The Travel Concierge

10/14/2026

The weather is cooling off and the beaches are heating up! Let’a chat about the perfect place for you to enjoy beach life!
Connect now for best pricing and availability!

10/07/2026

✈️🌎 Passport check, future traveler! 🛂

Many countries require 6 months of passport validity AFTER your return date.

So before you pack your bags, check that passport! 😉

Don’t let a tiny expiration date become a BIG vacation problem!

09/24/2026

Come see us at the expo tonight!

🎉 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! 🎉

The countdown is OVER! Our Second Annual Women’s Expo is happening TONIGHT from 5:00–8:00 PM! 💙💚

✨ Bring your friends
✨ Discover local businesses & vendors
✨ Connect, shop, learn & have some fun
✨ And most importantly… enjoy a night just for YOU!

👕 WANT A FREE EVENT T-SHIRT?! Be one of the FIRST 50 guests through the door and you’ll get one!

You won’t want to miss this! Grab your girls, bring your excitement, and come join us TONIGHT! 🌸

📅 September 24
⏰ 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Albert Lea Family YMCA

SEE YOU TONIGHT! 🎉

09/01/2026

MONDAY NIGHT TRAVEL QUESTION… and you can only pick ONE. 👀

Someone just handed you a FREE vacation. 🎉

You have to leave tomorrow and you can only choose:

🏝️ A — All-inclusive resort
🚢 B — Cruise
🏰 C — Europe
🌺 D — Hawaii
🎢 E — Disney
🇺🇸 F — Explore somewhere in the USA
🎲 G — Surprise me — I’ll go anywhere!

Flights are included. ✈️
No work. No responsibilities. No excuses. 😂

Which letter are you picking?

And don’t overthink it (like I would), just go with there 1st instinct . 😉

08/22/2026

🌴 Okay, Sandals… you have my attention. 🇯🇲👀

I’ve sold a LOT of Sandals vacations over the years, so when something makes me think ooooh, I need to get people here… you know it’s good. 😂

Sandals Montego Bay — the ORIGINAL Sandals — is getting a MAJOR glow-up. 🔥

🏖️ Gorgeous private white-sand beach
🏊‍♀️ New beachfront swim-up rooms
🍹 Home of the Caribbean’s original swim-up bar
🔥 New waterfront dining
✈️ And you’re basically on the beach before your vacation brain realizes you landed 😂

And MoBay isn’t alone…

✨ Sandals South Coast
✨ Sandals Caribbean Cay
✨ Sandals Montego Bay

$200 MILLION in Jamaica glow-ups. 🇯🇲🔥

Old-school Sandals soul. Brand-new Sandals experience. ❤️

And you KNOW me — I’m already eyeballing which rooms I’d book. 😂🌴

Who wants to be one of the first?

📩 DM me for dates, pricing & my favorite room picks.

mytravelc

08/22/2026

🌴 Okay, Sandals… you have my attention. 🇯🇲👀

I’ve sold a LOT of Sandals vacations over the years, so it takes something pretty special to make me stop and think, ooooh, I need to get people here.

The newly reimagined Sandals Montego Bay is THAT one. 🔥

This is the original Sandals resort — where the whole Sandals story started more than 40 years ago — and when it reopens December 18, 2026, she’s getting quite the glow-up.

🏖️ Gorgeous private white-sand beach
🏊‍♀️ New beachfront swim-up rooms
🍹 The home of the Caribbean’s original swim-up bar
🔥 New waterfront dining
🦞 A brand-new seafood restaurant with wraparound ocean views
☕ Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee at BLŪM
✈️ And you’re basically on the beach before your vacation brain even realizes you landed 😂

But what I really love is that they’re keeping pieces of the original MoBay history while completely reinventing the resort.

Old-school Sandals soul. Brand-new Sandals experience. ❤️

And MoBay isn’t the only Sandals getting a glow-up! ✨

🇯🇲 Sandals South Coast — reopens November 18, 2026
🇯🇲 Sandals Caribbean Cay — formerly Sandals Royal Caribbean — reopens December 18, 2026
🇯🇲 Sandals Montego Bay — reopens December 18, 2026

Three iconic Jamaican Sandals resorts. $200 MILLION in transformations. 🔥🌴

And you KNOW me — I’m already eyeballing which rooms I’d book. 😂🌴

Who wants to be one of the first to experience the new MoBay? 🇯🇲

I also just attended a Sandals seminar where I learned all about these exciting updates and had the chance to connect with my Sandals representatives, so I’ve gotten the inside scoop on what’s coming.

📩 Message us. We’ll help you pick the room you’ll be bragging about when you get home.

Sarah Arens, CTA 507-319-4542
[email protected]

Tammi Haney 507-383-0590
[email protected]

Jill Nelson 320-221-1065
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08/20/2026

Some Disney magic comes with sprinkles. 🏰

Mickey Rice Krispie Treat with chocolate-dipped ears and sprinkles—my absolute favorite! 😍 There’s just something about Disney treats that makes them taste even better.

And the best part? I’ll be able to get my hands on one again very soon! ✈️🏰❤️

What’s the ONE Disney treat you look forward to every trip? 👇

08/17/2026

That big jackpot had me thinking… if I won, where would I travel FIRST? 💰✈️

Being the true Gemini that I am, I immediately turned one simple question into a full-blown debate with myself. 😂

Extended European tour by river and train? 🚊🇪🇺
World cruise on Explora? 🚢🌎
Cruise the Caribbean and visit so many gorgeous beaches I lose count, by private yacht, of course! 🏝️🐚

Although, let’s be real…with jackpot money, I’m doing all of them!

How about you? You wake with an infinite travel budget—where are you going first? 👇

08/15/2026

☀️✈️ Thinking About a Winter Getaway? This Is the Year I Wouldn’t Wait.

If you’re day dreaming about Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii, winter cruise, or anything with a beach, August might feel early to start planning—but it really isn’t.

Waiting doesn’t always mean a better deal. Sometimes it just means fewer choices for the resort, room, and flights you actually want.

For example, when I book El Dorado Seaside Suites, I know exactly which room category I want—an oceanfront pool swim-up. I want to be able to float right over to the swim-up bar.🍹😂
Those rooms go fast, so I scoop mine up early.

My rule of thumb this year?

☀️❄️ Book that winter getaway while your summertime air conditioner is still kicking in!



Sarah Arens, CTA 507-319-4542
[email protected]

Tammi Haney 507-383-0590
[email protected]

Jill Nelson 320-221-1065
[email protected]

07/26/2026

What if this Christmas looked a little different? 🎄✨
I’ve river cruised the Rhine myself (a couple of times), and it’s pure magic.

Picture cobblestone streets glowing with twinkling lights, the aroma of warm mulled w**e and fresh gingerbread in the air, charming little markets around every corner, and a cozy Avalon Suite Ship waiting to whisk you to your next magical village.

Along the way you’ll experience:
🎄 Strasbourg’s world-famous Christmas Market
🏰 Heidelberg Castle
🍷 Traditional Glühwein, gingerbread & festive holiday treats
✨ Storybook villages dressed in their Christmas finest

A few 2026 Christmastime Rhine River cruises are still available… and we’d love to help you unwrap one of them. ❤️

If celebrating Christmas tin Europe has been tucked away on your bucket list, maybe this is the year to make that dream come true.

🎁 Send us a message, and let’s sprinkle a little Christmas magic into your travel plans.