Nicki's Travel Newsletter
Welcome to Nicki’s travel newsletter where I share travel deals, stories, current blogs – that will be more in depth of some of my travel videos you see online, travel finds I love, and more! (Follow me on Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, Lemon8, and Instagram)!
Hello!
I hope you are all well.
Does anyone else feel like as soon as September 1st hits, the weather just takes a dive into chillier temperatures? I could be sweating to death on August 31st and then reaching for a sweater on the 1st. Makes no sense.
I know I haven’t update you all in a while - it has been a crazy summer, well, year. Since I last wrote, I had to cancel six trips. Three of which had hurricanes surrounding them.
Then, I booked a vacation to Hawaii, and after a few days, three hurricanes were headed that way. Only one f them did we feel the wind from for a day, and all was fine. It was crazy for a minute - but all is well.
All that being said - Hawaii WAS amazing. I was looking to get rid of some of my Marriott points and American Airline miles. I was able to get about a $17K luxury trip with business class flights for two people for under $400! This was just in Oahu - but nevertheless, a great redemption!
If you aren’t familiar with points and miles and getting free/nearly free travel, I did write an intro to travel hacking guide that is a pretty solid breakdown of how I do it.
If you want to see some of my videos from my trip, I have several posted on my Instagram and Tiktok account.
Upcoming travel plans:
I almost don’t want to speak it out loud because I have had to cancel so many trips this year, but next week I am headed to French Polynesia for about a month! I did use Marriott points to stay at the new Westin for 5 nights and I am re-visiting a resort I haven’t been back to since 2019! I will also be exploring islands for a couple weeks on a yacht and then finishing in Mo’orea for a few nights.
If you have been following me for any measure of time, you know this area is my favorite beach destination. Keep an eye on my social media channels and I will be sharing everything - of course :)
NEW TRAVEL DEALS:
You all have been begging me for Maldives deals and there weren’t any good ones for a while - but I have one now and they never last, so please get it if you want it! This is one of the prettiest resorts in the Maldives and the price is unbelievable for this level of trip.
Here are my two videos to show you the resort: Instagram or Tiktok
Maldives: 5 nights in an overwater villa with a private pool, seaplane transfers are included, breakfast, lunch and dinner included, choice of a floating breakfast or 60 min spa treatment, and more. This package is for 2 people!
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Digital products:
If you want to get into my line of work (AKA getting paid to travel) I recommend my ebook “get paid to travel”.”
Get Paid to Travel - if you are ready to leave the 9-5 and live a life of travel, my comprehensive e-book teaches everything to get into the business I am in! You will need to put in the work, but it has been the most rewarding career and business. I earn multiple 6 figures doing this as a career! If you buy this guide, it already has the Instagram Reels for travel creators as a bonus (which is the e-book below).
Pitch email templates - this is for creators who already have a brand and are ready to get work from hotels, tourism boards and cruise lines. (Please do not buy this if you have my other e-book - get paid to travel - as it is in there!)
Instagram Reels for travel creators – this is my e-book I created teaching travel creators how to have success with reels, which is what Instagram is prioritizing now over in feed photos. I grew my own account to almost 900K in well under three years and a new account over 120K in 30 days - same methods. I grew a client in the travel space to over 260,000 in a year and two months (said client is now over 360k+ in 1 year and 7 months)! (Please do not buy this if you have my other e-book - get paid to travel - as it is in there!)
Edit your photos AND videos like me - I created presets awhile back and you can edit your photos and now videos. with easy 1 step presets. Super easy to download and use. Please note - Lightroom mobile now charges a fee to edit videos in their app.