Jamaican Tourism Board Spots to visit You’ll recall I’ve highlighted both the Half Moon and Jamaica Inn above in Sunquest’s Experiences. Both great properties. with Philip Rose of the Jamaican Tourism Board I also attended an event with the Jamaica tourism board in Ottawa at the Sheraton last week, and interviewed Philip Rose with the […]
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This week, I’m focusing on Experiences. I was invited to attend the product launch of Sunquest’s Experiences at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa. Here’s my interview/ facebook “live” post with Erminia Nigro of Travel Brands. Sunquest’s tag line for their new Experiences product is “Go Somewhere Special, Do Something Memorable.” And that’s
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I had a great event with World Expeditions on November 3rd at Ale, discussing Active Europe trips. Here are some pictures. Let me know if you’d like to discover one of their 400 Active Europe trips – from bike and barge, to walking and hiking, to adventure touring and more! Sheila Gallant-Halloran sheila.gh@visiontravel.ca 613-837-0699
Lush Life’s Testimonials Virtuoso Testimonial from Client I love getting client testimonials. Here’s a lovely one. (Thanks, David!) True travel advisor By: DavidOttawa Reviewed on: 12 Nov 2016 We have had the pleasure of working with Sheila Gallant-Halloran on multiple occasions, for everything from simple hotel accommodations at the Palace in NYC, to multi-city
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40 days until 150! Did you know that Canada turns 150 years old in 2017?! It’s the 150th anniversary of confederation. See http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1468262573081 . How cooll is that?! And… the big news over the last couple of weeks. Canada is now considered a “hot” destination.Did you also know that Canada has been named the top place to visit in
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The Power of Vision & VAST VAST = Virtuoso Active & Speciality Travel You’ll recall that I run my own travel agency, Lush Life Travel, as an independent affiliate of Vision Travel (Canada’s largest independently owned travel agency). Lush Life and Vision are leading members of Virtuoso, the world’s largest luxury travel network. Last week
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Lush Life’s Testimonials Virtuoso Testimonial from Client I love getting client testimonials. Here’s a lovely one. (Thanks, Mark!) Great trip By: Mark n Gene Reviewed on: 12 Nov 2016 Sheila helped us booked a Disney Cruise in summer 2015. She handled all things Disney and everything on the trip was smooth sailing. Travel end date:
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This week, a two-year long search ended. The Royal Canadian Geographic Society chosen Canada’s national bird – the gray jay, otherwise known as the whiskey jack. Meet our new national bird https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/meet-our-national-bird-gray-jay (A gray jay, a.k.a. the whiskey jack or Canada jay – now named Canada’s national bird by Canadian Geographic – in Western Canada’s mountain forests. (Photo: Tony Joyce/Canadian
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Inspiration “Our Deepest Fear” It’s a week for poetry, it seems. I attended my host company’s annual “Power of Vision” conference this week. Simon Keith gave a great keynote. His speech focused on “dare to live.” He was a world-class soccer player who required a heart transplat in his early 20’s. He changed his life, and
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Welcome to this week’s newsletter. I started drafting my newsletter on US election night, November 8th- Tuesday night. When Hillary lost, I started singing “Hallelujah,” my favourite Leonard Cohen song. Then Leonard died. And a colleague, April, a few days before. It’s been a tough week. 2016 has taken many stars. Bowie, Prince, Muhammad Ali,
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