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Elderly Cruisers Get Boot For Not Attending Muster Drill

Open Jaw

There’s a new cruising reality. An elderly couple was booted from Seabourn Sojourn last week after the wife refused to participate in the mandatory muster drill. ...read on






the periscope
10 Days When You Absolutely Must Contact Your Customers

John Frenaye
Travel Research Online

On Mother’s Day I sent my clients who are mothers an e-mail broadcast wishing them well. No pitch for a trip. Just a simple wish. And it paid off for me - as it usually does when I contact my clients on 10 special days during the year. ...read on


Periscope Archives


On The Town

FIT Cuba Guests Experience Cuban Hospitality 16MAY12

Korea - Truly Amazing 14MAY12

A Traditional Japanese Celebration 09MAY12

Sandals Invests In Certifying Agents 08MAY12

Uniglobe West Conference Leaves Agents Refreshed 07MAY12

Cosmos Turns 50! 04MAY12

Jumping Feet 1st Into Ireland 03MAY12

Peru, Gaining In Popularity 02MAY12

Alberta Says, “Start Your Engines!” 01MAY12

Discovering South America With Transat Discoveries 30APR12

Florida By The Numbers 26APR12

More Than A Pinch Of Luxury 24APR12

SkyLink Connects With Agents 20APR12

Switzerland Gears Up For Popular Summer Season 18APR12

Anderson Vacations On Educational Drive 17APR12

Fairmont Shares Titanic History 12APR12

Embracing Oregon 10APR12

Cruise Strategies Wows Agents On The West Coast 06APR12

Namibia Comes To Town 05APR12

A 5 Star Brunch With Rocky Mountaineer 04APR12

For CITC, Change Is In The Air 03APR12

To Be Sure… Lots To See & Do In Ireland! 02APR12

Ensemble’s OASIS: Fertile Ground For Learning 29MAR12

Sandals Royal Bahamian: Where The Hoi Polloi Get The Royal Treatment 27MAR12

Vegas avec Friends, sans Celine 23MAR12

Trafalgar Inspires Us To Travel 21MAR12

A View From The Top With V.Com 19MAR12

SATA Heads West To Promote Portugal 13MAR12

Sunswept Resorts Sweeps A Little Glamour Into T.O. 09MAR12

Building Connections With Illinois 08MAR12

Hanging Out In Air Canada’s Hangar 06MAR12

Ooh la la! France Moves To Toronto! 02MAR12

Nunavut: Untamed, Unspoiled, Undiscovered 28FEB12

Training In Style 23FEB12

Cooking For A Cause 21FEB12

Adventurous Misconceptions 17FEB12

WinterBoob, A Huge Success Again 15FEB12

An Italian, A Dutchman, A Frenchman & An American Go Into An Elevator… 13FEB12

Insight & India – A Perfect Match 03FEB12

Emirates And Dubai: Rapidly Growing And Easily Accessible 01FEB12

Celebrating The Year Of The Dragon 30JAN12

A Gracious Globus Get Together 18JAN12

An Exclusive Jamaican Visit 16JAN12

Tea With Tauck 11JAN12

How Windstar Put The Wind Back In My Sails 04JAN12

Car Trawler Flashes High Beams At Canada 22DEC11

Korea Celebrates The Festive Season 14DEC11

Vacation.com Wraps Up The Year 12DEC11

Morocco Bound 09DEC11

Barbados Is My Kind of Island 08DEC11

Move Over Oktoberfest. There’s More To Germany Than Beer & Bratwurst! 06DEC11

Virgin's A-Coming To Town 05DEC11

ischmooze, iparty At itravel2000's Annual Bash 02DEC11

A Wee Bit Of Scotland 30NOV11

Mundo Maya 22NOV11

Sandals: The Love Affair Continues 18NOV11

Connecting On Sunwing’s Bahamas Inaugural 10NOV11

Curaçao Makes A Comeback 07NOV11

Cuba Heats Up The Night 02NOV11

St. Lucia Updates Agents - With A Dash Of Romance 01NOV11

ACV Launches New St. Kitts & Nevis Program 31OCT11

A Marriage Made In Heaven 28OCT11

ACV + USVI = Happy People 26OCT11

CTO Comes To YUL 24OCT11

Riding The Rails At The Royal York 19OCT11

Air Canada Vacations Ramps Up The Passion 14OCT11

TravCorp Gets Early Start On 2012 Sales 12OCT11

Vacation.com Agents Convene In YYZ 10OCT11

Mazel Tov, WestJet And El Al! 07OCT11

BARCA Meets In YTO 06OCT11

The Future Of Sustainable Tourism Is In Good Hands 03OCT11

Vanessa Lee Named Avalon Waterways Godmother 30SEP11

Yes Minister: On The Town Chats With Jamaica’s Edmund Bartlett 29SEP11

Buzzing About Town With Royal York’s Birds & Bees 27SEP11

I Should Have Stayed At Home 23SEP11

Total Vacations Totally Awesome! 21SEP11

The 7 Wonders 60k... It Wasn’t A Walk In The Park 16SEP11

Sunwing’s In The Winter Swing 13SEP11

YYZ Travel Group Celebrates 25th Birthday In Style 02SEP11

Copa And Panama – A Perfect Pair 31AUG11

The Boys (and girls) Of Summer Convene At Rogers Centre 29AUG11

Thomas Cook Launches Winter With A Bang 26AUG11

IncentiveWorks Highlights Professionalism & Networking 25AUG11

Oz Delivers A Product With W.O.W. 18AUG11

A Wave Of Hospitality With Sandals 09AUG11

Warm Wishes From The D.R. 25JUL11

Take Me Out To The Ball Game & Don’t Forget Your Insurance 20JUL11

Maui Weaves Magical Moments 15JUL11

Open Jaw Turns 10 04JUL11

Disney & Alaska – Anything But Goofy 27JUN11

Big Hair, Big Nails… Painting The Town Texas 24JUN11

Copa’s Exciting Inaugural From YYZ 21JUN11

Canada Welcomes China Southern 17JUN11

Alberta’s Rockin’ Summer 09JUN11

California Dreaming… 09JUN11

Peru: A Marriage of Past & Present 07JUN11

It’s Off To The Races 06JUN11

Avalon Waterways Shines Light Onto River Cruise Market 02JUN11

Hugs from the South Pacific 30MAY11

Chinese Charms 27MAY11

Celebrating The Dutch Touch 25MAY11

On The River With Avalon 20MAY11

Cats: Here Kitty Kitty Kitty 11MAY11

Sunshine State Loves Us More Than Ever 02MAY11

Canada Loves Cuba 25APR11

Food, Facts And Fun With Indus Holidays 14APR11

Ooh La La! Who Does It Better Than The French? 08APR11

Korean Air Serves Up Asia 07APR11

A Wee Taste Of Scotland 06APR11

Bahamas By The Numbers 01APR11

What’s SUP? Paddle Boarding
Comes To Sandals
31MAR11

Moorea – The Heart Shaped Island 30MAR11

Taha’a – French Polynesia’s Secret Island 29MAR11

Is Bora Bora On Your Bucket List? 28MAR11

Laid Back Huahine 25MAR11

Crepes And Eels In French Polynesia 24MAR11

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 23MAR11

Oranges For Dinner? Yes! 08MAR11

Sofia’s Choice 07MAR11

Fundy Folks Looking For A Tidal Wave Of Votes 02MAR11

Bermuda Rocks 01MAR11

Ensemble Goes Continental 28FEB11

Sharing The Love, Contiki-style 25FEB11

Atout France Celebrates 10th Year Of FranceGuide 24FEB11

At B & R’s 45th Anniversary 21FEB11

On The Slopes At WinterBoob 15FEB11

Connections That Matter 10FEB11

Hotel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square 08FEB11

Setting Sail To Exotic Corners Of The World 04FEB11

At The Insight Vacations Launch 21JAN11

The Unparalleled Pampering Of A Seabourn Cruise: Final Day 17JAN11

The Unparalleled Pampering Of A Seabourn Cruise: Day 7 17JAN11

The Unparalleled Pampering Of A Seabourn Cruise: Day 6 14JAN11

The Unparalleled Pampering Of A Seabourn Cruise: Day 5 13JAN11

The Unparalleled Pampering Of A Seabourn Cruise: Day 4 12JAN11

The Unparalleled Pampering Of A Seabourn Cruise: Day 3 11JAN11

The Unparalleled Pampering Of A Seabourn Cruise: Day 2 10JAN11

The Unparalleled Pampering Of A Seabourn Cruise: Day 1 07JAN11

Caplice’s Excellent Adventure, Part 2
Mammaries Of My WinterBoob Auction Cruise
03JAN11

The Caplice’s Excellent Adventure…
Mammaries Of My WinterBoob 2010 Auction Trip
28DEC10

Come Fly With Me: Colin Hunter Croons His Way To Cuba 22DEC10

Mexico City, Cultural Gem Of The Americas 17DEC10

It’s Still Better (And For Sure Warmer) In The Bahamas 14DEC10

Jamaica Launches Jamboree For Agents 10DEC10

Mazel Tov, Israel! 09DEC10

The Mystery, Mayhem And Magic Of Morocco 08DEC10

Atout France Loses Its Foremost Ambassador, Caroline Putnoki 07DEC10

Uniquely German! 06DEC10

Schmooze-athon With Jonathan – itravel2000 Hosts Annual Bash 03DEC10

At A Sandals Revival Meeting 02DEC10

Journey Into Africa 30NOV10

Gap Adventures Ignited The Night 25NOV10

Tuning In, Turning On and Rocking The Night Away with Goway 22NOV10

WestJet Makes ‘Grand’ Cayman Debut 17NOV10

Cuba Says Gracias 16NOV10

Louisiana Woos Canucks 15NOV10

Bow Wow, Cesar's In Town 12NOV10

VistiBritain’s Tea At Twilight Hits The Spot 10NOV10

There’s Nothing Like Australia, Or is There? 08NOV10

Miami And Me 04NOV10

AC Hones In On Asia 03NOV10

The Caribbean Comes To Canada 02NOV10

My Poetic Week Aboard MSC Poesia 01NOV10

I Admit It… I Miss You Phoenix Arizona 29OCT10

Vacation.com Encourages Agents To Learn And Earn 27OCT10

Whisky On The Water With Porter 25OCT10

Emirates Off To The Races 22OCT10

USA Here We Come! 21OCT10

Tokyo Team Sanada Visits Canada 18OCT10

Visit Britain Set To Counter The Olympic Effect 15OCT10

AeroSvit Celebrates Return To Canada 13OCT10

Get Rec’d In This City 08OCT10

Goway Is In To Africa 07OCT10

Anguilla Turns On The Charm 06OCT10

Marking Hari Raya in Vancouver 05OCT10

Hawaii Creates The Perfect Moment 04OCT10

An Impassioned Soiree With Air Canada Vacations 30SEP10

Total Is Totally Hot 23SEP10

KLM Toronto’s Crown Lounge – An Accessible Oasis 21SEP10

Cruising For Zoomers 13SEP10

Riviera Maya Entertains – And Educates 03SEP10

Bermuda ’s Not Short On Variety 31AUG10

Howzatt? Goway & Air New Zealand Get Their Googly On 27AUG10

Hello, sailors 26AUG10

Lyon-izing Conventions In France 18AUG10

Holland By Design 16AUG10

The Big D Moseys Into Vancouver 30JUL10

Hugs And Kisses From Kissimmee 20JUL10

Amadeus Hosts Open House, I Mean Office 16JUL10

Mexico: The Place You Thought You Knew 12JUL10

Toronto’s Urban Beer Adventure 09JUL10

Cuba Launches “Auténtica Cuba” 05JUL10

Tourism Malaysia Gets New Veep 30JUN10

Big Bird Sails Into Town 24JUN10

An Afternoon Off With Emirates 18JUN10

Sister Nations Turn On The Charm 17JUN10

Living A Little With The Travcorp Team 14JUN10

Dining With The Kenyan KATS 09JUN10

Winter In June, With Transat Stars 07JUN10

Barbados On The Water Returns 02JUN10

India… It’s Otherworldly 01JUN10

Rolling On The Waterways With Avalon 31MAY10

Indulging In The Swiss Mix 27MAY10

Texas, You’re All Right 19MAY10

Easy Does It With El Al 06MAY10

Adios, Amigo 05MAY10

Sunshine Imports Up 03MAY10

Las Vegas Has It All 21APR10

St. Lucia Gets Sassy 16APR10

Scotland Week Is A State Of Mind 13APR10

Loonie Sets Floridians’ Hearts Aflutter 08APR10

Air Canada Vacations Spreads Its Wings 30MAR10

SKÅL – Who, What, Why? 26MAR10

Switzerland Says “Gruezi!” 25MAR10

Riding The Emerald Wave 24MAR10

The Chairman Is In The House As Sandals Welcomes ACV To Exuma 23MAR10

The High Seas – In High Style 22MAR10

Night At The Museum 19MAR10

Sorry, Can’t Take Your Call Now,
I’m In Bora Bora
17MAR10

Agents Don Winter Boots To Learn About Sandals 03MAR10

Dinner With Malaysia’s Tourism Minister 02MAR10

France Launches Mouthwatering Guide 01MAR10

Almond Brings The Love To T.O. 26FEB10

Fun, Friendship And Record Fundraising At 7th Annual Winterboob 16FEB10

Vallarta Nayarit Woos Canadians 11FEB10

Feeling The Warmth In Brunei 09FEB10

Party At The Palais: TravCorp Canada’s Tri-Brand Launch 22JAN10

From Downtown To Downtime: Porter Launches MYR Service 21JAN10

Occidental Growth Not Accidental 19JAN10

VoX Rings In The New Year Just Right 18JAN10

Celebrating Transat & CanJet’s Air Partnership 14JAN10

Sunquest Helps Christmas Dreams Come True For Starlight Kids 18DEC09

Having A Jolly Good Time With VisitBritain 15DEC09

CLIA Cruises Into Toronto With Good News 14DEC09

Feliz Navidad: Christmas Mexican-style 11DEC09

Grenada: After Ivan's 'Spanking,' A Spanking New Product 08DEC09

Christmas Carrolling With itravel2000 03DEC09

Transat Does Lunch - á l'Européenne 01DEC09

Czech Mates Celebrate 10 Years Of CzechTourism In Canada 30NOV09

Noah’s Park – Busch Comes To Canada 24NOV09

Orlando Grads Convene In T.O. 20NOV09

A Lively Interest In The Dead Sea 17NOV09

Luscious St. Lucia 05NOV09

Don’t Let Cancun Go To The Dogs (and Cats) 04NOV09

CTO Warms Up Chilly YTO 03NOV09

Tokyo: Ancient, Alluring - And Actually Affordable! 02NOV09

What’s Cooking In The Nation’s Capital? 02NOV09

Turks & Caicos – Getting A Lift 29OCT09

At BGI Connects 28OCT09

Nobody Likes Snow More Than Jamaicans 26OCT09

More Than Koalas & “Those Big Red Wines” 23OCT09

The French Art Of Sex 22OCT09

It’s All Downhill From Here 22OCT09

Arizona Images Speak Thousands Of Words 21OCT09

A Good Thing – The Marriage Of Martha Stewart Weddings And Sandals Resorts 16OCT09

At The Travel Counsellors Canada Year In Review Celebration 08OCT09

Australia Debuts At Sunsational South Pacific 28SEP09

Getting Fitted For My Grass Skirt 23SEP09

Making The Scene With The Kiwis 16SEP09

Bring On The Total Flexibility 14SEP09

Dialing Up A Special African Experience 11SEP09

COPA Woos Toronto 02SEP09

St. Pete’s/Clearwater Takes Us Out To The Ballgame 26AUG09

Polo, Barbados Style 25AUG09

Oysters, Irish Style 24AUG09

Chillin' In Anguilla 05AUG09