May 2013

#VastChat #1 – Best Tips from Rocky Mountaineer Twitter Chat – May.31.13

Planes, Trains, & Automobiles / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

My colleague, Maureen Hutchinson, and I hosted our first twitter chat with a VAST partner on Friday. (VAST= Virtuoso Active & Specialty Travel.) We were fortunate enough to have Cynthia Landry, the sales manager for Eastern Canadian, join us on the chat. There were some terrific Q&A’s about riding the Rocky Mountaineer train, especially […]

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Oceania Cruises – Fantastic Value for Vision 2000 Clients

Cruising / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

If you’re looking for a rock climbing wall onboard your cruise, then Oceania Cruises is not for you. But if you want award-winning destinations (incl smaller ports like Monte Carlo, and larger marquee ports like Venice) with the finest food at sea, and Canyon Ranch spa onboard, then Oceania is for you! Vision 2000 Travel Group

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Travel Advisors Back in High Demand

Uncategorized / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

A recent article in the “Washingtonian” touted that Travel Agents are Back in High Demand. http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/travel/travel-agents-come-full-circle-are-back-in-high-demand/ Great article. And I applaud the author for turning away from her do-it-yourself mentality of usually booking holidays online by herself! But – there’s a little more to be uncovered. It’s not that travel “agents” are

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Rocky Mountaineer – a Video Blog

Planes, Trains, & Automobiles / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

My Rocky Mountaineer experience with the Gold Leaf service from Vancouver to Jasper was spectacular. Have a look at my video blog, or vlog. It includes an overview of the station, a glimpse of boarding process and the Golf Leaf cars, an interview with my sales manager, Cynthia Landry, while sitting in the Gold Leaf

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Day 2 – Rocky Mountaineer – Kamloops to Jasper

Planes, Trains, & Automobiles / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

Day 1 on the “western explorer” route of the Rocky Mountaineer had us travel from Vancouver to Kamloops. Day 2 promised even more spectacular scenery as we neared the Rockies. After an early night in Kamloops, BC after day 1, day 2 onboard the “Journey through the Clouds” had us rising early to get

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Rocky Mountaineer – Vancouver to Kamloops

Planes, Trains, & Automobiles / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

Riding the Rocky Mountaineer trip is a “trip of a lifetime,” and I was very fortunate to just have the opportunity to do it. I couldn’t wait to board the train in Vancouver. After spending a night at the lovely Fairmont Vancouver, I was ready to start the train adventure through the Canadian Rockies. We

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Why Use a Travel Advisor ?

Why Use a Travel Advisor / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur. It’s true. It amazes me that people hire someone to clean and/or sell their house, hire someone to change their snow tires, and hire someone to invest their money – but when it comes to their most

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Arosa is Alrighta

Cruising / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

The inaugural season of selling the German Arosa river cruises to the North American market comes at a great time. Most other river cruises being sold to North Americans are sold out for 2013. River cruising is really popular. Having participated in two travel shows this month, I can report that the general travelling

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Silversea Cruises – SO Worth It

Cruising / Sheila Gallant-Halloran

I have just completed some Virtuoso LEAP (learning engagement advisor process) training on Silversea. As a Virtuoso travel advisor, I focus on fantastic product and luxury services, and Silversea doesn’t disappoint. You have to remember that price often dictates quality. And there are a lot of intangible goods with Silversea that goes into the

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