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After 17 ½ years of being a
Sales Manager/BDM, and having my own
multi-line travel marketing firm for
12 years, it is time to hang up my
professional hat and retire. I have
been able to share some amazing
accounts with you and I appreciate
all of your support and the trust
you placed me.
I’ve also had some wonderful team
members as part of DETM over the
years. Most recently I had the
honour of working with
Sonia Machado
in Calgary and
Shelley Rossen
in the GTA. When you run into these
2 travel professionals in the
future, know that they are the best!
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One of my accounts that has been
with me during my entire travel
industry journey is
El Cid Resorts. I
will always value the friendships I
established with my El Cid
colleagues, and the love I now have
for Mazatlan, where El Cid's home
is.
I’ll leave you with one musical wish
– Let’s Face the Music and Dance!
(click
HERE)
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Taking over for me is
Freddie Marsh,
representing El Cid Resorts, and you
can reach him at
freddiemarsh@freddiemarsh.com.
Please enjoy my last and 208th
monthly newsletter! I wish you all
well, no matter where you are on
your personal and professional
journey!
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I will miss this fun
industry, but am really looking
forward to continuing our big
adventures during our
Go-Go
retirement years. I’ve been
preparing for retirement all of my
professional career, and here are a
few things I’ve learned from other
retirees and retirement planning
professionals.
First, every good retirement plan
has a good understanding of 4
things:
1. Expenses
(necessities and Go-Go travel
budgets), 2. Incomes (CPP,
OAS, pensions, etc.), 3.
Investment resources (RRSP,
TFSA, Non-Reg, cash savings, etc.)
and 4. Assets (properties,
life insurance policies,
inheritances, etc.).
Then there is the necessity
to understand things like RRIF
withdrawal minimums, withholding
rules, CPP sharing, Canada pension
income sharing, OAS clawback, and
more.
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For those of you a bit further from
your own retirement, there are 3
general phases of retirement. The
Go-Go
years are the first 5 or 10 years of
retirement while you have the health
and mobility to travel and check off
those bucket list
adventures. Obviously, Go-Go years
require more funds to accomplish
those big trips and adventures. As
travel advisors, I assume you know
and assist many people in their Go-Go
phase fulfilling their bucket-list
adventures.
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The next phase of retirement is our
Slow-Go
years. This is the next 5 or 10
years, where you may still travel,
but probably more gently and
possibly closer to home. Your
professional travel expertise is
really needed for these slower
travelers, possibly with additional
needs.
The final phase of retirement is our
No-Go
years, where we aren’t easily able
to travel, and possibly need
additional care to remain
comfortable and just enjoy our
memories of previous great
adventures.
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* Upcoming Online Training
(Webinars) - 11/12
* El Cid Resorts - Mazatlan
Promotions
* El Cid Resorts & ACV
* Retirement Phases
*
Welcome back Freddie Marsh
*
Quick Links
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ELITE UPGRADE: Book
an All-Inclusive package and receive
an upgrade to All-inclusive Elite at
no charge for the El Cid Castilla
Beach, El Moro and Marina Beach
properties. Note that this is for
NEW bookings only and expires on
11/16/26. This promotion works with
all of our Canadian Tour Operator
partners (WJV, Sunwing & ACV).
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2 KIDS FREE: Enjoy
the Kids stay free promotion for 2
kids at any of the 4 Mazatlan
properties. Book by 11/16/26 and
your clients can travel until
4/30/27.
Find additional details
HERE.
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DOUBLE POINTS: Now
you will receive double points for
El Cid bookings at any of the 4
properties in Mazatlan. This
promotion works for bookings from
your favourite tour operators
-WestJet Vacations, Sunwing and now
Air Canada Vacations.
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You can now find the 3 El Cid
properties in the Riviera Maya
(Hotel Marina El Cid
Spa & Beach Resort,
Ventus at Marina El Cid,
and Ventus Ha' at
Marina El Cid) in Air Canada
Vacations. This is in addition to
the El Cid properties in Mazatalan
also being in ACV, since the airline
is flying to MZT this winter from
Vancouver.
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Of course, both WestJet Vacations
and Sunwing also carry all of the El
Cid properties.
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Following 12 successful years with
Playa Hotels & Resorts and Hyatt
Inclusive Collection, Freddie is
returning to his own business, which
originally operated from 2009 to
2014.
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Representing El Cid Resorts brings
Freddie’s career full circle,
reconnecting him with one of his
first resort accounts from 2005.
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EL CID RESORTS - MZT, CUN & COZ
Get a great overview of the 8 El Cid
resorts on both coast of Mexico
(Mazatlan, Riviera Maya & Cozumel),
and learn which resorts would be
perfect for your various
clients. You will also be reminded
of the
El Cid Rewards program
and any current agent promotions.
Nov 12, Thursday, 9 am BC, noon ET
Nov 12, Thursday, 10 am BC, 1 pm ET
PRIVATE WEBINARS:
To request a private online training
session for you or your colleagues,
please email Freddie Marsh
freddiemarsh@freddiemarsh.com
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“In the same boat with a lot of your
friends,
Waitin' for the day your ship'll
come in,
And the tide's gonna turn and it's
all gonna roll your way”
Dolly Parton
(9 to 5 lyrics)
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The El
Cid Rewards Program
has been around for years
and provides a generous
amount of points that agents
can redeem for gift cards or
online shopping (Tim
Horton's, movie, Apple
products and MANY more.)
Note that this program works
for all 8 El Cid Resorts.
Note that bookings must be
made through any Tour
Operator such: Sunwing,
WestJet, etc. Bookings made
it through online companies
such: Expedia, Travelocity,
Hotels.com will not be
applicable to El Cid Rewards
points.
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DETM is an acronym for David
Emery Travel Marketing. We
are a Vancouver-area based
company providing quality
travel industry
representation in Canada
since 2009.
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If you are looking for the
latest brochure, promotion,
news article or training
resource from most of our
clients, we have created a
webpage
where you can easily find
the latest information.
CLICK HERE
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