[Travelandtourism] upcoming changes to the division

[Cheryl]

Don Gilmore is still on the list maybe he will respond

Margo and Arrow <margo.downey at verizon.net> wrote:

>Okay, but others could be tracked down for oral histories.
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>Margo andArrow
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>----- 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
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>> 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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