<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[EpiCurated Travel]]></title><description><![CDATA[EpiCurated Travel is a travel advisor company that curates individual or group travel]]></description><link>https://www.epicuratedtravel.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:44:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.epicuratedtravel.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why is a travel advisor better than booking through my credit card?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm going to link you to an article about why using a travel advisor is better than booking through your credit card (specifically AmEx, but they are all the same idea), but I've got more to say below. A cabin at Baron's Creekside in Fredericksburg, Texas I know that it may seem strange to many of you to use a travel advisor (we rarely call ourselves "travel agents" these days, as so much of our job is really about advising).  I was one of those people!  Before recently, the only time I used...]]></description><link>https://www.epicuratedtravel.com/post/why-is-a-travel-advisor-better-than-booking-through-my-credit-card</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3861d76ff6de15e8aad804</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:33:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c15712_59dd418fcccd4a91bfbc3eeaa6870fa3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Atkinson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend and I met in NYC this past weekend to see Sting in The Last Ship at the Metropolitan Opera.  It was a sort of spur-of-the-moment decision made after watching him perform in the rain and cold at Wolf Trap a few weeks ago, and then miraculously finding tickets.  (The show, by the way, was good.  Depressing and slow start, but it ended on a positive note.) We wanted to stay close enough to Lincoln Center to walk, and so I booked her a room with two beds at Civilian in Hell's Kitchen. ...]]></description><link>https://www.epicuratedtravel.com/post/nyc-weekend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a345ccdc974a60017f7a29c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:28:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c15712_d831bc27437b43f083a303c233da0bd0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Atkinson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruise Deals June 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why book a cruise in June?  Because there are GREAT DEALS going on now! Princess Cruises booked in June for September 2026 or later get a $50 on-board-credit (in addition to our usual perks) Paul Gauguin Cruises have a Zero Single Supplement deal going through December (for sailings in 2026) Have questions?  Interested in a cruise?  Or just want to be on EpiCurated Travel's email list?  Fill out our intake form here. Photo from Unsplash from Josiah Weiss]]></description><link>https://www.epicuratedtravel.com/post/cruise-deals-june-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a20c4921fcfaffaf6e09909</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:31:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Emily Atkinson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>