I’m fortunate today to have my client, Rebecca Page, write a guest blog about her family’s recent vacation. Rebecca runs her own successful business at Concierge Home Services, a household management company. As a busy entrepreneur, Rebecca rarely took time off from the business to give herself time to unplug. But she just took a Mediterranean cruise […]
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Today, I’m very fortunate to have my good friend, and business networking partner, Shane Silva, share his insights into “Why Home Ownership Matters.” Shane is the broker of record with Home Life Capital Realty in Ottawa. Read Shane’s post below. Since he reports Ontarians are largely home-owners, and home-owners report a better quality of life,
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The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is called the “happiest place on earth.” And, it usually is. But what happens when you combine overheated, overtired, and overstimulated children with parents in the same boat? Things can turn sour … and quickly. At the end of June, my family of four made our
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My husband and I have been lucky enough to visit Hawaii a couple of times. And any time we’ve been to Maui, we have to drive the Hana Highway. The Road to Hana is a 68-mile stretch of Hawaii State Highways. For those of us used to highway driving in a metro area, that’s about an hour of
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“Ms Sheila Gallant Halloran = Dedication” The dictionary discribes dedication |ˌdediˈkā sh ən| noun: The quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose : his/ her dedication to his duties. I have had the great pleasure to work with Sheila on several holidays. From the very small and close by, day trips
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“I never knew the value of travel professionals until I met Sheila at my business referral group. I learned that travel advisors can take the stress and risk away from vacation planning. In addition to having enjoyed an expertly planned vacation of my own, I’ve met many people who recommend Sheila for her personalized service
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Yesterday, I attended my re-certification for the Beaches and Sandals brand to maintain my “Certified Sandals/ Beaches Specialist.” While the Sandals (couples) brand is terrific, my client base has a large preponderance of families, so they tend to be more in the Beaches stage of life. And, of course, Beaches resorts are for everyone. Beaches have more quality
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When I was in Vegas in August (attending the world’s largest luxury travel show at Virtuoso’s Travel Mart), I met the Director of Sales for North America for the Hotel St-Barth Isle de France. Christy Connolly kindly introduced me to the hotel during our 4 minute “speed dating” session, and I was so intrigued, I
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All-inclusive tour operator packages (air, hotel, meals, transfers) remain popular vacation options for Canadians. Some of my clients just don’t wish for bespoke arrangements, because they love the ease and simplicity of choosing a cookie-cutter option that a tour operator has packaged together. Canadians tend to travel in big numbers to Cuba, Dominican Repulic, Mexico, and Jamaica; and
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Besides my affiliation with Vision Travel Group, and being a proud member of Virtuoso, I am also thrilled of Vision’s additional partnership with the Four Seasons chain. In addition to membership in Virtuoso, Vision Travel Group is a preferred partner with Four Seasons. There are only a handful of preferred partners in Canada, and we’re in august company
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