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| Vol 7 , Issue 2 | February 2013 | |
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Greetings!
The sun is shining brightly and it's a cold, but beautiful, day in Toronto!
In this newsletter, we look at The 46 places to go in 2013, the TPI President's Club, 10 things to do first, the paranormal Stanley Hotel... and, as always, a few tidbits.
Grab a beverage, put your feet up and enjoy... |
| THE 46 places to go in 2013 | |
From the New York Times
Whether you travel to eat or shop, surf or ski, new adventures await in:
1. Rio de Janeiro
2. Marseille
3. Nicaragua
4. Accra, Ghana
5. Bhutan
6. Amsterdam
7. Houston
8. Rossland, BC
9. New Delhi
10. Istanbul... and 36 more!
To read about all 46 of the places and why you should visit them, please click here. |
| Supplier Highlight - TPI President's Club | |
Become part of something extraordinary...
With the TPI President's Club travel series, we promise to bring you the best ravel itineraries aligned with the best cruise lines, hotels and resorts. These journeys are hand selected and endorsed by our  President, Morris Chia. In fact, they are so exclusive that the president himself, along with other TPI executives, will be your host on a number of thee experiences. We want your vacation to be the best it can be, and we are there to make sure that happens. It is our goal to enhance your vacation experience and we vow to do this by way of our attention to detail, providing those little extra touches along the way, with the distinctiveness of hosted group travel.
Our inaugural TPI President's Club voyage sets sail this September. Destination? The always popular Mediterranean. All of this seen from the luxury of your cruise ship, the Celebrity Constellation. This port-rich sailing takes us through the "Mead" stopping in some of the world's most beautiful seaside towns as we visit Spain, France, Italy, Greece and ending our journey in the ancient city of Istanbul, where we have two full days to soak up the Turkish Culture.
To view the special TPI President's Club 2013 brochure, click here.
For more information or to book the TPI President's Club 2013 Mead Cruise, please email me anytime.
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10 Things To Do in the First 24 Hours of a Trip | |
from independenttraveller.com
"Once you have finally dropped your bags at your destination, the next 24 hours of any trip can be both thrilling and completely disorienting.  Having a plan for getting things done and getting your trip truly underway upon arrival can set the tone for an entire vacation.
Here are 10 tips for dispatching potential snags in the first 24 hours of your trip."
1. Plan your exit
2. Grab something to eat
3. Reset your clock/watch
4. Get outside
Read the rest by clicking here
For more information or to book your next trip, please email me anytime!
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| Welcome to the Hotel Paranormal | |
Chris Gray Faust, special for USA TODAY
Check in to the hotel that inspired Stephen King to write "The Shining"!
 Located in Estes Park, a Colorado resort town just east of Rocky Mountain National Park, the venerable Stanley Hotel has earned a spirit-ridden reputation. Stephen King wrote The Shining after spending the night in Room 217.
Every year, thousands of believers and wannabe believers converge on the property to test their inner skeptic and decide for themselves if the truth really is out there.
Lisa Nyhart, who works for the hotel as the resident paranormal investigator, says that on her ghost hunts people realize they are in the presence of a spirit when they feel cold air or spidery touches on their heads or the backs of their legs. Doors crack and creak. Voices can be heard singing. Flashlights turn on and off, occasionally on the guest's command.
One of the most reliable spirits is a former maintenance man named Paul, who worked at the Stanley Hotel for 10 years before his death from a heart attack while shoveling snow in 2005, Nyhart says. Sometimes on her tours around 11 p.m.-the hotel's one-time curfew-he gets active, occasionally interacting with people.
"We have more nights with activity than [without]," says Nyhart. "It's a Disneyland for spirits."
You don't have to be a guest to take one of the hotel's many ghost tours...
Click here to read the full story. |
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Tidbits | |
Neat stories that just don't need a full article!
Test your knowledge of travel trivia... click here
48 hours in Buenos Aires... click here
American Airlines unveils first new look since 1968... click here
Logging miles with Hillary Clinton... click here |
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Janna Guay CTC ACC
Travel Professionals International |
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