Giving someone the gift of travel this holiday season will guarantee a happy reaction and give your loved one something to look forward to in the New Year. These travel deals will provide you with the opportunity to create lifelong memories, expand your horizons and sometimes even change your life. […]
Author: Hilary Young
Family-Friendly (And Zika-Free!) Destinations For Your Next Vacation
With most of the popular Caribbean and Mexican family-friendly destinations facing Zika travel warnings, many of my clients have expressed concern about how to plan their next family vacation. Even those who are not trying to get pregnant are worried about going away on vacation and getting sick from the […]
Experience New York Fashion Week In Style
Now trending: A stylish visit to NYC—at New York Fashion Week! Available through Virtuoso agents such as ourselves, American Excursionist is offering a New York Fashion Week package that not only gets you into one of the best fashion shows that New York has to offer, but also a 3 […]
Traveling to LA and Living Like Locals
I recently took a trip out west to Los Angeles, and while it wasn’t my first time visiting the City of Angels, the experience felt really new. We stayed with my sister-in-law and her husband in their magnificent duplex in Santa Monica, just blocks away from the beach. And since […]
Fire Island: A Tiny Beach Paradise
If you tell people outside New York that you’re heading out to a magical beach town on Fire Island, it’s not unusual to be met with a response along the lines of “Fire Island? Where is that?” Fire Island is a tiny barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island, […]
Special Golf Packages For Father(‘s Day)
It’s not an accident that the U.S. Open falls around Father’s Day weekend every year. An overwhelming majority of fathers love golf. In fact, it’s not unusual for them to request to celebrate Father’s Day by being left alone to go golfing. Well, it turns out that it doesn’t have […]
Reasons to Travel (As If You Need Any!)
Traveling isn’t just about taking a fancy vacation, although sometimes a fancy vacation can be exactly what you need. Traveling is about opening yourself up to different cultures, people, foods and ways of life. Traveling is about sharing a moment in time with someone you love, or with complete strangers. […]
More Than Brunch: Cool Mother’s Day Ideas
If you’re looking for something a little more unique than brunch this year for Mother’s Day, then you’ve come to the right place! While treating mom to a lovely brunch to celebrate how much she means to you on Mother’s Day is a wonderful gesture, there are other ways to […]
The Best Chocolate Destinations In Latin America
People are passionate about a lot of things—cars, yoga, wine—and entire vacation packages have been crafted around these hobbies to allow people to engage with what they love as they travel. Well, chocolate is no different. While most people probably think about Europe when they think about the best chocolate […]
Traveling With A Baby (Checklist Included)
Preparing for a vacation is never an easy task, and as I am quickly learning it is exponentially harder when there is a baby involved. Right before my daughter turned 8 months old, my husband and I went on a wonderful multigenerational trip with his parents and sister and brother-in-law. […]
Reconnecting with Romance in Napa Valley
My husband and I were invited to a wedding out in northern California when my daughter was 6 months old. I was hesitant to leave her at first, but with some encouragement and the promise of tacking on Napa as part of the trip, it was hard to say no. […]
Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman: Tons of Family Fun
Caribbean vacations have alot to offer everyone. Many of the islands are ideal for scuba divers, families, romantic getaways, and even destination weddings. If you live along the Eastern Seaboard, a flight to a Caribbean island is relatively short and easy to find direct flights from most major cities. Peak […]
Elevate Your Trip With A Hot Air Balloon Ride
The first thing I think of when you say “hot air balloon” is the end of The Wizard of Oz movie when the Wizard is whisked away from the Emerald City in a hot air balloon that reads “State Fair”. Aside from being romantic and whimsical, the hot air balloon, […]
Babymooning in Mexico
My husband and I were invited to a destination wedding in Mexico when I was 6 months pregnant and decided to roll the trip into a babymoon. We stayed at the beautiful Rosewood Mayakoba, about a 40 minute drive south of the Cancun airport, in Playa Del Carmen. We had […]