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Specializing in -> Disney * Universal * Carribean * Europe * Cruises * Mexico * South America * All-Inclusive * Honeymoons * Destination Weddings *

09/23/2026

🚨🌿🏰 NEW DISNEY RESORT UPDATE! 🏰🌿🚨

Disney’s newest Walt Disney World resort is REALLY starting to come together — and I think this one is going to be incredible for families! 😍

New aerial construction photos of Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge show major progress happening around the resort, including something I am VERY excited about…

🌊 THE LAZY RIVER IS TAKING SHAPE!

Disney has officially named it Daydream River, and it will wind through the resort’s Wetlands recreation area surrounded by lush landscaping with glimpses of Bay Lake. ✨

And that’s just the beginning!

Disney has confirmed Lakeshore Lodge will feature:

🌊 Daydream River lazy river
🏊 A feature pool with a spiral waterslide
💦 Pocahontas-inspired wet & dry kids’ play areas
🎆 Magic Kingdom fireworks views
✨ Electrical Water Pageant views
🚤 Boat transportation directly to Magic Kingdom
🍽️ Waterfront restaurants & dining
🏡 Studios, Villas AND freestanding Lake Houses
🦌 Theming inspired by Bambi, Pocahontas, Encanto, Brother Bear and more

And we officially have an opening date!

📅 Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge opens July 1, 2027!

Even better — BOOKING opens very soon:

✨ October 6 — Disney Vacation Club Members
✨ October 7 — Walt Disney World Annual Passholders
✨ October 8 — All other guests

This is exactly why I keep such a close eye on Disney news for my clients. If this resort is on your 2027 wish list, those booking dates need to be on the calendar! 👀❤️

✈️ Travel by Lauren Rodriguez
🏰 Personalized Disney vacation planning at no additional cost to my clients

👇 Would the lazy river convince you to stay here?! Because it may have already convinced me. 😂🌊

09/23/2026

🇬🇷✨ TODAY’S INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION SPOTLIGHT: GREECE ✨🇬🇷

There’s a reason Santorini is on so many bucket lists — but a Greece vacation can be SO much more than one island. 💙

Start with those iconic Santorini sunsets, whitewashed villages and blue domes… then build an itinerary around the Greece you want to experience:

🌅 Santorini — sunsets, wineries & romantic caldera views
🏖️ Milos — incredible beaches and dramatic coastlines
🌿 Naxos — charming villages, beautiful beaches & a more relaxed feel
💙 Paros — gorgeous seaside towns, dining & nightlife
🏛️ Athens — ancient history, rooftop dining & the perfect start or finish
✨ Crete — beaches, culture, food and enough to explore for an entire vacation

And you don’t have to choose just one. Island hopping can combine sightseeing, beach days, amazing food and plenty of time to actually relax.

I can help put together the entire trip — flights, hotels & resorts, ferries and transfers, excursions, private tours and a customized itinerary — so all you have to do is enjoy Greece. ✈️🌊

🌎 Travel by Lauren Rodriguez
✨ Dream • Plan • Explore • Together
📲 Lauren R, An Affiliate of Academy Travel🏰🎢🏝️✈️✨

Which Greek island is calling your name? 🇬🇷👇

09/23/2026

🌴✨ TODAY’S INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION SPOTLIGHT: BALI ✨🌴

Looking for a trip that gives you beaches, adventure, culture, incredible food AND relaxation? Bali deserves a spot on your list. 🇮🇩

And Bali is so much more than one resort area! You can combine:

🌿 Ubud — rice terraces, waterfalls, temples & wellness
🌊 Uluwatu — dramatic cliffs, beaches & incredible sunset views
🏝️ Nusa Islands — turquoise water, snorkeling & gorgeous scenery
✨ Seminyak — resorts, restaurants, shopping & beach clubs
🐬 Northern Bali — waterfalls, quieter villages & a completely different side of the island

One of my favorite ways to plan Bali is as a multi-stop vacation — spend a few days exploring the jungle and culture around Ubud, then finish your trip relaxing by the ocean. You get two completely different vacations in one. 💙

Whether it’s a honeymoon, anniversary, family adventure, girls’ trip or that big bucket-list getaway, I can help coordinate the resorts, flights, private transfers, tours, excursions and customized itinerary from beginning to end. ✈️🌎

🌎 Travel by Lauren Rodriguez
✨ Dream • Plan • Explore • Together
📲 Lauren R, An Affiliate of Academy Travel🏰🎢🏝️✈️✨

Would you choose the jungle 🌿 or the beach 🌊 first?

Uluwatu

09/20/2026

🇮🇹✨ DESTINATION SPOTLIGHT: ITALY ✨🇮🇹

Italy is so much more than Rome, Florence & Venice! ❤️

Of course, there are the classics:
🍝 Rome — history, food & Vatican City
🎨 Florence + Tuscany — art, vineyards & countryside
🚤 Venice — canals & iconic Italian charm
🍋 Amalfi Coast — Positano, Ravello & Capri
🌋 Sicily — beaches, history & incredible food
✨ Lake Como — villas, mountains & lakeside luxury

But want to experience a different side of Italy? 👀

Save these lesser-traveled gems:
🤍 Puglia — beaches, whitewashed towns & trulli houses
🏛️ Matera — an incredible ancient cave city
🌿 Umbria — wine, hill towns & countryside
🌊 Le Marche — Adriatic beaches without the Amalfi crowds
🌋 Aeolian Islands — volcanic islands off Sicily
🌈 Procida — colorful island charm near Naples
🏔️ Valle d’Aosta — castles & the Italian Alps
🏖️ Sardinia — spectacular beaches & turquoise water

Your Italy trip doesn’t have to look like everyone else’s. I can combine the famous must-sees with places you may have never thought to visit and build the entire trip around your travel style. ✈️🗺️

🌎 Travel by Lauren Rodriguez
✨ Dream • Plan • Explore • Together
📲 Lauren R, An Affiliate of Academy Travel🏰🎢🏝️✈️✨

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09/20/2026

🎃👻 DISNEY WORLD HALLOWEEN FOOD GUIDE! 👻🎃

If you’re heading to Walt Disney World this fall, the Halloween snacks, drinks, and treats are officially HERE — and there are so many fun things to try around property! 🧡🏰

Here are some of the Halloween bites and sips you’ll want on your list:

✨ DISNEY SPRINGS
📍 Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar
🍗 Candelabra Eggs
🍄 Dark Forest Dip
🥩 Bone Kebabs
🍿 Midnight Mayhem Popcorn Chicken
💀 Skull of the Dead Dip

📍 Amorette’s Patisserie
🕯️ Candle Petit Cake
🥜 Peanut Butter Éclair
🔥 S’mores Éclair
🍒 Cherry Pie Éclair

📍 The Ganachery
🎃 Pumpkin Spice S’more
🖤 Ursula Dark Berry Ganache Pop

✨ MAGIC KINGDOM / MICKEY’S NOT-SO-SCARY HALLOWEEN PARTY
🥟 Doom Buggy Dumplings
🍗 Graveyard Hot Chicken and Waffle
🧀 Haunting Jalapeño Tots
🍎 Not-So-Poison Apple Doughnuts
🧁 Skull-icious Cake
🍰 Mickey-shaped Cheesecake
🥤 Oogie Boogie Slushy
🍋 Guava Lemonade Slushy
🔥 Hot Honey Lemonade
🍟 Cajun Crawfish and Sausage BOOtine
🍩 Beignets from Beyond
🍦 Ursula Cone
🍒 Queen of Hearts Tart

Basically… if you love Halloween AND Disney food, this is your season. 😂🎃

Whether you want spooky sweets, over-the-top snacks, fun drinks, or party-exclusive treats, Disney World has a TON to choose from this fall.

And yes — this is exactly the kind of stuff I help my clients keep track of when planning their Disney trips, because the limited-time food is half the fun. 💁🏻‍♀️✨

✈️ Travel by Lauren Rodriguez
🏰 Personalized Disney vacation planning at no additional cost to my clients

👇 Tell me — if you could pick just ONE, what are you trying first?!

09/20/2026

🚨🎄 DISNEY HOLIDAY DINING UPDATE! 🎄🚨

If you’re heading to Disney Jollywood Nights this holiday season, this is one reservation you’ll want to know about! ✨🥂

Reservations for Jazzy Holidays at The Hollywood Brown Derby are officially OPEN!

During Jollywood Nights, Hollywood Brown Derby transforms into an intimate holiday lounge where you can enjoy:

🎷 Live musicians & holiday classics
🍸 Craft cocktails
✨ An exclusive event-only menu
🥟 Pork Belly Bao
🍗 Chicken Yakitori
🧆 Chorizo Arancini
🍔 Jazzy Sliders
🎄 Old-Hollywood holiday atmosphere

📅 Disney Jollywood Nights runs on select evenings November 7, 2026–January 5, 2027 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

⚠️ Important: A Jazzy Holidays reservation does NOT include admission to Jollywood Nights. You’ll need a separate event ticket, and food and beverages are purchased separately.

These are exactly the little extras I watch for when planning Disney vacations for my clients — because sometimes the experiences you didn’t know you needed are the ones that make the trip. ❤️

✈️ Travel by Lauren Rodriguez
✨ Personalized Disney vacation planning at no additional cost to my clients

09/20/2026

🎃✨ NEW DISNEY HALLOWEEN DROP! ✨🎃

Disney just released its 2026 Halloween Merchandise Guide, and spooky season is officially in FULL swing! 👻🏰

If you’re a Disney Halloween person, you know this is basically another holiday all by itself. 😂🧡

Disney is rolling out new Halloween finds across the Disney Store and some of our favorite brands — perfect for anyone heading to Walt Disney World this fall OR bringing a little Disney Halloween magic home.

And if a fall Disney trip has been sitting in the back of your mind…this is your reminder that Halloween season at Walt Disney World is already happening! 🎃✨

Between the decorations, seasonal treats, Halloween merchandise and Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, fall is one of my FAVORITE times to plan a Disney vacation.

✈️ Travel by Lauren Rodriguez
🏰 Personalized Disney vacation planning at no additional cost to my clients

👇 Tell me: are you a Disney Halloween 🎃 person or a Disney Christmas 🎄 person?

09/18/2026

🚨🧀 NEW AT EPCOT — OPENING TODAY! 🧀🚨

Disney just added even MORE to the 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival! 🍷✨

Beginning TODAY, September 18, guests can experience the brand-new The Wedge marketplace AND Cheers to Cheese! inside CommuniCore Hall!

And if you love cheese…this one is for you. 😂🧀

On the menu:

🧀 Selection of Cheeses
🥩 Cheesesteak Mac & Cheese
🧀 Three-Cheese Mac & Cheese
🍷 Wine & Cheese Pairing
🍷 Wine Flight
🥤 Cannoli Milk Shake
✨ PLUS additional dishes that count toward Emile’s Fromage Montage!

The new Cheers to Cheese! experience also explores the history of cheese while you make your way through EPCOT’s Food & Wine Festival.

📅 Available September 18–November 8, 2026

The overall EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival continues through November 21, so if you have a fall Disney trip coming up, add this one to your list! 🌐🍷

This is exactly why I keep up with Disney changes even AFTER my clients’ vacations are booked — new food, experiences, entertainment and planning opportunities are constantly popping up. ❤️

✈️ Travel by Lauren Rodriguez
🏰 Personalized Disney vacation planning at no additional cost to my clients

👇 Be honest: Are you ordering the Cheesesteak Mac & Cheese or the Cannoli Milk Shake first?!

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