The Bee's Knees Travel by Heather Bannon

05/19/2026

09/04/2023

Origin of Michelin dining guide was created originally by the French tire company as a rating system for great restaurants.

⭐️ one star means you should put some miles on your tires to eat there
⭐️ ⭐️ two stars means you should make a detour to eat there
⭐️⭐️⭐️ three stars means you should build a trip around your plans to eat there

In true 3 ⭐️ fashion, we built our trip around this bucket list meal in Chicago last night. And I am super happy we all got to experience this whole evening with a group of friends. Lots of whimsical surprises and great food… and my first time ever eating a balloon.

06/06/2023

Home for the next 2 nights in my home away home. 🇲🇽

I LOVE checking out new properties.

04/11/2022

When the place you check into is a whole vibe. You gotta love a modern piece of artwork, sitting in the middle of w**e country in Chile. Drinking local w**es and watching the sunset here for the next 2 nights is going to be heavenly.

04/07/2022

Scenes from Santiago, Chile 🇨🇱.

I loved this walking tour today and learning about the history, government, politics, and architecture of this fabulous city.

Special thanks to for unlocking the magic of a beautiful place!

02/05/2022

Sylvester Village… Belize 🇧🇿

01/30/2022

Tulum is a whole vibe. I was pretty sure I wasn’t a fan. I might be eating my words in the next few days.

I hate admitting when I am wrong.

01/27/2022

“Heather, why are you visiting the same resort(s) over and over again?”

Great question and glad you asked!

Have you ever returned to a vacation spot that you loved, only to find that it just wasn’t as great as it was the first time? Well this happens with a lot of properties that don’t age well, change management, or lose a key component of their Food and Beverage Team. I like going back to some of my favorite spots to make sure that they still offer my clients the level or service and experience that made me fall in love with them in the first place. And this is never more important than with resorts that I haven’t seen since 2020.

And while I *love* scoping out all the new kids on the block and discovering new hotel gems, it’s great to have some tried and true properties that you know will deliver a great vacation for guest.

When you hire me as your travel advisor, you aren’t just paying for my services while we design and customize your trip. You are also hiring me for the 200+ resorts that I have visited in Mexico and the Caribbean and my knowledge of the differences between them.

Someone once told me “a good travel agent sends you to their favorite resort, but a great travel agent send you to *you’re* favorite resort”. This is why The Bee’s Knees Travel schedules a complimentary call to discuss and understand your travel needs, so that I can make the right suggestions for your vacation…. and not what Bob’s cousin Frank in Topeka recommends to you on Trip Advisor 😉

If you want to follow along for my upcoming trip of 17 propeties, watch my stories and follow me on Instagram at hmbannon!