Travel Tips & Advice

Concierge at Disney's Grand Floridian – Pampering to Die For!

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 […]

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Chef Mickey is Cooking Up a Late Summer Feast for your Family

Greetings, Are you tempted to visit Mickey Mouse this summer? The head mouse and I have put our thinking caps on, and have come up with a special offer for you! The “Memories Vacation Package Plus Free Dine”. Here are the  OFFER DETAILS Booking Window: NOW-Sept.24.11 Travel Window: Aug.28-Sept.24, 2011 This Includes : – Accommodations

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Some Pros & Cons – Staying at a Moderate – Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

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

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What to Do if You're Stuck in an Airport Terminal

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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Virtuoso Amenities for Clients Deserving the "Best of the Best"

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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Air Canada Strike – What to know before you go to the airport!

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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Virtuoso Amenities Improve Even Long-Weekend Hotel Stays

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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