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 SHEILA
GALLANT-HALLORAN
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Executive Producer, and Luxury Travel Advisor
Contact me to arrange your complimentary consultation. www.lushlife.ca
sheila.gh@visiontravel.ca
613-837-0699
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This week, I'm hosting another destination Travel Tuesday. We'll be talking all about Costa Rica.
Costa Rica - it is a little piece of paradise. See video below.
Want to know about some things to do in Costa Rica? Join us. Gustavo Inciarte, account manager representing Costa Rica Tourism in Canada.is joining me on my Travel Tuesday this week, Tuesday, May 4th at 5 pm est, and we're going to talk about the top 10 things to do in Costa Rica - plus - some wellness and adventure options too.
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Travel Tuesday with Costa Rica Tourism
Join me to learn about Costa Rica - Sheila is joined by Gustavo Inciarte, account manager representing Costa Rica Tourism in Canada.
Join us as Gustavo shares a presentation with general information about visiting Costa Rica, including highlights on wellness, top things to do in Costa Rica, and adventure options.
Travel Trivia
Did you miss my Travel Tuesday's travel trivia.
If you'd like to play the kahoot game, here it is. 100 travel trivia questions, with 20 s to answer each question. Play with your friends and family, and compete with each other for highest score.
Let me know if you'd like to know the next time we're live (I tend to do a travel trivia once a month), and you can compete against other travel friends.
7 Then And Now Pictures That Prove The Tragic Consequences Of Climate Change
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"By the beginning of the 20th century, Arctic glaciers were one of the greatest riddles of nature. Researchers spent more than a century investigating and discovering the effects of glaciers on climate change.
Christian Åslund, a Swedish photojournalist who works with Greenpeace, took several historic photos of glaciers in Svalbard, Norway from the Norwegian Polar Institute, and compared them with recent photos.
Take a look at them and find the differences between then and now; you will be shocked!
Aslund is using the photo series to promote #MyClimateAction, a National Geographic campaign that supports discussions about climate change and protests against Norwegian oil companies drilling in the melting Arctic. You can sign Save The Arctic’s petition against Arctic oil here. More info: Christian Åslund "
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What's Your Reason for Travelling?
I loved being able to meet Pico Iyer at a #virtuosotravel week.
Some of m favourite travel quotes are from him.
Including this one:
“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves.
We travel, next, to find ourselves.”
What is your reason for travelling?
What's on Your Bucket List
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What's on your bucket list?
I attended #virtuosotravel #ReadyResetGo with @virtuosoltd this week, and @dynamicjill is encouraging travel advisors like me to share some travel memories.
My thoughts go to the Machu Picchu this morning.
Where do you wish you were? What’s on your bucket list?
Machu Picchu?
Galapagos to see the turtles - and everything else?
Churchill, Manitoba to see the polar bears?
Let me know where you'd like to go.
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Canada
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My Virtuoso Profile - "A Travel Advisor on Why Sustainable Tourism Matters"
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Expert insight on how to travel with a purpose.
“Instead of Fly and Flop, my travel mantra is Stop and Sop,” says Virtuoso advisor Sheila Gallant-Halloran. “Sop up the culture and experience, immersing yourself wherever you are.”
Gallant-Halloran, a travel advisor for 12 years, has long championed sustainable tourism, and feels strongly that we can have a trip of a lifetime while also making a positive impact on the local communities and places. She often speaks about sustainable tourism practices – most recently, to 70 students at the University of Ottawa with a “Geography of Tourism” course and at an Ottawa Biosphere Eco-City event on “Sense of Place”– and also hosts Twitter chats on the subject. Gallant-Halloran
invited Big Five Tours and Expeditions’ president Ashish Sanghrajka to her daughter’s school to talk about sustainable tourism, and arranged for them both to be interviewed on TV in Ottawa about why it matters.
The United Nations declared 2017 as the Year of Sustainability, in large part due to the increase in the amount of travelers exploring the world: In 1950, there were 25 million tourists around the world. In 2016, there were 1.2 billion. That presents a huge opportunity, but also a threat if not managed well –
education is key.
We talked to Gallant-Halloran about sustainable travel trends, where to go in 2018, and how her clients respond to sustainable tourism.
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Vaccines Ramp Up, Get Ready to Travel
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Recent data suggests 29% of Canadian travellers aged between 35 and 54 years old will book a trip so long as they know approximately when they are being vaccinated.
Get ready to travel!
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Virtuoso's "Best of the Best" - Hotel Catalog
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The world’s best places to stay.
Intimate retreats, sustainable safari camps, gorgeous beach resorts … and so much more. There’s a world of dream stays to discover within Virtuoso’s curated collection of more than 1,400 hotels, resorts, lodges, villas, camps, and private islands. Ready to go? Your next getaway starts here.
And remember - book through me, and as a Virtuoso travel advisor, I can negotiate special perks on your behalf!
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Lush Life Travel Presentations
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Watch some prior Travel Tuesday presentations. You can find over 30 virtual travel presentations, grouped in categories.
Australia, New Zealand, & South Pacific - watch here
Adventure travel supplier friends - like Big Five Tours, Lindblad Expeditions, Micato Safaris, G Adventures
Cruising supplier friends - like Silversea, Oceania, Uniworld River Cruises, AMA Waterways, and Avalon Waterways
Tour partners - like Air Canada Vacations, CIE Tours, and more
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Visit the ShangriLa Toronto - Help Save Canadian Tourism
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Who wants to visit the Shangri La Toronto?
Save Canadian tourism - visit a Canadian hotel you can drive to, and enjoy their wonderful offerings.
Book through me - I'm a Virtuoso travel advisor, and can negotiate some special perks for you that you cannot get if you book on your own!
Here's just a sample of what they offer:
We are excited to announce Madame Clicquot's Champagne Afternoon Tea, in partnership with @veuveclicquot and @chartonhobbsontario, celebrating the life and successes of the female entrepreneur by offering sweet and savoury treats paired with a half-bottle of Veuve Clicquot Champagne.
Available for curbside pick-up on May 8 and 9, 2021. From May 10 onwards, Madame Clicquot’s Champagne Afternoon Tea will be available daily for curbside pick-up, with a minimum of 48 hours’ notice.
Click here for more information: http://bit.ly/MadameClicquotAfternoonTea
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WHAT'S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST?
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Here are the planned group trips. Let me know if you'd like to join me.
BORDEAUX & SAN SEBASTIAN - November 7, 2021
I’m going to travel with AMA Waterways to Bordeaux and Spain in November 2021. Want to join me? I just got my partners at AMA to extend my discount (suppose to expire Sept.30.20) to the end of the year.
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VIETNAM - December, 2021
I’m going to travel with Silversea Cruises to Vietnam in December 2021. Want to go? We'll travel from Singapore to Hong Kong. Read More
ANTARCTICA - February 22, 2022
I’m going to travel with Quark Expeditions to Antarctica to Cross the Circle.
If you have always dreamed of walking on the seventh continent, you should be planning now. How about you join me in February 2022? I have a really sweet deal for February 22, 2022 on a group I’m hosting onboard Quark’s Ocean Diamond. I’ll spend 11 days Crossing the Circle. Read More
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I invite you to download this Virtuoso Life publication - The Reset Issue.
Dig into the new issue of Virtuoso Life for January-February 2021.
A NEW YEAR IN TRAVEL WHERE TO GO NEXT WHY TOURISM MATTERS HOW TO TRAVEL NOW
The world’s finest travel agencies and advisors are Virtuoso®. Just like Sheila at Lush Life Travel!
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Click to Enjoy Your Digital Copy
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When You Work with Lush Life
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When you work with Sheila at Lush Life Travel, you get access to our in-depth knowledge, honed over 15 years experience in travel (with another 20 years in financial services) . Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers states “ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness.” We have invested that time (and money) to master our travel skills.
Atop our foundation of financial risk management skills; we have layered the bricks to build a wall of knowledge. We surrounded ourselves with the best in the travel industry. We earned travel industry certifications. We continuously improve our product knowledge, and follow emerging trends. We train. We conduct cruise ship and hotel inspections, and attend Virtuoso Travel Tours. And we travel.
We use that training to help clients like you travel. We’ve been awarded “top producer” status in travel communities (Virtuoso’s Adventure, Voyages, Culinary, and Family). Our success earns us exclusive invites to attend events like International Luxury Travel Mart, and to experience tours, hotels, and cruises first hand. We vet options to help you travel and live your lush life.
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Let's Chat about your Travel Dreams
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I know you're still dreamin' of travel.
Since you might have a bit more time than usual, why don't we schedule a complimentary call to talk about your travel dreams?
Use my online scheduling system to choose a convenient time for your call with LUSH LIFE TRAVEL
I am happy to make myself available for phone calls at selected times throughout the week.
Pick Your Time Here
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Sincerely, 
Sheila Gallant-Halloran
Vision Travel/ Lush Life
sheila.gh@visiontravel.ca
613-837-0699
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