Day: August 3, 2021

Five Ways to Sleep Better in a Hotel

What is your perfect night’s sleep when you travel? You envision a bed with perfect support, comfy pillows and perfect temperature in your hotel room. Realistically you know that it probably won’t be perfect, but you think you’ll be so exhausted that you’ll sleep though anything. But, alas, you weren’t, so you couldn’t, and you […]

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Five Things Do If You’re Caught in an Emergency Abroad?

Running into an emergency when you’re traveling within the country isn’t as a huge deal as it is when you’re overseas. You may not speak the language, their system of government, health care, and emergency response may operate differently, and when you’re dealing with a new culture, dealing with a serious emergency abroad can be […]

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Is the Micro-cation the Newest Millennial Travel Trend?

A new travel trend called the micro-cation has appeared among the under-40 crowd and it’s surprisingly simple. Millennials seem to have issues with vacationing. It seems — at least for them — highly coveted long vacations of lounging poolside, sightseeing and simple leisurely enjoyment of doing nothing isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. […]

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10 Item Safety Checklist for Traveling Abroad

Rome, Paris, Kenya, Monaco. All fabulous places. Dream vacations for some, while others favor remote islands and secluded beaches. Whatever your destination, whatever your reason, traveling abroad can create a lifetime of memories. Be sure to plan ahead to avoid mishaps that can turn a dream vacation into a nightmare trip from hell. Sure you […]

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Rudeness Prevention Secrets All Travelers Should Know

Traveling can be a dread sometimes, with unexpected delays, canceled flights, luggage requirements or the possibility of seating next to—or within earshot of—a crying baby. Most of all, we have an excessive amount of fear over our fellow adult traveling companions. You know, the ones that hog armrests, push their seat back into your lap, […]

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7 Ways to Prevent Flight Delays and Cancellations

If there are two things that every traveler hates, it’s flight delays and flight cancellations. The U.S. Department of Transportation had reported that in 2019, there were 19 million flight delays (almost 19% of all flights) and nearly 120,000 flight cancellations (almost 2% of flights). Delays and cancellations happen for different reasons. It could be […]

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Water Bottle Filling Stations Coming to Airports

Anyone who’s flown at least once can vouch for the fact that airports can be almost expensive as an amusement park. Out of all of the products for sale within airports, beverages may quite possibly be the most inflated in price. In fact, depending on the airport and the kiosk you purchase it from, a […]

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Robert & Mary Carey Spotlight: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

If not much initially comes to mind when you think of Milwaukee, Wisconsin — spend a few minutes with us right now as we encourage you to learn more and go experience this unique American city. Every visit we’ve had to Milwaukee we’ve enjoyed — now that’s certainly not why we think you should go […]

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Five Ways Business Travel is Changing in 2018

Change is constant throughout life, and business travel is no exception. As we near the end of our first quarter of the year, we’re starting to see some changes in the way we’re approaching travel and the way the technology is changing how we get from Point A to Point B. Sharing economies such as […]

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Supersonic Air Travel Just Took Another Big Step Toward Rebirth

Boom Supersonic has partnered with Japan Airlines (JAL) and Virgin Group billionaire Richard Branson to bring supersonic air travel back to the skies. Boom, headquartered in Denver, wants to revive the ultra-efficient method of flight and make it accessible to non-millionaires. With JAL’s 10-million-dollar investment and Branson’s commitment to purchase the first 10 jets and […]

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