[Travelandtourism] Good morning all I have just returned from my trip to Jamaica and received my Sandals Weddingmoon Certified Specialist Degree

[Rakesh Chand]

Many thanx Cheryl,


Interesting reading, keep up the great work!


Rakesh

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> On 23 Oct 2015, at 2:57 AM, Cheryl Echevarria via Travelandtourism <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good morning all members of the NFB Travel & Tourism Division and NFB
> Greater Long Island Chapter Members 
> 
> 
> 
> I just returned last night, October 21, 2015, from Whitehouse, Jamaica.
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> I am very proud to have attended the 6th Annual Home Based Travel Agent
> Conference at Sandals Whitehouse.
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> 
> From October 15-19th, I was the only blind travel professional at this
> event, my husband is the vice president of Echevarria Travel and he goes to
> learn not to assist me. We stayed on the beautiful Sandals Whitehouse is a
> majestic beachfront oasis within a 500-acre nature preserve. 
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> 
> The reason I am letting you all know about this is because there is always
> more room to be home based travel professionals. But you need to be able to
> travel to find out and explore what is out there, not only for yourselves
> but for your clients. We also need to advocate for us, so we can "Live the
> Life We Want". 
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> 
> I was also recognized at one of the many seminars, which is a must, at these
> conferences, for working with Sandals and Beaches resorts for helping to
> educate about people have special needs. 
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> It was clear they understood that people with special needs are not any
> different than those who are not special needs, just that they will continue
> to help and grow in ways that they can to implement into their day to day of
> the business for everyone.
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> 
> I will be writing an article with the Press Release from Sandals/Beaches
> Resorts for Gary Wunder. 
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> 
> Again, I am sharing this wealth of information with all of you, so maybe if
> you are looking for a career to go into, we need more and more of the blind
> going into this field. It is not a sit at home position, it is a work from
> home position, there is a big difference.
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> Thank you.
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> 
> Cheryl Echevarria, President
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> National Federation of the Blind's Travel and Tourism Division
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> A proud division of the 
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> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND - "Live the life you want"
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> cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
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> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
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> 
> Cheryl Echevarria 
> 
> Travel is our specialty and offering the best of meaningful travel for all
> ages is our passion!
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> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
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> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
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> 631-456-5394
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> Visit my website to get my FREE report, "Top 5 Good Reasons to Use a Travel
> Professional"
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> I build my business on referrals. Please pass my details on to friends and
> 
> family members that deserve the best vacation that they can imagine
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> 
> P.S. - Families of all sizes is my specialty. Whether you are just starting
> out and looking for that romantic destination for your destination wedding
> or honeymoon. Booking that planned family vacation to Walt Disney World or
> that bucket list trip that Grandma  & Grandpa are planning for the family, I
> would love to help you. 
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> We have 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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