Journal

Notes From the Desk.

Short pieces on how trips actually get planned, and what changes when someone is watching yours.

I also write The Luxury Travel Brief on LinkedIn. It's the journal's shorter, faster sibling, one idea at a time.

October 13, 2026

Should You Fly Out of Sioux Falls, Minneapolis or Omaha?

Is it cheaper to fly out of Minneapolis or Omaha instead of Sioux Falls? A Sioux Falls travel advisor runs the real math, drive and all.

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October 13, 2026

Should You Take the Catamaran or Book the Resort?

If you want the group together, the days unhurried, and a different view every morning, take the boat.

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October 3, 2026

What One Day at Jost Van Dyke Taught Me About a Week on a Catamaran

My day charter to White Bay and the Bubbly Pool, and what changes when a crewed BVI catamaran is yours for the week.

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September 28, 2026

Private Catamaran or the Group Catamaran: What the Price Difference Actually Buys You

Group catamaran or private boat? Beverly Schulte, CTA, on what the price difference actually buys you, who each day sail fits, and when the math flips.

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September 23, 2026

Couples Swept Away vs Couples Negril: Same Town, Two Different Trips

Same brand, two different Negril trips. Beverly Schulte, CTA compares Couples Swept Away and Couples Negril and tells you exactly who fits where.

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September 14, 2026

Jamaica Before Christmas: Why a November Luxury Resort Trip Beats July

Jamaica in November beats July. Beverly Schulte, CTA at Paradise Travel, on why Couples Resorts on Seven Mile Beach is the fall window to book.

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January 14, 2026

What a Travel Advisor Actually Does

What an independent luxury travel advisor actually does, from Beverly Schulte, CTA, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. First call to homecoming.

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