Savvy Travel Group - Delaney Davis

09/04/2026

What I actually need to begin a quote

I hear this a lot: "I don't even know where to start." Good news — you don't need a fully formed plan to start working with me.

Here's what actually gets a quote moving:
📍 A destination or two you're drawn to. Doesn't have to be locked in — "Italy or maybe Greece" is plenty to start narrowing things down.
📅 Your real date flexibility. Fixed vacation days, or room to shift a week for better pricing, weather, or fewer crowds?
👥 Who's traveling. Just the two of you, a milestone trip, the whole family — this changes almost everything about how the trip gets built.
🚫 Any deal-breakers or non-negotiables. Won't fly red-eye, need to avoid a certain season, traveling with someone who needs step-free access — tell me now so I'm not wasting your time with options that were never going to work.
✨ What you actually want out of the trip. Slow mornings and good food? Non-stop adventure? A specific bucket-list moment? This is the piece that turns a generic itinerary into the right one.

Give me those five things, and I can start doing the real work — comparing options, checking availability, catching the fine print — so you're not the one buried in fifteen browser tabs.

As a Travel Specialist with Savvy Travel Group, this is the part I actually love. Send me a message with what you've got, even if it's rough, and let's get started.

09/03/2026

The Best Souvenir Isn't a "Thing"

Everyone comes home with a magnet or a shot glass. But the trips that actually stay with you rarely hinge on what made it into your suitcase.

Some of the best "souvenirs" don't take up any luggage space at all:
🤝 A connection. Meeting happy children. A conversation with someone you'll probably never see again, but that shifted how you think about something.
📖 A recipe you learned to make. A cooking class isn't just an afternoon activity — it's a dish you can recreate at home, long after the trip ends.
🎶 A song or artist you discovered. The one playing in every café in Lisbon, or that a local recommended — it becomes a time machine every time you hear it again.
🗣️ A phrase in another language. Not from a textbook — one you picked up from a shopkeeper, a cab driver, a new friend.
📸 A photo of something ordinarily beautiful. Not the landmark everyone photographs — the market stall, the doorway, the light at 6pm. Those are the ones you actually look at again.
🧠 A moment that doesn't need a trigger. Not a photo, not a song — just something that replays on its own: the sunrise from a rooftop, a taxi driver's laugh, the first bite of something you'd never tasted before.

None of these fit in a shop window. But they're the things people actually bring up years later when they talk about a trip that mattered. As a travel advisor with Savvy Travel Group, this is a lot of what I'm thinking about when I build an itinerary — not just the sights, but the moments that end up being the ones you keep.

What's a "souvenir" you've brought home that wasn't a thing at all? 👇

09/02/2026

First 24 Hours After Landing: What You Do (or Don't Do) Makes All the Difference
Jet lag isn't just about the hours you lost in the air — it's about what you do the moment you land. And the choices you make in that first day can set the tone for your entire trip.

Here's what actually helps:
☀️ Get outside, even if you're exhausted. Natural daylight is one of the fastest ways to reset your internal clock. A short walk beats a nap almost every time.
🚿 Resist the urge to collapse into bed. If you land in the morning or afternoon, push through until a normal local bedtime. One long nap can undo days of adjustment.
🍽️ Eat on the new time zone, not your old one. Meals are one of the easiest ways to cue your body that it's somewhere new.
🚶 Keep the first day light on purpose. This isn't the day for the must-do bucket list item. A slow walk, a coffee, getting oriented — that's enough.
💧 Hydrate more than feels necessary. Cabin air and time zone shifts both take a toll, and dehydration makes jet lag worse.

As a travel advisor with Savvy Travel Group, this is a big part of what I think about when I'm building a trip — not just where you're going, but how you're going to feel when you get there. It's the kind of detail baked into the itinerary, not left for you to figure out on arrival.

Where's a spot you've had a rough first day landing? Curious what worked (or didn't) for you. 👇

09/01/2026

Solo doesn't mean alone — it just means the friend-making happens differently.

One of the biggest myths about solo travel? That you're signing up for weeks of eating dinner by yourself and talking to no one but hotel staff. In reality, solo travelers often end up with more spontaneous connection than people traveling in a pair — because you're more approachable, and you're the one deciding who to talk to.

Here's how it actually happens:
🗣️ Shared activities do the icebreaking for you. Cooking classes, day hikes, market tours — anything with a shared task naturally opens conversation. You're not "making small talk," you're just chopping vegetables next to someone.
🍽️ Communal tables are underrated. Ryokans, agriturismos, small-group boat trips — anywhere seating isn't assigned by party size tends to turn strangers into dinner companions fast.
🏨 Boutique and small-property stays punch above their weight. A 12-room hotel with a shared breakfast room does more for connection than a 300-room resort ever will.
🚶 Local guides become entry points, not just narrators. A good guide often knows exactly who else in the group is easy to talk to — and will make the introduction for you.
🧳 Group tours are one option, not the only one. They work well for some travelers, but plenty of solo travelers build connection through smaller, looser structures instead — a few planned activities woven around open days.

The common thread: connection tends to find solo travelers who leave a little room for it — not a fully locked itinerary, and not total improvisation either.

As a travel advisor, this is actually one of my favorite parts of building a solo itinerary — finding that balance between structure and openness so the trip has natural chances for connection built in, without ever feeling like it's forced.

Have you met some of your favorite travel people this way? 👇

08/30/2026

08/29/2026

Colombia surprised me — and that doesn't happen often.

I recently sailed the Magdalena River aboard AmaWaterways, and between the layered history in Cartagena and Palenque, the wildlife-packed riverbanks, and sunsets that stopped every conversation on deck, it's a trip I haven't stopped thinking about.

It's not for everyone — this one's for the nature lovers, the adventure-seekers, and the well-traveled among you. But if that's you, I'd love to help you plan your own version of it as your travel advisor.

Full recap on the blog. 👇

08/23/2026

AmaWaterways gave us a great tour of the lovely little colonial town of Mompox, Columbia on a mototaxi.

08/21/2026

Sunset on the Magdalena River…. 🇨🇴

08/15/2026

Not every destination is built the same when you're traveling solo.

Some places practically hand you a built-in social life — others are better experienced with a companion (or a well-chosen group). Knowing the difference can make or break a trip.

Naturally solo-friendly: 🚢 River and small-ship cruises — communal dining, shared excursions, easy conversation without trying 🥾 Guided adventure trips — a shared itinerary means instant common ground with fellow travelers 🏙️ Walkable cities with strong public transit — less logistics stress, more freedom to wander 🍽️ Places with a strong café/counter-dining culture — solo meals feel normal, not awkward

Better with company: 🚗 Remote road-trip regions with spotty transit — navigation and driving are easier split two ways 🏖️ All-inclusive resorts built around couples/group activities — can feel isolating solo 🏔️ Destinations requiring permits, guides, or gear for safety (some trekking regions) — logistics and cost favor a group 🌃 Nightlife-driven destinations — the experience is largely social by design.

The real answer isn't "solo travel works here and not there" — it's about matching the destination's natural rhythm to how you want to spend your days. As a travel advisor with Savvy Travel Group, this is exactly the kind of thing I help sort through before you book: which spots will feel effortless on your own, and which ones are worth planning differently.

Thinking about a solo trip and not sure where to start? Let's find the destination that fits. ✈️

08/13/2026

There's a reason the trips you take with your girlfriends end up being the ones you talk about for years. 🧳✨

Not because of the destination — but because of what happens when "the mom" or "the manager" gets to disappear for a few days and you just get to be you again.

I just wrote a new article on why girls' trips deserve a real spot on the calendar (not a "someday" idea) — and what actually goes into planning one that lets everyone in the group show up relaxed, not stressed. Link in bio 👇

As a travel advisor with Savvy Travel Group, this is exactly the kind of trip I love helping put together. If you've got a group that keeps saying "we should do a trip," send me a message — let's make it happen.