Posts by: Bill Parise

There are moments when we as travel professionals feel that we are in a losing battle with many of our clients when it comes to explaining the importance of Trip Cancellation & Interruption insurance coverage. But then there’s a moment of unbelievable tragedy that occurs that becomes headline news, and then and only then do …

I love the Cayman Islands and I also take pleasure in telling many of my family and friends to go to hell if they ever decide to visit the Cayman’s and watch the expression on their faces! Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit the Cayman Island via a Caribbean cruise, and couldn’t …

I’m not kidding here, if you don’t pay attention to the time and arrive at the port dock when required, your cruise ship may leave without you! I had someone just ask this question less than a week ago, and my first response was, no way! I told them that a cruise ship would never …

Alright, you may be wondering what the heck is “American Idol Experience”! Well there’s no question millions of people are going to be glued to their television sets next Wednesday evening as the new American Idol will be crowned with the victory. Now after the season finally, many of you may be dreaming of the …

If you were to check your favorite search engine online such as Google or Yahoo for the term F.I.T. travel, believe it or not the results may vary. In a travel agent’s perspective, this means opportunity for the vacationer that is searching for a more unique holiday experience that goes above and beyond the average …

While I do daily searches on this hot topic, it seems it’s fizzling out pretty fast on the major travel forums and press. What am I talking about? Well recently Cuba announced that anyone entering their country as a tourist and other means I will not talk about here, it’s now mandatory that you carry …

These Royal Caribbean Cruise videos on the Oasis of the Seas say it all, so I won’t go into a huge introduction. However, I noticed the videos start at the same time automatically, so I suggest you stop or pause at least one to avoid them playing at the same time. Enjoy! Oasis of the …