What
a busy summer for Straightline Travel Group! There are so many things
to talk about!
Let’s
start with the launch of our new Website, www.straightlinetravel.com!
We are still working on all of the details including a destination
of the month video, a specials page and an on-line store where you
can purchase special gifts and travel items from all over the world!
We
have also teamed up with the Womans Newpapers, www.womanspapers.com
To help promote our travel
club to like minded women all over the country. The partnership
has already paid off as we have hundreds of new members to the club!
Get ready to welcome so new faces on your next trip.
We
are also published. I had the opportunity to write a travel article
on our group cruise this August. Not only did we get a published
article, we made the front cover! That is right, our travel club
members graced the front page of the Womans Newspapers in over 5
states. To read the article, please visit the "As
Seen In" page on our website.
Imagination
Cruise- We had over 130 club members join us for food,
fun and fashions this summer aboard Carnival’s Imagination.
It was amazing. Members from all over the country came to Miami,
despite Hurricane Ernesto! For more info on this trip, check out
the travel
club page.
I
am SO Excited to announce the launch of our
Destinations Book and Dinner Meeting Club. The club already
has close to 50 members who want to escape the Chicago winters via
a good book. We will read a destination themed book where we will
learn about the country, it’s cultures and people, then we
will have dinner at a restaurant that serves cuisine of that country!
At some meetings, we will have special guests from the country’s
tourist board to tell us more about what we read. So far, we visited
Spain, Greece and now Brazil.
I
have had the opportunity to go to a few tourist board meetings
this last month. Our special guest for my Caribbean Tourist Organization
Meeting was the island of Anguilla. This island is a playground
for the stars, however we can show you how you can go to Anguilla
without breaking the bank! Look for Anguilla to be a Destination
of the Month very soon.
Brazil
has a very special place in my heart. Not only does it have natural
beauty, amazing food and wonderful people, it is now the hottest
spot to buy real estate. I am telling you, Brazil is hot. Did you
know that you can buy preconstruction beach front property in the
Northeast of Brazil for less then 60k USD? Straightline Travel is
looking to secure some amazing property in Brazil for vacation rentals.
Stay tuned for updates!
Tampa/StPete
area is also booming! We are working on a group now for a tour of
the Home Shopping Network and a 3 days getaway to the Tradewinds
St Pete. Come on…you know you watch it! In the middle of the
night, when you think nobody is looking, you flip on HSN and order
up your Signature Club A or Marilyn Miglin products at a great discount!
Come on down and see how it is all done. Stay tuned for details
on this trip Summer 2007.
Chinese
New Year!! We are securing space for a small group (25
people) to spend Chinese New Year 2007 in Hong Kong. Get your shopping
shoes ready…this is a trip of all trips. Details soon!
Lastly, I have
been invited to tour Puerto Rico for 7 days with the PR tourist
board. I am sure this will be amazing. I will tell you all about
it when I get back.
In the meantime,
check out the upcoming trips with the club or come to a book club
meeting if you are in Chicago. If you are ready to sign up for a
trip, let us know…or just drop us a line to say hello. If
you need any assistance with your holiday travel….we are here!