{"id":9455,"date":"2019-05-21T13:36:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T17:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailyscrub.com\/?p=9455"},"modified":"2019-08-13T16:25:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T20:25:22","slug":"meet-amina-belouizdad-discover-how-this-global-traveler-packs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/meet-amina-belouizdad-discover-how-this-global-traveler-packs\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Amina Belouizdad: Discover how this global traveler packs"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aminabel\/?hl=en\">Amina Belouizdad<\/a>. With an impressive pedigree starting with hotel development in China, real estate private equity investing in the US, and creating the perfect all-in-one bags (think backpack to tote to cross-body bag) for ladies on the web (make sure to check out <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bartaile.com\/\">Bartaile!)<\/a><\/em> buckets her in the multi-faceted expertise lane. She speaks a handful of languages, holds two Finance degrees from McGill and Wharton, and is now holds the CCO position at the newly launched <a href=\"https:\/\/theprivatesuite.com\/the-experience\/\">The Private Suite LAX<\/a> (the most luxurious new private traveling experience). Amina is an expert global traveler and we had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with her and learn about her travel must-haves and tips.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br \/><strong><em>What are your go-to wellness travel essentials?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I don\u2019t wear much makeup in general, and when I travel I like to wear even less. I focus on hydration and exfoliation. So, I always pack\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuxe.com\/en\/huile-prodigieuse-huile-seche-fr-26\">Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse<\/a> for hair and body,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sephora.com\/product\/lip-sleeping-mask-P420652\">LaNeige Lip Sleeping Mask<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/us.caudalie.com\/beauty-elixir.html\"> Caudalie Beauty Elixir<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/goldfadenmd.com\/products\/doctors-scrub\">Goldfaden MD doctor\u2019s scrub<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>Check bags or carry-on<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you check bags, we can\u2019t be friends!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>What are your top 3 Carry-On items you cant travel without?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I tend to pack with 1 or 2 color schemes in mind, so that everything goes together. All black and white is a no-brainer, but sometimes I\u2019ll do blues and beiges too. Having said that, these are my must-packs:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Running shoes for impromptu workouts<\/li>\r\n<li>LA Dodgers baseball cap (I have 3 of them!) for bad hair days and LA pride<\/li>\r\n<li>Leather jacket because it makes everything look better<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>Last trip you took?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In the last month I\u2019ve been to New York (twice), San Francisco, Washington DC, Anguilla and Saint Barth\u2019s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>What do you wear when you fly?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherdenim.com\/products\/the-high-waisted-looker-coffee\">Black jeans by Mother<\/a>, graphic tee that usually says something French, Chanel skate sneakers, and a cashmere cardigan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>Best airline snack or meal?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I try to not eat on planes (no matter the cabin!), and I always carry on a few giant bottles of Smartwater.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>How do you avoid jet lag?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I fight to adjust! If I\u2019m landing during the day, I\u2019ll make sure I stay awake during the flight, no matter how painful it is. If you force yourself to adjust the first 24 hours, it gets much easier from there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>Favorite city?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Can I have three? New York, Paris and London.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>Kindle, iPad or book?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0Book. I\u2019m old school.:)<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Amina Belouizdad. With an impressive pedigree starting with hotel development in China, real estate private equity investing in the US, and creating the perfect all-in-one bags (think backpack to tote to cross-body bag) for ladies on the web (make sure to check out Bartaile!) buckets her in the multi-faceted expertise lane. She speaks a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[59,1],"tags":[79,1308,194],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9455"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyscrub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}