And I’ll show you a disillusioned agent. I offered my head housekeeper a Safeway coupon and a car Kleenex caddy as “motivation†to answer the phone in a dignified manner. (I keep asking her to say “Mrs. Gabbalot’s residence 
Laura Robin of the Ottawa Citizen reports that friendly, Ottawa founded, Go Travel, and their low fares for citizens far and wide, is shifting their product mix just a tad – you know, to keep up with consumer trending and such. …
Now, dahrlings, I can assess the value of a diamond minus depreciation and the relative cost ratio of husbandry benefits from ten feet away, even with a couple of vodkas under my belt. But ask me to work out the…
Who do you trust? The quote on one system doesn’t match the other. Galileo Vacations is your confidante one minute. The next, it kicks you out. Or gives you the cold shoulder. You can’t confirm the quoted price. The supplier’s…
It’s October 8th, and all’s well! So far. No mergers, acquisitions or bankruptcies as of 8:37 a.m., Pumpkins. So while we wait for the other shoe to drop on a number of stories – why is Robbie coming out…
No, Pumpkins, nobody was saying that when Harper appeared at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Saturday night. In fact, his rendition of the “I get high with a little help from my friends†was … well … it…
What is happening around here? I feel like we’ve fallen into an “The Edge Of Flight†episode. I can’t keep up with all the drama. First, we witness the Carroll clan split and divide. I really hate to see…
I’ve always wondered why it’s so difficult to get an audience with Canada’s Tourism Minister, Diane Ablonczy. Apparently she doesn’t get out much. In fact, she is so low profile, when forced to attend events her handlers run her back…
Our beloved industry has been subject to considerable fear mongering of late. There is considerable concern that our regulatory apparatchiks in the great province of Ontario believe the travel biz is in disarray. My dear Pumpkins… nothing could be further…
Holy baloney, Pumpkins! Have you ever seen such vitriol? Such fury? And I’m not talking about Brent Carnegie’s temper tantrums about being booted off his stage this season. (It’s not pretty, folks. Apparently he is so distraught about not hobnobbing…
