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My Segment on Rogers' "Daytime Ottawa"

Had a blast this morning seeing producer Erin Lannan, and meeting co-hosts TL Rader and Neil Hedley of Rogers’ channel 22.  It was so much fun to talk travel – Disney, Disney Cruise Line, Anguilla, and more.  And, of course, got to plug Vision 2000, and our support of the Royal Ottawa Hospital Gala on […]

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Virtuoso Travel Advisors- Partnering with the "Best of the best"

One of the wonderful things about being affiliated with Vision 2000 Travel Group is that Vision is a leading member of Virtuoso (a network of the world’s finest travel agencies). As a Virtuoso affiliated travel advisor, I have global connections with the best hotels, cruise lines, airlines, and tour companies. For you, that means access to

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Vision 2000 Travel@Home – An Eye on the Future with Lynda Sinclair

Today, I celebrate my first quarter as an independent contractor with the Vision 2000 Travel Group. It’s been a terrific 3 months, filled with scads of fun bookings, terrific amenities for clients coming from Vision’s affiliation with Virtuoso, new friends, new systems, and just settling in to my new home. Vision has welcomed me with open arms, and it’s been just awesome.  I’ve

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Bespoke Tailoring of your Travel Needs

My tagline is “Made-to-measure travel: Please, go away!” Clever? I hope. Catchy? Perhaps. Punny? 🙂 . The idea behind my tagline is to have a phrase that you’ll associate with me. For new clients, I hope the second half of the tag will stand out enough that if you’re thinking of going away, you’ll think to call me so I can help you “please,

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The "Why" I am in Travel (inspired by Simon Sinek's "Start with Why")

Simple truth:  I love to help families build memories. It’s why I work in travel. I listened to a speech by Simon Sinek at the “Power of Vision 2000” conference in Montreal yesterday. Simon talked about how people do not buy “what” individuals/ companies do so much as buying “why” you do it.  It made me think about how

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Ch-ch-ch-changes: Exciting travel news from Sheila

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the strain) Ch-ch-changes Who better than Bowie could describe the roller coaster exhilaration of life that I’ve experienced this week? Big highs, sudden drops, and lots of twists and turns… But hang on to your hats, cause this is one coaster I’m going to ride! Here’s a note I sent my clients this weekend. I trust

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10 Tips for First Time Cruisers

During a recent conversation on twitter with other travellers and travel professionals (Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 pm est – called #tni, or travellers’ night in), the question was posed as to what advice you’d give to first time cruisers.  I suggested several items, as did other experienced cruisers and cruise travel agents.  I thought the tips raised were worth sharing with others. So, here

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