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Here’s another story
from one of my clients that will warm your heart, about some of the benefits of
using a travel consultant. An
internet or airline booking service could never have resolved this situation!
Peter writes:
“It was the best of times, about to become the worst of times. A fairytale
wedding was planned for Shanna and me in her hometown of
Peterborough,
ON, CA. After ten months of planning all was set, including a dream
honeymoon to
Italy, which was planned by Harriet.
“Monday morning following our wedding we left Canada at 4:30AM to arrive
in Boston with plenty of time to pack for a 6:00 PM flight to Italy the
following day. At 8:00 AM we were at
the US
border crossing. It was then that we learned that Shanna’s temporary work
visa was no longer valid since she was now married to a
US
citizen. The US Border Guard advised her NOT to leave the country until
permanent papers were filed (a process that takes considerably longer than the
34 hours we had before our flight).
“After several frantic calls to the INS and an Immigration Attorney, all
telling us not to leave the
US, we had given up hope of making our dream honeymoon to
Italy. About mid afternoon we called
Harriet to inform her that we would be canceling our honeymoon and why.
That’s when she advised us to call Senator Edward Kennedy’s office
for assistance with an emergency visa. Finally, after 5 P.M. we spoke with
a very helpful woman, Emily Winterson, at the senator’s office.
She advised us come in to visit her on Tuesday morning, our departure
day. After several phone calls to the ‘right’ people we were assured
that there would be no problems upon reentry to the
US
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“So, as it turned out, thanks to some great knowledge of Harriet’s we
got our clearance to go to
Italy. It all happened only four hours before we were to be taken to the
airport. Our honeymoon was saved!
“Harriet, Thank you and Emily, Thank you.”
From Peter and Shanna—July 2007
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