We’ll keep you updated and in the loop on insider tips and travel news! We won’t bombard your inbox with a bunch of emails. We only send monthly updates on the newest travel guides & tips. Less frequently, we’ll send special updates on important travel news and deals that we hear about.
Travel Inspiration, Trip Ideas & Helpful Tips Straight to Your Inbox
If you love discovering new places, planning easy getaways, cruising, finding great food, or simply dreaming about your next vacation, you’re in the right place.
The Travel Makes Me Happy Insider Newsletter is where we share our newest travel guides, firsthand trip experiences, helpful planning tips, and destinations we think are worth adding to your list. We also occasionally share travel news, cruise updates, and special offers that may help make planning your next trip a little easier.
We keep things casual and useful – no daily emails and no inbox overload.
What You’ll Find in Our Newsletter
Our travel newsletter usually includes a mix of:
- New destination guides and itineraries
- Cruise reviews, cruise planning tips, and itinerary ideas
- Key West and Florida Keys travel tips
- New Orleans recommendations from a local perspective
- Weekend getaway and short vacation inspiration
- Hotels, restaurants, tours, and experiences we’ve enjoyed
- Helpful travel planning resources and occasional travel offers
We’re always traveling, researching, and adding new experiences to the blog, so the newsletter is an easy way to see what’s new without having to check the site every week.
Looking for Travel Inspiration Right Now?
You don’t have to wait for the next newsletter! Here are a few of our most helpful places to start planning.
Dreaming of island time?
Start with our Ultimate Key West Travel Guide for things to do, where to eat, places to stay, transportation tips, and sample Key West itineraries.
Thinking about taking a cruise?
Our First-Time Cruise Planning Guide covers the things we wish we’d known before our first sailing, from choosing an itinerary to preparing for embarkation day.
Need a quick escape?
Browse our best 3- and 4-day U.S. mini vacation ideas for inspiration when you want a memorable trip without taking an entire week off.
Planning an Alaska cruise?
Our guide to the best Inside Passage Alaska cruises for glacier viewing compares itineraries, ships, ports, and glacier-viewing opportunities to help narrow down your options.
Or browse our latest travel articles and trip guides to see what we’ve been exploring lately.
Making Travel Feel a Little Easier
Travel Makes Me Happy is built around real trips, practical planning advice, and the little discoveries that can turn a good vacation into a memorable one.
Whether you’re planning a weekend getaway, your first cruise, a return trip to Key West, an Alaska adventure, or somewhere completely new, we hope our guides and our newsletter will make the planning part feel a little more fun.
And when you’re ready to turn those ideas into an actual vacation, you can also learn more about planning your trip with Travel Makes Me Happy Vacations.
A Note from KJ
Travel Makes Me Happy started as a place to share the trips, places, food, cruises, and little travel finds that genuinely make us happy and that’s still what I want this newsletter to feel like.
Thanks so much for following along and being part of the Travel Makes Me Happy community. I hope something you find here helps inspire your next trip .
KJ
