Nicki's Weekly Travel Newsletter
Welcome to Nicki’s weekly 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, and Instagram)!
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Travel news ..
I just got back from Las Vegas for the weekend and it was AMAZING! I love that every time I visit I find new things to do, places to eat and new hotels to love.
Some of the highlights:
Brunch at Sadelles in the Bellagio! Hands down favorite place to eat in Vegas
I stayed at the Delano - love this property. All-suite, no smoking and no gaming. Which means it was very easy to access your room. However - the hotel is connected by a hallway to Mandalay Bay and you can use their casino easily and have access to to their pools.
I went to SkyFall Lounge at Delano for drinks - great views of Vegas outside on the 64th floor.
For dinner - check out StripSteak at Mandalay Bay. Yes, it is a steak house, but the food was fantastic. Personal favorite was the caviar donut. Just trust me.
Mad Apple by Cirque du Soleil at NYNY was wild. It was unlike any other show I have seen in Vegas and worth the visit.
Next up, as far as I know, I am heading to Mexico soon to Cabo and then to Alaska shortly thereafter. You all know how much I love Alaska. I cannot wait to go back.
Travel Credit Cards:
A while back I spoke about how I was able to get a $17,000+ luxury resort stay in an overwater villa in the Maldives at The Ritz-Carlton for nearly free. Some of you have been asking me in private messages on social media, and my primary card that I used the points to make this happen was this card. Right now there is a 60K sign up bonus which is the equivalent to $900 in travel on their portal OR you can transfer it to one of their partners. I transferred my points to Marriott because they had a 1.5 point redemption offer, which is still going through mid May. Which gave me more points and Marriott has the 5th night free when you use points to book.
This is the absolute best travel credit card on the market and I live and die by it. Full disclosure - I have probably 8 credit cards .. I sign up for them when they have high sign on bonuses that I can convert to free travel. But this card is my everyday card since 2016 when it came out.
Travel deals:
Dominican Republic (I shared this last week and it is still available) - 4 nights, but you can upgrade to 5 or 6. Alternatively, you could buy more than one deal and stay back to back! I talk about this resort a lot on Instagram stories. I love this property so much. When I shared it on Tiktok in 2021, it sold out. The biggest perk of this deal is that it has the all-inclusive package added on. This resort is not a traditional all-inclusive, everything is individual dining. So you get to just charge up food and drinks and it zeroes out. The food is AMAZING! If you were to book through the resort directly and add the all-inclusive feature on for 4 nights, it is over $2500+. That is how you know this is a steal deal.
Taha’a - Bora Bora’s sister Island - 5 nights in an overwater villa with air from LAX, interisland are, transfer to resort, daily breakfast, and covers taxes (which are huge in FP).
Ireland - 6 nights with airfare and car rental. Please check the airports that this price covers.
I should have an INCREDIBLE Bali deal coming soon as well as a Dubai deal. Hoping one of them will be ready by next week!
New blogs this week:
Guide for Visiting Grand Cayman Island
Amazon Store Front – you can find all my favorite items here including my camera equipment, products I love to travel with, etc.
Digital products:
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! You will need to put in the work, but it has been the most rewarding career and business.
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 nearly 300K in a year (over 400K now) 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!
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.