Can you believe we’re in the first week of December already? We’ve survived the November doldrums (with some floods and catastrophic weather thrown in for my BC and Newfoundland friends). My American friends celebrated their Thanksgiving. We’ve all gone through the Black Friday crush of sales that both American and Canadian retailers embrace, as well […]
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The world lost Stephen Sondheim this week. Sondheim was a musical genius, and he left his impact on us all. Whether you knew all his songs by heart, or you just heard his songs popping up in movies and tv shows (and didn’t realize the origins); Sondheim still was always there. As my American friends celebrate
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It’s coming this week – Black Friday sales for travel suppliers. And even though it’s an American holiday (as we celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada at the beginning of the harvest time in October), its not just American suppliers who are getting in on the act. And yes, there are lots of American travel suppliers –
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A couple of months ago, I did a newsletter about “Greece is the Word” – playing off the wonderful movie “Greece,” and promoting travel there. (See https://archive.aweber.com/newsletter/awlist4876745/MTEzNDgyNjg=/greece-is-the-word-travel-ideas-for-your-lush-life.htm). My client, Steve, loved that newsletter as a way of thinking about travel a little differently, and he shared with me that he and his wife Marcia often
This week, I was invited to participate in a press conference with the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov.4.21. (Photo from TravelWeek.) It was a great experience to talk to media about the negative impact of the PCR test on families. And – I got to participate alongside Perrin Beatty (the
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Well, the news is out. Vaccine passports are here. We’ve seen it internationally for a while. France led the charge with their Passe Sanitaire. And we’ve seen various other countries across Europe and now other areas around the world take it on. And now it’s in Canada. We’ve had various provinces create their own. Here’s
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Traveling Alone, Together – This week, I was interviewed as part of a story by CBC Radio‘s Jason Osler about why solo travelers are traveling in groups. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-90-columnists-from-cbc-radio/clip/15873608-traveling-alone-together Jason and I spent over a half an hour, and I wasn’t sure which clips he’d use in his piece, or how he’d frame it (and maybe some
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The Re-Opening! There is lots of news this week. It started with me being interviewed by Canadian travel Baxter Media about what it’s like to be a travel advisor right now. https://travelcourier.ca/hows-it-going-really/ The craziness of the workload in ensuring all my travelling clients are entering, transiting, testing, proving their vaccination status, enjoying (the most important part), and
I hope you are celebrating fall and Thanksgiving with family and friends this week. I give thanks that I am. Last week, I was surprised to be named Ottawa’s Best Travel Agency. I give thanks for that. https://www.bestinottawa.com/top-travel-agency-ottawa/ This week, I was interviewed by Travel Courier, a Canadian travel trade publication by Baxter Media about what
This week, I was surprised by an honour. I was named “Best in Ottawa” as the “Top Travel Agency in Ottawa.” See https://www.bestinottawa.com/top-travel-agency-ottawa/#1_Lush_Life_Travel The award/ selection process noted: As an affiliate of Vision Travel Solutions, Lush Life Travel has its own offices in Ottawa instead of Toronto. It’s headed by Sheila Gallant-Halloran whose passion for an
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