Last week, Alaska was in the news due to the devastating plane crash that took the life of former Senator Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and four others including one of his former congressional aides. In reporting the story, the news outlets have also inadvertently highlighted the vast and undisturbed beauty of our 49th state. And while [...]
I live in the Ocean State.
Luckily for me in under an hour I can enjoy beautiful coastal vistas in Westerly or Warwick; Block Island or Little Compton – all beautiful Rhode Island destinations.
Today marks my 20-year wedding anniversary and that summer in 1990 my reception was set in picturesque Bristol, Rhode Island, under a tent [...]
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I recently sat down with Manny Paulo, Collette’s product manager for Greece/Turkey/Egypt/Jordan/Scandinavia/Russia, to talk about land/cruise programs for 2011 and why they are definitely worth taking a look at when planning your next vacation.
  Q. Why does Collette combine land and cruise components into some of its itineraries?
Manny:Â Cruising has experienced 10 – 15% growth year over [...]
In a past blog post, I listed travel destinations from Slovakia to Scandinavia – places that rolled off the lips of some of today’s top consumer travel editors in a recent Travel Weekly roundtable discussion. One of the destinations mentioned is currently being developed into a new Collette tour. Did you guess which destination that [...]
If you are anything like me, curiosity gets the best of you when you see a cover story that gathers the major players from an industry near and dear to me and you … travel (I make this presumption because you are reading a blog about travel). Working at Collette Vacations, I had the opportunity [...]
When it comes to dream jobs, this 20-year Collette veteran must rank up there with the best of them…at least from this travel lover’s viewpoint where his responsibilities appear pretty swell to me. Manuel Paulo, Vice President of Worldwide Contracting for Collette Vacations, has 33 years of experience in the tourism industry where he began [...]
Many Americans who dream of traveling to Australia and New Zealand have shied away because of the high cost of airfare. But there’s good news…flights to Australia have become more affordable since the economic downturn. However, many travel experts are predicting a surge in airfares in the near future. …the time to go is now.
When [...]
It seems romance is in the air. It helps that my husband surprised me on Valentine’s Day with the announcement that we would be escaping New England’s winter blahs to frolic in the sun and sand on a 4-night Caribbean getaway in March. My initial response was tepid, “With or without kids?” I asked. Hearing [...]
We could debate for days whether or not the US should drop its travel restrictions on Cuba. I believe in the overwhelming power of democracy (and American culture) and think that an open Cuba would have already turned away from communism.
But you can’t deny that there are some great sites inside Cuba. More than anyplace [...]
So, here at Collette we have these round, rather large buttons, emblazoned with the Collette logo and the statement, “My Dream Destination is”. There is an area for you to write your personal must-see vacation spot in Sharpie marker. These pins are typically handed out at trade shows and other presentations but many Collette employees [...]
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