As my fellow Newfoundlander, Rick Mercer, said when he hosted this year’s New Year’s Eve on CBC television, there is reason to be optimistic about 2022. Like Rick, I believe the future is bright. Rick shared with us his nautical metaphor, and it was so good, I wanted you to see it (or rewatch it, […]
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Canadians and Americans are burnt out with the current state of affairs. We’re looking for travel as respite, and travel to get away from stress. It’s a trend I’m seeing with my clients. How about some Italian-style inspiration to get you dreaming and planning. Explore these offers and trip ideas. Italian National Tourist Board
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Can you believe December is almost half over. Time to think about renewal, and refocusing on our body and soul? Trade meetings for massages, headaches for a hammock, and to-do lists for yoga classes. Whether you want to jump-start a new fitness program, alleviate stress, rekindle your creativity, or simply enjoy day-after-day spa treatments, your
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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