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Our October 13th TASC dinner meeting will be held in person at Shandon Court.
Our Presenter this month will be
Barbara Canizio
featuring
Globus Family of Brands
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Shandon Court has told us they can host up to 100 guests in their large room where we always hold our meetings. Seating will be limited to a maximum of 7 guests per table.
We kindly request all guests to please wear masks whenever they are not seated at their table. We ask that you please comply with these rules to keep everyone safe.
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TASC OCTOBER MEETING - LIVE!!
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LOCATION
SHANDON COURT, 115 EAST MAIN ST., EAST ISLIP, NY
DATE AND TIME
10/13/21 6:30pm
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10/13/21 8:30pm
SIGN IN: 6:00PM // MEETING & DINNER: 6:30PM MEMBERS: $25, NON-MEMBERS: $35 RSVP IS MANDATORY
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RSVP
RSVP’S for the general meeting should
now be made by using the RSVP button above.
At this time you will continue to be able to RSVP to:
Honey Pressgrove’s office 631-363-9522
RSVP's must be received no later than the MONDAY
before the meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting after you have already responded PLEASE call to cancel.
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TASC ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
PLEASE RSVP WITH THE "YES I WILL BE ATTENDING" BUTTON ONLY IF YOU DEFINITELY PLAN ON ATTENDING OUR MEETINGS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU SHARE A SINGLE EMAIL ADDRESS WITH A COLLEAGUE
SINCE EACH EMAIL ADDRESS IS LINKED TO ONLY 1 PERSON, ONLY THAT 1 PERSON CAN BE COUNTED WHEN YOU RSVP ELECTRONICALLY, ADDITIONAL ATTENDEES MUST PHONE OR EMAIL IN THEIR RSVP.
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The 2021 TASC Trade Show
will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2021.
Suffolk County's only Travel Industry Trade Show
will be held at the
Holiday Inn Islip Airport East
(formally the Radisson) located on the south service road of the LIE-Exit 63
& North Ocean Avenue in Holtsville.
Plan to come out and support our Suppliers!!
Meet your local reps and obtain
updates on their products.
Spread the word and tell all your outside agents.
All are welcome!
Trade show hours: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
There will be raffle prizes.
for further details on reserving your table.
But hurry as space is filling up quickly.
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Dear Members,
It was so good to see our members at last month's meeting. And I'm sure for those that were there, Antoinette gave a great presentation of Club Med and also raffled off a free stay that was won by lucky Liz Henn.
We again have a live meeting on tap for you this month featuring the ever ebullient Barbara Canizio presenting the Globus family of brands portfolio. Hope you will come out and join us for this meeting.
Jeaneane DeCicco, along with the Past Presidents committee have been working hard planning this year's trade show. As we all know, we had to cancel last years show due to the pandemic. This year we are not holding a dinner afterwards as we had to lower the show costs to work with the supplier's budgets. However, we will still be raffling off prizes from both TASC and a few suppliers during the course of the show.
This is the only trade show for Suffolk County and probably the only show taking place on all of Long Island this entire year.
It is being held on Thursday, October 28th at the Holiday Inn at Exit 63 off the LIE. Suppliers may contact Jeaneane DeCicco at jeaneane.decicco@gmail.com to obtain information and book their table, which are starting to sell out, so get yours before they are all gone.
The trade show will be open to all travel professionals in Suffolk County and will be held from 5:30 to 7:00pm. Spread the word in your offices and to your outside agents. We would like to show the suppliers our support and give them a good turnout.
Ladies (& gents), October is Breast Cancer awareness month, please remember to get your mammograms!
Respectfully,
Susan Bonesso
Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.
--Babs Hoffman
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UPCOMING TASC MEETING/EVENT SCHEDULE
OCT 13 - GLOBUS FAMILY OF BRANDS
OCT 28 - TASC TRADE SHOW
NOV 10 - STAN ENDEN & THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE
DEC 8 - HOLIDAY PARTY
Attention suppliers, you may contact our Programs Director, Fran Raupp at franr@baytravelandtours.com
to book your program.
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Current Industry Affairs (CIA)
Walt Disney World Resort will debut the immersive Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel and experience on March 1st. General bookings will open on Oct. 28 for the two-night themed stays that include dining experiences and a visit to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, the Star Wars-themed land at Disney's Hollywood Studios park.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is a new hotel and attraction rolled into one. Packages include accommodations, meals (excluding alcoholic and specialty beverages), valet parking, and activities like lightsaber training, model ship building and a droid-racing competition. During the two-night stay, guests can choose their roles, fighting for the rebel Resistance, training as a Jedi, battling on the side of the First Order, or dodging authorities as a smuggler. Disney revealed sample pricing; a two-night package for a family of 4 will start at approximately $6,000.
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The Netherlands has reversed a quarantine requirement for vaccinated travelers, saying that effective Sept. 22, vaccinated travelers from the U.S. and other "very high-risk areas" for Covid-19 no longer have to quarantine. The rule change will particularly benefit river cruise operators, who had been altering schedules to avoid the quarantine requirement for cruisers who were embarking ships in Amsterdam, a popular departure point. Most river lines require passengers and crew to be vaccinated.
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A bill approved by the House of Representatives could lay the groundwork for a day when Americans flying home from an international destination won't have to go through rescreening before continuing from their airport of entry to a connecting destination.
The One-Stop Pilot Program Act (H.R. 4094) won House approval by a voice vote on Sept. 29 and has now been received in the Senate, where it will be heard by the transportation committee.
The bill would authorize TSA, in coordination with Customs and Border Protection, to conduct the trial at up to six foreign airports.
As a safeguard, participating airports would have to conduct their screenings using standards that are deemed by TSA to be comparable to U.S. procedures. In addition, passengers arriving in the U.S. would not be allowed to access their checked baggage until arriving at their final destinations.
And, passengers arriving in the U.S. under the pilot program would have to be kept separate from other arriving international passengers until those passengers are screened by TSA.
The bill would authorize the pilot program for up to five years, at which point the Department of Homeland Security, including the TSA, would be required to report back to Congress on its results and on the feasibility of expanding one-stop screening permanently to more foreign airports.
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For current travel openings and restrictions for Europe:
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TASC By-Laws
Any proposed changes to the TASC by-laws must be submitted in writing to the executive board not later than October 20th. You may email the board at tascemail@optimum.net
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TASC sends get well wishes to our TASC accountant Rich Chester who was recently hospitalized. Cards may be sent to him at: 340 Portion Road, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
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TASC ANNUAL DUES
Your annual TASC membership renewals are now past due. They are still only $40 per year.
A Membership form is available at our website.
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Your TASC board has a new email address: TASCEMAIL@OPTIMUM.NET
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If you have any member news that you would like posted in this newsletter please send an email with information to: tascemail@optimum.net
In addition to the get wells and condolences, we can also list job postings
or pertinent industry news.
If we don't know about it, we can't post it!
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WWW.LI-TASC.COM
This is our website. Visit us !!!
Also visit our TASC Facebook page and “like us”.
Only TASC members will be able to post on the Facebook page.
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Supplier Rep Updates
We would like to welcome several new supplier reps that have recently been assigned to the Suffolk County area.
Apple Leisure Group/Travel Impressions
Richelle Nicoletta, rnicoletta@algvacations.com
Carnival Cruises
Grace Ambrosia, gambrosia@carnival.com
Celtic Tours
Rose Christopher, rosec@celtictours.com
Collette Vacations
Tracy O'Neill, toneill@collette.com
Holland America
Ann Hall, ahall@hollandamerica.com
Norwegian Cruise Lines - SHE'S BACK!
Lori Innamorata, linnamorata@ncl.com
Oceania Cruises
Thierry Vuolo is still the local rep for many agencies on LI, her email remains tvuolo@oceaniacruises.com
Maggie De La Cruz, mdelacruz@oceaniacruises.com covers less active accounts from her Florida location
Playa Resorts - NEW
Pedro Spignolio, pedro.spignolio@playaresorts.com
Regent Seven Seas
Amelie Dubois, adubois@rssc.com
Royal Caribbean
Molly Paolini, mollypsupport@rccl.com
Sandals/UVI
Kimberly Daino, kdaino@uvi.sandals.com
Seabourn Cruises
Ann Hall, ahall@seabourn.com
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President
Susan Bonesso
(email) susanbtravel@optonline.net
Vice President
Fran Raupp
(email) franr@baytravelandtours.com
Secretary
Liz Henn
(email) lizLbac@gmail.com
Treasurer
Ginny DeFeo
(email) gindef@hotmail.com
Director Owner
Will Porrier
(email) willjohn39@aol.com
Director Affiliate
Gavin Simmons
(email) gsimmons@uvi.sandals.com
Director Agent
Jeffrey Austin
(email) jaustin@vacationwiser.com
Past President
Garrett Simulcik
(email) gsimulcik@cruiseplanners.com
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Rogers Travel
Bay Travel & Tours
LBAC Travel
Empress Travel
Ginger Peachy Travel
Sandals
Vacation Wiser
Cruise Planners
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631-289-5252
631-447-6440
631-648-8032
631-698-7767
631-563-2001
631-526-3301
631-499-4483
631-274-5490
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ACCOUNTING
Richard Chester
AUDIT
Jeaneane De Cicco
AUTOMATION
Lou Fenech
BUDGET
Marie Foley
BY-LAWS
Barbara Chicollo
CURRENT INDUSTRY AFFAIRS
Susan Bonesso
HISTORIAN
Mary Rose Dobbs
HOSPITALITY
Kathy Collins
LEGISLATION
Bill De Cicco
MEMBER BENEFITS
Jeffrey Austin
MEMBERSHIP
Honey Pressgrove
NEWSLETTER
Susan Bonesso
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
Robert's Rules of Order
PAST PRESIDENTS
Garrett Simulcik
PROGRAMS
Fran Raupp
PUBLIC RELATIONS
RAFFLES
Kathy Collins
SUNSHINE
Honey Pressgrove
TRADE SHOW
Jeaneane De Cicco
& Past Presidents Committee
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631-585-7070
631-289-5252
631-563-3440
631-363-9522
631-981-0700
631-289-5252
631-879-1500
631-225-7569
631-289-5252
631-499-4483
631-363-9522
631-289-5252
631-274-5490
631-447-6440
631-225-7569
631-363-9522
631-289-5252
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Every statement made at TASC meetings or published in TASC News is a personal opinion of the speaker, editor or contributor to this newsletter. No comment spoken at the meeting or printed in the newsletter is an endorsement or to suggest that they are the opinions of TASC, its Board of Directors, or members.
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