The Southern Travel Blog

How to Get the Most from Online Travel Reviews

Sunrise at the Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Reviews are everywhere.

From Amazon to Angie’s List, you can find a review on just about anything that you can purchase, including travel…

especially travel!

We travel agents even have sites where we review our host agency partners, Host Agency Reviews.

Most travelers are familiar with TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor bills itself as “the world’s largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip.” I tend to be an obsessive user/reader of TripAdvisor’s reviews.

Does it enhance my travel experiences?

No, often times it doesn’t.

Why? [Read more…]

Make a Splash at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort!

By Mark

July 8, 2013

The Art of Animation Resort is Disney’s newest opening just last year. Disney has a fun video featuring the Aqualillies synchronized swimming team.

Enjoy the video and don’t hesitate to let us know what questions you have about the Art of Animation.

It’s Pronounced “KEY”

By Mark

Disney’s Castaway Cay as seen from the Disney Dream

July 3, 2013

If you travel at all in the Caribbean, you’ll soon encounter the word Cay. English speakers from the United States will be tempted to pronounce it as it’s spelled, cay, rhyming it with the word way.

Resist the temptation.

It’s pronounced key, just like those things we use in locks. [Read more…]

Five Great Travel Links

By Mark

Below are five recent travel related articles from around the web that we think you should check out:

1. While an at-home oyster roast is always fun, oysters are always a part of coastal travel – check out all things oyster from Garden & Gun;

2. Great spots to tie the knot along the Crystal Coast from NCCoast.com; [Read more…]

Three Reasons to Visit Myrtle Beach this Winter (and stay at the Dunes Village Resort)

By Mark

A December sunrise from the Dunes

While it sounds a little counter-intuitive, winter really is a great time to visit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Why?

Here’s 3 reasons…

1. Great rooms at great prices

Myrtle Beach is big…big hotels, big restaurant chains, big amusements, and big crowds. Normally, we like things a little more small-scale, but those big crowds need plenty of places to stay, and Myrtle Beach has a mind-boggling array of hotel rooms, condos, and house for rent.

When winter comes around, those big crowds thin out considerably, and the law of supply and demand kicks in. Rates drop through the floor, and the high volume of places to stay makes for some great deals, especially for families of five plus. [Read more…]

July 8, 2013

July 3, 2013

1. Great rooms at great prices

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