So this week Sandals release new names for their resorts. No big fanfare or announcement, just put them out there. We noticed it when we did our weekly check of the 777 Sale, but we never got an email or saw any kind of actual announcement and official release of the names. They just started using them and left it for us to figure out.

You want to talk to a TA, Travel Agent or Travel Advisor, but the one you want to talk to charges a fee. The trip you are considering already costs a good chunk of change, so do you really want to add another expense?

It’s only about a month away before the first of the “Jamaica 3” reopens. The Jamaica 3 are Sandals South Coast, Sandals Montego Bay, and Sandals Caribbean Cay. All 3 have been closed since Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica in late October of last year. Not only did the 3 resorts get a lot of damage from the hurricane, but Sandals decided that since they had to close them anyway, they’d upgrade them to what they call Sandals Two Point Oh.

Just what you want on a Caribbean vacation. A couple of nice chairs on a terrific beach, an umbrella for some shade, nice bright sun, and a little table to put your drinks on. Nice and private, no other people around except occasional visits from your butler, and not a care in the world.

If you have ever looked at the Sandals website and seen the phrase “Book Online and Get an Instant $100 Credit”, you probably thought that the only way to get the credit was for you to book your own trip. Well as it turns out, it’s NOT!

If you are a fan of Sandals and Beaches, you’ve probably already heard yesterday’s announcement about the new partnership between Royal Caribbean Group (RCG) and Sandals Resorts. The Royal Caribbean Group is the parent company of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises.

Does it seem like it rains a lot when you’re on vacation? If you go to one of the Caribbean islands, sometimes it seems like it rains every day. The thing is, it might. But there are those days that it’s so hot, that you wish a cloud would come over for just a couple of minutes. And a light sprinkle would probably feel really good.

Blog Brian July 16, 2013 Categories: The Trusted Traveler Program (TTP) run by the Unites States Department of Homeland Security is actually five different programs: TSA Precheck Global Entry Nexius Sentri FAST Each has its own purpose. TSA Precheck allows you to get through the TSA line quicker by typically not having to remove your […]

I’d never heard of IRBS until a couple of days ago. It stands for International Remote Baggage Screening and it sounds like a real time saver, so hopefully its implementation expands quickly.