Mad Hatter Travel by Bria

08/24/2026

🎉Great news, Hays Regional Airport is back up and running!!! ✈️ Time to book your next adventure

✈️ Primary Runway Reopened & Commercial Flights Resumed!

The planned 21-day primary runway closure at Hays Regional Airport (HYS) has officially concluded on schedule, and SkyWest/United commercial passenger flights have resumed today, August 24.

While work on the full reconstruction of our crosswind runway continues to bring our facilities up to current FAA safety standards, our main runway is back open for scheduled service and general aviation.

Thank you for your patience and support as we invest in the safety, connectivity, and future of Northwest Kansas aviation!

08/24/2026

Today was filled with lots of loose ends and final payments, and it feels SO good to get some things checked off my list! 🙌🏼✈️

I sent out several new quotes today, including a fun trip down to the Florida Keys! 🌴 Their main focus is finding the perfect house for 10 and visiting during Florida’s mini lobster season🦞 I also sent over some private charter options to explore because those can fill up early. Fingers crossed we’re planning early enough!

I also worked on a few honeymoon options 💍 and family trips for next summer. ☀️

Tomorrow I’ll be back at it—getting more options sent out and hopefully getting a few more trips finalized.
Hope everyone has a great week! ❤️

08/23/2026

My shins still hurt from my last Disney trip and I’m not sure I’ve fully recovered from the exhaustion yet 🤣😂

So it’s pretty refreshing to open my United app and see my next BEACH vacation sitting there on the horizon. 🌴☀️🍹

I’ve always said it—I only love Disney as much as I do because I get to do so many other things, too! Give me the rope drops, 25,000-step days and Disney magic… but then PLEASE send me somewhere tropical where my only plans are a beach chair and a cold drink. 😂

It’s all about balance, right?! ✈️🏰➡️🌴

08/21/2026

Alright let’s all join the new trend! Mine is below. Leave yours in the comments!! Love reading them ✨

😂 Okay, if I were warning someone before they met you:

“Alright, a few things you need to know about Bria before you meet her. She is not a casual person. If she’s doing something, she’s doing ALL of it. Disney? There’s a plan, a backup plan, dining reservations, Lightning Lanes, and she already knows what time you need to leave the hotel. Vacation? She probably planned it better than the people who built the resort.

She has approximately 47 things happening at all times—clients traveling, salon appointments, four kids, track meets, family trips, practices, and probably three vacations she’s planning for herself while planning 30 other people’s vacations. Somehow, she knows where everyone is supposed to be.

Do not tell her ‘we’ll just wing it.’ That phrase may physically hurt her.

She loves hard, works hard, travels hard, and apparently vacations by walking 25,000 steps a day in 95-degree Florida heat and calling it her happy place.

She WILL research something until she knows more about it than the person whose actual job it is. Flights delayed? She already knows tomorrow’s options. Disney policy changed? She’s read it. Someone mentions a resort? Give her 30 seconds and she’ll tell you which room category to book.

She’s opinionated—but usually because she’s already done the research. 😂 She knows what she likes, she knows what she doesn’t, and there’s not a ton of mystery about which category you fall into.

Also, if you become one of her people, congratulations—you now have someone who will probably plan your vacation, fix your hair, organize the itinerary, feed you, take 900 pictures, and make sure everyone has a good time.

Basically: keep up, don’t be boring, and for the love of God, don’t show up to Disney without a plan.” 😂

08/18/2026

WE ARE BACK!!! 🏡🙌

We finally rolled into Hays at 5 AM, and I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to be home. 😂 What a WEEK!

Yes, it was HOT. ☀️🥵 But we were prepared, the kids did fantastic, our food was sooo good, and the memories we made are absolutely priceless. ❤️🏰✨

Disney is no joke. 😂 You don’t go to Disney to relax—you go to explore, experience, eat, ride ALL the things, and make memories. We plan our days to a T, and that’s what allows us to fit so much in while still enjoying every minute of it.

I already can’t wait to go back with the whole family again. BUTTTT…my next Disney adventure is going to look a little different because it’s a LADIES TRIP!!! 👀💃🏰 I cannot wait to share more about that!

For now, I’m taking the next three days to RESET. Get the kids started back to school, get life back in order, unpack approximately 472 things 😂, and then I’ll be sitting down to catch up on work!

I can’t wait to get some quotes sent out and hopefully get a few more amazing trips BOOKED! ✈️🏝️🏰

Until then…enjoy a few more pictures from an incredible week with my favorite people. ❤️✨

08/18/2026

Finding that perfect seat 😁🙌🏻

08/17/2026

08/16/2026

Travel days can be smooth sailing… and then they can be a TOTAL disaster. ✈️

Our flight TO Orlando? Smooth sailing. 🙌🏼
Our flight HOME? An entirely different story. 🫠

At this point, I’m really not convinced we’re making it home today… and I’m starting to wonder about tomorrow too. Every time I look, there’s another delay.

But we’re trying to stay cool, stay calm, and roll with it. After all, what’s a few extra hours in the Orlando airport? Just think of all the fun family memories we’re making. 😂

Travel isn’t always glamorous, friends! Wish us luck that we eventually make it back to Kansas! 🤞🏼✈️🏠

08/16/2026

Do you do laundry on vacation? 🧺👕

For me, it totally depends on the type of vacation I’m on. But Disney is a different beast! 😂 Our family seems to go through WAY more outfits here than we do on other trips.

We often hit the parks in the morning, swim or take a resort break midday, and then find ourselves putting on a whole new outfit before heading back out for the evening. In the summer, it’s HOT and you’re sweaty. 🥵 In the winter, the temperatures can change quite a bit throughout the day, so sometimes you need warmer options at night.

That’s why I almost always end up doing at least one load of laundry during a Disney trip!

One of the nice things about staying at a Disney Resort is that laundry is super easy. Most resorts have self-service laundry rooms with washers and dryers, often located near the pools. You can purchase detergent and other laundry supplies there, or bring your own. 🧼 Many of the machines also allow you to check your laundry’s progress so you don’t have to sit in the laundry room waiting.

Some Disney Resort rooms—especially certain villas—even have a washer and dryer right in the room, which is amazing for longer stays!

It might not be the most glamorous part of a Disney vacation 😂, but throwing in a load while the kids swim can mean packing fewer clothes, rewearing your favorites, and going home with a suitcase that isn’t completely full of dirty laundry.

So tell me… are you Team “Laundry on Vacation” or Team “Absolutely NOT—I’m on vacation!”? 😂🧺✨