New Glee Tonight ... get in the mood with Seattle's Flash Mob (from Sun.)

Chocolate Indulgence? It must be FRIDAY!

Nicole and I went on Savor Seattle's Chocolate Indulgence tour today. VERY fun. We stopped at Dahlia Bakery (see Triple Coconut Cream pie above); Chocolate Box; Fran's; etc. We do want to work more with merchants and even other tour companies who offer a different product to recommend them so they recommend us. More on that concept later.

Keep your eyes open!

Grey whales were sighted (and filmed) at the mouth of the Ship Canal, west west of the Locks last week. Keep your eyes open! I have seen an Orca just below where we park, and of course this is the time of the year that Great Blue Herons become more active. If a guest takes a unique picture, have them email it to us; or urge them to post it on our Facebook page.

No Foolin': Seattle's own golden arches

Putting your BEST FOOT FORWARD

Robb has returned to Seattle after spending the winter in Arizona, but as most of you know (those who signed the get well card), Robb broke his foot. He won't be driving until May, but he will be mentoring some of the new guides so that they will be able to find hotels, keep things timely, and learn the transportation systems before they actually start running their tours. Welcome back, Robb!

Another Day in Paradise; another day of gorgeous weather in Feb.

Another Day in Paradise!

The weather in Jan. and Feb. has been outstanding. It has been fun running tours (guests are very happy, appreciative and even surprised), and I'm sure the weather has played a big part in our great numbers in these early weeks of 2010.

It is ALWAYS Sunny and Warm in the Northwest!

When people work their way to and through our web side, we want to nudge them to give us a call. Hopefully, they want to book a tour, but we are convinced that if they just call to ask a question about Seattle and the Northwest, we can lure them in with our friendly attitudes. To help in that endeavor, our phone staff posed for pictures and the result is a very colorful and alluring (and accurate) invitation to give us a call.



Those sunny dispositions and warm personalities are displayed here via the telephone staff - the first contact guests have with our company - but this accurately suggests that these attributes run throughout the company, particularly, of course, the Driver/Guides who will spend the most time with the guests.



Be sure they do!

Modeling Ambassadorship

Dan is active in many business and community organizations. One that does a marvelous job of promoting businesses in the south end is Seattle Southside. At a recent luncheon, Dan was unveiled as one of four "ambassadors" for the Tourism Matters campaign. He both spoke of the importance of tourism to our economy, but also became a literal poster boy (one of four people selected) of South King County tourism! You do us all proud, Dan.

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