February 2012

"Why Use a Travel Agent" – Part 1 – Pinging on the Forbes' article

Why Use a Travel Advisor /

Forbes magazine did a 3-part article recently on “why use a travel agent.”  The opening salvo of “why?”  http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/01/20/why-you-need-a-travel-agent-part-1/ Author Larry Olmsted put it this way:       …the bottom line is that :      *they know more than you do,      *they are better connected than you,      *they have access to benefits you can’t get […]

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Client Testimonial – Sue Lawrence returns from Walt Disney World

Disney, Travel Tips & Advice /

Receiving this kind of email makes my week! Read on to see why. (I secured Sue’s permission to post it here.) Thanks, Sue and Scott! It was my pleasure to help make your Disney trip magical! ======= From: Susanne Lawrence  Sent: February 21, 2012 7:45 PM To: ‘Sheila Gallant-Halloran’ Subject: RE: welcome home!   Hi Sheila,

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The Carlyle Hotel in NYC – Uptown, but not Uptight

Destinations, Hotels /

Last weekend, my family of 4 visited the iconic New York City hotel, The Carlyle. It was a great way to celebrate “family day” long weekend in February. We had an awesome time. (Almost all of the following photos are mine, but a couple were taken from the hotel’s website. See http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/carlyle/)  The Carlyle is definitely uptown –

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Book a Crystal Cruise before Mar.31.12, and Donate $200 to DIFD

Cruising /

As a mother of two young daughters, the “Do It For Daron,” or D.I.F.D., program is very close to my heart.   Most Ottawans, indeed most Canadians, are familiar with the D.I.F.D. program at the Royal Ottawa Hospital. As outlined on the www.doitfordaron.com website, the D.I.F.D. program was created by friends and family of Daron Richardson

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