I just returned from Virtuoso’s luxury travel show at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The Bellagio hosted the “best of the best” travel advisors, hoteliers, suppliers, and onsite destination specialists in a one week trade show that really has blown my mind. While I’m still processing all the information I absorbed, and trying to organize […]
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I just returned from my first ever Travel Mart at the Bellagio in Vegas with Virtuoso. I can tell you it was an absolutely fantastic experience. I have never felt so energised and exhausted at the same time. The big news for the industry, though, as Virtuoso’s successful 2011 Travel Mart came to a close on
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I recently had to go to Toronto for a quick business trip, and my family and I took the opportunity to stay at the Fairmont Royal York for a couple of nights. The Fairmont Royal York is perfectly located for visiting Toronto, and is within easy walking distance of the Toronto harbour front (including the
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I often will recommend to my clients that they stay at a Disney monorail hotel. The benefits of the location, and the convenience of access to Magic Kingdom, just can’t be beat. Last month, we visited WDW for the 19th time, and we again stayed at a WDW monorail hotel. We stayed at the Grand
Concierge at Disney's Grand Floridian – Pampering to Die For! Read More »
My family was lucky enough to return to the Grand Floridian for our 5th visit recently (and our #19 visit to Disney in total). I returned to my happy place! Let’s be clear…. I LOVE the Grand Floridian. I love the Victorian elegance. I love the white buildings, and pastel shading. I love the service,
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Summer… can you have finally arrived in Ottawa? This Canada Day long weekend, my family took in Calypso Water Park for the first time. Strategically located (east of Ottawa off highway 417, and 75 minutes from Montreal) the water park is bound to attract crowds on a hot day. We were lucky the Sunday afternoon
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Did you have a lovely Canada Day weekend? I certainly hope so! We had some visitors in Ottawa this weekend… perhaps you’d heard? They gathered a wee bit of a crowd in Canada’s National Capital region! http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/jeffisgr8t-2133209.jpg?w=940&h=592 Some of us braved the heat, crowds, closed roads, and traffic, and went to Parliament Hill for the
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After a long day at the parks, there’s nothing better than a swim in the Canyon-themed waterslide pool at the Grand Floridian, and maybe a water game with a beach ball…. except maybe a marshmellow roast right on the beach. The Grand Floridian has a nightly campfire (usually ~7:30 pm), followed by a movie (usually ~9:00
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My family visited Toronto for the May long weekend, and we made sure to spend a day at Niagara Falls. And, as no visit to Niagara would be complete without a ride on the Maid of the Mist, we happily obliged (or, at least I did… eventually). Looking down on the Maid from the lookout overhead,
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It’s terrific to visit a city you know and play tourist. On the May 24th weekend, my family did just that. We had a great time staying at the new Ritz Carlton (see earlier post http://sheila0gh.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/puttin-on-the-ritz-carlton-in-toronto/ and we just had a great time playing tourist. We visited the CN tower. And had lots of fun looking
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