5 Star Hotel Vs AirBNB

On what do I choose? I was recently asked this question? My reply, what is important to you? How intimate do you want to get with the location your staying in. 

There are several things to be aware of when traveling.

1. Know where you are traveling to and why?
2. When you know what you want to see stick to your itenary. Although locals may tempt you to walk off and do your own thing, not travel agencies do not recommend this for safety reasons.
3. Do your homework , or research. Know what cities State, countries your visiting and for what reasons. Check their visitors website for things to visit.

Now what is the difference between a five star hotel and an air BNB.
Ask yourself; Do you like to float or be on solid ground? It's a lifestyle choice. Are you adventurous or not? Are you about meeting people or not? High risk taker or low risk taker?

1. Most likely an air BNB is a owned and operated by the people who own the property. They may allow you to use their kitchen and grounds, they may not. Sometimes it is part of the house like a bedroom you rent out.
2. Hotels 5 star hotels have their grounds well out mapped out. They usually have security on the property. The rooms are designed for the purpose of renting for a night or two or more.
3. The airBNB might have been a residential estate and the owners decided to rent the rooms out when they need money.
4. 5 Star Hotels have specific amenities. They provide a professional concierge who can help you with any or all travel arrangements. They know people who will help the days travel made easy, comfortable and safe.

Whatever, one chooses the goal is always to travel and return safely. Be sure to check with a reputable travel agency. There is now a magazine named Airbnb for those that prefer this way of travel. It's pretty interesting read and for this writer. I believe it's a lifestyle choice you'll have to make.

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Smart Travel

Hi there,

Here is a list of the luggage that are listed in Premium Incentive Gifts Products November/December Issue.

Here is a list of all the luggage, I apologize, I didn't realize it would come out again so soon. I just wrote a blog about this very topic. I know and understand the importance for having luggage that able to meet the needs of a traveler for business or pleasure. If you would like to listen to http://anchor.fm/maria-kamon-mkpde?at=1136686 Titled Luggage

1. Single Case from Raden, available through Rymax Marketing Services
2. Ricardo Beverly Hills Ocean Drive 21-Inch Spinner Carry-On in Sandstone, available through Incentive Gifts Expandable Spinner,
3. Tumi 19 Degree
4. The Hartman Century Softside Carry available at Samsonite
5. Earth Gear, the Ciao Voyager Hard-side Spinner Luggage Set
6. Crash Trolly
7. Vera Bradley 22-Inch Roll Along Duffel Travel Bag,, available through Top Brands
8. Tumi Elevates your travel and business experience Alpha2
9. Earth Gear Hardside Carry-on Foto Bag

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Here is a list of briefcases and backpacks:

1. Ghurka Examiner Briefcase, available through Rymax  
2. Links Unlimited 
3. The Triple Play Flap Top backpack 
4. The Oakley Link Backpack

For all luggage that isn't listed here please check Amazon dot com that were I have seen them posted. I have attached a link for your convenience.  Thorough the affiliate program.

For luggage accessories try this link. 

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Luggage and Travel 2017

Hi there;

What a great exciting world it is. Many things to see experience and become a part of.  The first thing you want to do is travel. To where and how much will it cost? Budget planning is part of travel and although many things come easy if it's your first business trip you might not find it all that easy.

Passport

Let's talk a little about what practical things done today will help you in the future.

1. Make sure you have all the physical requirements for the trip. What shots do you need to take before you travel as a preventative measure.

2. Make sure your passport is up to date. Address and contact info current.

3. Make sure you have emergency numbers. If traveling out of the country the embassy or whomever can help you in an emergency. There might be apps that can help. I also like to have these numbers written on a piece of paper, planner agenda just in case battery failure.

4. There are some countries that seem foreign like Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. you don't need a passport for. The land is territory of the United States of America and therefore guarantee safe travel. Some of these places are still trying to become state. It's interesting read in the history books how long some of them have been fighting to become an independent state. What is required to become the 51 state of the United States of America.

5. Have a separate cash fund for travel. Before you get the company credit card make sure you have a personal credit card and cash sach just for travel. This makes turning in those reimbursement receipts so much easier. I know there are apps that will email straight to the office, however companies still require paper receipt for taxes.

6. Try to resist social drinking. Say no to alcohol while on business travel. The reason is it impairs judgements. When this happens it is giving the advantages to the other business. It is acceptable to have an elegant glass of wine with dinner. I'm not sure about you, if I have to travel for business I'm there to win the contract so I can make money for my business, therefore I want to be able to think. When in doubt order what the highest executive is drinking. If you don't drink alcohol just say so.


Luggage:

Traveling is lots of fun when one is prepared. I have traveled and through experience discovered that anything I forget can be purchased. I have also realized that when at all possible a carry on beats baggage check in. The truth is we all purchase things. Cloths, shoes, photographs, paintings, and just sovinars. Therefore, if you have too you can check in an empty luggage or purchase one on traveling and check in your luggage on return fight. Travel Light.  Samsonite

1.  Keep it light weight please. Don't take full sizes of products you use at home.

2. Did you know you can pack a weeks worth of cloths in a carry on. I've done it. Plus makeup,  shoes accessories plus a formal for an event I had to attended. Remember you can always have you cloths pressed while your there. I just called the minute I got in the room and unpacked to have my formal dress pressed. For a few dollars I saved a whole lot of time. This also works for business suits.

What is the Best Luggage?

Luggage is a personal choice. You can visit Google.com for the top sellers in luggage. They vary from Walmart $25.00 to hundreds of dollars. Here are some things to think about.

1. Hard Body or Soft Body?
 What is it really that you need? Do you need it to carry your computer and all your business equipment or just your clothing? Nautica
3. Do you want luggage you can identify where ever you travel? It just is all about who you are and what your doing? This little luggage let's you know when you've arrived. Izak

These are just a few of my favorite pics for very good luggage. Please read the disclaimer at the contact page of this blog. I have not been paid or compensated for this blog by any of the companies represented here. Please like, leave a comment below and subscribe. If you'd like to hear more about executive life, Travel, lifestyle tune into Maria Kamon©™@MKPDE on Anchor http://anchor.fm/Maria-Kamon-MKPDE 

Is San Diego Really a Call To The Wild?

Hi there, Readers:

I picked up my monthly edition of Smart Meeting and on the cover it read 'San Diego Water Sports Heaven" then I opened the magazine to see the title change"Call to the Wild".  something I don't really think of San Diego as.

Non the less I hope the title catches many people and the information brings them in to a fabulous year of tourism. Not only for the sake of tourism. The article does go on to talk about all the wonderful outdoor activity San Diego offers not only the young, also families and singles. From hand gliders to water parks. Sport actives, with wind surfing, surfing, scuba diving and other water craft sports it is truly a place people talk about. Talking is the beginning of planning. This year it looks like once again it is destination San Diego for all your needs from business to recreational. Don't forget we have the most amazing facilities for weddings and events.

Here are some resources.

• Coronado Visitors Center                         coroadovisitorcenter.com
• La Jolla by the Sea                                    LaJollabytheSea.com
• San Diego Tourism Authority                      sandiego.com
• Visit Carlsbad                                            VisitCarlsbad.com

I have to say that my personal opinion of the best of these websites is the San Diego Tourism Authority.  I as an event planner use this first before I go to the specific town website. The reason i it has what is happening in all of San Diego. Usually it has discount coupons and deals on other businesses you might want to use while visiting San Diego.

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Take Out Your Summer Umbrellas For The Hot Summer Travel

Hi there, Reader:

Wow, what a surprise when I was driving around town in my cute little 500s Fiat and discovered that along with the weather, gasoline prices has gone up. I'd say almost .50 cents. At that point I was so glad I wasn't driving something like a Dodge Truck or a Jeep....who whats to pay that much for gasoline. I figured my cute little sports car with it's 35 miles per gallon has served me well, in other summer month.  At 35 miles a gallon on average fwy driving one tank of gasoline last me approximate 3500 miles where as the Dodge that is bigger tank than mine has an average still only last from the research I have done 1500 miles on one tank of gasoline. What about the Jeep you asked. I looked at that as well. However, Jeep on the other hand was more difficult to find the information. It was like Jeep was hiding it. I found how many miles the car last on average 200,000, I could find a forum that was talking about the gas mileage.


Either way I am very happy with my little sports car. I purchased it at Bob Baker Fiat   

I did check out what others have to say like Gas Buddy, an app I recommend to my clients when traveling by car. Along with AAA which is always sound travel advice. Gas Buddy is telling it's followers that gasoline prices will be the highest they have been in three years.  Whereas, AAA say they will be the lowest they have been for summer travel in 2017. These things are always above my head, so therefore what I like to tell  MK Pure Diamond Events is that I recommend both of these apps. AAA app is excellent for maps and finding gas station on the road. Where as Gas Buddy is good when you just need a quick look to find the nearest gas station. Overall, I see one as short distant travel and the other as long distant travel. Both good apps.

My intention for this blog was not to recommend the products and services mention more to educate you on the options and to encourage you to plan extra money for your travel this summer. When the weather is warm we all want to do things and San Diegans always love the active lifestyle, therefore this summer you have to stop and think about the cost of gasoline, it just might fluctuate in pricing.

Looks like the the Umbrella is  up for travelers this summer. It's going to be warm and local tourist attractions are in. I hope your read my blogpsot 2017 Visit San Diego to discover new places to visit or old ones that we love. How corny is that. You know what I mean. There are places that our favorites and we visit over and over again. One of my favorite is the local beaches. Leave a message and let me know what one of yours is. Also please let me know of anything else you would like to learn about.

Disclaimer:  Please read the disclaimer at the contact form on this blog. I did not receive any payment or trade in service from the companies mentioned above. They are businesses myself or my business have had personal interaction with. I recommend them based on how they have responded to myself as a client/customer and based on the people I have recommended to them.. I reserve the right to change my opinion if their service level changes.

Rate Change 2017

Hi  there, Reader;

You know I believe in our truth as business. Due to the full disclosure I have to pass my cost of doing business onto the consumers. Yea, it is unfortunate however true. The following changes apply effective March 17, 2017.

All foreign countries toll calls will be charged at rate $3.00 a minute. What this means if you want to call MK Pure Diamond Events and vent about your new mother in law, or your bad marriage for 20 minutes the cost would be a cost of $60.00. If I where to make a profit on this I would have to change you more.  Text messages will be at a rate of .50 per minute. No worries however in an however, if your text message is filled with a hundred words than the cost of doing business in that text is $50.00 for example.  I might get picture messages will cost $1.30 per picture, photograph or video. and you send me 10 photographs, 15 pictures and one video I will be changing you per frame that I have to review.  Data is a little higher than most at a rate of $2.05 for information. Anyone seeking information will be charged at a rate of $2.05 for each information I have to relay, the cost of this is approximately $110.00.

I understand this is a little difficult for you that I can no longer give you a bid for you meeting, event, wedding for free. I tried telling you that all things must STOP, however others insisted on their way, therefore I must pass on the cost of doing business to my customers and clients.  I regret and sorrow that this has happened however, you know I must take responsibility for my business as you must for your decisions.

I like, you am in the business of doing what is right for my business and therefore you must understand I am saddened by this change in the ways we must communicate. Therefore, I will leave emails free for now.  I am sure as a consumer of MK Pure Diamond Events Meeting and Event Planning services or Maria Kamon (c)TM Photography you understand the responsibility of doing business and how not only I have to pass the debt to consumers, so does big business. Therefore, now that you have read this full disclosure you understand the importance of the blogpost.I believe in full disclaimer when ever possible.
 With this please be aware MK Pure Diamond Events has changed Ed their rates.

Reasons to Travel

1.  Learning
Travel is inherently a learning experience. The new cultures, cuisines, sights, and museums experienced abroad provide countless opportunities to experience and learn something new.  Simply being in another country increases the traveler's knowledge and intercultural awareness.

However, travel also helps students to learn more and more effectively. Studies show students who travel earn better grades than their peers who stay at home. These students also have stronger academic interests and more personal confidence, especially through during the college years. Indeed, students who traveled abroad were almost twice as likely to complete a college degree, and they ultimately earned a 40% higher income than their non-traveling peers.

2.  Happiness
Vacation and relaxation go hand in hand. Everyone needs time away from the office to rejuvenate, and studies have shown that travel does indeed reduce stress. Importantly, it not only reduces stress immediately, but it also improves our ability to handle stress long after we return home.  Notably, studies have demonstrated decreased stress levels in travelers based not only on subjective self-reports, but these studies also have empirically demonstrated the stress-reducing power of travel by measuring lower levels of stress hormones in the saliva of study participants.

The benefits of travel and the resulting traveler's high extend into the workplace as well.  Employees who travel have lower rates of absenteeism, higher productivity levels, and generally report feeling less burnt out than their coworkers who do not take trips.

3.  Relationship Building

It's common knowledge that travel helps to bring people together by building lifelong memories. Couples are strongly and positively impacted by trips taken together; 75% of adults credit travel with improving their interpersonal relationships. Additionally, studies have shown that family travel can do more than just improve relationships and provide lifelong memories; it can also significantly reduce behavioral problems and illness in children.

4.  Wellness
Here is perhaps the most compelling reason of all to add extra travel to your schedule: travel has been linked to a lower risk of heart disease. For example, a nine-year study of 12,000 middle-aged men found that men who took at least one vacation per year were 30% less likely to die from heart disease than their non-traveling peers. Additionally, the Framingham Heart study showed that among 750 women, those who took no vacations were twice as likely to suffer a heart attack as those who traveled the most. Travel is also linked to a lower risk of depression; a 2005 study evidenced the link between travel and significantly decreased risk of depression among 15,000 women.

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