{"id":7119,"date":"2020-07-29T09:03:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T09:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxurygoldbdev.wpengine.com\/?p=7119"},"modified":"2024-05-16T22:29:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T21:29:21","slug":"with-a-little-help-from-our-friends-from-ttc-and-our-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxurygold.com\/lg\/with-a-little-help-from-our-friends-from-ttc-and-our-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"With a Little Help from our Friend \u2013 From TTC and our Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<p class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Dear Traveler,<\/p>\n<p class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">For those of us who love to explore the world, friendship and travel are intimately connected \u2013 asking a traveler about friendship is like asking a fish about water. It\u2019s all around us. There are the friends with whom we set off on our journeys and fellow travelers we befriend along the way. There are guides with whom we build relationships and locals who we meet as strangers and leave as friends. For those of us at TTC, looking back over our first century, friendship has shaped so much of who we are and what we do, in the connections to our guests, our partners, and to each other. The bonds we make stretch through time, across cultures, and around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">As we all know, friends are especially important in difficult times, and this year has been the most difficult in recent memory. As we look toward <a class=\"link customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/friendship-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Friendship Day<\/a> on July 30, we are particularly appreciative of the friends we have made through travel. To celebrate, those of us at TTC have reached out to our guests and to each other, searching through our memories and our scrapbooks for photographs, stories, and sayings to remind us of friends we have made along the road \u2013 and inspire us for the new friends we will be making when our travels resume.<\/p>\n<p class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">For now, we share these with you hoping they\u2019ll inspire you to recall friendships you\u2019ve made in your travels, and perhaps take the opportunity to reach out to a friend this year on July 30. While circumstances may prevent us from being physically together, we can look forward to the time when we travel again (<strong><em>#whenwetravelagain<\/em><\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Until then, we\u2019ll get by with a little help from our friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u201cIN THE SWEETNESS OF\u00a0FRIENDSHIP\u00a0LET THERE BE LAUGHTER, FOR IN THE DEW OF LITTLE THINGS THE HEART FINDS ITS MORNING AND IS REFRESHED.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u2013 KHALIL GIBRAN<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image1.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image1.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image1-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image1-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image1-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image1-1320x990.jpeg 1320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cMy love for travel has taken me from the Philippines across the world and to all seven continents. On our annual school reunion trips, my friends and I have been to Spain,\u00a0Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore \u2013 and Egypt! Our next destination: Croatia!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-top: 20px;\"><strong>JOCELYN UYGONGCO<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left;\">@thewingedpalette<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/ca?customize_changeset_uuid=7b38cb29-6ea7-4a52-a269-68dd5225507d&amp;customize_messenger_channel=preview-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Insight Vacations<\/a> Traveler (and food blogger)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<hr \/>\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"color: #896e33; text-align: center; padding-top: 40px;\">A SWEET FRIENDSHIP REFRESHES THE SOUL.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u2013 PROVERBS 27:9<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-1320x1760.jpg 1320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/>\u201cAboard the Ganges Voyager II with my dear friend Mo, on a Uniworld cruise of India\u2019s Golden Triangle and the Sacred Ganges. We were dressed for a dinner on deck with dancing and fireworks. Afterwards, the crew released hundreds of lanterns into the water. Seeing them drift off was magical \u2013 we will treasure the memory of that evening for the rest of our lives.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-top: 20px;\"><strong>WANDA KOWALCZYK (RIGHT)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Vice President, Product Development<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"link customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniworld.com\/ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uniworld<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u201cA GOOD FRIEND IS LIKE A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER: HARD TO FIND AND LUCKY TO HAVE.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u2013 IRISH SAYING<\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-200x150.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur friendship dates back to 1999; in fact we welcomed in the new Millennium from the same spot where we stand in this picture, on the roof of The Rubens at the Palace. Malcolm joined the company as Deputy General Manager at The Milestone in 2000, and in 2004 was appointed General Manager of The Rubens, Hotel 41 and bbar. We respect each other\u2019s direct style and share a similar sense of humor and values. We both work hard and recognize the importance of being out front looking after our guests and our staff. We are extremely competitive \u2013 which means both hotels do better than competitors because of our wonderful guest loyalty.Outside work we both have a passion for football, and although Malcolm has the edge by supporting the better team in the Premier League (Arsenal rather than West Ham), the tables are turned when it comes to supporting our countries of birth \u2013 England v. Scotland!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light;padding-top:20px\"><strong>JONATHAN RAGGETT (RIGHT)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">Managing Director<br \/>\n<a class=\"link customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redcarnationhotels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Carnation Hotels<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light;padding-top:20px\"><strong>MALCOLM HENDRY (LEFT)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">General Manager<br \/>\n<a class=\"link customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rubenshotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rubens at the Palace<\/a> and <a class=\"link customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.41hotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel 41<br \/>\n<\/a>(Malcolm was recently named\u00a0Top General Manager Worldwide\u00a0by Luxury Travel Advisor)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_2\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33; padding-top: 60px;\">\u201cWE ARE ALL TRAVELERS IN THE WORLD AND THE BEST WE CAN FIND IN OUR TRAVELS IS AN HONEST FRIEND.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u2013 ROBERT LOUIS STEPHENSON<\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5-200x150.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"394\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cI met my best friend, Naomi, on a Contiki trip in Australia in 2015. We had both been through difficult times before booking, and bonded on a night out in Cairns. We see each other as much as we can, have traveled to places all over the world. We have decided we will go on a trip every year to celebrate meeting. She is my soul mate!!! Everything happens for a reason\u00a0and meeting her topped of my already amazing trip!\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_2\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light;padding-top:20px\"><strong>LAURA MARSHALL<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><a class=\"link customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.contiki.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contiki<\/a>\u00a0Traveler<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33; padding-top: 40px;\">\u201cWE DIDN\u2019T REALIZE WE WERE MAKING MEMORIES, WE WERE JUST HAVING FUN.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u2013 WINNIE THE POOH<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-200x147.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-1536x1131.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-1920x1413.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6-1320x972.jpg 1320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1885\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_16 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\u201cI befriended a group of school kids in Murghab, Tajikistan. We didn\u2019t speak a word of each others language, but the welcome and connection was as warm as it could be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-top: 20px;\"><strong>MICHAEL UNRATH<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-top: 20px;\"><a class=\"link customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trafalgar\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Head of Product for Europe and Great Britain<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-top: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-top: 20px;\">\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_2\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u201cTHE ROAD TO A FRIEND\u2019S HOUSE IS NEVER LONG.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u2013 DANISH PROVERB<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/>\u201cSince my husband, Richard, was diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s in 2013, we have had the good fortune to be on six Uniworld Cruises. The care of your crews and support of fellow passengers have made for wonderful experiences and friendships \u2013 here\u2019s Richard with Henk Jan Plaatje, Captain of The River Empress. As we look through the albums we will<br \/>\ntreasure these journeys for a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-top: 20px;\">\n<p><strong>NATHELLE TOGNI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uniworld<\/a>\u00a0Guest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_2\">\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33; padding-top: 60px;\">\u201cMANY PEOPLE WILL WALK IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE,\u00a0BUT ONLY TRUE FRIENDS LEAVE FOOTPRINTS IN YOUR HEART.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33;\">\u00a0\u2013 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-1320x881.jpg 1320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we invite you to view this story of a Contiki adventure in Rome where a group of young travelers learned the truth of Helen Keller\u2019s words:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI would rather walk with a friend in the dark than alone in the light.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #896e33; padding-top: 60px;\">\u201cDON\u2019T WALK BEHIND ME; I MAY NOT LEAD. 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