The History About Us

Maria and I met for the first time in Winnipeg back in 2000 while attending a specialized travel course offered through Robertson College, where we both had a passion for travel, and had established goals to build a successful career in the the travel industry! Those goals still hold true, and until this very moment we still live by our mission to offer our clients the travel and vacation experience through exceptional customer service, competitive pricing, and exclusive perks and incentives you will not find anywhere else!

A Little About: Bill Parise

For over 14 years I have established myself as a skilled professional in customer service, sales, and retail marketing, and have succesfully carried these skills and experiences into the travel industry.

I started my travel career as a counsellor in a retail vacation agency, and in only a couple of years I became the manager of that office, and in only a few more years after that I took on the position of a Corporate and Cruise Business Developer within the same travel company, which was located in Vancouver, B.C.

I had the opportunity to establish my travel career in Winnipeg and Vancouver, B.C, and then return back to my home city Winnipeg, where I could once again service my clients. With an entreprenuerial spirit and being self-employed in the past provided me enough motivation to take the next step in starting my own travel business with my wife Maria as my partner.

With our affiliation with Travel Professionals International, we have the best of both worlds. A travel network with access to the industries best reservations and travel sources, plus the complete flexibility to develop our schedules that works best for our clients needs.

Current Designations and Certifications:

	Accredited Cruise Counsellor (CLIA) Designation - (ACC)
	Sandals Resorts Sales Specialist - (CSS)

A Little About: Maria Parise

Hello my name is Maria, and I consider myself a seasoned professional in the travel and vacation business! Bringing over 7+ years of experience, I have been in the industry working in the capacity of a travel counsellor for several major retail vacation, corporate, and wholesale travel companies!

My passion for travel is truly contagious, and my well rounded skills and knowledge gives me the ability to fully understand your travel needs. I truly believe that achieving the best overall travel and vacation experience for my clients is the very reason I became a part of this industry as travel professional.

Current Designations and Certifications:

	Sandals Resorts Sales Specialist - (CSS)
	Destination Certification: Disney Sales Specialist

With the both of us being in the travel business, and having the opportunity to arrange and book several destination weddings in the past, our obvious choice was to do our own destination wedding, and our choice was to have our special celebration at an All-Inclusive Resort in Varadero, Cuba.

Maria and I married in March of 2004 at Melia Las Antillas (formerly the Beaches Resort by Sandals) located in Varadero, Cuba.

For the convenience and the peace-of-mind, plus the incredible memories that our 42 guests brought back home with them, can only be expressed as being priceless for all of us!

This is a picture of us during our wedding ceremony at the Resort in Varadero. Prior to exchanging our vows, we had a local Cuban band play, which was fanstastic, and in this picture we're about to have some champagne and cut into the mouth-watering wedding rum cake!

If your dream is to have a destination wedding, we would love to assist you with all your arrangements. Our experience and knowledge can be invaluable to you, and when it comes to the details, we have been through it all.

Whether you decide to get married on an exotic Island, a fairytale wedding in Disneyland, or a special cruise ship ceremony, we will be happy to guide you ever step of the way.

To find out more on what we can do for you and your possible wedding at destination, we encourage you to contact us to assist you in all your destination wedding plans!