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AUGUST 17,
2008
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SANDY
DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host |
Segment
2
KERRY
ANN
QUALLO-CASSERLY
SuperClubs
Director
of
Sales
for
the
Grand
Lido
Braco
Resort |
Segments
3 &
4
GARY
BROWN
President
of
Furnished
Quarters |
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Segments
5 &
6
KATE
HANNI
Founder
and
President
of
the
Coalition
for
the
Airline
Passengers'
Bill
of
Rights |
Segment
7
THIERRY
ROCH
Executive
Director
of
Historic
Hotels
of
America |
Segments
8 &
9
JULLY
BEDE
LYMO
Park
Warden
for
Lake
Manyara
National
Park |
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10 &
11
TOM
BEEDON
General
Manager
of
The
Belamar
Hotel |
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Segment
12
SANDY
DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host |
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SEGMENT
1
SANDY DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host
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Read Sandy's account of
flying in
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SEGMENT
2
KERRY ANN
QUALLO-CASSERLY
SuperClubs Director
of Sales
for Grand Lido Braco
| Mrs. Quallo-Casserly has worked for SuperClubs for 12 years now, beginning as a Social Director in the Entertainment Department and working her way up, next as a Wedding Coordinator, then as a Sales Coordinator, then as a Sales Manager, until reaching her position as a Sales Director. She has worked at Grand Lido Braco for six years now. |
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The Grand Lido Braco
Resort & Spa; where
modern luxuries and old
world Jamaica come
together. Located on a
quiet strip of Jamaica’s
beautiful north coast,
this Victorian-era
seaside village is
world’s away from
everyday life and
everything you can eat,
drink or do, is included
in one simple up-front
price, with absolutely
no
tipping allowed.
Experience fine dining
in any one of Grand Lido
Braco's incredible
restaurants, with
cuisines ranging from
French, Japanese,
Jamaican, Italian &
buffet-style serving
local favorites.
And for a quiet,
romantic dining
experience, they have
the perfect table for
two in every suite with
24-Hour in-room dining.
Drink unlimited premium
brand beverages, from
soft drinks to top-shelf
cocktails, coffee, teas
& juices to fine wines &
champagne in any one of
the bars throughout the
resort.
Participate in an
endless array of land
and water sports like
golf, tennis,
volleyball, sailing,
snorkeling, scuba and
more.
Live the nightly
entertainment, like the
famous Friday night
Jamaican Street Party,
live music and a
casually elegant party
in true tropical
tradition. |
Don't miss the Best of Jamaica 2008 - the Grand Lido Braco's
signature event
featuring everything
Jamaican! The five-day
cultural extravaganza is
in its sixth year and
runs from October 7-12. Book 10 or more rooms and benefit with special group rates. For more information contact Super Clubs at
1-800-GO-SUPER or book through any travel agent. |
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SEGMENTS
3 &
4
GARY BROWN
President of Furnished
Quarters
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With 85 years of
family history
in home
furnishings,
Gary Brown
and his brother
Steven bring
that long line
in furniture
decorating to an
alternative to
staying in a
hotel. Gary
joins Sandy
Dhuyvetter,
Executive
Producer and
Host of TravelTalkRADIO,
to discuss
Furnished
Quarters -
furnished
apartments
provided for
travelers.
Average stays
are 60 to 90
days, says
Brown. The
company, which
recently
celebrated its
10th
Anniversary, has
1,200 units in
Manhattan, New
Jersey, Boston
and White
Plains, New
York, and are
working to
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Successful
Manhattan real
estate
developers Gary
and Steven Brown
founded
Furnished
Quarters in
1998. Starting
out with two
elegant
brownstone
apartments, the
brothers
leveraged their
knowledge of the
New York real
estate market to
acquire and
lease residences
in prime
neighborhoods
throughout the
city. The
company has
since grown to
include over a
thousand
stylish,
conveniently
located
apartments in
New York,
northern New
Jersey and
Boston.
According to
recent industry
data, the demand
for furnished
accommodations
is growing in
both the
business and
leisure markets.
As New York's
leading
provider, we
continue to
expand our
portfolio of
residences in
these key
Northeastern
regions in
response to our
clients' needs.
At Furnished
Quarters, we
enable residents
to "live like
the locals do."
We provide a
comfortable,
fully equipped
private home,
plenty of
helpful
neighborhood
information, and
seven-day-a-week
concierge
services to
assist with
event planning,
restaurant
recommendations
and more.
Because all of
our
services–including
design,
housekeeping and
concierge––are
in-house, we're
able to meet our
resident' needs
quickly and
consistently.
While we
consider
ourselves first
and foremost a
hospitality
company, we're
proud to offer a
distinctly
residential
experience for
all of our
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SEGMENTS
5
&
6
KATE HANNI
Founder and President
of the Coalition for the
Airline
Passengers' Bill of
Rights
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Kate Hanni is one of the most passionate and dedicated national figures fighting for safeguards and protections to airline passenger’s today. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Coalition for Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights, Health and Safety (CPR for Health and Safety), the fastest growing airline passengers’ coalition in the country. Whether in State Capitols or in the Halls of the U.S. Congress, Ms. Hanni has brought the need to enact legal rights and protections for the flying public to the national forefront.
Kate, her family and thousands of airline passengers were stranded on the tarmac of Austin Airport onboard 124 American Airlines flights during the Christmas holidays, December 29th, 2006. For close to ten hours, Kate and the rest of the passengers were given no food, no water, no medical attention and no basic services such as working toilettes. Unable to deplane and sitting on the tarmac at Austin airport, Kate and other passengers decided to turn anger and frustration into advocacy by creating this Coalition. “Our goal is to ensure that no other airline passenger has to experience what we went through,” is the common message of the Coalition as they travel the country seeking support from the general public, travelers, partner organizations and public officials.
Over the last six months, CAPBOR has grown from100 members to more than 22,500 + Consumer Groups Pilots and Flight Attendants. On June 13, 2007, the Coalition announced the launch of a new 24 hour HOTLINE (1-877-flyers-6) for airline passengers to report their experiences. During the first day of operation, the CAPBOR Hotline received more than 920 calls from angry and frustrated passengers in less than a 3 ½ hour period. On average, the CAPBOR Hotline receives close to 100 calls per day with personal accounts of horrific experiences including passengers trapped on planes, under the most unacceptable and appalling conditions. |
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Kate has taken
her mission on
behalf of the
flying public to
the national
airwaves. She
recorded a song
for Stranded
Passengers
called “We’ve
Gotta Get Out of
this Plane”. She
is a frequent
guest on
national
television,
cable and radio
shows. She is a
regular guest on
CNBC, MSNBC,
CNN, Bloomberg,
ABC, Fox News
and the major
broadcast
networks. Kate
has been
profiled on the
Today Show, Good
Morning America,
NBC Nightly
News, CBS This
Morning and
ABC’s Nightline,
and Rachel Ray
among countless
others.
Newspaper
profiles
include, USA
Today, The New
York Times, Los
Angeles Times,
Dallas Morning
News, Washington
Post…and the
beat goes on.
Kate was
selected as one
of the 25 most
influential
women in travel
by ForbesLife
Executive Woman
in 2007.
Click HERE
for more
information.
Read about the
incident that
started the
CAPBOR
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The Coalition
for an Airline
Passengers' Bill
of Rights was
formed by
hundreds of
passengers who
were stranded on
several American
Airlines planes
for up to 9
hours at Ausin
International
Airport on
December 29,
2006. During
that period we
were denied
food, water or
access to
working bathroom
facilities.
Ignoring our
pleas, the
airline refused
to allow
passengers to
deplane despite
medical
emergencies, and
other health and
safety issues.
As a result of
this ordeal, we
discovered that
there were
thousands of
other passengers
who share
similar
experiences and
together we
decided to turn
our anger and
frustration into
action. We are
the fastest
growing
coalition of
airline
passengers, with
over 21,000
members
on-board. Since
forming, our
coalition has
made numerous
visits to
Congress and
there are
several
passengers'
rights
provisions
pending in the
form of
legislation and
Department of
Transportation
regulation.
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Kate Hanni joins
Sandy Dhuyvetter,
Executive
Producer and
Host of
TravelTalkRADIO,
to talk about
her experience
that led her to
starting CAPBOR,
and the many
stranding
incidents on
airlines that
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happened
since. Kate will
also talk about
the CAPBOR
Airline
Stranding Report
Card. Read the
report card
HERE
and find out
which airlines
did well - and
which ones
didn't.
Take Action -
Sign the
Petition for the
Bill of Rights
HERE.
Download the
Stranded
Passenger
Survival Guide
Kit
HERE. |
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SEGMENT 7
THIERRY ROCH
Executive Director of
Historic
Hotels of America
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Thierry Roch is the
executive director of
Historic Hotels of
America and is
responsible for
overseeing all aspects
of this specialty niche
marketing association.
HHA provides cooperative
marketing, sales,
advertising, public
relations and
reservations
distribution on behalf
of its members. Since
joining HHA in July of
1999, Roch has directed
the growth of the
organization from 128
member hotels
(representing 24,000+
rooms) to more than 220
members (representing
over 36,000 rooms).
Previously, Roch served
as vice president of
corporate and industry
affairs at the American
Hotel & Motel
Association in
Washington, D.C. He is a
graduate of the
University of Virginia
and graduated from the
United States Chamber of
Commerce Institutes for
Organizational
Management program, an
association management
professionalization
program.
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Historic Hotels of
America is a brand of
Preferred Hotel Group
and a program of the
National Trust for
Historic Preservation.
HHA has identified more
than 220 hotels that
have faithfully
maintained their
historic integrity,
architecture and
ambience. To be selected
for this program, a
hotel must be at least
50 years old, listed or
eligible for the
National Register of
Historic Places or
recognized locally as
having historic
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Thierry Roch
joins Sandy
Dhuyvetter,
Executive Producer and
Host of TravelTalkRADIO,
to talk about the
National Trust for
Historic Preservation
and how the Historic
Hotels of America grew
from that organization.
HHA gives consumers a
wide variety of historic
hotels to choose from,
said Roch, ranging from
the haunted to the
business traveler
oriented.
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SEGMENT 8 & 9
JULLY BEDE LYMO
Park Warden for the Lake
Manyara National Park
Stretching for 50km
along the base of the
rusty-gold 600-metre
high Rift Valley
escarpment, Lake Manyara
is a scenic gem, with a
setting extolled by
Ernest Hemingway as “the
loveliest I had seen in
Africa”.
The compact game-viewing
circuit through Manyara
offers a virtual
microcosm of the
Tanzanian safari
experience.
From the entrance gate,
the road winds through
an expanse of lush
jungle-like groundwater
forest where
hundred-strong baboon
troops lounge
nonchalantly along the
roadside, blue monkeys
scamper nimbly between
the ancient mahogany
trees, dainty bushbuck
tread warily through the
shadows, and outsized
forest hornbills honk
cacophonously in the
high canopy. Learn about
some of the finer
attractions of Lake
Manyara National Park
from Park Warden Jully,
including the more than
390 species of birds
that live there, the
Rift Valley Escarpment,
tree-climbing lions and
mineral hot springs used
for medical cures.
There's plenty to do at
Lake Manyara National
Park and Sandy and Jully
talk about everything
from night safaris to
canoeing to lunches and
dinners in the bush and
some of the beautiful
lodges of the region. |
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Pictures below of Manyara
National Park taken by Patrick Peartree
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About Lake Manyara
National Park
Size: 330 sq km (127 sq
miles), of which up to
200 sq km (77 sq miles)
is lake when water
levels are high.
Location: In northern
Tanzania. The entrance
gate lies 1.5 hours
(126km/80 miles) west of
Arusha along a newly
surfaced road, close to
the ethnically diverse
market town of
Mto wa Mbu. |
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SEGMENTS 10 & 11
TOM BEEDON
General Manager of
The Belamar Hotel
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Tom Beedon joins Sandy
Dhuyvetter, Executive
Producer and Host of
TravelTalkRADIO, to talk
about The Belamar Hotel
in the heart of
Manhattan Beach. Part
of the Larkspur
Collection of hotels and
restaurants, The Belamar
boasts a spacious
meeting center, a retro
theme and a comfortable
atmosphere. |
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Indulge your inner starlet.
You're entitled to a luxurious
vacation in Manhattan Beach,
California. Come alone to the
Belamar Hotel or
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to the sand and sea of Manhattan
Beach, California. Surf the
Internet for the critics'
reviews of your latest work with
our complimentary high-speed
Internet access. Then ignore
them entirely with a soothing
in-room spa treatment and a
blissful night's sleep in our
devilishly decadent beds.
-Elegant
Manhattan Beach CA
accommodations 127 guestrooms
and suites, some with private
balconies overlooking the
enchanting Belamar gardens
-Complimentary high-speed
Internet access
-Limited overnight menu
available 24 hours
-Nightly turn-down service
-Luxurious down comforters and
lavish bathrobes
-Wireless Internet access in
public areas
-In-room spa treatments
-LATHER bath and body products
-27" flat-screen televisions and
CD players
-Special events and wedding
facilities
-Signature bath and body care
products
-Invigorating fitness center,
Adrenaline
-Tranquil outdoor swimming pool
and spa (Subject to occasional
closure for special events)
-Concierge services
-Complimentary Valet parking |
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SEGMENT
12
SANDY DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host
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Eric Zmolek
Eric joins his Mom, Sandy to
talk about his trip to Japan
this summer. Eric will be
returning back to San Jose
University to finish his degree
in International Business and
Japanese. |
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