March 2011

Like Renting Movies in Snow Storm… Last Minute Travel Deals

Remember… before there was “on demand” and “netflicks,” you’d sometimes drive to your local video store to rent a movie on a Friday night? How about if the weather was bad? How about if it was really storming out, the roads were treacherous, white outs were blowing across your car windows, and the kids were in the backseat […]

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Paris? New York? Spain? Vietnam? – V2K does escorted Women's Travel

One of the really cool things of being affiliated with Vision 2000 is that I have access to so many really cool groups, suppliers, and organizations for my clients.  And few are cooler than the Women’s Travel Connection – a group of Vision 2000 colleagues who run escorted tours for women only. Are you interested

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Lessons from Maister's book: The Trusted Advisor

I am a travel advisor. I am not a travel agent. A travel agent focuses on transacting a single sale.  They take your order, go to their warehouse of cookie-cutter merchandise, and deliver a basket of goods at price “x.”  Now, travel agents may indeed do their work well. They may work with care and expertise in following automated processes to

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Honeymoon Travel Registries, when you already have a toaster!

The Globe & Mail featured an article today, “Cash please, we’re getting married.” http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/cash-please-were-getting-married/article1924188/ Engaged couples these days are rarely in need of toasters, linens, and bed sheets.  What they do want is to get away on a special honeymoon.   Vision 2000 Travel Group has a honeymoon travel registry that will allow the bride and groom to

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