[Travelandtourism] upcoming changes to the division

[Margo and Arrow]

Okay, but others could be tracked down for oral histories.

Margo andArrow


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] upcoming changes to the division


> The only original member of the division is our treasurer Milton Taylor
>
> Margo and Arrow <margo.downey at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>Not a bad idea.  Are there still folks on the list who can go way back or 
>>we
>>can find folks who can give us that stuff.
>>
>>margo andArrow
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
>>To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:19 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] upcoming changes to the division
>>
>>
>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>
>>>    Perhaps one thing we should do is to include a history of this 
>>> division
>>> on our Web site. If someone can take on writing it I'll be glad to see
>>> that
>>> it gets on the site. Having a division history should also help clear up
>>> these misconceptions too
>>>
>>> Peter Donahue
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Reese" <atlanticstar1 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:14 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] upcoming changes to the division
>>>
>>>
>>> Margo:
>>>
>>> Great question!  Anyone who wishes to get into the travel industry will
>>> still be able to come to this list and enquire about that.  And we will
>>> help
>>> them achieve this goal if that's their desire.
>>>
>>> The division name as it currently is gives the general blind community 
>>> the
>>> impression that this list is for travel agents only when in fact its for
>>> all
>>> of us because all blind people do travel and could use some assistants 
>>> or
>>> advice on travel.  Hope this answers your question.
>>>
>>> Reese
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- question, please.
>>>
>>> So, the focus will travel away--partdon the pun--from anything to do 
>>> with
>>> the travel and tourism industry in the context of folks become agents,
>>> tour
>>> operators, etc.?  If the focus will travel away from that, where can 
>>> those
>>> folks go to get help with a business possibility or a career possibility
>>> in
>>> the industry?  In other words, if someone wishes to find out how to 
>>> start
>>> a
>>> career as an agent or tour operator or some similar occupation, if this
>>> new
>>> name is voted in, where would that person go for that type of assistance
>>> or
>>> consultation?
>>>
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