TRVL by Val

30/03/2020

Taking a Break amid the COVID-19 Crisis.

06/03/2020

Photos from our Room Live Aqua Boutique Resort Playa del Carmen // 🇲🇽 ✨

29/02/2020

For those worried about travel, this is a good and realistic podcast on the Corona Virus 🦠

Listen to this episode from Dope Labs on Spotify. The Coronavirus is in the front of everyone’s minds and misinformation is being spread faster than the virus itself! In this lab T**i and Zakiya breakdown what the coronavirus is, where it came from, and what we can all do to help prevent its sprea...

20/02/2020

Next destinations on the horizon:

Where are you going in 2020?

14/02/2020

No Passport? No problem. Here are all the tropical places you can go in the U.S. without one.

And some may surprise you // ✈️

Forgot to renew your old passport? Don't you worry.

10/02/2020

41% of Millennials are making travel reservations through Travel Agents // ✈️ 🚢 🏨

07/02/2020

*** INFO ON GLOBAL ENTRY *** INTERVIEW WHEN RE-Entering the USA.

As many of you may have heard, Global Entry applications are suspended for New York residents. They can only get TSA pre.

I’m a New Yorker who now resides in LA and got my Global Entry today in Florida when re-entering the country.

I thought I’d share my experience. It was pretty simple.

After going through customs, I requested to do my global entry interview. They brought me to a large room to wait for an officer. It took all of 15mins. They asked standard questions like if I had anything to declare. They also took my finger prints and photo. I’m sure I look terrible in it! Lol

I’ll get my card in 2 weeks vs having to wait until April to do the interview at LaX. In the mean time, New York residents can only get TSA pre according to the officer who helped me today and no word on getting your $ back for the global entry price.

If you want to do the interview upon entering the USA, make sure the airport you are flying into is a participating airport for the interview process.

I hope this is helpful! 🙂 any questions, let me know.

How does the suspension affect those currently enrolled, those who have applied and those who want to apply in the future?

31/01/2020

Ever lose your luggage and wonder where it went? If you didn’t get it back, it may have ended up Alabama // 🧳 ✈️

Unclaimed Baggage might be the world's best thrift store. Here's the inside scoop on how to shop there and what you might find.