If you want to escape the cold, gray,
or very white, winter, try sunny St. Thomas in the US Virgin
Islands where I’m experiencing an 80 difference between
the weather here and the weather at home in the Beautiful Berkshire
Mountains of Western Massachusetts! If you’re a skier,
you’ll love the Berkshires at this time or year but you
might want to apply your skills to water skiing in more temperate
surroundings!. more>>
Issue 03, 2008: Affinia Manhattan Hotel: A dog's eye view.
Generally, we review hotels
through the eyes of our staff based on personal visits. But in
the case of the Affinia Manhattan, we decided the best way to
review this pet-welcoming hotel, was through the eyes of Downtown
Winston Brown, an English Springer Spaniel who is a frequent guest
at this well-located New York City gem. Winston, also know as
The Pants, due to the “cowboy chaps” coif created
by his groomer, is a well-traveled pooch with his own frequent-flyer
miles well over six-figures! We chatted with Winston to get the
low-down on the Affinia Manhattan to give you the inside Scoop.
Click here to read the full issue. Click here for the Affinia Dumont Hotel Photo Gallery.
Click here to visit the Affinia Manhattan Hotel's Website.
Issue 02, 2008: Jalousie Plantation. St. Lucia, British West Indies.
To understand Jalousie Plantation,
you must first close your eyes and step out from the protective
shell in which you live your daily life. Once you can imagine
doing that, you are on your way to understanding the experience
that is Jalousie Plantation.
Click here to read the full issue. Click here for the Jalousie Plantation Photo Gallery.
Fall
2007: Dogs Rule. . .and
Sheep Should Respect That!
On a recent trip to Ireland,
I had the distinct pleasure of attending
a sheep herding competition held in a field in a town
called Clonbur in County Galway, Ireland. Held in
conjunction with a fair and a sheep-sheering contest,
the stars of the day were clearly the Border Collies
that were entered by their proud owners in a contest
that demonstrated the power of dogs over sheep! more>>
June
2007: Boston: The Center
of So Much to See!
Now
that you’ve arrived in the remarkable city of
Boston and you’ve experienced everything
from walking the Freedom Trail, whale watching on
a boat cruise at the the England New England Aquarium,
taking the amazing Boston Chocolate Tour with Old
Town Trolley, and attending a Boston Symphony Orchestra
or Boston Pops concert at historic Symphony Hall,
maybe you’re ready to widen your horizons around
Boston and visit some of my favorite places outside
of this fabulous city! Here are the Stephanie Abrams
10 Top Picks for making your trip to Greater Boston
even greater! more>>
May 28, 2008: Media Travel Expert Stephanie Abrams Implementing“Keep Traveling” Segments on Her Two National Radio Shows and Calls for Travel Industry to Provide Incentives .
Travel media expert Stephanie Abrams announced plans today to create a segment on her two nationally syndicated radio shows and her award-winning website, www.sabrams.com, to begin May 31st and June 1st on Traveling Feet and Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams, respectively, where value-added incentives provided by tourist boards, hotels and resorts, car rental companies, railroads, cruise lines and other travel industry suppliers will be featured.
May 13, 2008: Stephanie featured in Television News Broadcast as Travel Expert supplying advice to Summer Travelers conscious of the rising costs of Travel.
Read the full story WMTW.com posted on their website here.
Watch the news video clip here.
April 28, 2008: Travel Expert Radio Show Host Stephanie Abrams Shares 10 Reasons to Visit and Top 10 Things to Do in St. Croix in Live Broadcast from Carambola Golf and Country Club.
April 28, 2008:Berkshire Crowne Plaza Hotel in Pittsfield, MA Gets $2 Million Renovation to Ballroom, Banquet Space, Fine Dining Rockwell's Restaurant and Dewey's Poolside Pub.
Nestled in the heart of Berkshire County, two hours' drive from Boston and New York City, is Pittsfield, Massachusetts where the surrounding Berkshire Mountains are best viewed from the 14-story Berkshire Crowne Plaza Hotel. The Berkshire Common Corporation, owners, plan a $2 million renovation for the grand ballroom, banquet facilities and two of its three restaurant facilities. The Underground Pub, located in the hotel's shopping arcade adjacent to the health spa, will remain open to serve guests' food and beverage needs during the renovation
April 23, 2008: Sisters of Mercy Honor Radio Show Host Travel Expert Stephanie Abrams at 9th Annual Evening of Mercy Fundraiser at NYC’s Yale Club Planned for May 14th
The Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic Community will honor nationally syndicated radio talk show host and travel expert Stephanie Abrams at their 9th Annual Evening of Mercy gala cocktail reception that raises monies to fund scholarships, Mercy ministries and retirement needs of older sisters. The event takes place May 14th at the Yale Club in NYC.
April 23, 2008: St. Croix Rolls Out US Virgin Islands Grand Slam Welcome at Carambola Golf and Country Club for Radio Show Travel Expert Stephanie Abrams.
After three weeks of live broadcasting of the nationally syndicated radio shows Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams and Traveling Feet from the US Virgin Islands of St. Thomas and St. John in January, 2008, travel expert radio show host Stephanie Abrams returned yesterday to the USVI to complete her trilogy of visits with upcoming broadcasts from St. Croix.
April 21, 2008: Berkshire Crowne Plaza Hotel in Pittsfield, MA Gets $2 Million Renovation to Ballroom, Banquet Space, Fine Dining Rockwell's Restaurant and Dewey's Poolside Pub
Nestled in the heart of Berkshire County, two hours' drive from Boston and New York City, is Pittsfield, Massachusetts where the surrounding Berkshire Mountains are best viewed from the 14-story Berkshire Crowne Plaza Hotel.
January
28, 2008: The 2008 New York Times
Travel Show Presented by American Express February 29 -
March 2 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC.
The New York Times announced today the
fifth annual Travel Show to be held Feb. 29 to March 2 at
the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Presented by American
Express, is one of the largest trade and consumer travel
shows in the country with over 30,000 attendees and 500
exhibitors. The Travel Show offers on-site booking, special
travel discounts and opportunities to win trips from leading
airlines, cruise lines, resorts and tourism boards from
around the world. New at this year's show is the Wedding
and Honeymoon Pavilion with the latest trends and destination
ideas for couples. more>>
January 23,
2008: Berkshire Crowne Plaza Hotel Creates Serenity
Spa Experiences Starting SuperBowl Sunday in Pittsfield,
Massachusetts
Boston, MA-January 11, 2008: The words
‘SuperBowl Sunday’ don’t conjure up thoughts
of serenity, unless you’re referring to the unique
choices available on February, 3, 2008 at the Berkshire
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the
heart of the Berkshire Mountains. more>>
January 23, 2008:Berkshire
Crowne Plaza Hotel Stirs Up Elegance with “Hats, Gloves,
High Tea & Thee” to Benefit Berkshire Historical
Society at Arrowhead, Herman Melville’s Home.
Only the bears are hibernating in the
Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts, according
to Travel Expert and nationally syndicated radio show host,
Stephanie Abrams, who notes, “the hills are alive
with the sound of spoons stirring up excitement in Pittsfield
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel!” more>>
January 23, 2008:‘Tis
the Season to Support the Community at the Berkshire Crowne
Plaza Hotel in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with the Introduction
of its ‘Give Back’ Program.
In
keeping with its philosophy of strong community support,
the Berkshire Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Pittsfield, in the
heart of the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts,
announced the implementation of its ‘Give Back’
program, designed to provide a donation source for bona
fide charitable and non-profit organizations. more>>
January
13, 2008: Travel
Expert Stephanie Abrams in US Virgin Islands for ‘Marathon
Broadcasts’ from St. Thomas and St. John, Announces
Plans for Live Remote Broadcasts from St. Croix
When Stephanie Abrams planned live broadcasts from the US
Virgin Islands, she knew that twelve hours of broadcasting
wouldn’t be sufficient to cover all the alluring aspects
of America’s unique tropical paradise. more>>
January 7, 2008: Canadian
Border Travel Update. New Document Requirements Beginning
January 31, 2008 -repost from the Connect2Canada
Team
The
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S.
Department of State (DOS) remind the traveling public that
as of January 31, 2008, all adult travelers will be required
to present proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate,
and proof of identity, such as a driver’s license,
when entering the United States through land and sea ports
of entry. more>>
One of the emerging features of modern
Ireland is the fact that more and more towns around the
country are hoping to extend their social and cultural horizons
by twinning with towns and areas around the world. Have
you ever wondered what those towns, whose names you see
on road signs around the county, are really like? In the
first of a new mini-series which will discover some twinning
relationships that Longford towns are associated with, Stephen
Feeney describes Lanesborough, Massachusetts who have just
set up a twinning agreement with Longford's very own Lanesborough.
more>>
December
30, 2007: Talk show host
makes local appearance.
By: Captial 9 News Web Staff
View original story here.
Renowned Travel Expert Stephanie Abrams broadcasted her
show "Traveling Feet" from the Rensselaer Rail
Station on Saturday. The nationally syndicated show reaches
about 2 million listeners.
December
28, 2007:National
travel broadcaster to air six shows from Virgin Islands
By LYNN FREEHILL
Friday, December 28th 2007
For the second time in as many months,
a travel expert with a nationally syndicated radio program
will broadcast live from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Stephanie
Abrams, host of "Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams"
and the featured travel authority on "Traveling Feet,"
will transmit six shows from St. Thomas and St. John resorts
during January. more>>
December
26, 2007: Ten Reasons
Why Your Next Trip Should Be to the US Virgin Islands. .
. and a Bonus Reason!
By Stephanie Abrams www.sabrams.com
I am convinced that US citizens don't really take proper
advantage of having our own tropical paradise, the US Virgin
Islands (USVI) in our backyard! And from things I read about
how little cruise passengers, who stop off for a day of
shopping and not much else, experience because of their
focus on shopping with little time left to explore this
truly beautiful and uniquely special destination, I'd like
to overview for you: Ten Reasons Why Your Next Trip Should
Be to the US Virgin Islands . . . and a Bonus Reason! more>>
December
17, 2007: Radio & TV Show Host Travel Expert
Stephanie Abrams Announces 2008 Plans to Take Shows on the
Road with January Broadcasts from USVI.
Travel expert radio and TV show host
Stephanie Abrams announced today the schedule for 2008 remote
broadcasts of the nationally syndicated radio shows Travel
WITH Stephanie Abrams and Traveling Feet and TV’s
JetSet411. January 2008 kicks off with six broadcasts from
the US Virgin Islands with two shows each from the Westin
St. John, St. Thomas’ Marriott’s Frenchman’s
Reef and Bolongo Bay Resort. The three properties were chosen
to highlight the wide array of accommodations and facilities,
uniquely different locations and appeal to various budget
capabilities, requirements and needs of different niche
market sectors. more>>
December
3, 2007: RADIO & TV
CELEBRITY STEPHANIE ABRAMS BROADCASTS RADIO SHOWS FROM ARUBA
MARRIOTT RESORT Live from the Beach to 8 MILLION LISTENERS
PALM BEACH, ARUBA (December 3, 2007) –
On Saturday December 1, Aruba Marriott’s beach bar,
WAVES, provided the unusual and truly Caribbean décor
for a special live broadcast of the radio talk show “Traveling
Feet”. With a breathtaking backdrop of a turquoise
ocean, radio host Stephanie Abrams broadcast her show on
the Aruba Marriott beach and invited a variety of Aruba’s
hospitality experts. During her two-hour radio show on Saturday
a national audience of 3 million listeners in the United
States were educated in a fun way about all the good things
Aruba has to offer as a destination for family vacations,
golfers, weddings, groups and couples. more>>
From a compact studio and office in the
underground complex of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, travel guru
Stephanie Abrams presides over an expanding multimedia empire.
She hosts two nationally syndicated radio talk shows each
weekend; her Web site is a cornucopia of archived video
and audio segments and advice. more>>
October 4, 2007:Travel
Expert Stephanie Abrams Creates Market for Berkshire County,
MA Tourism through Twinning Lanesborough, MA with Lanesborough,
Ireland. The Irish are Coming!
Asked about the effects on tourism
of creating sister city/sister town ties, radio show travel
expert Stephanie Abrams, host of the nationally syndicated
radio shows Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams, Traveling Feet
and the television show JetSet411, remarks, “I have
listened to people say that you cannot create market; you
have to divert market from other places. While it is possible
to steal market-share, when you create market you own it
because it is unique to you.” Abrams explains that
the exercise of creating the sister towns relationship between
the two Lanesboroughs, one in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
and the other in County Longford, Ireland, is an object
lesson in how to bring in tourism by creating a new market.
more>>
HAWAII
SUPERFERRY TO COMMENCE MAUI SERVICE ON DECEMBER 1. Special
one-way inaugural fares starting at $29. Infants (up to
2 years old) ride free.
Hawaii Superferry today announced it
is commencing service between Oahu and Maui on December
1 with an inaugural $29 one-way fare. The $29 one-way passenger
fare will be good for all voyages between Oahu and Maui
December 1 through December 20, 2007. more>>
You're finally ready to go on that vacation
you've scrimped and saved for - but what if something catastrophic
happens? Are you covered for medical care or other losses?
Read the full story here.
"Stephanie Abrams Travel
Expo Travel Expo at Tanglewood bridges gap between travel
and music."
The Stephanie Abrams Travel Expo at Tanglewood
has bridged the gap between travel and music with a free
piano concert on Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 10am
to 4pm. Read the full story here.
Stephanie Abrams and Ireland
Hoteliers Help Send Homeless Teens on 3 Week Trip to Ireland!
Travel Fairy Godmother Stephanie Abrams
Sends Teens from Giving Tree Outreach’s Homeless and
Needy Kids Rescue Program from Tucson to Ireland for Three
Week Visit. more>>
Boston Symphony
Orchestra
Tanglewood, Boston
Symphony Orchestra and The Boston Pops
January
28, 2008: 
The
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S.
Department of State (DOS) remind the traveling public that
as of January 31, 2008, all adult travelers will be required
to present proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate,
and proof of identity, such as a driver’s license,
when entering the United States through land and sea ports
of entry. 
