Tuesday’s Travel Tip October 20, 2009
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Take your passport...and copies!
However, it is important to be smart when traveling. It doesn’t matter if you are going outside the US or staying stateside creating a paper trail is always a smart safety precaution. Add these items to your honeymoon check off list. Make copies of airline schedules, hotel information, check in and checkout dates, planned excursions, car rental information and your in-laws phone numbers. If you are traveling outside the US it is very important to make 3 copies of your passports: one to leave at home, one to carry while you are out having fun and one to leave in the hotel room in case yours gets lost or stolen. The US will let you back into the country with a copy. Never carry your passport when you are out site seeing.
In case of an emergency you will be very happy you took these measures in advance! Be like the Boy Scouts and be prepared.
By: Renee Madison — National Travel Director, Simplicity Life Travel
Considering a honeymoon at a Sandals Resort? I highly recommend it!
October 16th, 2009I spent last week at Sandal’s Jamaica Dunn’s River (it was a vacation, not a honeymoon). I have to say, I was absolutely blown away by how fabulous both Jamaica and Sandal’s were.
Nancy, the blogger, enjoying the swim up bar at Sandals!
I have also tweeted already how I went from skeptic of the swim up bar, to a true believer!! My one suggestion is that Sandal’s build a swim up bar at/in the beach! I realize most people prefer the pool over the beach (not sure why) but I’m a beach nut. It sure would have been nice to get in the Caribbean, swim on up to bar in the sea and order a cocktail. No worries, I made do with the swim up bar at the pool!
Tuesday’s Tips
October 16th, 2009
New tips each Tuesday!
Stop surfing the net! Simplicity Life Travel has everything you need!
Every Tuesday Simplicity Life Travel is going to bring you some fun and informative honeymoon tips and tidbits that we promise will help you become a seasoned traveler who knows all the insider travel tricks!
Tips to creating a successful honeymoon registry.
October 8th, 2009Jenny and John had a successful honeymoon registry!
Happily ever after with a successful honeymoon registry.
When Jenny Johnson and John Ericson got married, they didn’t bother registering with the traditional registries. They already lived together, owned a home, and had the household items they needed.
Instead, Jenny and John created a honeymoon registry and received “pieces of their honeymoon” as wedding gifts.
Jenny and John had a very successful honeymoon registry! “Our honeymoon included Spanish Language courses in Cusco and hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru,” says Jenny. “It was so much more fun creating a gift registry that included these experiential gifts we would always remember. Our honeymoon was filled with fantastic adventures we will never forget, and allowed us to tie these special gifts to our loved ones back home.”
Honeymoon registries today are no longer “alternative” and are acceptable wedding registries. Honeymoon registries offer the opportunity for families and friends to give the couple something worth remembering for their honeymoon. However, because many people are not aware that honeymoon registries exist, it is important that the bride and groom (and their close friends, maid of honor and best man) let people know that their honeymoon registry exists and to “educate” their family friends about the concept. This will insure that they have the most successful honeymoon registry possible.
Simplicity Life Travel Honeymoon Registry provides many tools to help create a successful honeymoon registry and to “get the word out” such as:
- Easy to use honeymoon registry templates to create a dynamic and customized honeymoon Registry announcement postcards to send to family and friends letting them know about your honeymoon registry
- Email announcements to send to family and friends letting them know about your honeymoon registry
- An easy to use website to for friends and family to view your itemized registry and purchase your gifts.
In addition to the “spread the word” tools, the Simplicity Life Travel honeymoon registry also offers:
- FREE wedding website
- FREE wedding blog
- FREE photo album
Although Simplicity Life Travel Honeymoon Registry provides some great tools to help you have a successful honeymoon registry, the bride and groom can also help make the honeymoon registry successful. Here a few things you can do to create a successful honeymoon registry.
1. Be Creative – Have fun with your registry. Don’t’ just ask for cash – include fun items and activities your friends and family can get excited about. HoneyLuna’s registry page allows you to include comments and even links to the hotel or activity to personalize your registry even more.
2. Include Gifts In a Variety of Price Ranges – When creating your registry do include a variety of items in different price ranges. You don’t want to leave anyone out, nor make anyone feel uncomfortable. With a wide variety of price ranges, guests can contribute anywhere from $20 on up – more if they want!
3. Upload a Photo – upload your photo to your registry and wedding website pages to personalize your honeymoon registry as much as possible.
4. PROMOTE YOUR REGISTRY – Don’t’ be Shy – PROMOTE YOUR REGISTRY! For a successful registry let everyone know where you are registered. Include registry announcement cards in your engagement letters, shower, and wedding invitations. Advise family members and bridal party of your gift wishes, so that they may be actively involved in communicating directly to your guests. Use HoneyLuna’s email announcements as a follow up close to the wedding date. People DO want to buy you a wedding gift, so you might as well make it as easy for them as possible.
Here is an example of some language you can use in email notifications or on your own wedding website:
Dear Tom and Susan:
We would like to share with you our honeymoon registry.
We have registered for the items and activities of our honeymoon as wedding gifts through Simplicity Life Travel Honeymoon Registry! The gifts from our honeymoon registry will help us create memories that will last our lifetime! And, you’ll be really connected with our honeymoon!
If shopping on line is not your preference, please call Simplicity Life Travel at 877-699-5884. You may also find our registry on line at Simplicity Life Travel Honeymoon Registry and click on “Find a Honeymoon Registry” and type in either Smith or Williams.
Thank you so much for thinking of us. We look forward to seeing you and sharing our special day.
Nancy and Dave
Remember, the more you promote your honeymoon registry, the better your chances of having a successful honeymoon registry. Wouldn’t you rather have some fantastic honeymoon experience as your wedding gift rather than a zebra head cookie platter or another turkey baster?
