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2006 Coverage
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Each year, Sandy and her crews cover some of
the best travel stories in the world.
Here are the highlights for the past 12
months:
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2006
December 2006: This turned out to be a big TV production month
for us as we
visited several
Southern
California
destinations
including the
brand-new South
Coast Winery
Resort & Spa and
one of the first
wineries in
Temecula Valley,
the Thornton
Winery.
TravelTalkMEDIA
announced the
addition of HDTV
capability and
launched its
newly redesigned
www.TravelTalkMEDIA.com
Web site.
Meanwhile, Sandy
was very busy
appearing on
Good Morning San
Diego on
Channel 9 KUSI
TV every
Saturday
bringing her
travel news
segments to
eager audiences:
www.TravelTalkRADIO.com/traveltalktv_index_06.html.
In early
December, Sandy
traveled to
Washington, DC
to formally
accept her
appointment to
the newly formed
Secure
Borders Open
Doors
Advisory
Committee
jointly created
by the US State
Department and
the Department
of Homeland
Security. This
initiative
includes experts
from the tourism
industry, health
care, academia,
and the private
sector who will
provide advice
and
recommendations
to DHS and DoS
on efforts to
maintain
national
security while
at the same time
increasing the
welcoming nature
of our ports for
the 45 million
(and growing)
foreign visitors
to the United
States each
year.
Secretary
Michael Chertoff
spoke to the
committee about
the challenges
and
opportunities of
creating a
welcoming nation
while at the
same time
keeping US
borders safe for
all. Specific
issues to be
considered by
the committee
include
visa issuance
procedures, visa
waivers, new
passport
requirements,
data tracking,
human interfaces
for positive ID
verification,
and model port
of entry design.
Guest appearance
by many
specialists from
DHS and DOS in
these areas will
be featured on
TravelTalkRADIO
and TravelTalkTV
during 2007 and
on into 2008.
The
TravelTalkRADIO
team also was in
Las Vegas in
December to
cover the 8th
annual Luxury
Travel Expo at
the Mandalay Bay
Convention
Center. This
extremely
popular and
well-managed
event focuses
exclusively on
high-end, luxury
travel and has
become one of
the premiere
travel expos in
North America.
Special thanks
to IntraWest’s
MonteLago
Village at Lake
Las Vegas for
hosting
TravelTalkMEDIA
during the
Luxury Travel
Expo. Also
appearing on
TravelTalkRADIO
in December were
John Thornton,
Owner of
Thornton Winery,
Tara Riordan,
Business Liaison
Assistant from
the Department
of Homeland
Security,
Charles Stuart
Platkin, JD,
MPH, Nutrition
and Public
Health Advocate,
Author of The
Diet Detective,
Karen
Hoffman, Sr.
VP Bradford
Group NYC,
Sharron
Livingston,
Editor The
Travel Magazine
London, England,
Jeff Linsky,
Award-winning
Virtuoso
Guitarist,
Janos Damon,
Cofounder,
Tourism4Peace
Forum,
Michelle Kien,
Sales &
Marketing
Manager for
Forever Resorts,
David Browne,
Europe Editor of
eTurboNews,
London, ,
Kathy Kratzer,
National
Director of
Sales for
Forever Resorts,
Stella Bell,
Founder of
ClimateCare,
Steve Connolly,
Las Vegas
Headliner and
The Best Elvis
Impersonator
Ever, Greg
Baxter from
SuperClubs,
Taggart George,
Author of
Baja Bound.
Bruce Bommarito,
Vice President
of international
Planning for the
Travel Industry
Association
(TIA), and
Klaas-Wybo Van
Der Hoek,
CHN University,
Netherlands. For
the Christmas
Holiday,
TravelTalkRADIO
featured special
holiday music
programming with
the VEONA
Childrens Choir
and Putumayo's
New Orleans
Christmas.
December 2006
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November 2006:
Perhaps one the
very busiest
months in
travel, November
2006 proved to
be no exception. The month began with a 9-day trip to Europe with our departure from San Diego to
The Hague and at
CHN University
in Holland to
participate in
the annual
Tourism4Peace
conference.
Tourism4Peace is
a group of
private sector
travel industry
experts from the
Middle East who
are dedicated to
achieving a
lasting peace
through the
joint promotion
of travel and
tourism in the
Holy Lands.
Representatives
from Egypt,
Israel, Jordan
and the
Palestinian
Authority are
all members.
Sandy was
honored to be
the only media
representative
invited to the
event as well as
the only
American. Among
many notables in
attendance at
this conference
were Raed
Saadeh,
President Arab
(Palestinian)
Hotel
Association,
Rafi Baeri,
Vice President,
Marketing and
Sales, Dan
Hotels, Israel,
Janos Damos,
Executive
Director, Israel
Hotel Managers
Association, and
Abdul Hakeem
Al-Hindi,
Managing
Director
Jordanian
Hospitality &
Tourism Co.,
also Assistant
Chairman of the
Board of the
Jordan Hotel
Association. The
group’s vision
is to increase
opportunities
for peaceful
co-existence
between these
nations through
their joint
initiative to
promote
cross-border
tourism and the
commerce that
naturally
follows. Also
joining us in
the Netherlands
and on our
TravelTalkRADIO
show was our
dear friend,
Michael
Stolowitzky,
President of the
American Tourism
Society (ATS),
an organization
dedicated to
bringing the
world closer
together through
tour and travel.
From The Hague,
the
TravelTalkMEDIA
team went on to
Leeuwarden in
northern Holland
for meetings at
CHN University,
perhaps the
largest and most
prestigious
hospitality
university in
the world. From
Holland, it was
on to the second
largest travel
exhibition in
the world, the
World Travel
Mart (WTM) held
annually in
London where
Sandy presented
a lecture at the
first annual
WTM-China
Contact
conference on
bilateral
tourism
relations with
China.
TravelTalkMEDIA
has been very
fortunate to
work closely
with China
National Radio
and the Voice of
Jinling
Radio-Travel
Radio in Nanjing
for the last two
years. Sandy
spoke at WTM
about the use of
new technologies
and convergent
media in travel
and tourism and
how this will
impact China.
The WTM-China
Contact
conference was
very timely as
the global
interest in
China is
continuing to
rise in all
sectors of
travel and
tourism. WTM and
Roy Graff,
Managing
Director of
ChinaContact,
were the
organisers of
this conference.
Roy spent many
years in China
before coming to
the UK to start
China Contact.
While at WTM,
Sandy toured the
expansive
exhibit floor of
this massive
travel expo to
learn about the
latest in travel
products and
services and
visited with
reps from
destinations
around the
world. Sandy
broadcast LIVE
from London
during WTM with
long-time friend
ad colleague,
Mike Mendoza,
presenter of
Through the
Night on
talkSPORT.net,
the largest
commercial radio
station in Great
Britain. Among
the experts
joining Sandy on
TravelTalkRADIO
this month were
Kevin Smenken,
President and
CEO of
AblePlanet,
Patrick
Peartree,
Vice-President
of Programming
at
TravelTalkMEDIA,
Fiona Jeffery,
Exhibition
Director of the
World Travel
Market, Greg
Lawson,
naturalist and
photographer,
Rex Maughan,
Chairman of the
Board and
President, of
Forever Living
and Forever
Resorts,
Derrick
Crandall,
President of the
American
Recreation
Coalition,
Kathy Kratzer,
National
Director of
Sales for
Forever Resorts,
Tara Riordan,
Department of
Homeland
Security's
Business Liaison
Assistant,
Washington DC,
Peter Pantuso,
President of the
American Bus
Association,
Dr. Phyllis
Kozarsky,
Center for
Disease Control,
and Greg Baxter
from Super Clubs
all inclusive
resorts.
NOVEMBER 2006
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October
2006:
This is always a
busy month in
the travel
industry
so, for
starters, Sandy
flew to San
Francisco to
attend the
annual
California
Travel and
Tourism
Commission’s
Media Reception
at the AT&T
Park, home of
the San
Francisco Giants
professional
baseball team.
This is an
annual
opportunity to
get a close look
at a showcase of
new travel and
tourism products
in California as
well as many
refreshed and
refined
offerings. While
in San
Francisco, Sandy
stayed high
above The City
at the wonderful
Hotel Nikko in a
cozy, well
laid-out room
that is infused
with a simple
Asian influence.
If you like to
be in a room
with great
chi,
(energy, “vibes”
and harmony),
this is the
place. Sandy’s
first broadcast
of the month was
live from our
studios in San
Diego. As
always, Sandy
highlighted and
promoted one of
the travel books
she has
personally
enjoyed. Author
James
Kaiser
was on the show
with his
intriguing guide
to Joshua
Tree National
Park.
TravelTalkRADIO
listeners won
free copies of
the book by
calling in
during the show
and by writing
Sandy an email.
Sandy also
welcomed
Bob Rauch, General
Manager of the
Homewood Suites
by Hilton in Del
Mar, California.
Tara
Riordan
of the
Department of
Homeland
Security also
appeared for her
monthly update on
the government's
newest travel
regulations
as well
as Gay
Gerlack,
a business woman
who was
especially
impressed by the
features,
practicality and
ease of the
revolutionary
new TUTTO
luggage, the
official luggage
of
TravelTalkRADIO.
For more
information on
TUTTO, visit our
special page at
www.TravelTalkRADIO.com/tutto.html
Also joining
Sandy in the
early part of
the month were
Darla Cook,
Vice President
of Public
Relations for
Forever Resorts,
David Heidel
and
Tina Rayner,
Level 3
Directors for
Coastal
Vacations,
Barbara
Whitaker,
Author of
Have Dog will
Travel,
Chip Caruso,
President of
Travel Industry
Shows,
Mike Mendoza,
Talk Radio host
from talkSPORT
Radio in the UK,
and as always,
Sandy was
delighted to
welcome
Gary Murphy,
President of
BRENDAN
Worldwide
Vacation.
Then the TTR
team took off
for Pattaya,
Thailand to
attend two
important
conference-expos
focused on
business travel
and corporate
incentive travel
in the Pacific
Asia region. The
shows, held
concurrently in
the same venue,
are the
Incentive Travel
& Conventions,
Meetings Asia
conference
(IT&CMA) and the
Corporate Travel
World (CTW) Asia
expo. The events
attracted nearly
2,000 delegates
indicating that
there is great
interest in the
current and
future growth of
the
multi-billion
dollar market
for business and
corporate travel
in this part of
the world.
Together, the CTW
and IT&CMA have
become one of
Pacific Asia’s
premier business
travel and
incentive travel
shows and
represent a
powerful venue
for examining
the present and
future of
travel. While in
Thailand, Sandy
had the
opportunity to
interview, among
many other
esteemed guests,
Darren
Ng,
Managing
Director of TTG
Asia Ltd, the
organiser of the
expos, and
Suzanne
Fletcher,
President and
CEO of the
National
Business Travel
Association
(NBTA). For the
complete story
and to listen to
these and many
other
fascinating
interviews go
to:
www.TravelTalkRADIO.com/Thailand_news_oct06.html
and
www.TravelTalkRADIO.com/TTNewsletter_oct19_06.html .
During her stay
in Pattaya,
Sandy also was
delighted to
have the
opportunity to
interview some
of the medical
department heads
and hospital
administrators
at the Bangkok
Pattaya Hospital
(BPH). This is
truly a state-of
the
art-facility, a
five star hotel
among hospitals,
amply staffed
with fully
trained and
experienced MDs
and a highly
professional
nursing staff.
Perhaps equally
important is
that, from the
nursing staff to
the highest
levels of this
physician-run
management
environment,
these folks are
all truly caring
and attentive to
their patients’
needs in a
timely and
gentle fashion.
Imagine: You
need a little
elective
procedure and,
after traveling
to this exotic
land and having
your little
“fix-up”, you
rest and recover
peacefully for
the next week in
a tropical
paradise with
azure seas and
some soothing
beverage in
hand. Perhaps a
light spa
treatment is in
order? This all
becomes even
more enticing
when you know
that the costs
of this trip are
half what you
might pay in
your own home
country,
especially the
US. Well, let’s
just say that,
when Sandy came
back to
California, she
was so impressed
with BPH, she
shared her story
with her on TV!
Check this out
and, if you
like, we’ll plan
on bringing you
more on the
rapidly
developing niche
of medical
tourism soon!
www.TravelTalkRADIO.com/KUSI_Thailand_oct06.html
One show that
was a huge
favorite for the
listeners who
fondly remember
the Lennon
Sisters of
Lawrence Welk
fame also
occurred in
October.
Janet and Kathy
Lennon
joined Sandy to
talk about their
new creation,
Best Pals.
TravelTalkRADIO
featured the
music of the
Lennon Sisters
throughout the
show. Best
Pals is the
Lennon’s brand
new line of
dolls and music
CDs. The Best
Pals soft
cloth rag dolls
are exact
replicas of the
original dolls
created and hand
sewn by their
grandmother,
Nana, and
mother, Sis
Lennon, for
Kathy and Janet
when they were
young girls. For
more information
on this great
Christmas gift
idea, listen to
the Lennon
Sisters
interview with
Sandy on our
website at
www.TravelTalkRADIO.com/archives_oct22_06.html#1005.
Sandy also
welcomed
Michael McCann,
President of
McCann
Protective
Services,
Marty
Essen,
Author of
Cool Creatures,
Hot Planet,
and
Scott
Gold,
General Manager
of Mormon Lake
Lodge, Arizona.
Bringing the
month to final
CLI-MAX (pun
intended), Sandy
had the pleasure
of interviewing
a world-renowned
artist,
philanthropist
and world
traveler,
Peter
Max.
Every US boomer
well knows and
loves this man
and his art.
With paintings
on display in
hundreds of
museums and
galleries
worldwide, the
vibrant colors
of Peter
Max
have become part
of the fabric of
contemporary
culture. Peter
Max spoke about
the influence of
travel on his
art and
announced his
upcoming
exhibitions in
Laguna Beach,
California on
November 10th
and in
Newport Beach
on November 11th.
Also joining
Sandy was
Scott
Fifer,
Executive
Director of the
TunaHAKI
Foundation.
Scott created
this
organization to
provide
self-sustainable
futures for
orphaned and
vulnerable
children. The
author of the
week was
Kari Eide
with her book
The Fit Traveler
that includes
(inside the
book!) an
exercise band to
stay fit on the
road, allowing
you to do your
workouts in your
hotel room or
even in an
airplane! Don’t
forget to visit
our bookstore
for more info on
the books
featured on
TravelTalkRADIO:
www.TravelTalkRADIO.com/books.html
OCTOBER 2006
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SEPTEMBER
2006: In the
travel industry,
the autumn
season is
usually busiest
time of the year
for conferences,
expos, meetings,
etc., and Sandy
and her crew
have definitely
been on the
move! In early
September,
TravelTalkRADIO
was pleased to
present a live
broadcast from
Cairo hosted by
the Marriott
Hotel on the
Nile River. From
the temples in
Aswan and Luxor,
to spectacular
cruises on the
Nile, the Valley
of the Kings and
of course the
fabulous resort
in Sharm el
Sheikh, Egypt is
a land of many
wonders. Sandy
interviewed some
of the leading
experts on
Travel in Egypt
while in country
including:
Karim Aly,
Director of
EMECO Travel,
Mohammed Yehia
Zakaria,
Tourist
Specialist -
International
Tourism Sector /
Egyptian Tourism
Authority,
Ammed Hamdy,
Tourist
Specialist -
International
Tourism Sector /
Egyptian Tourism
Authority,
Zohair Garranah,
Egyptian
Minister of
Tourism,
Elhamy ElZayat,
Chairman and CEO
of EMECO Travel,
Sayed M.
Khalifa,
Vice Chairman of
the Egyptian
Tourism
Authority,
Hisham Zaazou,
Director General
& Vice Chairman
Business Council
World Tourism
Organization and
Ulrich Huth,
General Manager
of the Marriott
Hotel in Cairo.
Sandy also
visited a good
friend of the
TravelTalkRADIO
team who was a
Texan at one
time and now
calls Egypt her
home, Lynne
Raouf. This
amazing gal and
her fabulous
Egyptian
husband,
Fahker Raouf,
have created
three incredible
resorts in Sharm
el Sheikh that
are truly a
“home away from
home” for every
traveler from
around the
world.
As always, Sandy
was once again
delighted to
welcome Gary
Murphy,
President of
BRENDAN
Worldwide
Vacations, to
the
TravelTalkRADIO
program. This
time, Gary
talked about –
what else? -
Egypt and some
of the unique
packages that
BRENDAN is
offering to help
you plan the
trip of your
dreams.
Exploring
Egypt's
antiquities,
beaches,
deserts,
sporting
opportunities or
cruising on the
Nile are some of
the many
vacations
options that
BRENDAN is
offering.
Sandy
brought you even
more on Egypt on
TV from KUSI,
Channel 9 every
Saturday morning
in Southern
California
giving you more
information on
Cairo, the Jewel
of Orient, and
on cruising on
the Nile. All
the TV archives
are available
for you to watch
on our website
at
www.TravelTalkRADIO.com/traveltalktv_index_06.html .
Enjoy!
In late
September, the
TravelTalkRADIO
team also had
the pleasure of
broadcasting
live from COPIA,
the American
Center for Wine,
Food and the
Arts located in
the heart of
Napa Valley in
California.
Sandy welcomed
Burke Owens,
Associate
Director of Wine
for Copia, as
well as Linda
Carucci,
Copia Julia
Child Director
of Culinary
Programs. Also
joining Sandy
from Copia were
Bob McMillen,
Founder and CEO
of TravelWizard,
Chip Caruso,
President of the
Travel Industry
Shows, and
Janae Franicevic,
Owner of Sunce
Winery in Napa, a
producer of some
of the
very finest wineries
in the world.
Stay tuned!
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AUGUST 2006:
This month as
TravelTalkRADIO
celebrated the fifth
anniversary of
broadcasting, Sandy
was proud to
announce that
TravelTalkRADIO
continues its
worldwide
syndication with new
affiliate station
CHOICE FM, 102.3
FM in Accra, the
capital of Ghana,
Africa. CHOICE is
also referred to as
The Nations
Heartbeat and is
rated the Number 1
talk radio station
in Ghana. CHOICE FM
is a great market
for TTR programming
as the 11 million
people within the
broadcast area are
choosing to listen
to English-speaking
programming in
record numbers. We
broadcast live from
4pm to 6pm local
time in Ghana (Noon
to 2pm, Eastern) and
encouraging call-ins
from the region.
In our programming
this month we surely
hit a chord for
wherever your
interests are in
travel. We had an
all-star lineup
that’s the Who’s Who
of experts in all
aspects of travel
and as always we are
excited to share all
of these wonderful
people with you.
Tara
Riordan from
Department of
Homeland Security
joined us for her
monthly update on
U.S. travel and
security. Tara gave
us an update on the
actions that the
government is taking
to protect the
citizens and to keep
air travel safe and
secure in regards to
the recent terrorist
plots in the United
Kingdom. Also
joining Sandy were
Darla Cook,
Vice President of
Public Relations for
Forever Resorts.
Forever Resorts has
43 properties across
the US and in Africa
and is getting
bigger by the month!
TravelTalkRADIO will
be bringing you
coverage of the
Forever Resorts
conference in
mid-May from
Scottsdale AZ. Also
joining Sandy was
Michael Stolowitzky,
President and CEO of
the American Tourism
Society. Michael is
an amazing man who
has devoted his life
to tour and travel.
Sandy had the
pleasure of
traveling with
Michael to Jordan,
Israel, Budapest,
and Prague and will
soon journey
together to Croatia
in November as the
American Tourism
Society continues
its important
mission of “bringing
the world together”.
Al Baccari Jr,
Author of
Fisherman's
Wharf was also on
the show. This is a
very special book
and a must if you
live in the San
Francisco area. We
had several other
gifted authors on
the show this month
like Carole
Terwilliger
Meyers, Author of
Weekend
Adventures in San
Francisco & Northern
California,
Nadine Nardi
Davidson, Author
of Travel with
others without
wishing they'd
stayed home, and
Toni Summers Hargis,
Author of Rules
Britannia. You can
always learn more
about the books and
the authors
featuring on
TravelTalkRADIO by
visiting our
bookstore at
http://www.traveltalkradio.com/books.html
Once again Sandy was
delighted to
welcome David
Heidel from
Coastal Vacations to
the programming.
David joined us
several times this
month to talk about
how you can create a
home-based business
allowing you to both
travel AND make a
living! We also had
the pleasure to
listen to Margrit
Eichler's
wonderful music.
Margrit is the
leader of the True
Margrit band and a
great singer,
songwriter and piano
player.
Also joining Sandy
on the show was
Scott
Lindstrom-Dake,
Owner of Thumbprint
Cellars in
Healdsburg. Scott
told us more about
the Northwest Sonoma
County and this most
picturesque
grape-growing region
in California. Sandy
attended a private
screening at a huge
Hollywood studio for
the new movie
HighTech Monorails
by talented
filmmaker, Rob
Kelly. Talk
about eye candy! Rob
is the owner of RAK
Productions and was
on the show
discussing why
monorails have never
caught on in America
after all these
years and if they're
finally ready to
become the answer to
skyrocketing fuel
prices and the
gridlock and mayhem
on US freeways.
Al Perdon,
Executive Director
of the Orange Line
Development
Authority also
joined Sandy to talk
about high-speed
trains. As the
TravelTalkRADIO team
is getting ready to
go to Egypt for the
Mediterranean
Travel, Sandy
welcomed Lynne
Raouf, owner of
the Raouf Hotels
International in
Sharm el Sheikh. As
Sandy celebrated
Egypt, she also
welcomed Maher
Morcos, an
Egyptian born artist
known for his
paintings and
sculpture around the
world, and Omayma
El Husseini,
Deputy Director for
the Egyptian Tourist
Authority. Other
guests in August
included Tom
Arnold, CEO of
TerraPass, Bruce
Pechman, Mr.
Bicep, the Muscleman
of Technology,
Michelle White,
Director Wireless
Marketing for PALM,
Brad Butler,
airtickets.com,
Dan Carter,
Executive Director
Yosemite Sierra
Visitors Bureau.
Eric Zmolek, San
Jose State
University student
studying abroad in
Japan, Naoko
Marutani,
Director of the
Japan National
Tourist Organization
in Los Angeles
Office, and Dr.
Peter Tarlow,
Security and travel
safety expert who
stopped by to share
his knowledge with
us regarding tourism
and terrorism.
TravelTalkRADIO was
also honored to host
two dear friends
from Nanjing, China:
Guo Chengtao,
supervisor of the
Travel Radio
division of JiangSu
Broadcasting
Corporation, and
Ruoyi Liu, Travel
Radio’s head
reporter and editor.
Sandy first met
Ruoyi when the
TravelTalkRADIO crew
was in Nanjing with
the World Trade
University two years
ago. While Sandy was
in Nanjing, she also
had the opportunity
to visit the tomb of
the late Dr. Sun
Yat-Sen, a very
beloved Chinese
leader who is often
regarded as the
George Washington of
China. In Chinese
history he is known
as "The Father of
the Revolution" or
"The Father of the
Republic." In the
West he is
considered the most
important figure in
Chinese history in
the twentieth
century. As a
revolutionary, he
lived most of his
life working
tirelessly for
nationalism,
democracy, and
equalization. During
his lifetime, Dr.
Sun Yat-Sen studied
in many cities in
the USA including
Washington DC, New
York, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, San
Diego and Hawaii.
The TravelTalkRADIO
team joined JiangSu
Broadcasting
Corporation in
celebrating the
140th anniversary of
the birth of Dr. Sun
Yat-sen by following
along in his
footsteps in the
United States. At
the end of the
month,
TravelTalkRADIO and
the Voice of Jiangsu
Radio from Jiangsu
Broadcasting
presented a plaque
to the Dr. Sun Yet-Sen
Foundation Los
Angeles Chapter to
honor the life of
this special man at
a festive occasion
of cultural
exchange.
AUGUST
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July, 2006: After some
very busy months with travels in
Ireland, Ghana, Israel and more,
Sandy and the TravelTalkRADIO
team spent most of July in San
Diego, California. It
might seem ironic, but during
the summer the TravelTalkRADIO
staff travels the least. After
putting more than 500,000 miles
under our belts to promote
travel this yea, hopefully,
we had successfully encouraged
everyone else to travel during
their summer vacations and, in
fact, record numbers of
people are traveling and
crossing borders into different
regions and cultures this
season. Sandy welcomed some
great authors this month with
Cynthia Langston, Author of
Bicoastal Babe, Eric
Masterman, Author of La
Jolla, a Pictorial Tour,
Eva Etzioni-Halevy, Author
of The song of Hannah,
Donna Lawrence, Author of
Leave only Paw Prints, and
Matthew Lesko,
best-selling author on free
government grants who talked
about Government Programs To
Fill Your Gas Tank. Also
joining Sandy
in
the early part of the month were
Kathy Haase,
President of Diva-Dog, Beth
Costa, Executive Director
for the Russian River Wine Road,
Rebecca Nicol, Marketing
Director for Air New Zealand,
Tara Riordan, Department of
Homeland Security Business
Liaison Assistant Director, and
John Kolbisen, Past
President of the National Swim
School Association. Sandy
brought you programs filled with
experts from every part of our
field. Hank Philips,
President of the National Tour
Association (NTA) appeared on
the show to share the
association's insights into tour
and travel with our audiences.
Gary Murphy from BRENDAN
Worldwide Vacations also joined
Sandy continuing to bring our
audiences the best in travel and
especially one of the hottest
trends; River Cruising in
Europe. We also onboard our good
friend Rod LaBranche from
Old Town Trolley Tours in San
Diego, our colleague and good
friend, Rafi Baeri, from
the Dan Hotels in Israel. the
President of the Russian River
Wine Road Association, Kevin
Burton, from Sonoma County,
Tim Honey, Executive
Director for Sister Cities
International, Linda Hirneise,
J.D. Power and Associates, and
warmly welcomed the former
Congressman and current legal
counsel for the National Tour
Association, Jim Santini.
As we do each week, we continued
to connect you to you to the
experts but also brought you
some of the new talents with
singer and song writer, Emo
Dagger. The
internationally acclaimed and
very talented Joey Pearson
also joined us in the studio to
talk about his new album
Authentic.
TravelTalkRADIO also
welcomed for the first time,
Travel Industry Association (TIA)
President and CEO Roger Dow
to the program. Good friend of
TravelTalkRADIO, Peter
Pantuso President of the
American Bus Association (ABA,
joined Sandy to discuss
motorcoach touring. We also had
a live report from Lebanon with
Maya Shehayeb of the Arab
World Travel and Tourism
Exchange (AWTTE) during the 30
Day War with Israel. Shawn
Pisani, General
Manager Sales for the Corinthia
Hotels International also
appeared on the show and
last but certainly not least was
Suzan Lee, the
Founder and Owner of TUTTO
Luggage Company., with the
unique new carry-on luggage
design that’s lightweight,
collapsible, easy to travel
with, and the official luggage
of TravelTalkRADIO.
JULY
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June, 2006: Sandy's first
broadcast this month was from the
Delta King Riverboat and Hotel on
the Sacramento River in the capital
city of California
with a
great lineup of experts in the
region including wineries,
vineyards, scenic rails, epicurean
delights and the famous gold
country. Among her guests, Sandy
welcomed
Mark Chandler,
Executive Director for
Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape
Commission, Reneae Matson,
Amorosa Inn & Vino Con Brio Winery ,
Chris Hart, President of the
Sierra Railroad Dinner Train, Skunk
Train, Sacramento River Train,
Martin Maginley, the Rated #1
Chef in the Caribbean for
SuperClubs, Mike Coyne, Delta
King, Jamie Lubenko, Amador
Tourism and Vintners Wine
Association, Lisa Boulton,
Marketing Director for Underground
Adventures, and Lucy Steffens,
Director, Film Commission / Travel
Media for the Sacramento CVB.
Then, it
was back to San Diego for a live
broadcast from our studios with
special guests Reint
Reinders, San Diego Convention
and visitors bureau, Greg Baxter,
SuperClubs, Tara Riordan,
Department of Homeland Security,,
Marlene Smith-Baranzini, who
wrote the traveler’s guide to the
sport of kings – Horse Racing
Coast to Coast and shared her
knowledge on lifestyle, travel and
the good life, and Helen Kidd,
Chief Executive Officer of the Nevis
Island Tourism Authority.
Then it
was off to the 2006 KNBC
Travel Expo at the Los Angeles
Convention Center where Sandy
returned for her second year of
broadcasting live from this huge
show. Channel 4 KNBC anchorman,
Chuck Henry, an LA native,
joined Sandy to talk the Expo
sponsored by KNBC and Telemundo 52.
Chuck pointed out that the
exhibitors at the show are on the
Who’s Who List in Travel. We
also welcomed our newest affiliate
station, KXMX 1190AM in Los Angeles.
Gary Murphy, the founder of
Brendan Worldwide Vacations, and
tourism leaders from China, Mammoth
Lakes, Coastal Vacations and the
Mexicali & San Felipe Tourism Board
also joined Sandy on the show.
To wind
up the month, June, Sandy
welcomed the President/General
Secretary of the African Airline
Association (AFFRA), Christian
Folly-Kossi from Kenya. AFRAA is
the only agency of its kind in
Africa and is the future and hope
for unified travel throughout the 53
countries. Sandy was also delighted
that Sylvia Frommer-Mracky
and Ron Mracky from the
African Times in Los Angeles
joined her in the studio. If you are
interested in African travel, their
interviews are a must for listening.
In June, Sandy also took you on
adventures in Scotland, Israel,
and the National Parks of the U.S.
and talked with Kathy Sudeikis,
President of the American Society of
Travel Agents (ASTA).
JUNE
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May, 2006: Orange County, California to
Israel: Sandy
started off the month of May with a live
broadcast of TravelTalkRADIO from
the
7th
Annual California Safety and Security
Conference in Anaheim, California
with a great lineup of guests including
Ann Gallaugher,
Vice-President of Tourism Development
for the Anaheim Orange County CVB,
Jason DeAnda, Sales Manager
for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Anastasia
K. Mann, Corniche Group Chairman, Joan
Eisenstodt, Eisenstodt Associates
Chief Strategist, Jeff Karnes,
New World Travel Vice President, Metin
Odemis, VP of Business Development,
Manny Patel, CommPort President,
Dr Peter Tarlow, Founder and
President of Tourism & More Inc,
KIM THOMAS, Author of ''Las
Vegas, One Cop's Journey'', and Bob
Mellinger, President of Attainium, Inc.
Also joining Sandy in the early
part of the month were Patsy Gallery,
Co-Founder of Italy by Vespa,
Yossi Leshem and Dan Alon,
Israeli ornithologists (bird experts),
Louie D’Amore, President of
the International Institute of Peace
through Tourism (IIPT), Greg
Baxter, SuperClubs, Billy
Braithwaite, Marketing and Sales Manager
for North American Airlines. Then it
was off to the Holy Land, for a
live broadcast from Jerusalem, Israel
with the American Tourism Society.
Joining Sandy on this special
show were Jonathan Harpaz, Director
of the Jerusalem Hotel Association,
Daniela Cohen from the Ein
Gedi Kibbutz Spa on the Dead
Sea, Dan Bahat, former
Chief Archaeologist, Jerusalem
Region, Israel Antiquities Authority,
Arie Sommer, Israel
Commissioner for Tourism, North and
South America, Arie Marom,
Marketing for the Ministry of Tourism in
Israel and BOB ARNO,
celebrated anti-theft expert and author.
April, 2006:
Sandy and the TravelTalkMEDIA
team were coast to coast in the US
during April, traveling from
Washington, DC to Orange County,
California. The Annual World Travel
and Tourism Summit was held in the US
Capital and Sandy broadcast her
TravelTalkRADIO show LIVE from the
Chanel Room in the lobby of the
historic Willard Hotel, about a
block from the White House.
Joining Sandy for this special broadcast
were
Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President of the
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC),
Jim Hewes,
Master Mixologist and Historian of the
Willard Hotel,
Peter
Pantuso,
President of the American Bus
Association,
Ken
Murphy,
Vice President of
Marketing & Communications for the
Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP – The
world’s first credit card issuer),
Sujit
Chowdhury,
President and CEO of
the World Trade University Global
Secretariat, Canada, and Sam Nhairy,
President of Hospitality Marketing
Services.
While Sandy was in Washington,
she attended a special reception
ceremony on the South Lawn of
the White House for visiting Chinese
President, Hu Jintao. Later in
April, Sandy did a live broadcast from
the annual California Tourism
Safety and Security Conference in
Anaheim. Joining Sandy as guests for
this special event were
Tara
Riordan,
Business Liaison Assistant Director for
the Department of Homeland Security,
Jason DeAnda, Area Sales Manager for
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ann Gallaugher,
Vice-President of Tourism Development
for the Anaheim Orange County Convention
and Visitors Bureau, Anastasia K. Mann,
Chairman of the Corniche Group, Joan
Eisenstodt, Chief Strategist for
Eisenstodt Associates, Jeff Karnes, New
World Travel Vice President, Metin
Odemis, VP of Business Development for
EventScreen, Manny Patel, President of
CommPort, Dr Peter Tarlow, Founder and
President of Tourism & More Inc, Kim
Thomas, Author of ''Las Vegas, One Cop's
journey'', and Bob Mellinger, President
of Attainium Corporation.
Other guests in April included
Zein
Nakash,
Vice-President of
SuperClubs Resorts,
Judy
Calderon,
Project Manager for Smart Destinations,
Frederick
Vreeland,
Author of ''Key To Rome'',
Bruce
Beckham,
President of Tourism Cares for Tomorrow,
Dave Wiggins, Southern CA Tourism and
Safety/Security Association, Kathryn
Gabriel Loving, Author of ‘’100 Best US
Weddings’’, Kyle MacDonald, ‘’Can he
trade a paperclip for a house?’’, His
Excellency Aziz Merkouar, Ambassador of
the Kingdom of Morocco, Christie
Findlay, DC Style Magazine, Ann Tillman,
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
North America for the Corinthia Hotels
International, Ted Balestreri , Owner of
the Sardine Factory Restaurant,
Michael
Mayer,
General Manager, El Al Israel Airlines,
North and Central America,
Silken
Laumann,
Canadian Olympic Athlete,
Patricia
Yarborough,
CEO of Blue World Travel,
Patsy
Gallery,
Co-Founder of Italy by Vespa, Al Perdon,
Executive Director of the MagLev Orange
Line Development Authority,
Adam
Englund,
Floating Airport and Joan
Colvin, Founder of the Character Bear.
March, 2006:
Sandy traveled 25,000 miles and visited
three continents in March. First, Sandy did
a live broadcast from the original health
spa, Rancho La Puerta Resort in
Tecate, Baja California. Sandy’s guests
at “The Ranch” included
Deborah Szekely,
Co-Founder of Rancho La Puerta,
Phyllis Pilgrim, Director of
Specialty Events (Fitness),
Yvonne Nienstadt, Director
of Nutrition,
Barry Shingle, Fitness
Director, Joe Sweeney, Bird
Watching Guide and Lecturer for
"Taking Home the Ranch”. Then Sandy was
off to a speaking engagement on the topic of
“Positioning Your Company in the
Global Marketplace” at the 10th
Annual World Summit of Entrepreneurs in Sao
Paulo, Brazil, hosted by the United
Nations Global Secretariat. Next, Sandy
and crew flew to Dublin, Ireland to
do a live broad cast from the Airline
Distribution 2006 conference. Sandy’s
guests in Dublin included Andrew Peet of
Enterprise Ireland, Tony Maher, CEO of
UniCard Staff Travel Services, Tom
Rogers, Director, Retail Payments for
CheckFree, Colm Lyon, Founder of
Realex Payments, David Field,
Americas Editor for Airline Business
Magazine, and Cormac Whelan, CEO of
Datalex. Also joining Sandy along the
way in March were Judith Thomas, Chairman
and CEO of the National Tour Association
(NTA), Joan Eisenstodt,
Founder of Eisenstodt Associates,
Sujit Chowdhury, President and
CEO, World Trade University Global
Secretariat, Canada, Greg Baxter from
SuperClubs,
Stephen Asamoah Boateng, M.P.,
The Honorable Deputy Minister of Ghana,
Thomas Steinmetz,
Publisher for eTurboNews,
Katherine Dyson, Author of
The 100 Best Romantic Resorts in the
World',
Butch Spyridon, President of Nashville CVB,
Kathy, Mimi and Janet Lennon of the
legendary Lennon Sisters,
Rudy Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers,
Steve Haddad, Chairman of the ABA
Marketplace and President of Bieber Tours,
Butch Beckwith, Co-Owner of Turner
Coaches and member of the ABA Board of
Directors, Doug Gabriel, Branson
entertainer, Richard Sterban of the
Oak Ridge Boys, Yakov Smirnoff,
Branson comedian and philosopher, Bill
Medley of the Righteous Brothers, and
Jim Stafford, Branson singer and theatre
owner.
February, 2006:
This month began with a roaring start as
Sandy and her production team journeyed to
Nashville, Tennessee (aka “Music
City USA!”) to cover the 80th
Anniversary of the American Bus Association
at its annual Marketplace and Conference.
Sandy’s guests during her live broadcast
from the Gaylord Opryland Resort and
Convention Center included: Bruce
Beckham, Executive Director of Tourism Cares
for Tomorrow,
Jennifer Hopkins George, ABA’s
2006 Marketplace Chairwoman and
co-owner of Paladin Tours and Travel,
Chris Smits, Owner of Cajun Pride
Swamp Tours, Dan Lennon, VP of
Public Relations for the Branson CVB and
oldest brother of the famous
Lennon Sisters,
"PW" McCallum, Executive
Director of the Grapevine, Texas CVB,
Ed Miyagishima with
Cendant.
Also joining Sandy in Nashville were
popular Branson performer, Dalena
Ditto,
Richard Sterban, bass singer for
the Oak Ridge Boys, and Sam Nhairy,
President of Hospitality Marketing Services
and Morocco tourism expert. Sandy took a
last minute 24-hour trip to New Orleans
at the behest of Southwest Airlines
to attend a marketing event there and to
help bolster the city’s tourism
revitalization after Katrina. Then it was
off to San Francisco for the Bay Area
Travel Show where Sandy did another live
broadcast with guests that included Chip
Caruso, President of Travel Industry Shows,
Jim Ferguson, Director-North America for
the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA),
Holly Perez with Paramount’s Great
America, Scott Gane, Regional
Vice-President for Initial Security,
Zena Neme with the Aruba Tourism
Authority, Tracey Berkner with
the Amador, California Council of Tourism,
Mary Ann McAlea with the Folsom,
California Tourism Bureau, Tara
Riordan, Business Liaison Assistant Director
for the Department of Homeland Security,
and Dave Wiggins and Ann
Gallaugher of the California Tourism
and Safety Association. Also joining
Sandy on TravelTalkRADIO in February were
Carol and Phil White, Co-authors of Live
your Road Trip Dream, Ken Murphy, Vice
President, Marketing and Communications
UATP, Linda Coughlin, President of
Metro Home, Piet Jensen, Marketing
Director for Rancho La Puerta Fitness Resort
& Spa, Bill Connors, Executive
Director & COO of National Business Travel
Association, Jerry Fein, Owner of the
famous Court of Two Sisters restaurant in
the French Quarter of New Orleans, Bruce
Bommarito, Executive Director of Nevada
Commission on Tourism, Jim Santini,
Legislative Council for National Tour
Association,
Somer Hollingsworth, President
and CEO of Nevada Development Authority,
Joan Gladstone, President
and CEO of Gladstone International,
Ledan Kalili, passport
expert for Ambassador Passport and Visa
Services, and Greg Baxter with
SuperClubs.
January, 2006:
Sandy and crew traveled to New York in
January for the Adventures in Travel Expo at
the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Sandy’s
special guests this month included: ADM
(Ret) William Harris, the Skipper on the USS
Midway during Vietnam, Billy Cross, creator
of Las Vegas hit revues, Thunder from
Down Under and American Storm,
Sandy Ward, Director of Boeing Aircraft’s
new Future of Flight Museum, Darlynne Reyes,
Fox TV 6 reporter, Marc Menken, Owner of
Guided Walking and Biking Tours, Neville
Bhada, Director of Communications for
Southeast Tourism Society, John and Harriett
Halkyard, Authors of 99 Days to Panama,
Karen Hoffman, Senior VP of the Bradford PR
Group, Mike Mendoza from the UK’s TalkSPORT
Radio, Barbara Hvasta, Vice President of
AARP Passport and Privileges, Jim Santini,
Legislative Counsel for the National Tour
Association, John Golicz, CEO of Unicomm -
organizer of the Adventures in Travel Expo,
Jesse Naka, Regional Coordinator – Americas
- Fiji Visitors Bureau, Bernardo Smith,
owner of Garonga Safari Camp, Michael
Luongo, author of Frommer's Buenos Aires,
Michael De Jong of The Placencia Hotel &
Residences, Sharon Carter of Sun and Sea
Travels, Firdosh Bulsara of Goway Travel and
Africa Experts, Zoia Fourna from Open Mind
Adventure, Laura Haertling, author of
Cool Places to Warm Up in San Francisco,
Scott Gane, Regional Vice President for
Initial Security Corp, Peter Mwenguo,
Managing Director of the Tanzania Tourist
Board, PREM SHARMA, Operations Manager for
Somak Safaris, Dr. Peter Tarlow, a
sociologist specializing in the impact of
crime and terrorism, Mike Wargo, Vice
President of Partnership Marketing - AARP
Passport Powered by Travelocity, Sujit
Chowdhury, President and CEO of the World
Trade University Global Secretariat-Canada,
Tara Riordan, Department of Homeland
Security in Washington DC, Peter Pantuso,
President of the American Bus Association,
Greg Love, President and CEO of Club
Nautico, Greg Baxter of all inclusive Super
Clubs Resorts, Shireez Sharma from Saxony,
Randy McKenzie, Co-owner of Edward Luggage
and Chip Caruso, President of Travel
Industry Shows and organizer of the Bay Area
Travel Show.
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