- Thailand: Thailand is expected to welcome over 35 million visitors in 2024.
- Digital passports: Digital passports are expected to replace traditional travel documents.
- Music tourism: Music tourism is driving economic growth and travel in the US.
- Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines: There has been an increase in travel on Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines.
- “Cowboy core” tourism: “Cowboy core” tourism is expected to gain popularity in 2025.
- Wellness travel: Wellness travel is embracing community-centric experiences.
- Airbnb: Airbnb is using anti-party technology to crack down on guests.
- New Year’s Eve travelers: Las Vegas, NYC, and other popular US cities are preparing for New Year’s Eve travelers.
- NYC’s Hotel Week: NYC’s Hotel Week is back with 25% off stays at iconic properties.
- Gas prices: Gas prices across the US are the lowest they’ve been in 3 years.
- Mexico Tax: The Mexico Tax for cruise line passengers has been delayed.
- Disneyland: Disneyland is preparing to celebrate its 70th Anniversary with hotel deals, new attractions, and more.
- JetBlue: JetBlue is cutting routes from NYC, Miami, and more.
- Air Canada: Air Canada is adding 3 new US flights next summer.
While on the walk to Season’s Market in the Village.
Again, here is our new itinerary, first posted on Christmas Day. We will continue to post it until New Year’s Day and then repost it when we make additions:
| Location or Ship | Days | Dates |
| Road Trip to Nevada | 4 | 12/14/24 – 12/18/2024 |
| Lake Las Vegas, Nevada Condo | 73 | 12/18/24 – 3/1/25 |
| Flight – Las Vegas to Nelspruit/Marloth Park, South Africa | 2 | 3/1/25 – 3/3/25 |
| Marloth Park Holiday Home | 90 | 3/3/25 – 5/31/25 |
| Flight – Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2 | 5/31/2025 – 6/3/2025 |
| Hotel – Minneapolis, Minnesota | 14 | 6/3/2025 – 6/17/2025 |
| Flight – Minneapolis to Nelspruit/Marloth Park | 2 | 6/17/2025 – 6/19/2025 |
| Marloth Park, South Africa Holiday Home | 90 | 6/19/2025 – 9-17-2025 |
| Flight to Barcelona to Spain Holiday home | 40 | 9-17-2025 – 10-27-2025 |
| Cruise – Barcelona, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa | 18 | 10/27/2025 – 11-14-25 |
| Cruise – Cape Town, South Africa to Singapore | 17 | 11-14-2025 – 12-1-2025 |
| Cruise – Singapore to Brisbane, Australia | 12 | 12-1-2025 – 12-13-2025 |
| Flight – Brisbane, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand | 0 | 12-13–2025 – 12-13-2025 |
| New Zealand Holiday Home | 60 | 12-13-2025 – 2-12-2026 |
| Flight – New Zealand to Tasmania | 0 | 2-12-2026 – 2-12-2026 |
| Tasmania Holiday Home | 60 | 2-12-2026 – 4-13-2026 |
| Flight – Tasmania to Brisbane, Australia | 0 | 4-13-2026 – 4-13-2026 |
| Cruise – Brisbane, Australia, to Seattle, Washington | 24 | 4-14-2026 – 5-8-2026 |
| Flight – Seattle, Washington to Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0 | 5-8-2026 – 5-8-2026 |
| Hotel – Minneapolis, Minnesota | 38 | 5-8-2026 – 6-15-2026 |
| To be determined… | ||
| Total Days | 546 |
It’s funny how today doesn’t feel like Sunday. In a few hours, we’ll be watching the Minnesota Vikings football game using Tom’s DAZN app, enabling us to watch all US football games and other sports regardless of where we are. However, it requires the use of a VPN. If you’d like more information on how to use this app, please let us know, and we’ll share a post on how to use this app.
Later, after watching the games, we’ll watch CBS’s Sunday Morning, which, without any local channels on this Dish network, we will stream from Paramount+, one of several streaming services we use regularly.
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, December 29, 2014:
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