Collette Vacations recently announced the return of optional helicopter tours available on all of its Canadian Rockies itineraries.
Helicopter tour options have always been a top seller in the Rockies, according to Bethany Manchester, product manager for Canada. Adds Manchester, “They provide passengers with an opportunity to see the Rockies in a new light and showcase sections [...]
Last week I was at Logan International in Boston bound for Denver for a PRSA conference when an agent affiliated with United Airlines stopped me just prior to the security checkpoint. Apparently her sole job is to monitor carry-on luggage.
I was told I would need to return to the ticket counter to check my back. [...]
With summer around the corner, more Americans are banishing last year’s staycation from their vocabulary and yielding to their pent up demand for travel. We’re already seeing clues about a tour that is going to be a top seller this summer season.
What’s your guess? Hints: It’s in North America. And it’s perfect for those looking [...]
In a recent email from Collette’s HR department, an announcement to all Collette employees stated that “We did it for a 4th consecutive year!”
We were named one of the 2010 Best Places to Work in Rhode Island which Providence Business News and Best Companies Group announced on Monday. Collette is featured in the large company [...]
We’ve all heard it; drinking a glass of red wine daily promotes good health. Though I’ve never needed an excuse to enjoy a glass of wine, having it validated makes it taste even better!
Travelers continue to search for tours with a wine component. There are many places to learn about wine making and its subtle [...]
Experiencing local cuisine is one of the best ways to immerse yourself in a destination. We hear from Collette passengers all the time who tell us that exploring the gastronomy of different countries were some of the highlights they remembered most fondly about their trip.
Cuisine rooted in history Food and wine shared among loved ones [...]
In my last post on my recent family vacation that included Palm Springs, CA, I promised to let you in on a few things that surprised me about this desert city.
Architecture
Palm Springs Home
Perhaps it’s because their dad owns a construction company, but my kids love to drive by houses while on vacation. We all [...]
There’s nothing like a string of nice spring days to make us itchy to get outside, get moving, and, for many of us, get traveling.
My children recently had a school vacation break in mid-April and so we decided a family vacation to Southern California would be a nice change from Orlando’s Disney World.
One place we [...]
Can’t make it to South Africa for this summer’s FIFA World Cup? Collette has plenty of departure dates after the World Cup in every month (except December) through next April. The tournament June 11 to July 11 is expected to draw some 220,000 visitors to South Africa, a country with a world of treasures.
While I’ve [...]
A digital clock in Hanoi’s center counts down the seconds to year 1,000.
2010 is the year of Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday, an event that will be marked by a series of celebrations in this vibrant metropolis – and intriguing travel destination.
Do you remember how you celebrated our country’s bicentennial in 1976? That 4th of July I [...]
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