Here’s how we recommend seeing – and staying in – Spain’s Big Three, Barcelona, Madrid, and Seville, for a well-rounded taste of why this country is such a location scout, history buff, and art enthusiast darling.

Adding flights to vacation packages isn’t just a great way to give your customers more value and convenience. It’s also an effective means of boosting your sales, providing higher commissions per booking and bringing you closer to Elite or WAVEMAKER® status—and benefits—faster. Of course, not every client is going to want the same type of airfare. Some will want Exclusive Nonstop Vacation Flights. Then, there will be those who want the lowest fare. That’s where NDC comes in.

For this Ask a Pro interview, we ask experienced dog trainer, pet book author, and petcare professional Victoria Schade shares her best advice for finding the right doggy day care and/or dog boarding facility for your pet.

Straight-from-the-hotel travel hacks on how to make the most out of a stay at Secrets® St. Martin Resort & Spa, Zoëtry® Marigot Bay Saint Lucia, and Breathless® Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa

Gifts for travel-lovers are literally all over the place! This traveler gift guide will help you narrow down your options to the best holiday gift ideas for your favorite frequent fliers.

Think your travel agency is too small to matter? You couldn’t be more wrong! Here are some important stats you need to know about how vital small businesses are to our economy.

Why should the emphasis on buying local to travel global be restricted to just one day a year? It’s a philosophy we don’t agree with at ALGV, because in the spirit of kindness, we think every day is one that we should celebrate small businesses. Here’s how we do it.

The travel industry – and consumer tourists! – have been abuzz about the historic passport processing backlog that’s been plaguing us since … well, our plague. We Ask a Pro to find out the best way to get to the front of the line.

Get ready for Small Business Saturday November 25, 2023! Find out what’s in ALGV’s Small Business Saturday toolkit for travel advisors this year.

Food allergies can be a matter of life and death, which is why it’s so important to know the difference between a sensitivity and an allergy and how to protect your loved ones or others from life-threatening reactions. We Ask a Pro some of the most common questions about traveling with and with awareness of food allergies: Dr. Gill Hart, PhD, Scientific Director of YorkTest Laboratories.

Ultimately, we end up buying a lot of sometimes pricey new gear that end up being uni-taskers or forgotten – otherwise known as a waste of money. And as everyone is looking to reduce clutter, whether it’s Marie Kondo’s KonMari or Swedish death cleaning style, as well as being more kind with our travel – including to our environment by reducing waste and material consumerism – upcycling is something we should all be getting on board with. To help us get started on how to give goods a second life, we Ask a Pro: Nicole Suydam, President and CEO of ShopGoodwill.com.

When traveling, how can you reduce your chance of stomach upset? And how can you tell if you’re sick-sick – with a bug or food poisoning – or you’ve just overdone it? Well, since we didn’t know the answer, we figured it was the perfect thing to Ask a Pro about. We spoke with a gastroenterologist to learn how much tummy trouble constituted a stomach problem and how to avoid aggravating your gut when traveling.

Going away is easy ... but leaving your dog behind is hard! The struggle couldn’t be more real when in-the-family petcare isn’t available. And when you’re stuck and scrambling, how will you know you’re making the best decision for your beloved bestie? To answer these questions, we went to Ask a Pro. Meet Amanda Berjeski, practice manager at Resurgence Veterinary Mobility animal rehab center in East Atlanta … and experienced pet-sitter. Here are some tips she offered to help you set your mind at ease.

In our latest installment of Ask a Pro, we connect with one of the top 100 travel bloggers in the world, macro-influencer Ady Wright, for her top tips on how to build sustainable success in the world of social media.

When it comes to planning a wedding, the good news is that if you Ask an Advisor who will then Plan with a (vacation property) Pro, you might just find that the onus for both might not be on the couple and their families at all. We spoke with Gilberto Machain, Director of Weddings for famously Gourmet Inclusive® Karisma Hotels & Resorts for tips and tricks for planning a destination wedding ... maybe even for less than one stateside!

Butler service is one of those things that once you’ve tried it, you’ll never want to go back. As we continue to Ask a Pro, we spoke with Family Selection, Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa manager Javier P. Ruiz Garcia for best tips on how to utilize, enjoy, and have the best vacation of your life by using your Family Host benefit.

Since Frontier changed its procedures, ALG Vacations® has gotten a lot of questions from travel advisors and vacationers trying to navigate this “new” … well, frontier, particularly when it comes to touching down in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. So for this installment of Ask a Pro, we asked experts on the ground, ALGV BDMs and Frontier staff, how to best prepare for their Frontier flights to and from PUJ.

ALG Vacations® BDM Sandy Meyer not only personally flew a Frontier ENVF for an accurate process experience, but also spoke with a Frontier Airlines agent to answer the FAQs that travel advisors have been asking since the check-in process changed. Here’s what we found when we Asked a Pro.

For many, going on vacation can lead one to fall off the wellness wagon. However, with these simple tips from world-class, highly certified functional strength and movement coach and trainer Tristan Phillips, you may find that staying on track might not be as hard as you might think.

Fame may feel like a dream for many, but with the right advice, gumption, and hard work, it may not be as far of a reach as you think. For our Ask a Pro series, we ask an award-winning travel and tourism publicist what it takes to earn those media wins.

If you’ve ever wondered how exactly the travel industry came about, it all goes back to that one crucial role still very much in demand today: the travel advisor. For 265 years, they’ve made the plans, managed the logistics, and overcome challenges to open up a world of travel, turning dreams into journeys for customers across the globe ...

Because vacationers come in all shades, we were delighted to speak to Dr. Sethi for our Ask a Pro series (part of our Plan with a Pro initiative) for not just for a medical perspective on skin protection but also an inclusive perspective on how to be kind to your skin. Here are some of the “burning” questions she was able to answer for us.

All of us have favorite shoes, and picking which ones we absolutely, positutely CANNOT live without on vacation is sometimes a tougher decision to make than which swimsuit to bring. So we went ahead and turned once again to Sashoi Beswick, Inside Sales Agent for Amstar DMC, as we Ask a Pro on behalf of the pros (like you!) we tell travelers to plan with.

In honor of Travel Advisor Appreciation Month, ALGV is launching a holistic content series that will last through Small Business Saturday. Within this TravelBlogue series, we’ll be releasing one-on-one interviews with professionals and experts in their travel-related fields, from health and wellness experts, medical and mental health workers, beauty and fitness gurus, and travel gear pros from all around the world.

If you have guests that haven’t been to Breathless Riviera Cancun in a minute, now is definitely the time to urge them to revisit this property … especially with a limited time offer of a $200 Instant Savings on any packages of four nights or longer for bookings made and traveled now to May 31, 2023.

As an advisor, we know how important it is to stay on top of the latest hotel updates—and how much your clients love new experiences. Recent renovations at Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa have given this all-inclusive getaway, already a Jamaican mainstay, a brand-new set of selling points to go with a fresh face ...

Spring break is a notoriously expensive time to travel, and even more so now that we’re close in. But not to worry – for those who haven’t yet even begun to think about this travel window but know that they need to get away, we have several tips that can help you save the day if you get moving right away.

As tapped into the digital zeitgeist as they come, Generation Z has lived their lives on the internet: scrolling through social feeds, playing Minecraft, streaming Netflix. Answers and entertainment are instant—and so is travel inspiration. With global experiences only a Reel or TikTok away, Zoomers can start planning their next getaway in seconds ...

So now that we know where everyone is going, how about where they’re leaving from? What markets are hottest for folks on the move (and their travel advisors)?

Winter holidays are the busiest time of year for travel. With kids off from school, many adults taking a much-needed break from work, and reasons to gather, there’s no other time where American migration is this much aflutter. But where did everyone go in December 2022?

With so many ways to personalize a stay at Haven Riviera Cancun, designing the just-right adults-only all-inclusive getaway is easy.

As an independent, privately owned agency, there’s no better day than Small Business Saturday to go ahead and close some sales. But you need more than just a designated shopping day ...

With November 26 just around the corner, Small Business Saturday is coming up sooner than you think. While it may sound like a big task to show up and be seen tackling this national movement, every journey begins with a few small steps. ...

It’s not easy figuring out when and how it’s appropriate to promote your business in a social group setting. That’s why we’ve done it for you.

Fishing for compliments can feel uncomfortable. Our professionally written templated email options makes soliciting all-important online reviews so much easier! ...

If you’ve ever joined an ALG Vacations® training, you know that the more you Know, the more you Grow … and watch your sales GO! Now, we’re empowering you to take your knowledge to the next level by putting our best educational resources in one convenient, easy-to-navigate place. ...

With so much to spy with your own eyes in the birthplace of James Bond, get ready to practice your license to thrill. Famous for its climbable waterfalls, tranquil resorts, and stunning beaches ...

What a difference a year makes! This time last year, mega-brand Marriott revealed two major openings and a massive beautification project for some of their most covetable, high-end, beachfront ...

When we rounded the corner on COVID, travel burst with pent-up demand. People across America were escaping the confines of their own communities at rapid speed to make up for nearly two years on ...

Fuel prices have skyrocketed, impacting road and air travel costs. But is it affecting summer travel plans and booking sales? Here are the stats on summer 2022 travel you need to know as a travel ...

Staying sober on vacation may feel daunting, but with these behavioral health expert-approved tips, it’s may not be out of reach.For some, the lure of the all-inclusive is a summer rock ballad, full ...

The third installment of the Travel Advisors Share series are all about touching moments—life-impacting and life-affirming moments travel professionals are privileged to be a part of.Travel is ...

Travel’s back … but not all of its airline staff. Here’s how to protect yourself against the delays and cancellations that have been hitting the headlines.Travel is back! Destinations are open and ...

As COVID becomes less a life-threatening risk, travelers should still never let their guard down when it comes to their health.Have you heard the great news? Testing is no longer required for ...

If you haven’t tuned in to The Travel Beat with ALG Vacations®, now’s the time to sync up.Half a year and 13 episodes have passed since the premiere of The Travel Beat with ALG Vacations, our ...

In the second roundup of the Travel Advisors Share series, we get advisors to reveal some of the most VIP moments they’ve been a part of, and spill the beans on what to ask for when you book with an ...

When most consumers think about European vacations, their minds first go to the greats: London, Paris, Rome. They picture historic sites and cobblestone streets, museums and moody skies. They agonize ...

Be more present at hotels with personality and a sense of place, like the new Andaz Prague, and Dreams Karibana, the first in Colombia, Hacienda Dominicus, and the Grand Oasis Cancun complex with ...

Straight-from-the-hotel travel hacks on how to make the most out of a stay at the new Secrets Impressions Moxche, Secrets Moxche, Breathless Cancun Soul, Riu Latino, La Casa de la Playa, plus Planet ...

Enlisting a travel advisor means an epic proposal that’s anything but predictable ... that is, outside of the set plan!All this year, we’ve been saying Ask a Travel Advisor … and because we give good ...