The Travel Sauce

08/27/2026

I've just met with some of the leading travel suppliers from Queensland and WOW! A world of authentic experiences, Aboriginal culture, tropical adventures, and luxury accommodations await you. Fiji Airways offers the fastest route into Cairns & the Great Barrier Reef from SFO or LAX, making it easy to add a few nights in Fiji.

I'd love to help plan your adventure to where the rainforest meets the reef🦋🐠🦜

08/16/2026

A primary focus of most hotel lobbies is an eye-catching or opulent bar. But drinking culture has also changed as a result of the drugs. For many, it changes the taste of alcohol, and others are just avoiding it more. THC gummies are growing in popularity, Ezon said. 😎

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are sparking changes in what some travelers want in a vacation: Marathon meals are out; mocktails and active excursions are in.

07/22/2026

She said the quiet part out loud and this is what most travel agents won't tell you: The labor crisis sits on the aging physical frontline — rooms, kitchens, vehicles — that AI can't staff, and every booking only adds to the load. All while travel prices increase.

04/22/2026

How many of your vacations has this administration ruined? 👎

Oil prices have climbed more than 55 percent since the U.S. and Israel launched joint military strikes on February 28.

03/20/2026

"I don’t care what shade of the political spectrum you color yourself: the war is wrong, morally and politically."

War changes the world. So does travel.

01/30/2026

Bravo 👏👏👏
It's time we have alternatives to alcohol at venues

The United Center is making history as one of the first major arenas to now offer THC beverages.

01/22/2026

March 2-6, 2026
Sail with us on Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas!
Cabins are still available, with interior rooms as low as $372 per person (gratuities not included).
4 nights: Los Angeles ▶️ Ensenada ▶️ Catalina ▶️ Los Angeles

Prices are based on availability and subject to change.

01/07/2026

1997: you'll be replaced by the internet
2026: you'll be replaced by AI

An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas – and being sent to destinations that don't exist.

01/06/2026

Bravo to the staff & owners of Hampton Inn by Hilton Lakeville Minneapolis. More hotels should be denying the American Gestapo 👏👏👏

A hotel in the Twin Cities canceled reservations for at least one room meant for federal law enforcement officers and agents, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday.

12/30/2025

The colors of Mexico 😍

Blusas de San Juan Chamula, Chiapas. These manta (type of cotton) blouses are embroidered by hand by the Tzotzil Mayan Indians.