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Good news for air travelers! No more fighting for your cash back, and waiting for months get your credit card refund for canceled flights. If they can take your money instantly, they can return it in at least 7 days. Americans have bailed out the airline industry 3 times in my adult lifetime, we should be able to demand some basic consumer rights.

Airlines must now refund travelers for canceled flights—What to know New consumer protection rules mean refunds for delayed or canceled flights need to be automatic.

Forever young? 😆 Maybe not, but I’ve found travel opens my mind, keeps me active and builds my resilience!

Travel can slow the aging process, new study says According to researchers in Australia, positive tourist experiences can help you live longer.

Is pumpkin carving in your future? How to make that Jack O Lantern last!

Want Your Jack-o’-lantern to Last Longer? Stop Cutting a Hole in the Top! Carved pumpkins are delicate, delicious to wildlife, and likely to rot, but there’s still a lot you can do to make them last long.

Some travel app suggestions from Matador…I haven’t used ANY of these except for TrIpit (when it was a beta and I think I should give the newer version a try!)
I always have my airline’s app, and use Flight Aware to track my flights, I like Rome to Rio for planning how to get to some of the “out of the way places” we go, and Google is a go to for making and sharing itineraries and searching for flights.
How about for you? What are your favorite travel apps?

10 Travel Apps Matador’s Editors Actually Use There are many travel apps out there. These are the ones that the well-traveled Matador Network team actually use.

Intrepid Travel hacks to take a just a few days of PTO and end up with nine days to travel. The catch? Expect to pay more to travel because everyone else will be doing the same!!

How to make the most of US federal holidays in 2025 Level up your holidays with these paid time off (PTO) hacks.

Time to hit the road to see foliage? Don’t hit the same road as everyone else!

Vermont Foliage Season; Avoid the Crowds - Go Northwest! — Go See It Travel A Vermont tourism board social page posted a question recently…”Where is the one place in Vermont that everyone should check out?” I responded “Everyone should NOT check out “one place” that’s the problem that’s creating over tourism! 

Just last night I was chatting with a young lady from Bulgaria (an interesting place we visited 10 years ago and really enjoyed!) and she described traveling there as “expensive to get to, but cheap to visit”
Then today Matador put this list of inexpensive places to visit in my inbox, use your miles if you have to, but once you get to these places, you’ll find it might work for you budget!
Several young friends and family have traveled to Japan over the last year, finding it affordable once they got over the hump of paying the airfare!

10 Countries Where You Can Take a 20-Day Vacation for Cheap Still have vacation days to take this year? These are the cheapest places you can take a long vacation where you can afford a little luxury.

Want some guidance before deciding where to travel next? 🤷🏼‍♀️
If you haven’t got a lot of time, ⏰I recommend traveling to a destination that has a direct flight from your home airport. You won’t spend days getting there and possibly encounter delays It won’t be the cheapest flight, but if you haven’t got a lot of budget for airfare, 💰I STILL recommend going to a destination with a direct flight from your city, because you can instead choose another carrier to that same destination that has a connection, for a lot less money! ✈️

See here what’s direct from your city!

Nonstop Flights To Make Your Travels Easier - Wendy Perrin Airlines are launching a ton of new nonstop flights all over the world. Here’s the list of direct routes to Europe, Asia, and more.

IPHONE TIPS
Photographing a waterfall 3 ways
1. Turn on Live Photos and take a photo of your water fall (original #1 )
2. Duplicate your photo twice
3. Edit one duplicate. On the top left where it says “live” tap and select “long exposure” to get the water “blurring” effect (blurry #2)
4. Edit the second duplicate. On the top left where it says “live” tap and select “bounce” to get the boomerang effect. (Bounce or boomerang #3)

As a Zumba instructor- this is a Godmother I can get excited about! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/F5wb22Hcxw1Akkne/?mibextid=WC7FNe

This summer’s hottest collab has entered the chat: Meghan Trainor x Utopia of the Seas. 🔥 As Godmother, Meghan brings all the vibes to welcome our newest weekend getaway to Port Canaveral with an exclusive performance on board.

Want to witness it live on The World’s Biggest Weekend? Follow us on Instagram to enter for your chance to win a Utopia of the Seas getaway so you and your bestie can see Meghan take the stage on our preview sailing. 🔗 instagram.com/royalcaribbean

We are so excited to have Jeff Klofft’s photos featured in this months DE magazine!

For our July 2024 issue, "Down East Magazine goes down east." All three features are stories from Hancock and Washington counties, including the fallout from a local family’s plans to build the world’s tallest flagpole and a road-trip package that explores the down east region’s history. Order the issue online now and get free shipping here. ➡️ shop.downeast.com/collections/newsstand/products/down-east-magazine-july-2024

📷 Bog Brook Cove, in Trescott by J.K. Putnam Photography

July 24th changes in Disney Theme Park Lightening Lane add ons. Read more here about how you’ll have 7 days as a WDW resort guest and 3 days as an off property guest to pre select your Lightening Attractions. This is similar to the old Fast Pass system in that you can now pre plan your day before the morning of your visit!
Read more here: https://mickeyvisit.com/disney-world-lightning-lane-multi-pass/?ref=newsletter&mc_cid=2e45d0f3ed&mc_eid=02bd6794c6

If all of this is befuddling; take my advice here and choose a Disney Specialist TA to help navigate your trip! http://www.goseeittravel.com/travel-blog/2024/4/1/this-is-the-way-to-do-walt-disney-world?rq=Disney

They’ve left out an important one! We always eat meals at the right time for the destination, no matter when the airline is serving! What are your tips for avoiding jet lag?

Jet Lag: Get Back in the Rhythm Insomnia, drowsiness and brain fog can all take some of the fun out of your first few days in a faraway place. You can’t avoid jet lag, but you can follow some tips to bounce back faster.

Very excited to see Jeff’s photos of the Blue Hill Fair in the DownEast Magazine July issue in an article about the DownEast Maine Heritage Area!

New Post! All about the natural phenomena in my own back yard! https://www.goseeittravel.com/travel-blog/2024/6/3/this-spring-glows

This Spring Glows!! — Go See It Travel In January, we stepped foot on our seventh continent ( Antarctica…See post here ) and we looked around and after that amazing experience we thought…what’s left!? In fact, there’s a lot left…the “book it” list keeps growing as we are intrigued by emails in our inbox and friends’ posts...

https://www.goseeittravel.com/travel-blog/2024/4/25/48-hours-in-santiago-chile

48 Hours in Santiago Chile — Go See It Travel Santiago was a surprise for us…a gateway to our recent Antarctica cruise and a stopover before 10 days in Patagonia, we had the opportunity to get to know the city. Because Santiago is gateway to Patagonia in the south or and the Atacama Desert to the north, and lots of cruises use Valparaiso Chil...

Nat Hab Webinar- guess what’s next?!

What to expect when you aren’t expecting …a natural disaster!
https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles/what-happens-to-your-cruise-when-natural-disasters-strike?lid=7wysuqrlx8x6&crm_source=58226&crm_pos=us&crm_cid=d2a8d0f7-1e67-4b33-9273-28e961c932b1&crm_rid=tda6eIgBVQ1LqmSHlg84&crm_cname=05.15.24%20US%20Insider%20-%20Old%20Template%20-%20What%20Happens%20to%20Your%20Cruise%20When%20Natural%20Disasters%20Strikes?

What Happens to Your Cruise When Natural Disasters Strike? Cruise Critic's experts answer common questions about how the weather or natural disasters could affect your cruise vacation.

Jeff’s photos from the recent solar activity in Northern New England. Nahamakanta Lake Camp.

A somewhat scary 😱but very helpful article about scams. Being aware usually inoculates us from scams and we’ve been lucky to avoid any bad situations.

Common Tourist Scams & How to Avoid Them Do know about the most common travel scams? Read our expert guide to understand frequent tourism scams & how to avoid them while traveling.

https://www.goseeittravel.com/travel-blog/2024/4/28/a-good-night-in-boston

A Good Night In Boston — Go See It Travel It was a warm sunny afternoon and pleasant evening, not yet short sleeves weather, but perfect spring in New England weather, in late April, before the graduation crowds and summer tourists descend. The perfect kind of night to enjoy the city. And except for spending more on parking than on dinner

Wanna get away to Europe cheaply this summer? It’s too late, baby!
Skift did the research!
How many days ahead should you book your flight? And where can you still find a deal?

This Is How Early You Should Purchase an International Flight if You Want the Best Price A study looking at international airfare shows the best time for American travelers to book international flights in 2024, to the day.

Wildlife in Alaska
Part II at Elderwell today! Thank you for inviting us!