If you’re thinking about travel with kids that will make a difference to the world you live in, look at his picture of Prince Harry at Kensington Royal shared on Instagram. Prince Harry has done a lot of work rescuing orphaned elephants and rhinos – see LA Times article. Good on him for using his celebrity to draw […]
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On July 12th, my colleague, Maureen Hutchinson, and I were thrilled to have Trisha Foresman of Virtuoso join us on our weekly twitter chat, #VastChat. Trisha very kindly participated in our tweet chat, and answered our questions with fantastic information and insight. VAST= Virtuoso Active and Specialty Travel. The world is indeed VAST! Go explore!
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Welcome to my revamped blog! Introducing my new personal brand: Lush Life Travel! Don’t worry – I still run my own business as an independent contractor with the Vision 2000 Travel Group. When I orchestrate your travel dreams, you get me as your personal travel advisor – but you also get the resources and power of Canada’s largest independently owned travel company behind me.
Lush Life Travel: Building Memories, One Travel Dream at a Time Read More »
Besides my affiliation with Vision Travel Group, and being a proud member of Virtuoso, I am also thrilled of Vision’s additional partnership with the Four Seasons chain. In addition to membership in Virtuoso, Vision Travel Group is a preferred partner with Four Seasons. There are only a handful of preferred partners in Canada, and we’re in august company
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I just returned from Virtuoso’s Travel Mart at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. I was one of over 3700 people from 90 countries around the globe who had gathered to learn what’s new in luxury travel. This was my first time attending Travel Mart, and I went to Vegas with many newbies on Vision 2000’s @home team with our GM, Lynda Sinclair,
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I always recommend staying onsite at a Disney hotel. There are so many terrific perks you get staying at an official Disney onsite hotel: a. you get a free shuttle to and from the airport to your hotel (and have your bags delivered) b. you’re surrounded by Disney magic 24 hrs c. you can use
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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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For visit #19 to WDW last week, my family spent 3 nights at the Caribbean Beach moderate resort, and 3 nights at the Grand Floridian deluxe resort. I’d stayed at the Grand Floridian 4 times previously, so I knew I loved it, and knew what to expect. However, this was my first time staying at the Caribbean Beach
Some Pros & Cons – Staying at a Moderate – Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort Read More »
Why would anyone go to Disney and not stay at an onsite hotel? Staying at an onsite Disney hotel has many advantages. It gives you the ability to take the Disney’s Magical Express shuttle, the option to purchase the dining plan, the thrill of being surrounded by the Disney magic 24 hours a day, the
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