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
#VastChat #16 with The Blue Train, South Africa – Oct.11.13 Read More »
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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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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I was thrilled to have this testimonial from client, David Martinek, on facebook. So – who is making your travel dreams come true? Call me. Sheila Gallant-Halloran 613-837-0699 sheila.gh@vision2000.ca
testimonial from client, David Martinek – Rome Cavalieri Read More »
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
VastChat #10 – Tweet Chat w Un-Cruise: Unrushed. Uncrowded. Unbelievable. Aug.30.13 Read More »
