Travel With Purpose: My Unforgettable Reading Road Trip Experience at Sandals Jamaica!

Today, I’m sharing one of the most meaningful travel experiences of my entire career—something that truly touched my heart and reminded me why I do what I do. 🌍💛

While visiting the beautiful island of Jamaica with Sandals Resorts, I had the life-changing opportunity to participate in the Reading Road Trip with the Sandals Foundation, as part of their mission to give back to local communities through education, literacy, and empowerment.

📚 What Is the Reading Road Trip?

The Reading Road Trip is a unique community tourism program created by the Sandals Foundation, offering resort guests the chance to visit local schools and read to students. This initiative isn’t just about books—it’s about connection, compassion, and cultural exchange. And yes—it’s open to YOU too when you stay at Sandals Resorts or Beaches Resorts!

🏫 My Visit to Salt Spring Primary School, Montego Bay

On Read Across Jamaica Day, I visited Salt Spring Primary School in Montego Bay, where I read stories (more than once—they asked for repeats!) to four adorable second graders. We talked about:

• Family and siblings

• Favorite foods

• Pets, snow, dreams, and life

These little conversations quickly turned into big connections. I didn’t just read to them—I shared a moment with them. And that moment is now part of my heart forever. 💛

🎉 Celebrating Literacy with the Sandals Foundation

As part of the celebration, the Sandals Foundation also unveiled colorful new word murals on the school walls—featuring the very vocabulary the children are learning in their books. These murals now line the paths the kids walk every day, turning literacy into something living, vibrant, and empowering.

The event was attended by teachers, school officials, the Board of Education, local media, and an inspiring group of travelers who, like me, wanted to travel with intention.

✈️ Travel with Purpose — Pack for a Purpose!

When you book a stay with Sandals Resorts or Beaches Resorts, you can also Pack for a Purpose. This amazing initiative encourages guests to bring school supplies, books, and educational materials in their luggage to support local schools across the Caribbean.

✨ Pro Tip: A few pencils, crayons, or notebooks go a long way—and they fit easily in your suitcase! Just hand those off to the staff at the resort and they will get them to the locals schools.

❤️ Let’s All Do This Together

Whether you’re a parent, teacher, traveler, or just someone looking to make a difference, this is your invitation: Travel with purpose. Join a Reading Road Trip. Pack a few school supplies. Take a few hours out of your vacation to read a book to a child. The impact is real—and unforgettable.

📍 Destination: Jamaica
🏨 Resort: Sandals Resorts
🧳 Experience: Reading Road Trip with the Sandals Foundation
📅 Occasion: Read Across Jamaica Day

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Want help planning your own purpose-driven travel experience with Sandals or Beaches? 💌 Reach out—I’d be honored to help you plan a vacation that gives back. 🌺

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Meet Kristin Williams

Travel advisor, resort expert, and your personal vacation cheerleader.

I believe your vacation should be about a lot more than simply booking a hotel and buying a plane ticket. It should be something you look forward to, feel completely prepared for, and remember long after you come home.

I’m Kristin Williams, a Verified Travel Advisor (VTA) through ASTA, Sandals Resorts Specialist, and award-winning travel advisor based in the Oklahoma countryside. I grew up in Pryor, Oklahoma, and today I live just outside town with my husband, our two teenage boys, and our dogs. While I may be a small-town Oklahoma girl at heart, my passport has taken me all over the world and I love nothing more than helping my clients find their own perfect escape.

My specialty? Caribbean and all-inclusive travel, especially Sandals, Beaches, honeymoons, romance travel, destination weddings, milestone celebrations, and unforgettable family getaways.

But here’s what I think makes working with me different:

I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all vacations.

I want to know what matters to you. Are you looking for the best beach? Incredible food? A quiet adults-only escape? Adventure and excursions? A resort where your kids will never want to leave? The perfect honeymoon suite? A destination wedding your guests will actually rave about? Or maybe you just want someone to take the overwhelming parts of travel planning completely off your plate.

That’s where I come in.

I personally research the details that can make or break a vacation from the resort and room category to restaurants, transfers, excursions, airfare, travel insurance, dining reservations, resort activities, and everything in between. And because I travel myself, I understand that sometimes the little details are the BIG details.

Travel is my profession but taking care of people is my why.

In 2025, I was incredibly honored to be named one of ALG Vacations®’ Top 40 Under 40 Travel Advisors in the United States, selected from more than 500 nominees for making a positive impact in the travel industry through authenticity, advocacy, and kindness.

That recognition took me to the Dominican Republic for ALG Vacations’ Kindness Conference, where I had the opportunity to learn alongside other travel-industry leaders, hear from inspiring speakers including Hoda Kotb, and give back to the local community.

One of my favorite experiences was helping renovate Escuela Primaria Aquiles Peña, a rural school in Miches. We repaired classrooms, installed sinks and fans, painted colorful murals, and helped create a brighter environment for the children who learn there.

That experience reinforced something I already believed: Travel has the power to change more than the traveler. That philosophy follows me wherever I go.

I’ve helped rescue animals get to their forever homes, delivered supplies to shelters, donated books and school supplies, participated in Sandals Foundation initiatives, and encouraged my clients to look for meaningful ways to give back while they travel.

Where I specialize

Sandals & Beaches Resorts
Honeymoons, Anniversaries & Romance Travel
Destination Weddings & Wedding Groups
Adults-Only & Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts
Family & Multigenerational Travel
Cruises & River Cruises
Disney Vacations
Jamaica • Mexico • St. Lucia • St. Vincent • Antigua • Curacao • Bahamas • Barbados • Hawaii

I’m a Honeymoon & Romance Travel Expert, Disney Vacation Planner, Sandals Resorts Specialist, ASTA Verified Travel Advisor, and destination specialist with extensive experience throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, and beyond.

And while the certifications matter, I believe experience matters just as much.

I’m constantly traveling, learning, touring resorts, meeting with travel partners, and experiencing destinations firsthand so I can bring that knowledge back to my clients.

Your vacation should feel exciting and not overwhelming.

Whether you're planning your first all-inclusive, your honeymoon, a milestone anniversary, a destination wedding, a family adventure, or simply the trip you've been saying “someday” about... I want to help you make it happen.

You bring the dream. I’ll bring the experience, the research, the details, and the care.

Let’s plan a vacation that isn't just great on paper but one you'll still be talking about years from now.

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