What do you do if your flight is delayed and/or cancelled, and you find yourself stuck in an airport terminal? I’ve had clients stuck in various places – including London with the Icelandic ash cloud situation, Mexico City and Marseille with severe windstorms, and Charlotte with the east coast snowpocalypse. Obviously, I welcome all calls from clients before, […]
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I’m thrilled that as a result of my affiliation with Vision 2000, I’m a member of Virtuoso – a consortium of the world’s leading hotels, cruise lines, onsite destination partners, and travel agencies. It’s simply a collection of the “best of the best.” Virtuoso produces an annual “best of the best” coffee book. You can
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At 00:01 am on Jun.14.11, 4000 of Air Canada’s staff at call centers and airport customer service agents (check in, and gate agents) started a strike action. Over 1700 of Air Canada’s managers have been trained to fill in for the striking workers. Air Canada advises that they will maintain a full schedule of flights,
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I’m a member of a business networking group that meets every Friday morning. Yesterday, a colleague asked whether it would be beneficial to book a long-weekend hotel stay through me, rather than just book something on the internet. I gave him this example of a hotel booking I’d just made for some clients. The clients were looking only for a long
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The world is getting smarter, and so are your luggage tags! Take charge of your precious cargo, and help prevent your luggage from being lost or delayed with Connxys’ new “ReClaim” electronic luggage tag. This incredible “smart tag” is the world’s first to feature a unique online itinerary, and 24/7 live support that not only
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Today is guest blog Monday, and I have my client, Rebecca Page, sharing her expertise and views for arranging Concierge Home Services while you’re on vacay. Check out Rebecca’s website at the end and/or give her a call to connect by phone or email to the person who takes care of your area for house and pet sitting.
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Vision 2000, and our Virtuoso partners, have teamed up with Wireless Traveler. We highly recommend a travel phone or global SIM card when traveling abroad in case of the unexpected or even for emergencies, but of course, they are great for letting families know you have arrived safely. You can see all the great features
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Have you been dinged on roaming charges when you’re travelling? I know I have (and I, unfortunately, have the 4 figure phone bills to prove it). Vision 2000 and Virtuoso have now partnered up with Wireless Traveler. You can save up to 85% off your calls when you travel abroad. As you know, staying in contact when
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Danny Starr of @iWatchLife invited me to guest blog. See his blog (link below) for the article. How to protect your investment in travel – guest post by @sheila_gh http://ow.ly/4p75U
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I was reading some travel tips for #traveltuesday on twitter, when I saw this from @MyMelange Travel Tip Tuesday : How to Avoid Surprise Bag Fees http://bit.ly/fmeEgt . Great tips! And reading them reminded me to write up a couple of things I tell my clients: *the old adage is still true: bring half the clothes, and twice
