There are some journeys where the destination is the highlight. And then there are journeys where the trip itself becomes the experience. After spending two days aboard Rocky Mountaineer travelling from Vancouver through Kamloops and onward into the Canadian Rockies toward Banff, I was reminded why luxury train travel has such […]
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I’ve been planning a lot of river cruises for my clients lately. And France has really been of interest. Provence has long been an exciting spot to visit. But with all the airline upheaval, route consolidations, and schedule changes; getting to the spots that river cruises will visit in the south of France is
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The issues with air are continuing. Ugh. After 2+ brutal years in the travel industry, I’m keen for things to settle down. (And wouldn’t it be nice if prices weren’t 3x what we might have normally expected too?) But the 2+ years of the travel industry being brutalized with little to no revenue also had
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I attended a virtual ILTM (International Luxury Travel Mart) this week. There was a very interesting keynote speech by Rachel Botsman at International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) about trust with clients in today’s travel environment. Rachel shared this video of a grandmother freaking out behind a self-driving tesla – and no matter what her son would tell her, she couldn’t
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I have been upping my ‘game’ with some in-depth training on private jet charters to help a client’s private family getaway. Private jet charters have been seeing a surge in business with CoVid. Sales are up exponentially. So, if you’d like to travel with your family and friends in a bubble, it’s always good to
Summer Camp for Grown Ups -Fogo Island Inn Virtuoso Leads the Way My friends at Virtuoso just put together an article called “Summer Camp for Grown Ups.” See https://www.virtuoso.com/articles/Virtuoso-Traveler/Virtuoso-Traveler-2018-June/Summer-Camps-for-Grown-Ups#.WzjtmKdKi70 Of course, the really neat thing is that they interviewed me for the article! Here’s the section that I contributed to! (This article originally appeared in
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40 days until 150! Did you know that Canada turns 150 years old in 2017?! It’s the 150th anniversary of confederation. See http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1468262573081 . How cooll is that?! And… the big news over the last couple of weeks. Canada is now considered a “hot” destination.Did you also know that Canada has been named the top place to visit in
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This week, a two-year long search ended. The Royal Canadian Geographic Society chosen Canada’s national bird – the gray jay, otherwise known as the whiskey jack. Meet our new national bird https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/meet-our-national-bird-gray-jay (A gray jay, a.k.a. the whiskey jack or Canada jay – now named Canada’s national bird by Canadian Geographic – in Western Canada’s mountain forests. (Photo: Tony Joyce/Canadian
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I just had my fourth “best of the best in fashion and travel” meeting at Shepherd’s Fashions. It was a great event, and, as always, highlighted the personalized attention and customer service that Shepherds gives it’s clients, and I give mine. And the combo of styles married well with my Virtuoso partners, Rocky Mountaineer –
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Trains are on my mind. I did a Rocky Mountaineer trip a couple of years ago. I LOVED it. The views were spectacular, and made me so proud to be Canadian. Of course, the food and service onboard the train was phenomenal too. And the gold leaf service with the dome-window car was absolutely outstanding.
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