Photographs and memories. Jim Croce is playing through my mind: “Photographs and memories All the love you gave to me Somehow it just can’t be true That’s all I’ve left of you.” My mom passed away two weeks ago. Like my dad 16 years prior, she passed suddenly. Leaving us all to mourn and cherish […]
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I am a member of the Virtuoso luxury consortium worldwide, which allows me to book hotels (and cruises, and tours, and customized holidays, etc) for clients worldwide and work with feet-on-the-ground experts. But, I am also a member of several dozen preferred hotel programs. And, that means if you’re staying at a premium to luxury
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I hope you can join me on Tuesday, May 31st for Travel Tuesday, where I’ll host my partner, Lesa Bain of Lindblad Expeditions to talk all about Lindblad Expeditions and their terrific history of conservation and sustainability – whether that’s for their travels to Galapagos, Antarctica, the Kimberleys, or Egypt. Lesa will share some overview
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Besides the example of VIP’ing I’ve mentioned above for the Fairmont Waterfront, which is part of the Accor family, I am a member of the Virtuoso luxury consortium worldwide, which allows me to book hotels (and cruises, and tours, and customized holidays, etc) for clients worldwide and work with feet-on-the-ground experts. But, I am also
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My partners at Virtuoso and I have been working on evolving the Wanderlist ‘travel dream’ program. And now I can invite you to create your own! How cool is that? We are happy to offer an exclusive invitation to try Virtuoso Wanderlist®. Wanderlist is a place to collect and share travel ideas with your friends,
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You are aware already that I am a member of the Virtuoso luxury consortium worldwide, which allows me to book hotels (and cruises, and tours, and customized holidays, etc) for clients worldwide and work with feet-on-the-ground experts. But, I am also a member of a couple of dozen preferred hotel programs. And, that means when
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Happy Mother’s Day to the all the women in our lives. Here’s an inspiring poem by Layne Redmond, from “When the Drummers Were Women.” “It is often said that the first sound we hear in the womb is our mother’s heartbeat. Actually, the first sound to vibrate our newly developed hearing apparatus is the pulse
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I thought I’d continue to share some info about the preferred hotel programs that I belong to, as part of Lush Life’s relationship with Vision and Direct Travel. You are aware already that I am a member of the Virtuoso luxury consortium worldwide, which allows me to book hotels (and cruises, and tours, and customized
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This week, I attended the Virtuoso on Tour travel conference in Toronto. I stayed at the wonderful Park Hyatt in downtown Toronto, and had an awesome time reconnecting with travel partners from across the globe – and re-energizing friendships with folks I hadn’t seen in person since February 2020. I met up with some
Hotel Programs – Marriott Stars & Luminous – and – Booking on Your Own versus using Advisor Just today, I was asked about booking the Westin Maui or the Four Seasons Maui for a client – as well as Body Holiday in St. Lucia. Clients asked me about why they should book through me versus on
