Learn about Ballina, in County Mayo and Co. Louth in Ireland where President-Elect Joe Biden's ancestors are from before going off to visit Birr Castle,  and the Rosse family mentioned in the TV series, The Crown, as the home of the stepbrothers of Anthony Armstrong-Jones, husband of Princess Margaret, as Stephanie chats with Alison, Countess of Rosse about the scientific family members including Mary Ward who is sadly remembered for being the first person to be killed in an automobile accident. . . in 1869. . .in a vehicle invented by a family member at Birr Castle!  Then off to the realities of the travel industry dealing with Covid-19 in a chat with Tim Case, partner at TravelCovidSafe.com. 

Enjoy a mini-vacation with radio show travel expert Stephanie Abrams as she takes listeners to visit the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland the Atlantic Ocean for a seaview of the cliffs. Then visit the Aran Islands for tours and overnights as Stephanie introduces audiences to the founder of Doolin Ferry, Bill O'Brien. 

Join travel expert Stephanie Abrams as she whisks radio listeners off to meet Adrian McNally, General Manager, at the Belfast Hotel Titanic in Northern Ireland, located within steps of the Titantic Belfast exhibit built on the spot where Titanic was built. Then off to explore the Historic Women Trailblazers in Massachusetts with Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, Keiko Matsudo Orrall and meander around the Commonwealth from Boston to Berkshire County.  Today's episode then explores how hotels globally are focused on every angle, approach and detail to assure Covid-free environments for guests by using unique the  services Travel Covid Free, a company designed to audit Covid-focused protocols for hotels worldwide. 

Get the inside scoop  on Los Cabos from veteran hotelier, Andreas Schmidt, General Manager of the Grand Velas Los Cabos Resort as media's premier travel expert, broadcaster Stephanie Abrams, whisks listeners off for  some relaxation and exploration at this pampering resort destination.

Broadcast Media Radio Show Travel Expert Stephanie Abrams takes listeners to Holland. . . Holland, Michigan, that is, with chats about this unique 12-month destination where heated roads and sidewalks make winter visits a pleasure! guests include Linda Hart, Executive Director of the Holland Area Visitors & Convention Bureau and hotelier Steve Farrell, General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott.

Guest: Joanne Walsh, General Manager, Lough Erne Resort, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, Home to Championship Golf Courses where golfers, including Rory McElroy, have honed their skills,  www.sAbrams.net, www.LoughErneResort.com

Hour 1 Guest: Sean O'Driscoll, CEO, iNUA Hospitality, Owning & Managing Hotels in Ireland, Based  in County Cork, Ireland. www.iNUAhospitality.ie

Hour 2 Guests:  Arnie Weissman, Editor-in-Chief, Travel Weekly Magazine, www.TravelWeekly.com, Based in Secaucus, NJ, USA.  www.TravelWeekly.com

                              Elaina Fitzgerald Kane, President of Irish Hotel Federation & Marketing Director of Fitzgerald's Woodland House Hotel &Spa, Adare, County Limerick, Ireland, www.Woodlands-Hotel.ie

Hour 3 Guest: Eamon O'Cuiv, TD, Member of Irish Parliament, Grandson of former President of Ireland from 1959-1973, Based in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, www.EamonOCuiv.ie

Media Travel Expert & one of the  100 Most Powerful Women in Travel, Stephanie Abrams, focuses on her strategy for American travelers to take a breakaway or business trip while supporting the US tourism industry introducing Wayne Lee of Wayne's World Travel Group to discuss Stephanie's strategy, "Stay & Play USA!"

Sail off from County Clare with Bill O'Brien, founder of Doolin Ferry  to view the Cliffs of Moher from the North Atlantic, view the puffins and hundreds of varieties of birds nesting on the cliffs and visit the Aran Islands! Then off to Mexico to chat with the Andreas Schmidt, General Manager of Grand Velas Los Cabos. Today's destinations are heavenly for golfers as well! 

Radio Show, TV and Podcast Travel Expert, Stephanie Abrams, whisk her audience off to charming resort in Northern Ireland just outside of the town of Enniskillen where two golf courses, once designed by Nick Faldo and the other called Castle Hume, await visitors who might see locals, including Rory McElroy, honing their skills where that talented  lad learned to play golf! Some may recall Lough Erne Resort being featured in 2015 on the US TV show, The Bachelorette or the place where the 39th G8 Summit took place in 2013. Don't be put off by the thought that those with impeccable taste might have stayed in a place beyond your means  because, if budget is at the center of your travels, choose to travel during those days of the year when rates are quite affordable, stay for a shorter period of time on your journey, shave your expenses by staying in charming B&Bs on the island that is  Ireland for many of the nights of your stay, and that will create a "slush fund" for a bit of a splurge which won't be out of reach especially if  you choose to travel during "Smart Season" when rates are lower, generally between mid-October and end of March/early April. You'll meet the delightful Joanne Walsh, the newest general manager, and the winner of Stephanie Abrams General Manager Congeniality Award, Joanne Walsh, who is imbued with Irish spirit and imbued with the driver of Irish hospitality, Cead Mile Failte, One Hundred Thousand Welcomes.  Learn more in Hour 1 of today's podcast! Then, in Hour 2, after travel industry tips and insights from Stephanie, sit in on a chat with Mayor Sam Cobb from Hobbs, New Mexico as part of the welcome of WHOB am 1300 to Stephanie's family of radio station affiliates to learn more about what Hobbs and the region have to offer visitors during Stephanie's  focus on "Stay & Play USA!" And Hour 3 focuses on changes in the travel industry including the impact of the CoronaVirus o US hotels including an anecdote from Stephanie Abrams' person experience at the about-to-close, after almost 100 years of operation, The Roosevelt Hotel, along with Stephanie's answer to the question, "What's a hooker?" For more info on that last thought, look for her blog on the subject.