Volume 6 Issue 2

IN THIS ISSUE... Welcome to Travel Club — You’ll find the perfect balance Exclusive Offers Just for You! for everyone in your family when s a member of Travel Club, you can take advantage of specials from a wide you stay at the Nickelodeon spectrum of preferred travel suppliers and easily receive hundreds of dollars Hotels & Resorts by Karisma in in travel savings! Best of all? It is complimentary to you, our valued client! Punta Cana. From the gourmet A food to the many activities for Not a member? No problem! Sign up with us now and within minutes you’ll children and adults, you’re bound to find the right mix and enjoy have instant access to fantastic savings and terrific offers! We’ll highlight each experience! For those of special deals and book your travel experience in no time! Just enter the Travel you looking for the next wave of Club site to cash in on the benefits. To redeem a special deal, mention the vacation travel, Princess Cruises Travel Club offer to us when making your booking. It’s that easy! has a new experience waiting for you. Their new Ocean Medallion Here are a few of our current offers to help provide some vacation is a complimentary piece of inspiration: technology that allows for a • Globus Family of Brands: — Save $200 per couple swift embarkation and unlocking your stateroom plus more to • Royal Caribbean International — Complimentary Spa Treatment enhance your experience onboard. • Travel Impressions — Receive a $100 Spa Credit Your next vacation is calling! Travel Club membership includes: These are just a sample of the many valuable offers available exclusively to • Great Value on Cruises, Vacation you as a Travel Club member! As one of our VIP customers, we look forward Packages, Entertainment/Theme to fulfilling your vacation dreams and helping you travel in style! Parks, Car Rentals and More! SUN, SAND & SLIME! • Informative Travel Articles For more details on how you can cash in on a year’s worth of travel savings, contact us today. • Helpful Travel Links To see more of the current Travel Club offers…turn the page! travel edge

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The Affluent Traveler recently sat down with New York Times Best-Selling Author and Host/Executive Producer of Bravo’s Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi, to find out more about her current adventures and globetrotting journeys.

Tell us what you’ve been up to lately. : I just finished filming the 14th season Q of Bravo’s Top Chef in Charleston, South Carolina, and my new book, The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs, comes out on October 4th. I also just launched a line of frozen organic rices and lentils last year called Padma’s Easy Exotic. They’re available at grocery stores like Wegman’s and at select Whole Foods nationwide. If they’re not available at your local store, ask the manager to order them. As a small company, we rely on word of mouth!

Where do you like to relax? : Preferably at home, in my Q own bed. What is your favorite : destination and why? Q I love Paris, it has something to offer everyone, regardless of your budget or interests. I lived there as a model in my 20s, and as my interests have changed, so too has Paris changed with me. It’s a wonderful place to break writer’s block as well.

Where haven’t you traveled : that you would like to go? I just finished filming Q I would love to travel to Egypt — the 14th season of Bravo’s I’ve always found its history fascinating. Top Chef...and My new What is a must-have item when book, The Encyclopedia : you travel? I carry vitamin C packets wherever I go. of Spices & Herbs, comes Q out on October 4th. What is the most unusual gift you : have brought home from your travels? Q There is a seven-foot-tall cow’s head that hangs above the piano in my living room that came from Kerala.

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HOTE LS & RESORTS

PUNT A CAN A 3 Gourmet Inclusive® Nights From $502 Per Person

440 U 021 U ® Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana is an experiential Gourmet Inclusive package resort designed to provide guests of all ages an incomparable luxury price is per person and includes: NICKELODEON HOTELS & RESORTS LOGO vacation filled with playful surprises. The resort offers both non-stop • Roundtrip hotel transfers family entertainment and the renowned Gourmet Inclusive® Experience • 3-night hotel accommodations in a Nest Suite by Karisma. An unforgettable getaway for Nickelodeon fans of all ages. • Hotel tax and service charges Located on the golden sands of Uvero Alto beach, this beachfront • All meals, drinks and snacks • Daily activities resort features 208 oversized suites designed to cater to a variety • Non-motorized watersports of travel experiences, from intimate Pads and Flats to Swim-Up • Nightly entertainment and much more! Suites. Super Villas including the Pineapple, inspired by Spongebob Squarepants’ own home. All suites feature indulgences like free Reduced Rates Promotion standing tubs, private patios, wrap-around terraces or balconies Booking Window: Now – 6/30/17 and 24 hour in-dining options. Travel Window: 8/1/17 – 10/31/17

Contact your travel professional today!

Tours operated by Travel Impressions, Ltd. Rate as listed above is land only, per person and based on double occupancy. Advertised rate is valid for travel 8/21/17 – 10/31/17 and varies by departure date. Blackout, weekend, holiday and peak season surcharges apply. Rate and promotion are accurate at time of printing and are subject to changes, exceptions, cancellation charges and restrictions. All advertised savings are reflected in rate. Rate is subject to change based on currency fluctuations. Not responsible for errors or omissions in the printing of this flyer. Additional higher priced packages available. Valid for new bookings only. Travel Impressions materials (including, but not limited to, names, trademark, service marks, logos, marketing materials, etc.) shall not be used, reproduced, transmitted or distributed in any way, except with the express written consent of Travel Impressions. CST #2029006-20, IOWA #758, Washington UBI #602 425 801. JS3407-17_VK_2.3.17 Spotlight

Perfecting a Balancing Act Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts by Karisma Serves Up Just the Right Mix

Themed hotel destinations done inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants’ clubhouse that also offers supervised right require balance. Sweet must underwater abode. This two-bedroom, programs for kids ages 4 through 12. be tempered with savory, earthiness three-bathroom, 1,500-square-foot Bikini It’s a fantastic place for them to make accented with bright acids, and hot Bottom address is laid-back luxury to friends, as are the Sports Hub and Aqua spice chased down with something cool. the max, with private butler service, full Nick’s water slides, splash pods, spray dining room and play area, a private grounds, and lazy river … but the pals Perhaps it’s the Gourmet Inclusive® infinity pool, hanging bubble chair, they’ll remember best will be found roots of the Nickelodeon Hotel & Resort and second-story loft. during character breakfasts or at Punta Cana that then makes it such a Character Central, where SpongeBob, wonderfully well-balanced choice for Continuing that theme of decadence is Dora the Explorer, the Teenage Mutant families, dishing up just the right proportions Karisma’s signature Gourmet Inclusive® Ninja Turtles, and PAW Patrol stars of cartoon fun and commendable luxury. service and, of course, the cuisine. make their home base. Both brands — Nickelodeon and Karisma Eleven restaurants with styles as — are equally represented in the details accessible as Sicilian and innovative Thanks to this range of opportunities for a sampler platter of everything a as “interstellar” also include artisan and the strolling size of the resort, family vacation can be. burgers and casual light bites outdoors the interactions and activities can with favorite characters. Yet two bars encompass as little or as much as the Accommodations at this all-suite serving premium drinks and the family wants; here, guests are free to resort include Pad, Flat, and Swank adults-only Kitchen 23 by Le Chique be the master chefs of their own Suites, but don’t let the whimsy fool — Cuisine D’auteur will have you Gourmet Inclusive® vacation. you. These spacious digs come complete forgetting you’re at a kid-centric resort. with touches like freestanding tubs, rain A sprinkle of this, a dash of that, and a showerheads, and amenities even for In case some reminding is in order, heaping helping of upscale amenities their smallest guests, from baby food, though, all the seriousness of ultra-fine with a big side of fun is the basic recipe. strollers, cribs, and bottle warmers to dining is once again balanced … by The perfect balance is entirely up to you. mini-me-sized robes and adorable ways to burn it off. tangerine blimps/footrests sprinkled about as muted reminders of the “It’s slime o’clock somewhere” at this network’s lighthearted presence. resort no matter the time of day. Find excitement at Nickelodeon Place, where However, the crème de la crème the orange carpet is rolled out for the category is The Pineapple, a villa whole family, or Just Kidding, a

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