Tag Archives: Collette Foundation

Check Out the New Collette Foundation Video

Today, I encourage you to head on over to our sister blog – www.collettefoundation.org.
We have a brand new video that I was lucky enough to be a part of. Regular Traveling Well readers will recognize the great work of Collette’s media team.
Also, the dedicated employees who run the Foundation kicked off 2012 with some great news.

It’s all about responsibility

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Our role as a travel company is to ensure that we’re giving back to the communities that we visit more than what is being taken away in our travels there. Our mission is to enrich the lives of children worldwide – one project at a time. Through the efforts of the Collette Foundation – an employee-run, [...]

The Collette Foundation Video – Short Take!

Please take a second to check out the shorter version of our new Collette Foundation video.

The foundation allows Collette Vacations to give back around the world. As Dan says, “It’s who we are.”
Let us know what you think.

The Collette Foundation – “It’s Who We Are”

Check out the new Collette Foundation video.
An employee-run global initiative, the Collette Foundation connects employees, vendors and travelers like you with partner communities and children around the globe. Our mission is to enrich the lives of children worldwide – one project at a time.
Join us on an inspirational journey…

Learn more about the Collette Foundation.

Best Places to Work

There’s a reason why I believe Collette Vacations has been named to Providence Business News’  2011 Best Places to Work in Rhode Island for the 5th consecutive year as was announced this week.
It’s the people who work here.
Not to toot my own horn but I think most readers would agree that as a company we are [...]

Spectacular South Africa tour is aptly named

I spoke with Ryan Mikucki, Collette district sales manager, about his recent Collette trip, Spectacular South Africa.
To our travel agent partners he had this to say, “Sell this tour with confidence!! I have done many presentations on this destination prior to going there, but photos just don’t do it any justice. South Africa is truly one [...]

A break in the routine

Sometimes when business overwhelms, and you find yourself wading through far too many emails and voicemails, when even a recent family vacation finds you schlepping through airports dragging bags that are bursting at the seams (it’s the shoes, of course), and feeling like TSA and the travelers going through airport security behind you are getting [...]

The Collette Foundation In Action

An employee-run global initiative, the Collette Foundation connects employees, vendors and travelers like you with partner communities and children around the globe.
It’s mission is to enrich the lives of children worldwide – one project at a time.
Currently, over 19 projects are under way around the world – from China and Kenya to right here [...]

Starting a chain reaction

Last week I had the opportunity to see the powerful and moving presentation  “Rachel’s Challenge” in my local community. So named to honor the mission of the first victim of the horrific Columbine High School massacre in 1999, it challenges each individual present to accept Rachel Joy Scott’s call to treat others with kindness and [...]

It’s Party Time in New Orleans!

This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 8, the first time it has arrived in March in eight years and one day shy of the latest day it can possibly be.
I’ve never been to New Orleans during Mardi Gras but I have been to the Crescent City, the last time soon after Hurricane Katrina wreaked [...]