There was some exciting news from an annual conference I attended with my host agency on October 25th in Toronto. First of all, my host agency has re-branded themselves. They’ve dropped the “2000” from the name, and the former “Vision 2000 Travel Group” will now be called “Vision Travel Solutions.” Here is the new logo. […]
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At a recent Vision 2000 conference, I had the opportunity to interview Dale Pusching of the Anguilla Tourism Board, as well as Dave Lyon of CuisinArt Resort, and Eva Chan of Cap Juluca. Have a watch. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFIo_EwQql8 And call me if you like to visit this gem in the Caribbean. Anguilla is truly a special
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On October 28th, my colleagues Pat Rochon, Janet Lavern, Denise Gushue and I hosted a travel talk on “walking and wine”tours at the Foolish Chicken in Ottawa. It was our second such show. And it was great. Folks got to sample wine while we chatted about terrific “walking and wine” tours throughout France, Italy, Spain,
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I recently sat down with Jo Lynch of Viking River Cruises and asked her about what’s happening at Viking River Cruises. River cruises are hot, hot, hot right now. Jo gave me an overview of the typical Viking River cruise client – and – shared a bit of news with me about Viking’s new foray
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On Oct.18.13, my colleague, Maureen Hutchinson, and I hosted Travel 42 on our twitter chat. Travel 42 is a terrific resource available only to travel advisors – it allows us to have impartial and up-to-date ratings on hotels and destinations – and no suppliers or paid reviewers participate. See transcript here http://storify.com/sheila_gh/vastchat-18-travel-42-oct-18-13 And contact me
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On October 11, 2013, my colleague, Maureen Hutchinson, and I hosted a twitter chat with The Blue Train in South Africa. What a terrific luxury rail experience. If you want to learn more, read the transcript here. http://storify.com/sheila_gh/vastchat-16-oct-11-13-the-blue-train-south-africa And, of course, contact me with any questions. Sheila Gallant-Halloran sheila.gh@vision2000.ca 613-837-0699
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On October 7th, I hosted a sizzling Latin America show with my Ottawa colleagues at the Foolish Chicken in Ottawa. It was so fantastic to be able to highlight this part of the world to my clients. Active travel is where it’s at! We talked about food in Costa Rica. Active travel specialist, Pat Rochon,
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Got 6 days to spare, and want to do something different? How about a biking trip through California Wine Country? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpelNB3spkI My partner, Backroads Travel, is a fantastic Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel provider. They have some amazing itineraries that we partner together to ensure my clients are treated royally. Here’s one such trip, with
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Many know Butterfield and Robinson (B&R) as a cycling and walking company, but it is much more than that. Butterfield and Robinson are a VAST supplier. VAST = Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel. But B&R’s real skill is making the ordinary extra-ordinary. As outlined on a recent VAST webinar for Virtuoso agents such as myself, B&R noted
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On September 6th, my colleague, Maureen Hutchinson, and I hosted a twitter chat with Butterfield & Robinson. It was a great opportunity to learn more about this fantastic active travel partner. Here’s the transcript. http://storify.com/sheila_gh/vastchat-11-butterfield-and-robinson-sept-6-13 If you’d like to learn more about cycling holidays, and great adventures with a five star company, please give me
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