Wanderlist: Discover Your Next Vacation
Hi, ! Hope you're having a great week.
This week's Lush Life Travel newsletter will focus on:
1. Wanderlist: Discover Your Next Vacation
2. Travel with me to Newfoundland -Sept.22
3. Where My Clients are Travelling This Month
4. Hotel Programs - Peninsula Fan Club
5. The Body Holiday, St. Lucia
6. Travel Tuesdays - AMA, Lindblad
7. Special Offers from Lush Life, Vision/ Direct, Virtuoso
8. Stanley Tucci - CNN: Searching for Italy
9. Recent Newsletters
Let me know if you'd like to schedule a complimentary consultation!
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1. Wanderlist: Discover Your Next Vacation
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My partners at Virtuoso and I have been working on evolving the Wanderlist 'travel dream' program.
And now I can invite you to create your own! How cool is that?
We are happy to offer an exclusive invitation to try Virtuoso Wanderlist®. Wanderlist is a place to collect and share travel ideas with your friends, family, and advisor. It's fun, easy, and free. Now, while at home, inspiration and dreams can provide a welcome escape. We hope you enjoy this virtual walk around the world.
One place for all your travel ideas.
Virtuoso Wanderlist lets you create wish lists, swap vacation ideas with friends, and discover some of the world’s best hotels, cruises, and travel experiences. Browse thousands of unique experiences, add your own ideas from around the web, and organize everything into shareable lists for friends, family, and with me, as your Virtuoso travel advisor. Give it a try.
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2. LAST ROOM
Travel with me to Newfoundland in SEPTEMBER'22
This is your last chance to join me in Newfoundland on an otherwise sold out tour with Globus. I got an extension of the space to this Tuesday, May 17th! But then it's gone!
Newfoundland & Labrador September 2022
The tour dates are: September 7 – September 18, 2022 .
CF tour Twin rate (based on double occupancy): $4,158.49/p CAD. This price excludes:
• gratuities of $188/p
• air – although group air is available,
• transfers to and from airport,
• insurance (travel Protection w Globus is $269.00 + 21.52 t /p)
Final payment date July 4.22
Email me sheila@lushlife.ca today if you can make it!
3. Where My Clients are Travelling This Month
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I'm thrilled that my clients are starting to travel again. And this week, I have 3 different clients on the Rocky Mountaineer - with more going next week. The iconic train trip is extremely popular with clients wanting to get moving again - and travelling in
the beautiful country of Canada onboard the Rocky Mountaineer is a bucket list trip for many.
I also have clients doing a 14 day Holland America cruise tour to Alaska, a customized tour of Ireland, a Windstar cruise to see the Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, and a couple of Uniworld cruises from Budapest to Passau.
We're starting to move again! And it's wonderful.
I always share with you how I can VIP my clients. Here's an example of just one of the 3 Rocky Mountaineer clients this week.
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I have clients here today, at the Fairmont Waterfront hotel, touring around Vancouver for several days, before they embark on a terrific Gold Leaf Rocky Mountaineer trip through the Rockies.
I love adding some extra special touches for my clients too - leveraging the terrific relationships I have at the hotel. We were able to upgrade the clients two room categories for a harbour view, add some special perks like breakfast for two each day, and arrange an early check in.
So - let me know if I can VIP you for your next bucket list trip!
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4. Hotel Programs - Peninsula Fan Club
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Besides the example of VIP'ing I've mentioned above for the Fairmont Waterfront, which is part of the Accor family, I am a member of the Virtuoso luxury consortium worldwide, which allows me to book hotels (and cruises, and tours, and customized
holidays, etc) for clients worldwide and work with feet-on-the-ground experts. But, I am also a member of several dozen preferred hotel programs. And, that means if you're staying at a premium to luxury hotel, I can generally enhance your stay by adding some additional value and perks.
I've shared a little about Accor before. Today, I'll share a little about the Peninsula Fan Club.
The Peninsula Fan Club program is an exclusive, invitation-only network of high-end travel advisors from around the world. Thanks to our status as Pen Club, you enjoy special value-added benefits at all Peninsula hotels and resorts worldwide.
Take advantage of the offers below, which include the Pen Club standardized amenities:
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Complimentary daily breakfast for two
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Choice of USD 100 Food & Beverage or Spa Credit
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Upgrade of one category, based on availability at time of check-in
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Complimentary High Speed Internet in all guest rooms
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Personalized welcome
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“Peninsula Time” – truly flexible 24-hour check-in and check-out times
Let me know if you'd like to discuss a specific hotel stay.
For specific articles about why you should book with an advisor, rather than book by yourself, see here:
Why Wouldn't You Do It Yourself
Booking a Cruise Yourself vs With Advisor
Booking Hawaii Yourself vs Through Advisor
Booking Rocky Mountaineer Yourself vs With Advisor
Hotel Programs - Four Seasons Preferred
Accor Step & Fairmont
Marriott Stars & Luminous
Luminous Hotel Program
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5. The Body Holiday in St. Lucia
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I was joined by Randall Jackson of The Body Holiday St. Lucia to talk all about visiting St. Lucia, and this fantastic wellness getaway at The Body Holiday.
Is it time for you to focus on self-care and healthy living? Randall shared some ideas, and getaway inspiration - for couples and solo travelers.
Everyone enjoyed the presentation and learning about this terrific wellness resort. And I have some clients asking me to put together a solo traveler group holiday.
Let me know if you'd like to go!
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6. Travel Tuesdays - This Week & Ahead
- AMA Waterways & Lindblad Expeditions
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AMA Waterways - Europe 2022 - May 17th @ 5 pm est
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I will be joined by Neil Dudley to discuss some terrific offers on AMA Waterways to Europe in 2022. Join us to learn more about European River Cruises. We'll review some terrific offers for the Rhine, the Danube, the Moselle, the Main, the Douro, and France
too.
(And we'll also mention their Mekong, Nile, Chobe, and special cruises like 7 Rivers for 3 seasons in 2023 that will cover 7 rivers, visiting 14 countries, on 4 AMA Ships - as well as some special France cruises too.)
Join us to learn more!
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Lindblad Expeditions - Alaska 2022- May 31st 5 pm est
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I will be joined by Lesa Bain to talk all about Lindblad's terrific expeditions - especially to Alaska in 2022. If you ever wanted to travel with the leader in expedition travel, in affiliation with National Geographic, this is the year to travel with Lindblad
Expeditions. Join us to learn more.
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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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8. Stanley Tucci - CNN: Searching for Italy
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Did you catch Stanley Tucci's show last week? Piedmont! Interesting, right? I'll be watching again tonight as he heads to Umbria with season 2 of his "Searching for Italy" series.
Read:
And watch tonight!
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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 17 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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