Are you itching to get away? Is it time to break the norm and explore new locations or revisit old favorites? Vacations are good for the soul. They give our minds and bodies a break from our daily routine. While we often take these trips with our families and create amazing memories, there is something to be said about taking a girls' trip!
Perhaps you want to reconnect with your best friends from your youth while sitting on a beach. Maybe it's time for a reunion of your college friends to check in with each other. Perhaps it's as simple as a group of neighbors who just need a weekend break from it all or it's a long overdue mother-daughter trip. The possibilities are endless! Let's discuss some of the travel industry's top trip ideas for a girls' getaway!
One of the top girls' getaway trip ideas is an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean, which offers a luxurious way to unwind away from it all. With unlimited food and drinks, amazing accommodations, beautiful beaches and pools to soak up the sun, nightly entertainment, and relaxing spa treatments, all-inclusive resorts create a wonderful backdrop for a great trip. A few of my favorite resorts that I have visited over the years include Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Unico 20 87, Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall, Hard Rock Punta Cana, and Beaches Turks & Caicos. These are top locations around the Caribbean and are sure to be the perfect place to get away.
Another great girls' getaway option is to take a cruise. Cruising offers a completely different way to reconnect with your gal pals while exploring a new port each day. It's a great way to see and do it all! Similar to an all-inclusive resort, cruising provides amazing food and drink options, nightly entertainment, pools to relax in, and spa treatments to unwind with, in between visiting different countries on your itinerary. For example, you and your girlfriends can spend a day exploring and adventuring in beautiful Charlotte Amelie, St. Thomas, and then return to your ship that evening for a fabulous dinner and theater show. Cruising is the best way to combine the want for an all-inclusive with a jet-setting itinerary!
With itineraries in the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Alaska, and more, there is a cruise for almost every location. One of my favorite cruise lines to sail on is Virgin Voyages. This is an adult-only cruise that offers a champagne toast at the sail away party, live music at every corner, fantastic food, and a private beach for Caribbean sailings. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, and Princess Cruises also offer great sailings throughout the world making great girls' getaway cruise vacations!
Perhaps you want to get away but need to stay in the continental US. There are countless options throughout the US, which puts domestic travel as our third girls' getaway option. Some favorites include weekends seeing a show in New York City, staycations in Philadelphia, a weekend in Savannah, beach trips to Florida, and even weekend theme park getaways to Walt Disney World or Universal. You can't go wrong with a weekend away to any of these locations with your friends, as there is always something for everyone.
If you are traveling domestically, look at planning your trip around special events that coincide at that location. Your travel advisor will be able to look up special happenings around the country to help you find the perfect fit for your friends. Perhaps you're a country music fan and want to hit Nashville during CMA week, or maybe you love all things spooky and want to head to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando with your favorite gals. All of these are great reasons to get away and enjoy some time together.
Now that you're inspired to travel, gather your girlfriends and start planning. Find a weekend you are all free and call your travel advisor to start planning your much-needed getaway. Travel advisors are valuable assets when planning a trip and will be able to help take the stress away so you can just show up and enjoy your vacation!
Jamie Agamalian is a full-time travel advisor with Magical Wishes Travel. With over 10 years of industry experience, Jamie specializes in family travel, romance travel, destination weddings, special needs travel, and more. Learn more about Jamie and her business at mwtbyjamie.com or email her at Jamie@MagicalWishesTravel.com.
Article by Jamie Agamalian
Photography by Jamie Agamalian
Originally published in West Chester Lifestyle
