Sheila Gallant-Halloran

Backroads – Biking Through California Wine Country

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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Butterfield and Robinson – An Active Partner for Your Family

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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VastChat #11 – Butterfield & Robinson – Sept.6.13

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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Epcot Food and Wine Festival – 2013

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHe3SGo5H70 The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival is on at Walt Disney World from September 27 – November 11, 2013. It is a special event that requires theme park admission to Epcot. Taste your way around the world on an unforgettable tour of eclectic cultures, global cuisines and the finest wine country offerings at

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VastChat #10 – Tweet Chat w Un-Cruise: Unrushed. Uncrowded. Unbelievable. Aug.30.13

On Aug.30.13, my colleague Maureen Hutchinson, and I hosted a tweet chat with Un-Cruise. Un-cruise is an unbelieveable Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel (VAST) partner. See their website here. http://www.un-cruise.com/ Choose to un-cruise. Unrushed. Uncrowded. Unbelievable.   Here’s the transcript. And – let me know if you’d like to learn even more. http://storify.com/sheila_gh/vastchat-10-w-un-cruise-aug-30-13

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Testimonial from Disney Client, Tyler Moule

I love getting these kind of emails from clients.  I love making family vacations just magical. Call me to book your Disney memories. ================================ Hi Sheila, I just wanted to send an email thanking you and Bill for your efforts with respect to mine and Maddy’s trip to Disney. Everything went off without a hitch

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#VastChat #9 with Ashish Sanghrajka of Big Five Tours – Aug.25.13

My colleague, Maureen Hutchinson, and I host a weekly chat on twitter with our favourite VAST (which stands for Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel) partners. It takes place every Friday at 11 am est.  (Just follow the hashtag #VastChat to join in the fun.) On Friday, Aug.23rd, we were fortunate to have Ashish Sanghrajka, the

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