keep it light folks!

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Category: Travel TalesTag: covid-19, luxury travel, movie night, quarantine, travel, travel agent, travel movies, travel tips, virtuoso travel

Let’s Stay-Cation Together!

March 20, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

Greetings!  Watch this special message from yours truly for fun tips on how to make the best of your time at home… Let’s Travel Together This Week This year, Spring Break plans will look a little different than expected.  I know most you had plans to go somewhere in the next few weeks.  Maybe you were …

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Category: Travel TalesTag: corona-cation, coronavirus, covid-19, luxury travel, quarantine, spring break, stay-at-home, staycation, travel, travel agent, travel tips, vacation, vip, virtual travel, virtuoso

We are here for you

March 16, 2020 //  by Trisha Rathke

To our VIP Clients, By now you have no doubt you are feeling the stress and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. We have been working around the clock for weeks, in an ever-changing environment, to keep our clients calm, change or cancel their trips as needed and offer advice on the best ways to proceed. A common …

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Category: Travel TalesTag: coronavirus, covid-19, dontcancelpostpone, luxury travel, luxury vacation, travel, travel agent, travel assistance, travel insurance, virtuoso

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