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Sue Michailidis ...Client Letters

April 26, 2009
~ Fiji ~

Overall, we were happy with most things. We would recommend your travel service to our friends.

Most memorable experiences - our beach wedding, The Point stay and butler service there, the friendly staff.

Best wishes,
M. & M. Yonan
Chicago, IL

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March 10, 2009
~ Tahiti ~

Vicki and I are back from our 10 day sojourn in South Pacific paradise, and I must say, Sue Michailidis planned our trip flawlessly. A day in Tahiti was sufficient as Vicki and I had just enough time to take a bus into Papeete and see its major sites. Of course, to be quite honest - for anyone reading this review - Papeete, in my opinion, wasn’t too dissimilar to a typical port of call with any major cruise line. I remember Cozumel looking very similar. So, in that regard, it wasn’t quite as exotic as I’d expected. But again, it’s the capital of Tahiti, so one must expect the appeal to tourism. Being only 8-10 miles from the town center, we stayed at the Intercontinental Resort, which had a terrific view of Moorea – our next stop.

Moorea, I think, was the friendliest of the three islands we'd visited. We stayed at the Pearl Resort - only a five minute walk from a grocery and a five minute drive from the idyllic Cook’s Bay. To anyone considering the French Polynesia as a future destination, I’d highly recommend renting a car or scooter. The island is less than fifty miles around, so the drive, with no stops, is a measly two hours. Of course, for the curious tourist, you’ll probably want to stop at Cook’s Bay, Jus De Fruits, the Lookout, Temae Beach, and perhaps some various Marae (ancient temples), which might push your trip back to six to eight hours. Of all the culinary stops we visited (La Mahogany and Te Honu Iti being two of the more distinguished places) our favorite was Rudy’s, where the shrimp curry was worth the price you pay (everything in the French Polynesia is expensive, so it’s nice to get food that tastes expensive. In reality, Rudy’s is no more expensive than the various other restaurants on the island). For lunch, we walked to Chez Luciano for some pizza. It was a reasonable priced meal, and the chef was quite entertaining as he would screech like a cat on occasion. One restaurant we didn’t try was Alfredo’s; our concierge advised against it, claiming that she’d received quite a bit of negative feedback about it, so Vicki and I took her word on it. Why shell out the money for bad food, right? And at Te honu Iti, I got to feed the stingrays, so I'd also recommend at least one trip there. One downside to all the good restaurants is that they are quickly dwindling. I had a 2007 printout of the Lonely Planet, and many of the restaurants listed are no longer in business.

Upon leaving Moorea, Vicki and I didn’t think it could get any better. The Moorea Pearl Resort had upgraded us, free of charge, to a premium overwater bungalow, so neither of us could have imagined any room for improvement; but, as Sue had so meticulously incorporated, Bora Bora would be all that and more; thus, she made it our last stop. Once again, the Pearl Resort upgraded us to a premium overwater bungalow, only this time, the view was nearly inconceivable. We were in bungalow 44, which was a direct view of the main island and its two peaks, an uninhibited view yielding the vast expanse of turquoise water and deep blue skies. I nearly fainted (if fainting weren’t so “dainty,” I might have!). Being that the resort was on a private motu, I was quite pleased that Sue had suggested the half board meal plan, which included breakfast and the three course dinners. We did, however, go into town to try the pre-eminent Bloody Mary’s; although, neither of us was as impressed as we’d hoped to be. The setting, of course, is original with sandy floors and coconut tables and stools – and even the food was good – but to describe it as a nearly god-like destination is a bit over the top in my opinion.

For the honeymooners out there, I’d suggest a private and professional photoshoot. Since it’s only the two of you, it’s often difficult getting pictures with both of you in them. Talk to your resort’s excursion desk to get the details. Vicki and I spent around 22000 pacific francs for forty pictures, and we were extremely pleased with them.

In short, it may be trying times economically, and although I was a little skittish shelling out the money for it, I’m glad I did. It’s not often a middle-class guy like me could say a vacation of that price was truly worth the money, but in this case – and this is just between you and me – I might have paid more.

Thanks again for the superb trip, or as they say in Tahiti, “Maururuu!”

Best wishes,
P. Adams
Madison, AL

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March 6, 2009
~ Tahiti ~

Aloha Melissa,

Our trip was great! Once again Sue Michailidis did a wonderful job! Our flight went well. The weather in Kauai was nice with an occasional shower. The Grand Hyatt was awesome and beautiful! The staff was outstanding and the free breakfasts turned out to be a great bargain.

We went on a great sunset cruise Friday. A luau for my 50th birthday on Sunday. A kayak trip Tuesday and a Zodiak raft to the Napali coast on Thursday. Thanks to Tish Carreira for scheduling this all.

The rest of the time we spent snorkeling with Chris from the Captain Andy's hut at the hotel and we became good friends with him. One last note: the pool at the Hyatt is one of the best Ive seen. It took us the whole vacation to discover them all.

Mahalo,
J. & J. Borg
Pennington, NJ

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December 24, 2008
~ Tahiti ~

We just returned to our room from dinner - a lovely Asian buffet with lots of curry and peking duck to find a beautiful lighted Christmas Tree!!! We have had fabulous service and are enjoying our trip thoroughly. We will be back in March for sure!

Merry Christmas to you both & Thanks Again for Everything, Tahiti is Wonderful!

Best wishes,
V. McGuire
Kihei, HI

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September 29 , 2008
~ Hawaii ~

So nice of you to check in! Jason and I had an amazing time in Maui - the accommodations at the Fairmont Kea Lani were wonderful (we LOVED our oceanfront suite, the grounds were beautiful and the breakfast buffet was awesome!), the soft-top Jeep was essential (had such a great time cruising around in that car!) and the flights went off without a hitch! Overall, the entire vacation exceeded any/all expectations - we had such a great time doing everything from ziplining to snorkeling to hiking to biking Mt. Haleakala to laying out on the beach in Pa'ia. Thank you so much for your assistance in helping us plan the honeymoon of our dreams!

Best wishes,
M. Monsalve & J. Bartos
Alexandria, Virginia

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August 18, 2008
~ Fiji ~

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August 12, 2008
~ Fiji ~

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July 17, 2008
~ Fiji ~

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March 16, 2008
~ Fiji ~

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March 13, 2008
~ Hawaii ~

My trip to Maui was fantastic, thanks to Sue, who I have been meaning to email..  The Maui resort was so great... 2xs upgrade from what I booked, then I upgraded myself again and got the corner wrap around deluxe ocean view suite which was the best ever.  (the villa's are to die for, but this was fantastic !!!! ) thank you to Sue for the chocolate strawberries and a great time on Maui.  Here's lookiing to my 50th !  

C. Eland
Seattle, Washington

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February 07, 2008
~ Hawaii ~

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January 14, 2008
~ Tahiti ~

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October 09, 2007
~ Hawaii ~

Sue M. gave us outstanding service, can you tell us what to do in Maui  next to the hotel in Wailea, and good restaurants.

Thank You

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September 24, 2007
~ Fiji ~

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June 04, 2007
~ Fiji ~

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May 13, 2007
~ Mexico ~

Sue was great and took care of all the arrangements – we love her!  Also, the Los Cabos Resort was beautiful!  The spa was fabulous, the food was great, the rooms were large and nicely decorated and the pool was gorgeous!  We had a wonderful trip and thanks for all your help.

L. Donahue
Manhattan Beach, California
40th Birthday Celebration

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April 11, 2007
~ Hawaii ~

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April 5, 2007
~ Hawaii ~

Mahalo
D. and M. MacLannan
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Happy Birthday Celebration

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January 24, 2007
~ Hawaii ~

We HAD a GREAT time! Thanks so much. We WILL be going back to Maui and will be sure to use McCoy Travel again!

Aloha!!
J. & J. Borg
Massachusetts
Maui Honeymoon

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January 13, 2007
~ Hawaii ~

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September 20, 2006
~ Fiji ~

Anyway, we'll be in touch soon to book the Hawaii ticket. I'd be happy to diccuss anything further with you. Thanks for your email and again, thank you for guiding us to Taveuni Island- we fell in love with the Fijian people and the island.

With Kind Regards,
C. DeMoss Sharp
Glendale, California
Taveuni Weddingmoon


September 04, 2006
~ Fiji ~
Bula Sue,

We can't thank you enough.  We had a great trip.  Rosie's Travel took great care of us, as did the hotel.  The whole trip went off without a hitch. 

We got to LAX by 7:30pm.  There was no waiting at the ticket counter or at security, we just waltzed right through.  They had closed off the upper deck of the plane but they did give us exit row seats, Row 51, and we had the row to ourselves.  Didn't sleep much on the way over...too excited I guess.

Arrived on time in Nadi.  Rosie's greeted us, verified all our travel documents and then drove us to the Outrigger.  We walked up to the check-in counter and said that we wanted to check in and they said "certainly, not a problem".  That really made it nice.  We got all unpacked and then met the bride & groom for breakfast.

Can't say enough nice things about the hotel, the gardens, the hotel staff, the food.....everything was wonderful.  The rehearsal dinner was wonderful.  Both Luisa and Pruvena were very helpful and proposed a special menu for us, even though we were holding the dinner in the main restaurant.  It turned out perfect!!!!!

The wedding itself was held at the Myola Plantation.  What a beautiful spot!!!  We were very impressed with them and their service.  Beautiful wedding, wonderful reception!!!!!!

With the event behind us, Rosie's got us to the airport by 7:30pm.  There was a bit of a wait at the airline check-in but no wait at security.  We boarded the plane and got the upper level exit seats, Row 21 although we did have a gentleman in the row with us.  The flight over was only about half full but the flight coming back looked pretty full. 

The man sitting next to us has a place on one of the outer islands and he has a cottage that he rents out.  It sounded pretty nice.

By the way, the weather was very pleasant (low to mid 70's every day), actually cooler even with the humidity, than the 80 degree weather we've been having in San Diego.  The only down side was that wind was howling the day we arrived and it never let up...but it really didn't matter unless you were out on the beach.  The pool area and the gardens offered a lot of protection.   

Again, we can't thank you enough for a smooth journey.

Vinaka!!!!!!!! 
C. & R. Pearson   
San Diego, California
Fiji Wedding Celebration

August 31, 2006
~ Fiji ~
Dear Sue,
  
I can't believe it's possible but we had an even better time this year.  I think the kids being a year older makes a difference - Paul will be 12 in Sept.  Paul did so much with Gaby and Pete and the rest of the "guys".. They taught him spear fishing, sailing and we even went diving - Paul loved it. It's something I swore I would never do but Danny was a great instructor.  Jenny was more independent as well and loved spending time at the Bula Club.  We got a different Vicka but we all agreed she was even better than last year's Vicka.  The weather was on and off sun and clouds and rain but that's Fiji.   Also, the Sheraton Villas were FANTASTIC.  We would definitely go back.  We got a room on the ground floor opening right onto the pool.  Is that possible to request?  The Japanese Tepanaki restaurant right next to our room was great.
  
Thanks for all your help in booking such a great and memorable vacation.
  
Thanks,
L. Stout
Manhattan Beach, California
Fiji Summer Trip

August 02, 2006
~ Hawaii ~
Aloha Sue,

How are you? I just received a welcome back letter from Melissa. I would love to post a happy client letter. Our trip was truly magical. Everything was really great we had a wonderful time. We didn’t want to leave. The hotel was wonderful.. very tropical. Thank you so very much for making it so memorable. I will truly always remember the first time I was in Hawaii/Maui. My girls had a great time, my husband enjoyed it also, swimming on the beach and at the hotel after hours in the dark was really cool. I can go on and on about it, it was that nice. I couldn’t thank you enough for making our vacation so wonderful.  I look forward to talking to you about our next year visit.

V. Combs
California
Maui Vow Renewal Vacation

July 4, 2006
~ Fiji ~

Bula Sue,
Just got back last night and everything ws FABULOUS, FANTASTIC, GREAT, WONDERFUL, except the weather (boo!) -- in 13 days we only had 3 days of sun and many days of rain. But when we return, we would go back at the same time since this was so unusual. LOVED Cousteau and Yasawa -- the Yasawa bure was, as you know, incredibly beautiful -- staff members at both places were exceptional --

We did everything -- visited the villages, mangroves, and church services, snorkelled, fished, etc. And Rosie's was great. Always on time and so accommodating. We ended up renting a room at the Westin because our flight was delayed from 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. -- they gave us a great day rate even though we rented the room from 5:00 p.m. to midnight.
So now I'm planning our next trip and I need your help and advice -- another tropical island experience for 2 weeks in December -- what would you suggest? Tonga? Solomon Islands? Cook Islands? Where else?
Vinaka Sue. We loved every minute of this trip --
D. Kaufman
California
Fiji Summer Trip


May 15, 2006
~ Hawaii ~

Sue,
Thanks for the email. Our honeymoon in Hawaii was awesome! Unfortunately it is quickly becoming a distant memory as reality has set back in. We really appreciate your and Alex's hospitality during our visit.
Thanks a
gain for all your patience and help in making the trip an adventure of a lifetime. We are already thinking about planning our next trip back to the islands.
Warmly,
S. Ackerman
Massachusetts
Hawaii Island Hopping Honeymoon


November 7 , 2005
~ Hawaii ~

Hello Sue,
Well, I'm sure you thought you'd heard the last from me (and gratefully so, I'm sure LOL), but after just recommending you to an e-mail buddy of ours who is planning a Hawaii vacation, I was reminded that I never personally thanked you for your part on making our trip to Maui such a wonderful experience. Everything was perfect - our daughter's wedding, the travel (well except for the airplane food *grin*), our accommodations, etc., etc.
I'm taking the liberty of sending you some pictures. You should feel good about the job you do so excellently! We had the time of our lives! Our accommodations at
Grand Champions - beautiful! Again, I can't thank you enough. It's suppose to snow here this weekend. Now I know why people go to Maui and decide to stay.
A happy client,
J. Florhaug
Jamestown, ND
Hawaii Celebration Trip


October 26 , 2005
~ Hawaii ~

Melissa,
First of all, I want to tell you I finally know why Hawaii is considered paradise. What a magical place! One of the things your agency does best is hire people who are great to work with. Sue Michailidis went above and beyond when it came to helping our group. Given that we are infrequent travelers, I had so many questions that I actually felt bad contacting her so many times. And because of the number of people traveling, things became quite complicated. She always responded quickly, and was friendly & personal, too - she helped us so much. I plan on sending her a personal thank you in the near future. Our rental car was great! We had originally picked out a mid-size car...but Hertz ran out of them & upgraded us to a SUV at no additional charge. Our accomodations at Grand Champions were excellent!! A beautiful setting, great location, beautiful condos, pools, etc., etc.....and we loved the air conditioning - as well as the two bathrooms in each unit (invaluable when getting ready to attend a wedding *smile*). Everyone in the wedding party said that if they ever go back - that's where they want to stay. We were even granted a late checkout of 4:00PM at no additional charge. You can't beat that! All the information you sent allowed us to get around the island easily & not miss out of any "must do" things offered in Maui. My personal favorites (after our daugther's wedding at the Seaside Chapel, of course) were our day long motorcycle trip and watching sunsets at three different beautiful beaches. The Road to Hana was an experience in, and of, itself of course. *smile*. The worse part of the trip was not having enough time to explore - a good reason to come back, I guess.

Maybe you had this in your info packet and I missed it, but I would have found it helpful to know what the average gratuity is in Hawaii....and who all expects to get one. I kept running out of cash. LOL And our poor housekeepers, I never noticed the envelopes they left until almost the last day. I hope the amount I left was sufficient...and that it got to all who worked in our Condo.

Also, no one is ever going to gain weight flying American Airlines. When you fly over 8 hours, a meal would have been nice. However, I would have been content with just a sandwich - but by the time I was hungry, they had even run out of those. Too bad we forgot our snack pack in the backseat of the car rental. It would have come in handy. *smile*

All & all, I would give McCoy Travel a five star rating.....and I will use your agency again, as well as recommend you to my friends. Thank you for your part in making our trip so memorable.
J. Florhaug
North Dakota
Hawaiian Wedding Party


October 26 , 2005
~ Hawaii ~

Dear Melissa,
Thank you for your letter. Our trip was fabulous and so was Sue. This was my third trip to Maui but it had been about 20 years since my last trip so it was a thrill. We loved our accommodations. They were so perfect and we could not have asked for better. Very comfortable and perfect set up. It was fun with all of us being in the same complex area as we were able to share dinners and fun evenings. We took the road to Hana and Skipper was a hoot. He was our driver and made the trip so much fun. I would recommend him to everyone but would want him to save a time for our next trip over ;-)

The Tedeschi Winery was so much fun and Sherry and I did lots of side trips. We would just take off and take a road and go exploring. What a ball we had. We walked on Makena beach for a Sunrise and a couple of Sunsets. So breathtakingly beautiful. You guys did such a great job of setting up everything, thank you. The wedding, accommodations, side trips, people, food, shopping and EVERYTHING was perfect. The most fun and perfectly planned trip as well as spur of the moment entertainment I have ever taken.
I would recommend this little out of the way place to eat. You can eat in our outside at some tables but they have great take out. ESKIMO CANDY. GREAT FOOD, and a very unique little place.
Thank you again and I will be in touch. Please send me info when you have things set up for Africa.
D. Mingen
Minnesota
Hawaiian Vacation


October 19 , 2005
~ Fiji ~

Bula Sue!,
The honeymoon was incredible. We had an amzaing time. Fiji was fantastic. The resort was pretty much all couples and mostly honeymooners and it was the perfect mix of socializing with other couples and having time to ourselves. The staff was friendly and we got to know most of them by name within the first couple of days. The only bad thing was the first night our bure was next to the pool and as it was our honeymoon, we asked to transfer to a more secluded bure. They put us in the bure that was farthest away from the pool/resturaunt and that was perfect. If you send people there I would suggest reserving a bure farther from the pool. We dove almost every other day, and the resort was perfect for diving. The dives are all extremely close to the island and because the resort was so small we really got to know the divemaster and the other divers. If we wanted to dive alone it was not a problem. They even offer a shark dive and after Hillary coaxed me into it, we dove with the sharks and it turned out to be the best dive we had ever been on. The food was great and so were the drinks. We were the only Americans there, but that made it a little more interesting. We hung out with people from New Zealand, Italy and Australia and now have places to stay all over the world. The type of people who go to Fiji are laid back which was exactly our pace. The resturaunt was nice, because we could eat alone, or with a large group which made for great nights. We would definitely recommend Fiji.
We were glad we went to the main island so we could see a little of the Fijian culture. We went on a river trip to a village to drink Kava and have a traditional meal. It was a great experience.
Thank you so much for all of your help putting this trip together, it made for a memorable honeymoon.
When we find some time and money to use that free ticket to Hawaii we will call you to help plan our next vacation. Possibly next August.
Thanks Again.
J. & H. Hirshon
California
Romantic Fijian Honeymoon


September 5 , 2005
~ Fiji ~

Hello Sue,
We finally have a chance to get back to you on how our trip to Qamea went. Let us just start by saying what a beautiful and enchanting place Qamea truly is. We could not have asked for a better location to make our tenth wedding anniversary more special than this was. Coming from Las Vegas where it is 110 degrees in the summer and going to Fiji where it is mid 70's to low 80's was a bit of a shock. Molly needed a little more than a bikini to stay comfortable especially since it did unfortunately rain a good portion of our trip. The locals told us their summer months are Dec, Jan, and Feb..
Next time we are flying first class all the way, no questions asked. We have friends who just recently flew Air New Zealand and could not say enough good things about them as well.
The staff, accomodations, and food were all amazing. We were truly impressed with Qamea itself, and the staff was phenomenal.
Finally, a few tips for future Qamea travelers. They do not offer you regular food, so if you feel like chips and salsa or a pizza or a hamburger you are not going to get it.
We hope these tips are helpful for you in helping others plan special vacations like this. Thank you.
Sincerely,
J. Moses
Nevada
Fijian 10th Anniversary


August 29 , 2005
~ Europe ~

Dear Sue,
My whole family had a fabulous time in Italy! We wanted to thank you for all the attention to detail, that really made the trip exceptional. All of the sidetrips were well worth the money, from the very first private water taxi ride in Venice, to the tour of the Vatican. Our tour guide in Venice (San Marco) was amazing. The guides in Lucca and Rome (Vatican) were also wonderful, and knowledgeable; even the tour driver to Lucca/Pisa was fun and helpful. Thank you for suggesting Lucca. It was a real highlight we did not have in our original plans. The hotels were beyond our dreams! The location of each was near the heart of its city. The Luna Baglioni, Venice was lovely, immediately on a canal, 2 blocks from the Piazza San Marco, 1 block from Harry’s Bar – we walked to the waterfront every night for dinner or a gelato. The Hotel Savoy in Florence was the best service we have received anywhere in the world, and we had a view of the Duomo from our window. The hotel was able to give us adjoining rooms with a shared entrance. They kept our reservation when we were delayed overnight in Venice by the train strike, so that we could check in early the next morning. (Florence was my favorite city, despite the mopeds. The Museo dell’Opera and the Uffizi museum were unbelievable). The Regina Baglioni in Rome was near the Villa Borghese, where the museum had startlingly beautiful sculpture and marble, while the included breakfast was outstanding. The room was large, a suite really. Your suggestion to upgrade the Eurail tickets was a good one, confirmed seats spared us the struggle with luggage and finding seats together for 4 people. So, all in all we were very pleased with the arrangements; even the airline seats worked out well. Thank you again,
Sonya


May 19 , 2005
~ Hawaii ~

Hi Sue,
We had a great time on our honeymoon. we loved both the Hyatt and the Four Seasons (although, I thought we had upgraded to a partial ocean view at the 4 seasons but we couldn't really see the ocean from our room). Our view at the Hyatt was fantastic so that made it all the more wonderful (we ended up upgrading to an ocean view room). Maui was great but we really loved Kauai. The whole trip was fabulous. Thanks so much for all of your help and your well wishes.
Darlene
D. (Brookline, MA)


May 19 , 2005
~ Fiji ~

Hi Sue,
Had a wonderful trip to Fiji. Matamanoa was okay, Namena was special. Not for everyone, but for divers and those who want privacy or serenity or something unique, this is the place. The Moody's are part of the adventure. What these people have created is a genuine wonder. The coral was better at Matamanoa, the marine life better at Namena.
Thanks for all your work in putting this together. Hope we can do business again. Stay well...
Dave H. (Crockett, CA)


May 9 , 2005
~ Fiji ~

Hi Sue,
Sorry it's taken so long to get back with you. I/we have been working non-stop since we got back. I will send a longer email back when I get a free moment. We had a fantastic time. The kids won't stop taking about the Cousteau resort. And the kicker was a week after we got home the Discovery Channel HD had a special about the best 5 Honeymoon places in the world and the Cousteau Resort was highlighted as one of those place (Vesi, Simi and the medicine man nuemiaia (sp) were shown). Pretty neat, unfornunately we didn't have time to video tape the episode. I'll select a few good pictures and send them shortly.
Jim, Chanda, Lexi, Jason, Ryan S. (Anaheim Hills, CA)


April 27 , 2005
~ Pre-trip Fiji ~

Sue,
Thanks so much for everything. You have definitely sold me on travel agents - I don't think I would have been able to look forward to as nice of a trip without you. I'll be sure to send you a picture when we get back.
Jason H. (Beaverton, OR)


April 7 , 2005
~ Hawaii ~

Dear Sue,
Wanted to share this picture with you and let you know how much we appreciated all of your help with our trip. We had a great time enjoying all of the amenities at the Hyatt, especially the breakfast buffet at Swan Court. As you told us before the trip, the buffet was terrific and the breakfast coupons worked out great! We managed to fit in a luau, whale watching, snorkeling and lots of pool play. The Hyatt pool was really a highlight for the kids. We enjoyed meeting you and we look forward to working with you on future trips.
Mahalo,
Carol W. & family (Sonoma, CA)


March 29 , 2005
~ Hawaii ~

Melissa,
I love your e-mails! We were fortunate to use your business (Sue) for our trip to Maui a couple of years ago and I have so enjoyed your e-mails! Happy Birthday to you and your pal-Have wonderful travels and be sure to share your Tuscan experience with us. Thank you again-and I really hope to visit your gardens one day.....
Sincerely,
Jennifer M. (Gilbert, AZ)



November 2 , 2004
~ Tahiti~
Hey Sue!
So, the wedding and honeymoon were fabulous, everything went well. All the islands were so beautiful, it was great and the helicopter ride was awesome!

The next time I go to Tahiti, I might go to Moorea, maybe Bora Bora, and Rangiroa (since we didn't go there, and I've heard good things from some of the other people). So, yeah, it was great. All of your work was perfect. Thanks!

Masa H. (Hoboken, NJ)



October 21 , 2004
~ Tahiti ~
Hi Sue,

Honeymoon was really great.....on a scale of 1-10 - Taha'a was an 8 and Hotel BoraBora was a 12!!! Can't really compare - Taha'a bungalows were definitely bigger and more modern, but the location and service at Hotel BB just beats it hands down - at least for Ryan and I - we met other couples who stayed at both and some preferred Le Tahaa to Hotel BB - it just depends on what you like and what you are looking for.....I highly recommend the helicopter ride - the scenery was fantastic and it was nice to make a quick hop b/w the islands. Also, HotelBB recommended the absolute best restaurant - La Villa Mahana - very romantic and quaint (only 7-8 tables in the restaurant). If you want more details about either resort, please feel free to give me a call -

Raquel J (New Orleans, Louisianna)
Thanks for your help!!


August 10, 2004
~ Fiji ~
Hello and thanks for writing to ask about our experience in Fiji. We had a fantastic time. The people there are so friendly, we didn't want to leave (especially on Tokoriki!). I would like to especially thank Sue for doing such a fantastic job in figuring out what the perfect itinerary would be. She paid close attention to little details, which really paid off for us. We stayed at the Outrigger on the Coral Coast for the first 3 days. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't great (overcast and cool), but we used that to our advantage by taking day trips to Nadi and Suva. That gave us a chance to meet some wonderful people and see the mainland.

Going to Tokoriki was a blast... traveling by helicopter was definitely the way to go. Immediately upon landing on Tokoriki, we felt like we were among friends. We were greeted by the staff with a nice cold drink and a welcome song. After being there for just a couple of days, practically everyone on the staff knew us by name. The wedding was the pièce de ré·sis·tance. The wedding coordinator did an excellent job of organizing everything and even helped me get ready before the wedding. Getting married on the beach at sunset was a once in a lifetime experience that we will cherish forever. And the Tokoriki Resort saying of arriving a visitor but leaving as a friend is so true.

We hope to get back there again someday, perhaps to renew our vows.

Sincerely,
Joni H. (San Diego, California)


July 21, 2004
~ Pre Maui Weddingmoon ~
Sue,

I got our itinerary just a few minutes ago and printed it off. It looks perfect!
I felt that you worked the hardest to help me find and plan the perfect wedding/honeymoon trip to Maui so I wanted to book this with you. I honestly appreciate all of your time spent with me and all of the extra work you put in. I look forward to some helpful hints over the next few months for planning the wedding.

I forwarded the itinerary and your information out to everyone that had shown an interest in attending our wedding in Maui. So you may be getting emails and/or phone calls from those interested. I asked them to mention my name so that you would know they were with me and could find them air/condo/car rates similar to mine.

Again, thank you very much for everything.

Jill K. (Shelby Township, Michigan)

June 9 , 2004
~ Hawaii ~
Hi Sue,

The honeymoon was pure paradise! We loved every minute of it and all of the special little touches made it even more special. The kind notes and the great Kauai book are greatly appreciated. They made us feel welcome!

Thank you so much for all of your help and guidance with everything. I will definitely be recommending you to all of my soon-to-be-married friends if they are planning a honeymoon to Hawaii. I wish that we were still there but hope to go back some day.

I have attached a photo for you. We had just arrived at the Four Seasons Wailea after a very long day of traveling and this beautiful scenery was there to greet us!

All the best,
Amy and Michael C. (Toronta, Canada)


April 15 , 2004
~ Fiji ~
Sue,

The trip looks great. Looks like you were able to get Tokoriki for the end as hoped for!

Once again thanks for your help. You've done another wonderful job on short notice. You, as before, have been efficient, knowledgeable and most of all fun to work with! Hopefully Paul and I will be able to go to Fiji now that both sons have done their thing! You'll be the first to know because we'll be asking for your help!

Best wishes to you and your family. Enjoy little Tommy --- they grow up so fast! Before you know it you will be planning a honeymoon too! Just remember, every year gets better. Mine still are!

Sincerely,
Gayle M. (Nashville, Tennessee)

November 21 , 2003
~ Hawaii ~
Hi Sue, we just returned Tuesday from our Maui honeymoon and it was absolutely fabulous! Everything went as planned and both hotels (Westin Maui & Grand Wailea Resort) had outstanding service and accommodations. The only issue we had was our rental car took quite some time when we arrived and I had already faxed in our paperwork, but I think they simply just got really busy. We ended paying a little to upgrade to a mustang and then they were out of mustangs, so they gave us a red little T-bird which was a lot of fun.

Thanks for all of you're help and we had a great time.
On to our next vacation....do you guys book cruises in the Caribbean out of New Orleans?

Thanks Again,

Tarah M. (Jefferson, Louisiana)


November 2 , 2003
~ Hawaii ~
Hi Sue -

We had the greatest time - Hawaii was such a paradise and the trip kept getting better and better; we were disappointed to leave Maui because it was so fun, but we were equally as excited when we arrived at the Princeville Kauai Resort to it's beauty and were happy to see it measured up to the Fairmont!

Maui was excellent - honest if you had seen my husbands face as we drove to the Fairmont Kea Lani it was totally worth all the planning. He said as we drove through the Wailea village, 'I feel like I'm in Beverley Hills', then of course we arrived at the Fairmont to their amazing lobby and views of the ocean and we felt as though we were dreaming!! It was so fun!! I had booked us both massages at the spa shortly after our planned arrival and those were excellent too! We went to the Four Seasons out of curiousity and I see what you meant when you said it had a bit more ambiance - but in comparison we were glad we were at the Fairmont - your recommendation was bang on!! The suites were beautiful!! We ate dinner at the two restaurants at the 4 seasons on different nights ( Spagos and Ferraros) and both were excellent, yet different experiences.

The snorkel trip & the bike trip were perfectly arranged as well as both car rentals - we said numerous times that we were so glad you had looked after all these details for us so we could sit back and just enjoy the vacation itself. No hassles and no questions asked on any of the excursions - all details were perfect.

Kauai was definitely my favorite island and I'm so glad you convinced us to stay more days than the original 2 we had planned - again you were bang on!! We did the hike into the waterfalls along the coast one day and went to hideaway beach another and just relaxed on what felt like our own private beach! Then the other two days in Kauai we just enjoyed the beach and the snorkeling right off the hotel property. On our last day we drove to the Waimea canyon but it was really foggy and had begun to rain so we didn't really see the view - this was the only day we had indecent weather.

Phew - sorry to leave you such a long email - it was excellent all in all Sue, and thanks again for your excellent advise - our expectations were completely met and then some!!

I'm totally jealous that you live there!! We came home and commented on how ugly our surroundings were in comparison.

The only thing we didn't do was the drive to Hana - we preferred to enjoy the r&r at the Fairmont so didn't venture to do this trek - I guess we have reason to return someday!!

Tracy G. (Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada)


October 21, 2003
~ Fiji ~
Hi Sue-

My wife Susan forwarded me a copy of your latest e-mail re Yasawa. I’d like to add my thanks for the wonderful job you did for us in planning this vacation. I’m amazed at your attention to detail and getting everything right for us. Super job. Thanks again.

Marvin F. (Seal Beach, Californina)


October 8 , 2003
~ Fiji ~
Sue -
We had the best time on Taveuni Island!! It's a wonderful place - we couldn't have picked a better honeymoon location!! Wonderful bure, views, food, people, weather, activities, lack of activities, ... you name it!

Dawn & Michael C. (Harrison Tennessee)


October 7, 2003
~ Hawaii ~
Sue - Hello! Honestly, everything turned out wonderful. When we arrived at the Hyatt Maui , they not only had all of our reservations right, they upgraded us to a suite Thurs. and Friday so we wouldn't have to change rooms on Saturday. It was awesome!!! We were so happy we did a dorky happy dance when we saw the suite. I also sent Melissa, Dory (room coord.) and Leilani (front desk) a small token of our appreciation. The Suite was so beautiful! The wedding turned out great, and the pictures came out even better than we had hoped! The food was great at the Kaanapali Hotel. Everyone raved about it's quality and taste. Honestly, I couldn't have asked for anything to go any better!!! It was extraordinary...now I know why you live there. We didn't want to come home. We were in love, and Dave even fit in as one of the locals. I appreciate all of your patience in not only handling all of my questions and indecisiveness, but that of all my guests who used you as well. We are very grateful for your efforts and patience. Thank you.

Fawn D. (Norwalk, California)
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September 25, 2003
~ Fiji ~

Hi Sue,

It's good to hear from you. I've been meaning to contact you since we returned. Andrew and I had an absolutely fantastic time in Fiji. What a gorgeous place. It was exactly what we wanted our honeymoon to be.

Just to give you a bit of feedback on the places we stayed...

Vatulele: Vatulele was incredible. By far, Vatulele was the nicest resort/hotel that either Andrew or I have ever stayed. Everything about it was fairytale - the bures, the food, the people, the beaches, etc. Andrew and I would highly recommend Vatulele to anyone. It offers the perfect blend of being able to relax as much as you want or be as active as you want (diving, cave walks, kayaking, etc). The group dinners were also very fun (for those people who are a little weary of doing that, it turned out to be a lot of fun and something we looked forward to). We definitely could have stayed there longer although we also felt that with 6 night/7 days we got to do everything we wanted. We went diving twice while we were there and were extremely comfortable with the dive staff. We are both pretty inexperienced divers, so it was nice to feel so comfortable.

Taveuni Island Resort: Overall, Andrew and I were so happy to experience a different island in Fiji and thought that Taveuni Island Resort was very nice. Taveuni Island and Vatulele Island are so different that on this island we got to do a lot of hiking, waterfalls, etc - more land activities. Andrew and I thought that the setting of Taveuni Island Resort (overlooking the ocean, etc) was gorgeous. As far as the positive side, the island was gorgeous - a real jungle. We really enjoyed the hikes/waterfalls and felt that we had a much more rich Fiji experience on this island primarily with just being able to interact with more Fijians, see "real life" in Fiji, etc. We would recommend for people to definitely go to this island or this resort.

Thank you again for all of your help. We will certainly recommend anyone that wants to travel to Fiji to give you all a call to help make the arrangements. Andrew and I are hoping to take advantage of our free Hawaii trip to celebrate our first anniversary!

Thanks again for everything Sue.

Harper and Andrew M.


September 15, 2003
~ Fiji ~
Sue,

Thanks for the email. We had a wonderful trip! Nukubati was incredible and there were not many people there so it was extra nice.

Good fishing and snorkeling!

Talk to you soon.

Erik H. (Los Angeles, California)

September 15, 2003
~ Hawaii ~
Hi Sue,

Thanks for your help in planning the honeymoon -- we had a fabulous time. Suz and I talked about it and decided that both places were great in their own way. Manele Bay was just what we needed at the time
we went there. We just relaxed the whole time.

The Kea Lani was fantastic and perhaps was the one I personally liked more. There is a lot more to do at the Kea Lani and the suite we had was really excellent. We thought that it was like an apartment and
that we could have lived in it for a while. It came equipped with a cd player and sterreo (which Manele Bay didn't have) and we really liked that. The water slide is awesome too. :)

One other thing was the overpriced food at both the hotels. Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind paying for a good meal out and do it all the time here at home. But why do these hotels have to charge $15 for a
hamberger and $17 for an omlette? At least if it was the most amazing hamberger ever I could live with it. Anyway my point is that on Maui it was so much easier to avoid eating at the hotel that it was not even
an issue. On Lanai though it was the only thing that was sort of a concern to us. The complimentary breakfeast was also better at the Kea Lani.

Anyway, enough complaining. Really it was a really really great trip and both enjoyed ourselves very much. Thanks again! :)

Patrick C. (San Francisco, California)


August 26, 2003
~ Hawaii ~
Hi Sue!
We had a wonderful time in Maui, & we want to say THANKS for everything! I personally want to thank you for your patience with me, constantly changing my mind and questioning everything! (I get that from my mother). We loved the Hyatt Maui, it exceeded our expectations. We really appreciate you helping
us move to a better room, it turned out wonderful & it was so nice to not have to worry about the transportation to and from the hotel, thank you for setting it all up for us.

We will definally come to you at McCoy Travel next time we take a trip.
Again Thank you so much. We hope all is well with you also.

Sincerly,
Alexis & Miguel D.T. (Salt Lake City, Utah)
P.S. the macadamia nut pop corn was great we bought more to take home with us, that was very kind of you.


August 5, 2003
~ Tahiti ~

Sue -

The trip was absolutely fabulous. Everything was smooth sailing. Tahiti Beachcomber was very accommodating for a short layover in Tahiti. It is ver