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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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The optimism is starting to translate into people booking travel. We're getting there.
Last week, I shared with you about a river cruise boom. And, we're also starting to see that with small ship ocean and expedition cruising.
Of course, there'll always be clients who love the mega ships, and like to sail on the latest and greatest floating city. I do have some clients who used to plan vacations around the launch of the latest ship - and I'm sure with some of the mega ships starting to sail again, they'll be back to them next year. But the trend I'm seeing with the vast majority of my clients is smaller ships.
It's a pandemic thing, sure - smaller crowds. But, it's also the luxury of time and space, and travelling with a ship and people who are more similar to you. And if that interests you, then smaller ships are the way to go.
Smaller ships can be anything from a Seabourn or an Oceania, a Regent or a Silversea with around 1200 people or less (as compared to some mega ships with 6000+). On the expedition side, there's LIndblad and Quark and Ponant - which typically have 100-200 passengers. And, of course, there are river cruises, with an average of around 150 passengers..
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CoVid has taught me that the level of service I provide to my travel clients is extremely valuable. Here's a testimonial from a client.
TESTIMONIAL
"When CoVid stopped the world from moving, and our dream vacation got cancelled, our trusted travel advisor, Sheila, went to work for us. She did the legwork for us, saving us days of phone calls and time on hold. And she leveraged her partnership with the river cruise company to negotiate a better settlement for us than we would have gotten with the company on our own. Sheila is a true advocate for her clients, and we will work with her again."
Gord Gibbons, Ottawa, November 2, 2020
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Where Can I Travel in Canada
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WE CAN’T WAIT TO WELCOME YOU BACK
Find out where and how to experience the incredible places and friendly faces of Canada.
See this interactive map. You can hover over the provinces and territories to see current domestic travel restrictions and traveller self‑isolation requirements.
Information updated as of June 9, 2021.
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Next Travel Tuesday -Tues. June 22nd 5 pm edt
ICELAND - June 22nd 5 pm edt
Lush Life & Visit ICELAND - Sheila is joined by Oddný Arnarsdóttir of Visit Iceland. Sheila is happy to host her travel partner, Visit Iceland, to give an overview on everything there is to see and do in Iceland.
Join us Tuesday at 5 pm.
Miss my presentation with Big Five this week?
If you missed the last week's Travel Tuesday... Lush Life & Big Five Tours - MOROCCO
I'd hosted Ashish Sanghrajka of Big Five Tours & Expeditions, a Virtuoso sustainability travel partner that Sheila works with to build customized trips for clients.
Ashish kindly agreed to kindly give an overview about visiting Morocco, and insights into trips he and Sheila can put together for you to visit this country.
Watch here. And let me know if you'd like to arrange a complimentary consultation to start planning a trip.
Coming UP - Travel Tuesdays
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Make sure you mark your calendars (and you can even sign up here) for future Travel Tuesdays. They take place every Tuesday at 5 pm (that's edt now that we're in daylight hours).
JUNE 22 - Lush Life & Visit ICELAND - Sheila is joined by Oddný Arnarsdóttir of Visit Iceland. Sheila is happy to host her travel partner, Visit Iceland, to give an overview on everything there is to see and do in Iceland. Register Iceland
JUNE 29 - Lush Life & TRAVEL TRIVIA - join Sheila for a fun travel trivia game. Come join us for a friendly competition about travel trivia. See how much you know, and compete against other players.Sheila will create another game to play on kahoot, Register June Travel Trivia
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Canada
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Celebrations are Coming! Travel time?
Grade 9 is a wrap! And a graduation ceremony too! Congratulations to my daughter, Ceili! She did phenomenally well, showed her resilience and strength through an extraordinary year, were a passionate advocate to be the change she wants to see in the world, and easily earned her merit pin with an average over 85%. Well done!
So - what celebrations are there in your family?
What are you doing to celebrate?
Time to travel?
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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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 - A Place in the Sun Issue.
Dig into the new issue of Virtuoso Life for March-April 2021.
IT"S TIME TO FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE SUN!
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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Miss my presentation on Visit Finland ?
If you missed the last week's Travel Tuesday, I'd hosted Visit Finland. You can watch the presentation here.
Let me know if you'd like to plan a trip to Finland.
sheila@lushlife.ca
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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