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September 14, 2009

Spa Resorts in St. Thomas : The Ultimate in Vacation Relaxation

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Relax at a St. Thomas Spa

Relax at a St. Thomas Spa

One thing you won’t have to worry about when planning your vacation on the island of St. Thomas is finding a nice place to stay.  As one of the US Virgin Islands, St. Thomas is a Caribbean Paradise with lodgings ranging from charming and quiet city inns to world-class beach resorts.  Some of these resorts offer all-inclusive vacation packages which will immerse you in the most decadent pampering and supply you your every need.

 If your picture of the perfect St. Thomas vacation includes hours soaking up the sun by the pool or on the beach, snorkeling in delightfully warm water among schools of brilliantly colored fish, or golfing on courses with settings so magnificent that you really won’t care if you shoot the worst round of your life, you can do all of those things in St. Thomas.  And if you think no vacation would be complete without a relaxing day of treatments at a spa, you’ll have no trouble finding a St. Thomas resort which can accommodate you.  Here are just three of the most popular spa resorts in St. Thomas:

The Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort and Spa is carved out of a mountainside and surrounded by dense tropical greenery, with spectacular ocean views.  Its Journeys spa is the largest full-service on any of the US Virgin Islands.  The spa’s six treatment rooms are accompanied by a private massage for couples which contains his-and-her Jacuzzis.  There is also a private outdoor massage cabana, and showers in the rain forest outside the spa.  While use of the spa is not included in the cost of an all-inclusive stay at the resort, you can purchase spa services separately.

On the South Shore St. Thomas is the largest hotel in the US Virgin Islands, the Frenchman’s reef and Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort.  If you’re a fan of the good life, this is the resort for you.  Its spa, the Reef Health Club, provides a variety of spa services, including stone, aromatherapy, and therapeutic massages, body polishing and detoxifying wraps, and a choice of eight different facials.

Also on St. Thomas’ South Coast is the Ritz-Carlton, resembling a Venetian palace on its thirty acres of lushly landscaped oceanfront.  The Ritz-Carlton’s spa features eleven treatment rooms and an open-air cabana, all filled with the scent of Caribbean spices used to enhance the spa experience.   The Spa has kid and teen treatments as well as those for expectant Moms.  Choose from among traditional wraps, exotic facials, and to-die-for massage therapies!

There are, of course, many more excellent spa resorts on St. Thomas.  You can either find them with an Internet search, or speak to your travel agent about picking the perfect spa for your perfect Caribbean getaway!

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September 4, 2009

Finding Business Travel Insurance to Guarantee Yourself a Smooth Trip

If you are a business executive with a job which requires you to travel frequently, you might benefit from understanding the importance of being protected during your travels with business travel insurance.  This is especially true if your work requires you to leave the country for long periods.  How will business travel insurance protect you while you’re abroad?

Start protecting your important business trips today.

Start protecting your important business trips today.

If you were to become injured or ill while in a foreign country, you’ll need some way of covering your medical expenses without having to pay for them yourself.  Business travel insurance will do that.  If you are self-employed, and should have your luggage or other valuables stolen while you’re abroad, your losses will be covered by business travel insurance.  But before you decide what business travel insurance policy is best, there are few things you need to consider.

Before settling on any particular business travel insurance policy, you should verify that your coverage will be honored in the country of your destination.  Speak to different business travel insurance providers about limits of their coverage in different countries.  If you have an end up in a country where your coverage won’t be honored, you may be in the difficult position of having to pay for your medical expenses or other emergency costs yourself.

You should also take care to specify exactly what sort of coverage you need from your business travel insurance.  There are a wide variety of policies available, including backpacker, worldwide, and specialty policies.  How can you determine which one is best suited to your business travel needs?  Here are a few tips to simplify decision-making process:

Carefully study all the benefits, exclusions, and features of several different business travel insurance policies.  Price should not be the only deciding factor in your choice.

You will be given a choice between purchasing a business travel policy which covers a single trip, or one which will cover all the trips you make in a 12-month period.  You’ll save money if you don’t travel very often by purchasing the single trip policy, but if you’ve ready scheduled several trips over the next year, you need the multiple-trip coverage.  The annual coverage will include business trips which occur over weekends.  Make sure the policy you choose will cover both you, as the boss, and any employees who are either accompanying you or traveling on business as your company representatives.

  • Make sure you understand exactly what your business travel insurance policy covers, and make sure that one of the things it covers is medical expenses.  If your business trip will require you to travel by car while you’re at your destination, you might save money by getting a policy which includes the cost of a car rental. 
  • Start looking for your business travel insurance well in advance of your departure date, so that you’ll have plenty of time to look over your policy and cancel it if you realize that it will not provide sufficient coverage.  You’ll be able to get a refund following your cancellation.
  • Make sure that any insurance company you’re considering has an outstanding record as a business travel insurance provider, and that the company agent with whom you are speaking gives understandable answers to your questions.
  • Make sure to carry a copy of your business travel insurance policy with you during your travels, and keep the insurance company’s help line number with you, in a place where it can’t be lost or stolen.

By using these suggestions you’ll be able to line up your business travel insurance well in advance of your departure, and be free to concentrate on having a successful business trip!

 


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