by Julie Bell
CEO, Luxury Link Travel Group

Vacationing won’t ever quite be the same now that we’ve Packed For A Purpose. I run LuxuryLink.com, an online marketplace for great deals on luxury vacations. I know vacations; I am at 25 countries and 34 states and love finding the next “off the beaten path” place to explore.

Like many first-world travelers, I’ve always felt a pang of guilt and helplessness in wanting to help the people in ...

Longtime Luxury Link traveler Connie B. (pictured here in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands) is a self-avowed "Beach Buff". Read her insights on a great vacation by the sea, and determine your own travel persona by taking this short, fun quiz.

You can even enter to win a $500 credit towards your next Luxury Link vacation experience!

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Q: What do you consider the most beautiful beach in ...

Hawaii. One six-letter, vowel-heavy word conjures up magical images of coral and palm-fringed beaches, soothing tropical tradewinds and – of course – hula girls dancing in grass skirts.

Hawaii is all these things, but with one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems and an incredibly inviting native population, this chain of volcanic islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is so much more. Luxury Link features stunning five-star resort properties on all four of the main Hawaiian ...