Hey there, !
This week's newsletter will focus on:
1. Antarctica
2. JourneyWoman - Travel Ready - link
3. Hawaii on Your Own vs Through a Travel Advisor
4. Seabourn Cruises
5. Watch CODA
6. Travel Tuesdays-Mar.22nd recording-with Globus/ Avalon
7. Some Special Offers from Lush/ Vision/ Direct & Virtuoso
8. Work with Lush Life Travel
Let me know if you'd like to schedule a complimentary consultation!
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This week, with the news that Canada is lifting the pre-entry testing requirements for fully vaccinated passengers on April 1st, the bucket list trips are ramping up in their planning.
This week alone, I've been talking to 3 different clients about Antarctica. We are indeed travel ready!
Here's some info I shared with one client this morning who was early into their consideration of the trip to the 7th continent, and we are just starting our exploration of what is the right trip for them:
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2. JourneyWoman : Travel Ready
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This week, I was pleased to participate in JourneyWoman™ Travel Ready: A Travel Advisor Roundtable - Virtual Event
last evening, talking about solo travelers being ready to travel.
I shared my behind-the-scenes stories and advice to help clients prepare for future travel.
And the panel took questions about travel to Europe right now, insurance, travel regulations, testing and more.
Did you catch it "live?"
If not, you can watch again here. And please let me know if any questions.
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3. Hawaii On Your Own vs Through a Travel Advisor
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Last week, I shared some thoughts about why you shouldn't book a trip like the Rocky Mountaineer by yourself. This week - let's look at a trip to Hawaii.
I've often wondered why knowledgeable consumers don't hire a travel advisor to work on their travel plans.
To me, it's an easy choice to borrow someone's expertise, rather than build it yourself. If you hire someone to help with your finances, you should hire someone to help with your travel. When you partner with an expert in the travel details, you can be the expert on your trip - and - let the travel detail expert handle the rest. As your travel advisor, I can help with your decision-making, and provide extras that you cannot get on your own.
As a travel advisor, I have more tools at my fingertips than “Google."
I have earned my expertise. I've invested time and money to build my skills and knowledge over 17 years in travel (and 20 years in financial risk management before that). As Malcolm Gladwell says, I've put in my 10,000+ hours. Most consumers only see the tip of a travel advisor's ‘work iceberg’. But there’s so much going on beneath the surface with my work.
I safeguard a client's investment in their travel, and help them protect their life experiences and memories. I act as my client's fiduciary. I have insider knowledge about the islands, travelling between them, current entry requirements (that have been changing constantly), hotelier partners, and more. I also know how the hotels and tour partners have weathered the CoVid storm, and which of the higher-end hotels provide the best value, experiences, beach-time, best location, best
food, best service, etc. Want to consider a cruise, we can discuss small catamaran excursions to 7-day trips around the islands.
I have also been to most of the destinations I recommend - so I have destination expertise that Google does not. And yes, I've been to Hawaii many times. I can share my experiences on the different islands, and help you discover why you want to go to Hawaii, and what kind of experiences you want to have.
I have met most of my travel supplier partners with whom I work face-to-face- so I have built relationships, and have established trust that Google does not. I know my luxury hotelier partners, and can call up my friends at the Four Seasons, etc., to help VIP you. Want to consider a villa, I can help you there too, and ensure we're dealing with a vetted and trusted supplier.
I have partnered with travel suppliers to create clients’ trips and lifetime memories - so I have met many of the guides who offer and curate my clients’ quality experiences that Google does not. I can share my experiences of what I believe to be the best luau, maybe share some thoughts about self-drives versus helicopter tours, some thoughts on best waterfalls and best restaurants, hotels with your own pools, beach beaches for kids or for surfing, advantages of renting a car vs cabs vs ubers,
which whale-watching tours are the most eco-friendly and sustainable, where to find the best black sand beaches or pineapple tours, how to create a celebrity home tour or maybe trace the steps of a favourite Hawaii TV show, where to swim in the sacred pools, and more.
I have established myself in the travel industry with my dedication and commitment - so my sales metrics have earned access to client experiences that Google cannot find, nor book. And there are lots of hidden experiences in Hawaii. Maybe you might want private helicopter transfers to Lanai to do a private wellbeing vacation, or do a Four Seasons hotelier tour of the islands - or more. (Of course, the magic comes when we start to plan.)
I have earned high quality, and validated client testimonials - so I can deliver, and be accountable for the promises made, that Google does not.
Travel is not my hobby. Travel is my business, but it is also my passion. You can leverage my expertise and connections to travel better yourself.
Contact me to arrange a bucket list travel consultation.
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Let me know if you'd like to learn more about Seabourn - in particular, a Canadian Autumn cruise on Sept.22.22 that is round trip Montreal, and visits Quebec City, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The cruise also does a circumnavigation around
Newfoundland.
I have several cabins I'm holding, and have some terrific onboard credits too.
Please let me know if you'd like more info. sheila@lushlife.ca
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Many clients have told me they really enjoy me sharing movie and series suggestions. So, on this Oscar Sunday, let me share a movie I watched this weekend - CODA.
CODA stands for child of deaf adults.
It's been nominated as best picture at tonight's awards. Watch the movie and you'll understand why. It's really terrific.
Every family has its own language. Watch CODA now on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_Coda
Gifted with a voice that her parents can’t hear, seventeen-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones), is the sole hearing member of a deaf family—a CODA, Child of Deaf Adults. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents (Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur) and working on the family’s struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother (Daniel Durant). But when Ruby joins her high school’s choir club, she discovers a gift for singing and finds herself drawn to her duet
partner Miles (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo). Encouraged by her enthusiastic, tough-love choirmaster (Eugenio Derbez) to apply to a prestigious music school, Ruby finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.
6. Travel Tuesdays & Other Virtual Events
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We're back with Travel Tuesdays & Other Virtual Events. Join me.
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March 22nd 5 pm edt - DATE CHANGE
Watch the Lush Life & Globus/ Avalon Waterways - Join Sheila with Hilary Brown of Globus Family of Brands and Avalon Waterways. Join us with Globus and Avalon Waterways!d.
7. Some Special Travel Offers
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As you know, I run my boutique travel agency, Lush Life Travel, as an affiliate of Vision Travel. Vision Travel is a Direct Travel company, and one of the largest Virtuoso luxury travel network partners.
Here are some offers from partners of Lush/ Vision/ Direct travel as well as the Virtuoso luxury travel network. Here are some offers from a few of our favourite travel supplier partners.
Let me know if you are interested in taking advantage of any of these special offers.
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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 16 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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Live a Lush Life - Travel!
Lush regards,
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