Lush Life and Disney – One More Day on a Magical Vacation for the Whole Family

I’ve had fun playing elf in helping Santa give several families a Disney vacation for Christmas. I was speaking with one mom yesterday who described the joy she and her husband had in designing a scavenger hunt for their kids to find and unwrap the “treasure.”  The kids, unsurprisingly, were over the moon. It reminded me

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Living a Lush Life: Top Resolution for 2012 – Travel More!

I can certainly help with your New Year’s resolution to travel more.  Seems Canadians have decided it’s time to focus on living a lush life, and travelling more is their top resolution for things to do in 2012 – and why not take care of it before the Christmas bills roll in (as the following Citizen story recommends),

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The Carlyle – a Rosewood Gem in New York City

I’ve just booked clients to visit The Carlyle in New York City the first week of January. They’re thrilled they are going to be staying at a New York institution. As noted on the hotel’s website: http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/carlyle/ A timeless classic, The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel has been called home by leaders in world affairs, business

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Guest blogger, Cindy Harrison, on Being a Virtuoso Traveler

Last year, I moved my luxury travel business to Canada’s largest independent travel agency, Vision 2000 Travel Group. My clients and I immediately benefited from Vision 2000 being a leading member of Virtuoso, the most prestigious and established travel network in the world. Being partners with the “best of the best” and Virtuoso enables me to offer my clients insider connections, and the

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Avoid Travel Nightmares – Work w a Professional Travel Advisor

Do you really need reminders on why you should work with a professional travel advisor?  Really? Remember – PITA x 2 ! The first reason to hire a travel advisor is a pain avoidance PITA = working with a professional travel advisor saves you the PITA=pain in the a$%. Professional travel advisors have better connections, resources,

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Last Minute Christmas Getaway? How about a Crystal Cruise to Hawaii?

I have a client who’s asked me to find a last minute getaway for Christmas and New Year’s.  Tough ticket to fill for a larger family these days, especially with supply and demand pricing on air, and very limited availability at the higher-end hotels. But, Crystal Cruise has some space on their Dec.21.11 sailing of the

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