Hi friends! Here’s what’s inside this email: 🔹 Winner announcement – Did you win the $250 hotel credit? 🎉 🔹 The ultimate airport hack 🔹 San Francisco adventures & video series 🔹 Carry-on Update 🔹 An Important Travel tip 🔹 Giveaway alert 🔹 Next email sneak peek 🏆 Are You the Winner? First up, huge congratulations to Durand C., the winner of a $250 Plannin hotel credit! 🎉 Didn’t win this time? No worries—more contests are coming soon! Just make sure you have a Plannin profile (it’s free) so you...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Happy weekend! SETTING THE RUMORS STRAIGHT: For the last few weeks, I’ve been getting so many comments on my luggage videos asking about the ‘new carry-on sizing changes in 2025.’ I was so confused about where these were coming from because I’ve heard nothing of the sort. Turns out, there have been a couple videos floating around that went viral (like, over a million views in a week) that stated that US airlines are now all following a new size for carry-on bags and that old luggage may not...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello! I hope the first 12 days of the new year have been kind to you. Here’s some fun travel content and Aly Smalls updates for you to start the week: UPCOMING VIDEOS: I’m working on a new carry-on video, a couple more about Mexico and some must-know travel tips for a couple of destinations I visited last year (some things that were very useful to know before arrival). TRIP TEASERS: so far we *only* have 3 trips booked for 2025. One in February, one in June and one in October. One trip is...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello from Mexico! Hope you're having a wonderful week! Here's my rapid-fire list of Black Friday travel deals! Luggage: Monos (30% off) Nomad Lane (20% off site wide + free gift) Travelpros (20% off) Mixi Carry-On (20% off) *yes - I still love my Mixi carry-on! However, it’s a little deep for some airlines if they are strict on sizing. It’s still the sturdiest carry-on of my whole collection. My Favorite Gear from Amazon: My Tripped Toiletry Kit (20% off) My Tripped Compression Packing Cubes...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hi! It’s been a while 😅 - here’s what I’ve been up to: PORTUGAL RECAP: this month I spent 2 weeks in Portugal & it was incredible!! If you’re thinking about planning a trip - JUST GO!! I’m currently in the thick of editing all the video footage, but in the meantime I wrote a recap of my Portugal itinerary (including some thoughts on what I loved, what was overrated and what I’ll do next time). + lots of photos! I think it was the perfect blend of all the highlights & some hidden gems for a...
5 months ago • 2 min read
This Friday (August 23) is historically known as the cheapest day of the year to book flights*. Why? Peak summer travel season is winding down and many people are shifting their focus towards getting ready for back to school. And winter holiday travel season isn’t top of mind yet. To maintain a consistent flow of passengers, August 23rd has historically seen the biggest drop in prices by airlines around the world. Here’s how to prepare: ► Sign up for FareDrop to get cheap flight alerts...
8 months ago • 1 min read
The Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas announces unlimited drinks for stays in August (that includes at the pool too)! I wonder if they watched my YouTube video about their all-inclusive package back in June…because honestly, this sounds like a way better deal. For other hotel savings, I constantly browse deals on Plannin (they usually have better deals on the same rooms you would find on Expedia or Booking): sign up for Plannin here (it’s free). I get a lot of messages asking me if Plannin is legit...
8 months ago • 2 min read
Hey friends! Here's all my travel updates, travel deals, trip reports and more: BIG WINNER: Congratulations to Leslie M. from Toronto who won $250 to book any hotel on Plannin.com! I’m working on more giveaways in the future and they’ll always be announced in my newsletter first, so make sure my emails don’t go to your junk folder! …oh guess what, there’s already another giveaway comin’ at ya! WIN A TRIP TOP ARUBA: I've partnered up with Daily Drop to give away a trip to Aruba! I am SO...
12 months ago • 3 min read
Hello from Mexico! We’re getting ready for the solar eclipse! While we’re not quite in the path of totality, apparently the eclipse in Puerto Vallarta will be a deep partial (with magnitude 95.6%). Are any of you traveling to Mazatlán or somewhere in the U.S. for the eclipse?! Let me know! Ok - here’s some things you might find useful in today’s email: Access my Free Travel Toolkit I put together my complete collection of travel resources. It’s everything I use & do for travel, from packing...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read