Hello there, -- how are you?
I'm changing up my newsletter format to make it more streamlined. I hope it's cleaner and easier to read, especially on mobile, while still keeping all the great info, travel tips and offers, and more. Please let me know what you think.
I will still send the newsletter Sunday mornings, with Travel Tuesday reminders on the day, and the occasional exclusive offers that are time-sensitive on Thursday. (And very rarely, really special offers, like yesterday's solo cabin on Uniworld, will go out as required. And thank you for all the folks who'd reached out and enquired about the special pricing on the Sept.3.21 Uniworld Rhine river cruise. The cabin
was sold within a half hour of my email.)
As you know, I often share my weekly newsletter on social media, but as a regular recipient, you also know that if I have a private sale and/or exclusive offer with a travel supplier (such as recent 2-for-1 offers ones with AMA Waterways, and the private sale with Silversea Cruises), those offers will not be posted, and will only be shared via email to you as a valued client of Lush Life Travel. With
travel coming back, there are more private sales and events planned. So stay tuned for those.
You'll remember that I run my own boutique travel agency called Lush Life Travel. I am also an affiliate of Vision Travel/ a Direct Travel company, which is one of the largest travel agencies in Canada and the United States. Together, we are members of the Virtuoso luxury travel network. All of my relationships and partnerships means that I can not only give you the benefit of working with me directly,
but, I also get special offers and exclusive deals through my partners with Vision, Direct, and Virtuoso.
Here's one event coming up - my host agency, Vision Travel is having an event with AMA Waterways this coming Wednesday, August 25th, "live" with a "Tale from Two Rivers" in Europe.
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Hotels: Canada and Beyond
I love leveraging the power of my relationships to help you travel better. As an affiliate of Vision Travel, a Direct Travel company; as well as a member of the Virtuoso luxury travel consortium, I can VIP you.
You likely know that as a member of Virtuoso, I have access to the best hotels around the world – and can VIP you and give you extra perks when you book a Virtuoso hotel through me. These special loyalty amenities or add ons that are not available to if you if you were to book the same hotel yourself. Consider them just another reason to book through a Virtuoso travel advisor like me. You get bells and whistles booking through me such as breakfast for two each
day, usually a food and beverage credit, and, if available on check in, a complimentary upgrade, as well as early check in and late check out. I have the Virtuoso ‘Best of the Best’ hotel catalog below. You can also see my Virtuoso website
But did you know that as a result of my affiliation with Vision Travel, a Direct Travel company; I also have preferred partner status with a whole host of hotel programs worldwide in addition to Virtuoso hotels? I am a Four Seasons Preferred Partner, an Accor Step (Special Travel Experience Program) member, a Rosewood Elite member, a Belmond Bellini club member, a Mandarin Oriental Fan club member, a Peninsula Pen Club member, a Preferred Hotels Platinum
member, a Relais & Chateau Preferred Partner, a Ritz Carlton Star member, a Sir Rocco Forte Knight, a Starwood Luxury Privileges member, a Dorchester Diamond Club member, and a preferred partner with Shangri La, Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Hyatt Prive, Jumeirah, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, and more.
What that means to you is that
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Make sure you mark your calendars (and you can even sign up here) for my Lush Life Travel Tuesdays. These are special client presentations I host on zoom on Tuesdays, and regularly invite travel supplier partners to join me to help give you travel inspiration, and even start planning some travel. My Travel Tuesdays take place almost every Tuesday at 5pm (that's edt now that we're in daylight hours).
This coming Tuesday, there'll be a break (given the AMA even on Wednesday), but here are some upcoming Travel Tuesdays.
Norwegian Adventures - Tues., Aug.31st at 5 pm edt.
Lush Life & Norwegian Adventures - join Sheila and Jan Sortland, owner of Norwegian Adventures - authentic, customized journeys in Scandinavia. Sheila is excited to welcome Jan live from Oslo, Norway. He'll be chatting with Sheila all about travel to Norway, and the sorts of trips he and Sheila can put together for you.
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Four Seasons Toronto - Tues., Sept.07th at 5 pm edt.
Lush Life & Four Seasons Toronto - join Sheila and Sophia Bikas of the Four Seasons Toronto to learn about getaways to this fantastic hotel.
Virtuoso "Best of the Best" Hotel Catalog
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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When You Work with Lush Life
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). Atop our foundation of financial risk management skills; we have layered the bricks to build a wall of travel knowledge and relationships. We leverage all of our expertise to help you live your lush life through travel.
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