weekly ezine

Even in these uncertain times, we still believe in the allure of travel. We need things to dream about – to hope, and yes to plan. Because as wild as these days currently are with CoVid-19, this too shall pass. We will get through this. We’re still talking about travel. As my friends at Virtuoso remind […]

Travel Agents” “Yeaaa, we good.” Wow. That escalated fast. CoVid-19 or Coronavirus has certainly gotten all of our attention! Early February, things first started with some of my large client groups deferring their bookings for next year. Then, I started to have other individuals or families decide to hold off on confirming travel bookings for later

It’s International Women’s Day today. Congratulations to all the women. May you celebrate the ones in your life – the one who raised you, the one you are (or married), and the one you may have raised. And of course, all the ones in your circle of influences – friends, relatives, neighbours, teachers, and more. Here’s

It’s been a week in travel.  Wow. Coronavirus has really got everyone’s attention. I’m spending 1/2 a day every day dealing with clients’ questions and concerns. So, I thought I’d share info with you now that I’m sharing with everyone who has called me about this this week. Having been in the travel industry through

Adventure, Voyages, Wellness, & Family Travel I was in Toronto this week for a Virtuoso Travel roadshow at the Four Seasons Toronto. It was a great professional conference in Toronto with @virtuosoltd at @fstoronto , and besides being recently honoured by Virtuoso with the designation of “top producer” in my four chosen communities of Adventure,

For the past several weeks, Australia has been struggling with some absolutely horrible fires. Every couple of days, my partners at Southern World Australia would send me email reports entitled  “Bushfires Update”, so I’d know and could action the impact on any properties and client holiday plans – and, of course, the impact on wildlife and

Portugal Portugal remains one of the hottest destinations for 2020. I think it’s been on the top 20 lists for the past 3 years. Have you been yet? Want to go? Here are 22 reasons why everyone wants to go to Portugal, outlining everything from the country’s time-worn charm, to cities like Porto, to wine, to Harry Potter,

Australia One of the coolest things I’ve ever done is to hold a koala. It’s been heartbreaking to watch the impact of the bushfires in Australia over the past weeks, and to read and watch the devastation with the wildlife – particularly koalas. ….. It was heartbreaking to watch Robert Irwin (Steve Irwin’s son) fight

2020 Vision – a new year, a new decade – new beginnings Can you believe it was twenty years ago that we all stockpiled food, water, and cash – in fear of what worldwide computers would do at the stroke of midnight of 2000? But – we survived the turning of the calendar from 1999

2019 – The Year That Was Can you believe the ten-teen’s decade is almost over? 2019 is closing down, and we’re all starting to think about the new year, new decade, and getting our vision focused on 2020. But it’s always good to take a moment to look at the year that was. I hope