Monday, November 19, 2012

Announcing Sandals La Source Grenada


Sandals
LaSource Grenada

Resort & Spa

A New Resort in a New Destination!

                                            

A message from Sandals Resorts Chairman, Gordon "Butch" Stewart:

"After looking to expand here for more than a decade, we are delighted to confirm the acquisition of our first ever resort in Grenada and are incredibly proud to have found the perfect location to add to our brand. We are eager to make our debut and share not only the beauty of our new resort, but to share the beauty of Grenada, its culture and its people."
Grenada
The Spice Island
Known as the "Island of Spice," Grenada is a mesmerizing island with some of the most incredible natural wonders in the Caribbean from stunning beaches and waterfalls to lush rainforests and pristine mountain lakes.

Turkey Time


Greetings to my travel friends. My best wishes to you and yours for a very happy Thanksgiving.
Thankgiving is family time to me. I want to tell you a little about my family:

ABOUT US
We started this company 18 years ago in New Jersey and grew by leaps and bounds. We ultimately settled in florida after my kids were grown and we are proud to be a home based agency. Although the company is home based with the main office located in Hallandale Beach, Florida. we do, however, have agents at other locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as well.
During my years of selling travel I have found that I love working with people doing destination weddings and honeymoons as I see brides and grooms on the happiest days of their lives. The portion of my company that handles this is Honeymoon Caribbean.

If you simply book with a discount on line company or direct with the resorts, you are on your own. Not only can we provide expert advice on where to go, how to get there and how to take that dream destination wedding or honeymoon for the best value, but we also can help if anything goes wrong on your vacation.

In the past 18 years I have developed many great personal relationships with the management at each resort we deal with. Each agent, including myself, get to know each client on a personal level and strive to take those "extra steps" necessary to provide you with the best vacation package to suit your individual needs. We not only deal with destination weddings and honeymoons but family travel, group travel, etc.

Don't be afraid to use a travel agency. We are truly honest. You get what you expect. Don't be fooled by photo's. Since we have been to each resort we can help you personally.
Call our family of travel agents
We have been selling Sandals and Beaches resorts since 1995 and have been Certified Sandals and Beaches Specialists since the inception of the program in 1996. A Time to Travel has been certified by Sandals as a "Best of the Best" Sandals and Beaches Specialist for ten years progressing to preferred agency, a platinum agent and effective Dec 2011, the inagural class of Chairman's Royal Club. a row. We are among the top sellers in the world.

We have progressed to a point where our focus is selling honeymoon trips and destination weddings to the major resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico. We will meet your every need. We work with you from start to finish.
From Secrets to El Dorado to Couples and Sandals...
We sell it all to make your day a very special day.
Many years have passed since I started A Time to Travel. In these past years I personally have developed relationships with the management at each resort we sell. We get to know each and every one of our clients and we take the extra step to provide them with the very best vacation packages the Caribbean and A Time to Travel have to offer.

Our personal touch outweighs these other agencies who may have a lower price from time to time. We guarantee they wont remember your name or any details of your past vacations the way we will. That is the difference that separates us from other agencies. It is our business to make each and every client a "friend".
I love helping people arrange destination weddings.
And it has become my specialty.
I found out first hand how wonderful a destination wedding can be while planning my own wedding. I got married at Beaches Negril June 1, 2002. The people Beaches Negril went above and beyond my wildest dreams and expectations in the planning and executing my wedding. I got married on the beach as the sun was setting over the Caribbean Sea with my closest friends and family attending. It was truly a once in a lifetime experience.

As owners of A Time to Travel, we would like to convey our philosophy of doing business. If you make your client happy, then they will tell others about your services and come back year after year. We do our very best to give quality, personalized service and the best pricing.Our goal is to provide you with personalized quality service whether you are at home or on vacation. We are always there for you , only a phone call away, should you need us.

The agents at our company are family:
SUE SCHMERLING, owner CEO
HEDY SYMONS CFO
JEFF SCHMERLING  marketing
MIKE SCHMERLING VP SALES AND (COMMERCIAL REALTOR)
STACIE SCHMERING  REFERRAL AGENT AND (LAWYER)
LORI SCHMERING (REFERRAL AGENT AND (DOCTOR)
JEFF KRASNER   OUTSIDE AGENT AND FAMILY FRIEND
ANDRE TAYLOR   OUTSIDE AGENT AND FORMER CLIENT
AMANDA SCHORR OUTSIDE AGENT AND COUSIN
GINA SILVESTRI  OFFICE MANAGER



Thursday, November 8, 2012

Back from Mexico

Hi there.. Hope you like my blog in my new web site setting, Honeymooncaribbean.com.
It has taken us a long time to develop something that I felt was right for honeymoons and destination weddings.. a move that I felt I was leaning toward. 

Well with that thought in mind, I must tell you about my recent trip to Mexico..My travel partner in crime, Hedy and I left Ft lauderdale to go to the Playacar Palace. Although I knew little about the resort, I was invited..so when invited you go.

The resort itself is small and not one of the grand hotels you see in Mexico. The pool is very nice, clean very well taken care of but again not one of the grand pools you see in the Riviera Maya. Yet we fell in love with this resort.

A quiet family resort...the rooms are spectacular and the view I had was simply amazing.
Two double beds in the room, a stocked fridge and alcohol galore..what more can you want except 24 hr room service which was just amazing.

The beach..the beach, the water wins my vote for a fabulous location in the Riviera Maya..Playa Del Carmen to be exact.
This resort is located right in the town of playa del carmen, just footsteps from the famous 5th avenue. Right outside our door was starbucks; shopping galore and Karen's, one of the best restaurants around.

This resort has my vote..we walked 5th avenue..we wined and dined and should we have decided to party, that was available too. Congo Bongo...On 10th avenue is prime for the party goers.

Another option is to go to Moon Palace or adjacent to the resort is the Ferry to Cozumel. Go visit Cozumel Palace...its easy and an option to you.

Carilise, I applaud you for having me choose this resort and I will be back for years to come.

Tomorrow...El Dorado ..Karisma GIVC awards  yayyyyyyyyy.....