Passports
Passports are a requirement when travelling outside of the United States. Brides to be should have their maiden name on their passport and can change them when they return home. If submitted within the year, there is no charge with the passport office to revise the name to your married name. Passport should be valid at least 6 months past your travelled date. Please allow up to 8 weeks to allow your passport to be processed. You may check the status at any time with the passport office.
When first ordering your passport, you may submit for regular, expedited or one day service. Once you have submitted for one type of service you will not be able to change. The regular and expedited is handles by the federal govenment. The one day service is handled by a private company. If you have not recevied your passport for any reason, you can try to set up an appt. (within 14 days of travel) with your local offical passport emergency office. They will require proof of travel in order to help you obtain your passport.
When first ordering your passport, you may submit for regular, expedited or one day service. Once you have submitted for one type of service you will not be able to change. The regular and expedited is handles by the federal govenment. The one day service is handled by a private company. If you have not recevied your passport for any reason, you can try to set up an appt. (within 14 days of travel) with your local offical passport emergency office. They will require proof of travel in order to help you obtain your passport.
Airlines
Airlines require that you have your passport in order to travel internationally. Each airline has their own guidelines as to how early you should be a the airport for checkin, so it is best to call the airline you will be flying on. It's also very important to reconfirm your flight time 24 hour in advance for the departure and return. The other thing to check on are luggage fees.
Choosing A Resort
There are quite an extensive amount of resorts to choose from as well as different destinations. There are a few things to keep in mind. If you don't have that much time to travel, you want to consider the amount of time it takes to get to your destination as well as the amount of time from the airport to your resort.
Some Important Questions to Intquire and to look at when booking
Are transfers Included in my package?
If beach is important, do you know the layout of the resort?
Do you want a couples or adults only resort?
What's included in the all inclusive plan?
What is the availablity of restaurants and restaurant reservations?
How far are the excursions that the resort offers?
Are there any additional expenses?
Are the room accommodations air conditioned?
Is room service offered for the entire resort or room category only?
Is there complmentary Wi-Fi?
Is the island condusive to self-exploration?
By utilizing a travel advisor you will also be apprised of ANY and ALL newsworthy item(s) that will affect your travel plans.
Some Important Questions to Intquire and to look at when booking
Are transfers Included in my package?
If beach is important, do you know the layout of the resort?
Do you want a couples or adults only resort?
What's included in the all inclusive plan?
What is the availablity of restaurants and restaurant reservations?
How far are the excursions that the resort offers?
Are there any additional expenses?
Are the room accommodations air conditioned?
Is room service offered for the entire resort or room category only?
Is there complmentary Wi-Fi?
Is the island condusive to self-exploration?
By utilizing a travel advisor you will also be apprised of ANY and ALL newsworthy item(s) that will affect your travel plans.
Travel Insurance
One of the most important things that you may want to consider is travel insurance. Travel Insurance protects you in case something beyond your control happens forcing you to cancel your trip. While it is optional, it is recommended as you may want to protect the money you are spending. While travel insurance is usually purchased with the idea of sickness, accident or medical emergency, coverage extends to things like airline cancellations, weather related conditions. lost luggage, travel delay and world events which can very easily affect your travel plans.
Keeping Up With World News
It's important to keep up with world news. Having a travel advisor gives you that extra edge. Worldwide events most certainly can affect your travel. In the past decade travelers have experienced things such as climate events (i.e. the seaweed overgrowth in specific destinations as well as specific resorts), economic events (such as the monetary crisis in Greece), federal events (such as the government shutdown affecting areas of travel worldwide), health events (such as life threatening diseases and epidemics, namely Hepatitis) in certain destinations. Even insignificant factors can become a matter of convenience when traveling. Hiriing a travel advisor can sure be a plus when spending a good amount of indiscretionary income as that alone can open up alternatives when world events affect your travel.
Honeymoon Travel Tips
We hope you choose to book with us! We're all about price parity and seemless travel. If you find a lower price online, then check with us to see if we can price match it. Here is the BIG WHY: Saving money is great but what if there are hidden fees that you don't know about; what if a simple suggestion could save you EXTRA time and money (and time) and while there is a saying "ignorance is bliss" - not so much when you travel. The entire point of going on vacation is to enjoy yourself; take a little break from the stresses of life. The last thing you need is "surprise stress" as that negates the entire point of going on vacation and can end up costing you big time! So we have 40 Plus Tips on hand to give you (and we keep adding as the industry rules and advise keeps changing) when you book with us. Here are a few to get you started and give you an idea, here are 6 of our tips:
Hopefully you found these tips helpful! Once you book with us we will send you the password for over 40 tips. In addition, we have special tips for the resorts and island destinations!
- Any items can be deemed questionable when checking in at the airport (razor, scissors, even a selfie stick) pack in your checked luggage. Some airports deny these items for carry on. Even consider expensive items such as lotions and make-up. Even if you pack an item accordingly that may not stop the TSA agent from taking it. Here is a link to the guidelines that you can print and bring with you: (http://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/liquids-rule)
- If you need or plan to call any companies that you only have the toll free # to, then get the local/direct numbers before you depart as most locations out of the county will not connect with toll free numbers.
- Look to see if there are any Fast Park Services close to the airport to save some money.
- At the airport upon landing and also on your vacation, be aware of timeshare / vacation clubs. There are a lot of pitfalls that they don’t tell you about them as they want to try and get you to buy.
- If you receive an airline schedule change, immediately check your seats again. With a new aircraft sometimes the seats from the previous flight are not reassigned, esp with a different type of aircraft.
- Make 2 copies of your passport (give one to a trusted family member or friend and travel with the other but keep it separate from your actual passport). This way if it is lost or stolen you will have all the information to get it replaced (and travel back home).
Hopefully you found these tips helpful! Once you book with us we will send you the password for over 40 tips. In addition, we have special tips for the resorts and island destinations!
Once You Are Booked, Click Here for Over 40 Special Honeymoon Travel Tips