[Travelandtourism] Minutes of the Travel and Tourism Division Meeting

[cheryl echevarria]

 Oh yes I forgot one other member of the call. John Tebockhorst. So sorry about that.
 
We do hope those of you who are paid members, will make a point to come to our meetings.
 
Thank you.



Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY StateLeading the Way in Independent Travel!
Cheryl Echevarria, Ownerwww.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations at echevarriatravel.com
 Your old car keys can be the keys to literacy for a blind child.  Donate your unwanted vehicle to us by clicking www.nfb.org/vehicledonations or call 855-659-9314. Echevarria Travel has partnered with Braille Smith. www.braillesmith.com for all her braille needs.  Gail Smith is the Secretary of the NFB of Alabama
 
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> To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:48:32 -0400
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> Subject: [Travelandtourism] Minutes of the Travel and Tourism Division	Meeting
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> These minutes are from our very 1st Teleconference Division Meeting of the NFB Travel & Tourism Division which was held on September 30th, 2013 at 8PM Eastern Time.
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> Thank you Secretary Margo Downey.
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> Minutes, Travel and Tourism Membership Meeting, September
> 30, 2013 from 8-9pm Eastern Time
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> 
> The first Travel and Tourism members’ teleconference call
> was this evening.  
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> 
> A roll call was taken. 
> We had a total of 4 members attend. Denise Brown, PA; Don Gilmore, IL; Steve Hastalis, IL; 
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> Members can join the Travel and Tourism email list by going
> to nfbnet.org and look for Travel and Tourism and sign up.  We can help people join this list if you need
> help.  Currently President Cheryl
> Echevarria and Secretary Margo Downey, have been contacting members and
> reminding them about meetings and participating on the talk list, and to make
> sure all member are on the NFB Travel and Tourism Talk list, we have too many
> people complaining of receiving more than 1 e-mail or not wanting others to now
> there e-mail addresses. So please make sure you are on our talk list for all
> important information.
> 
> 
> Our email address is info at nfbtravel.org
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> Our website is www.nfbtravel.org
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> We have Twitter and Facebook accounts as well. Twitter
> account is www.twitter.com/TravelandTouri1
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> Facebook account is: www.facebook.com/pages/NFB-Travel-and-Tourism-Division
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> The dues is $10 to join the Division. You can go to the www.nfbtravel.org website to learn
> how to join the division.
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> 
> The topics we cover include traveling anywhere, how to start
> a travel business, accessible travel and more.
> 
> 
> Our trip for 2014 is to Nashville, Tennessee.  The trip is 5 days, 4 nights and we’ll fly
> into Nashville, Dates are October 6-10, 2014.
> 
> 
>  It’s about country
> music, Grand Ole Opry, riding the flatboats in the Grand Ole Opry hotel, seeing
> a show, touring a plantation, touring the Country Music Hall of Fame.  The price includes bus, hotel, breakfast and
> dinner daily, tips for the drivers and tour guide, and of course, all the
> entertainment.  We’ll even get a
> backstage tour and we’ll go to a dinner theater.  The price is $568 per person—double
> occupancy.  $42 per person will go to the
> NFB Travel and Tourism Division.  We need
> a minimum of 30 people to go and maximum of 52 people.  The ayes have it for the Nashville trip. 
> 
> 
> Payment plans can be made; insurance options are available
> for the Nashville Trip.  Travel insurance
> does not cover job-related problems unless you can prove you were fired or laid
> off.
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> 
> Travel agents should promote these trips for Travel and
> Tourism.  
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> We can help other Divisions with fund-raising. 
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> Airline issues were brought up.  NAGDU and Travel and Tourism would like to compile
> a database of airline and other transportation issues. 
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> 
> There may be a leadership seminar on airlines held at our
> National Center.  
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> It is not discriminatory for a guide dog user’s hands to be
> wiped down during the security check.  
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> Respectfully Submitted by 
> 
> 
> Margo Downey, Secretary, Travel and Tourism Division,
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> 
> National Federation of the Blind
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>  
> Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY StateLeading the Way in Independent Travel!
> Cheryl Echevarria, Ownerwww.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>  Your old car keys can be the keys to literacy for a blind child.  Donate your unwanted vehicle to us by clicking www.nfb.org/vehicledonations or call 855-659-9314. Echevarria Travel has partnered with Braille Smith. www.braillesmith.com for all her braille needs.  Gail Smith is the Secretary of the NFB of Alabama
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