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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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Facemasks, Curfews, and Border Crossings
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We are starting to travel again.
Uniworld and AMA Waterways have returned to the rivers in Europe. And the EU has now green lit Canadians to enter. Americans can also enter a number of EU countries.
But, the rules are still subject to change at a moment’s notice. That’s one of the biggest challenges to me as a travel advisor right now – keeping on top of the changing entry and re-entry requirements, vaccine and quarantine rules, and testing and more testing. It’s just one more reason why you should be working with a travel advisor.
Let me give you an example. On July 1st, the European Union green lit Canadians to enter again. Yet, it’s up to each member state of the EU to set their own rules, and how/ when they adopt the EU Commission recommendations. Some member states, like Italy, moved to admit Canadians and Americans before the EU recommendations. Other countries like Germany and Austria made moves to implement the recommendations, but it took 9 days or more before their entry requirements started to ease.
It’s still a time where the rules say one thing on Monday, and by Wednesday, we’re in a totally different world of requirements.
As a travel advisor, I’m working on this full time, and I have an executive team I meet with once a week that updates the 900+ advisors on changing requirements – that’s besides multiple status reports by email daily, and updates on changing financial stability of companies that used to be solid pre-pandemic, but now we may have concerns about their health. That’s the insider information you get by working with a travel advisor at this uncertain time.
The one thing I underscore to clients is – yes, you’re double-vaxxed. You’re eager and excited to go. That’s terrific. We can work with that. But I also have to work with you to manage your expectations on what travel is like right now in 2021. It’s a changing world.
Read more for some considerations on booking hotels, multi-country destinations; airline flights availability, equipment and schedule changes; overall experience, testing, and more.
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Next Travel Tuesday -Tues. July 13th 5 pm edt
TRAVEL SOLO, NOT ALONE - July 13th at 5 pm edt
Sheila of Lush Life hosts an hour presentation about how to help those who are solo travelers find ways to travel so they are not alone.
Sheila will review options for solo travelers, where to go and how, and some ideas on travel options in the near future.
Here's a picture of 4 of my solo lady clients who I' was able to work with for them to do a river cruise together.
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).
JULY 13 - Lush Life & Travel SOLO, but Not Alone - join Sheila of Lush Life hosts an hour presentation about how to help those who are solo travelers find ways to travel so they are not alone. Sheila will review options for solo travelers, where to go and how, and some ideas on travel options in the near future. Register Travel Solo, not Alone
JULY 20 - Lush Life & A&K Southeast Asia - join Sheila of Lush Life with Carson Muir and Sonja Stoerr of Abercrombie and Kent (A&K) for a special presentation on travelling to Southeast Asia. A&K is a VIrtuoso destination management company that Sheila works with to build top-shelf customized trips for clients, leveraging the feet on the ground
expertise in country. Register A&K Southeast Asia
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Canada
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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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Are you getting ready to travel again? Here's a testimonial from one of my clients about working with me.
Every Detail Taken Care of Beautifully
By: Happy Couple Who Needed a Romantic Getaway -
Trefor in Ottawa
"We had an idea where we wanted to go, but Sheila really made it happen. We have three wonderful children, but we needed some time that was just for us. So we found remote Greek island and shared our ideas with Sheila.
Quickly and easily, Sheila took care of all of the details, found us the absolutely best place to stay on the island, coordinated all the flights and layovers so all we had to do was relax.
Sheila is such a clear communicator and was able to deal with every question we had. We ran into complications on our return trip and Sheila had a new plan sorted out in no time at all.
We can't say enough about how wonderful Sheila is to work with. We highly recommend that you connect with her."
Let me know if you'd like to schedule a complimentary vacation planning session.
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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 ADVENTURE ISSUE
Dig into the new issue of Virtuoso Life for May-June 2021.
IT"S TIME TO GO INTO THE OPEN!
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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What's on Your Bucket List?
Remembering my time in the Amazon on a river cruise.
It was so relaxing to be out of cell service range, having no newspapers or TVs , and just being immersed in nature and wildlife and travelling with naturalists who share their passions about visiting the “lungs of the planet.”
What trip would be #1 on your bucket list when you start to travel again?
Miss my presentation on New Zealand?
If you missed the Travel Tuesday about New Zealand, you can watch the presentation here.
.If you missed the Travel Tuesday with Peter Askin of Southern World about travelling to New Zealand, you can watch the presentation here.
Let me know if you'd like to plan a trip to New Zealand. https://youtu.be/wTp1HfLCfhc
sheila@lushlife.ca #travelexpert #newzealand
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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