Tourism Cares successfully hosted a recent volunteer day in conjunction with 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.
I was honored to be among the over 150 volunteers from the travel and tourism industry who gathered together at the Valley Forge National Historic Park on Friday, September 9th to help save one of the country’s most [...]
Wow! Vietnam and Cambodia are one of the great destinations of the world as I just discovered traveling on our Explorations small group tour, Treasures of Angkor Wat & Vietnam.
As many of you may know, Asia has some of the best hotels and airlines in the world and this tour has it all –great hotels, amazing sights and [...]
Recently the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce awarded our President and CEO the first ever Ben G. Mondor Award.
Established by the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Northern RI Chamber of Commerce to honor the late owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox, the award recognizes individuals who like Mondor, support charitable work throughout the state [...]
Hot and sticky.
That’s what stands out most when I reflect back on the four days I spent last week in Orlando, Florida, attending the Travel Bloggers Show and ASTA’s THETRADESHOW.
Aside from the heat and a few cool lightening shows, I had a busy few days walking the trade show floor; meeting face to face with [...]
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Twenty five years is a long time for anything. In today’s business world, the quarter century mark is quite a feat.
Today, my colleague and friend Kevin Kramich celebrates 25 years of working at Collette Vacations. As the executive vice president of international sales, Kevin oversees our global sales force of over 60 outside sales personnel and defines [...]
Bill Dziura is the Executive Vice President of Information Technology for Collette Vacations. Bill has been with Collette for 18 years, starting as the company’s Controller in 1992, and during that time has had the opportunity to do a fair share of travel.
 Here are some of his “favorites”.  Â
All-Time Favorite Destination:Â
I have too many destinations [...]
Meet Melissa Famiglietti Snape, Collette’s Executive Vice President of Product. Here, she discusses her favorite places in the world, thoughts about family traveling together and why she thinks her job is the dream job.Â
All-Time Favorite Destination: Peru! I’m a product person, so I think every destination is amazing, but Machu Picchu, at sunrise, that is pure magic. [...]
John Galvin, Chief Financial Officer for Collette Vacations, serves on the company’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He has held the position of CFO since joining Collette Vacations in 1989.
All-Time Favorite Destination: The lake crossings from Southern Chile to Argentina. It is a pristine and beautiful destination.
Favorite Pastime: In my free time I enjoy [...]
Kevin Kramich, executive vice president of international sales, has worked at Collette Vacations since 1985 where he began selling student tours and tour guiding. He now oversees our global sales force of over 60 outside sales personnel.
I’ve known Kevin since I was about four-years-old and it was my pleasure to pick his brain a little [...]
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Paula Twidale is the Executive Vice President of Collette Vacations. She serves on the board for United States Tour Operators Association, The Canadian Tourism Commission for U.S. Leisure Travel and is an active member of the Wings Club in New York.
Travel Agent Magazine has nominated her five times as one of the most powerful women [...]
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