A Land of Fire, Ice & Pure Magic I just returned from the most extraordinary journey through Iceland, and I’m still processing the incredible beauty of this otherworldly destination. I had the privilege of traveling with a group of fellow travel advisors on an immersive familiarization trip, and what we experienced has me absolutely buzzing […]

Ah, the holiday season is here!  My goal in 2024 was for balance so I’m trying especially hard this holiday season to embrace the chaos and enjoy it all…because it goes way too fast indeed. So I keep my Amazon app handy for any last minute gift exchanges and my oven constantly pumping out Christmas […]

A few of our Travel Advisor friends are currently partaking in an epic 10-day Familiarization trip (aka FAM trip) to Tanzania and we are more than a little jealous! One of our top notch suppliers has handpicked the items on their itinerary to educate and provide the Travel Advisors with a small sample of what […]

Queen Elizabeth II leaves a legacy for not only her dedication to service but also her love of travel.

Last week, I was lucky enough to get selected to attend a Familiarization Trip aka ‘FAM Trip’ to the breathtaking Turks & Caicos. The purpose of the FAM trip is to educate and immerse travel advisors in a destination so that we are able to connect the right clients to the right destination. From a […]

We have wrapped up yet another fantastic school year and shifted right into summer mode. Which means an extra hour of sleep in the mornings (yay!) and a mix of summer fun at our neighborhood pool, backyard barbeques and you guessed it…travel! My goal for my family this summer is to RELAX. We get so […]

Happy May the Fourth Be With You and National Travel Advisor Day! I want to take some time to talk about National Travel Advisor Day and give a shout out to the entire industry as they have been among some of the hardest hit from the pandemic. Travel Advisors worked their butts off to get […]

Spring of Deception…

Have you ever heard of GALENTINE’S DAY?

This February 13th non-official holiday, was created by the hilarious Leslie Knope of Parks & Recs fame. And we think it’s the best fake holiday around!

CHEERS TO A NEW YEAR! Since it’s a new year, we wanted to start fresh and take a moment to re-introduce ourselves and what we do (in case you haven’t been following us from the beginning): We like to think of Thirsty for Travel Designs (T4T) as a modern-day twist on the traditional, brick and […]