GRAND BARRAIL CHATEAU RESORT & SPA
St. Emilion, Bordeaux, Paris

In April 2008, Noel was pleased to join Virtuoso's Spring Paris Group at the Grand Barrail Chateau Resort and Spa- Upon our arrival we were advised that the hotel had been sold to Les Hotels Emeraude in Paris. As renovations are planned for the coming year. The Carroll Group will be taking leave from this account until further notice. Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group & Guy Robert, Sales Manager for Grand Barrail - Welcomed Virtuoso Group to Grand Barrail Chateau Resort and Spa.

A wonderful visit was had by all Virtuoso Agents who attended this trip: Howard E. Lewis, ProTravel Intl, Beverly Hills, Joanne Norma, Casto Travel Tiburon, CA, Judy Brannon & Rosalie Clough, Atlanta, Ga, David Ourisman, Sterling Brownell, Atlanta, GA, Suzanne Homme, ProTravel Intl, Palm Desert, CA, William & Mary Ann Huffman, Huffman Travel, Dayton, OH, Lynann Mullis, The Travel Agency, Ameila Island, FL, Victoria & Richard McGlynn, Travelong, Summit, NJ, Carolyn Burke & Cynthia Bernat, Universal Travel, Houston, TX., Richard Engle, TravelWizard.com, San Rafael, Ca. Barbara Johnson & Jean Buck, Hubbard Woods Travel, Winnetka, IL. Linda Lindgren, Traveleaders, Tampa, Fl, Betsy Domoto, Judy Pell Travel, St. Louis, MO, Michelle Rashid, Virtuoso, Seattle, WA,and Elisabeth Guillerm Lafayette Travel, Paris.

 
EVENTS

TCG, HOTELES MARQUIS: MARQUIS LOS CABOS & MARQUIS REFORMA
Honors New York Meeting Planners and Travel Agents at the PENINSULA New York - March 2008

This annual event marked the Fifth Year since the opening of Marquis Los Cabos - Hoteles Marquis
thanked the leading travel professionals of New York:

Lorena Guadalupe Cortes, Aero Mexico, NY Jean Bosse, Rich Worldwide Travel, NYC Ella Messerli, Hoteles Marquis Rodrigo Esponda, Mexico Tourism Board, NYC Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group Frederique Naffrichoux, Marquis Los Cabos Oscar Mejia, Aero México, New York

Susan Shevlin, Linden Travel, NYC William Allen, Pisa Brothers, NYC Ella Messerli, Marquis Los Cabos, Mexico Clair Bernheim, ProTravel, NYC Noel M Carroll, The Carroll Group, NYC

Lloyd Cole, Valerie Wilson Travel, NYC David Perlman, DMS Travel/Journeycorp, NYC Frederique Naffrichoux, Marquis Los Cabos, Mexico Alejandro R. Rojo, Aero México Noel M Carroll, The Carroll Group Rodrigo Esponda, Mexico Tourism Board Oscar Mejia, Aero México, New York

Jeff Himmel, Himmel Associates/Tzell Travel, NYC Ella Messerli, Marquis Los Cabos, Los Cabos, Mexico Alberto Villani, Valerie Wilson Travel, New York, NY Kim Stapleton, Tzell Travel, New York, NY Irene Markel, Jeffrey's World of Travel/Tzell, Great Neck, NY Fred del Pozzo, Tzell Travel, New York, NY

Michael Schron, Schron Associates, New York, NY Sherry Levy, Austin Travel, Woodmere, NY Ronnie Krull, Austin Travel, Woodmere, NY Roy Twiste, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, New York, NY Ella Messerli, Marquis Los Cabos, Los Cabos, Mexico Noel M Carroll, The Carroll Group, New York

Ella Messerli, Hoteles Marquis, Los Cabos & Mexico City Cecily Whitaker, The Carroll Group, New York, Roy Twiste, Carlson Wagonlit, New York, NY Noel M Carroll, The Carroll Group, New York

THE CARROLL GROUP Cecily L Whitaker Noel M Carroll James P McCauley Anne Harrington Evans

Ella Messerli, Hoteles Marquis Noel M Carroll, The Carroll Group Nancy Bredice, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya Frederique Naffrichoux, Marquis Los Cabos Marqarita Miller, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya Oscar Mejia Aero México Nancy Gonzalez, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya Evelyn Concepcion - Bancao Bilboa Vizcaya Carmen Eleana Mercado, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya Olga Perez Gallardo, Aero México

Frederique Naffrichoux, Marquis Los Cabos Bay Parkway Travel, Brooklyn, NY Sheri Levy, Austin Travel, Noel M Carroll, The Carroll Group Joni Rosenbaum, #1 Travel, New York, NY Ronnie Krull, Austin Travel, Woodmere, NY

Rosario Portocarrero, Banco Santander Frederique Naffrichoux, Marquis Los Cabos, Robin Fox, Pisa Brothers, New York, NY Ruben Morales, Go Mexico Groups & Incentives, NY Marguerite Le Stayo, Pisa Brothers, New York NY Mariana Mora Pedrero, Mexico Tourism Board Clara Torres Marquez, Mexico Tourism Board New York, NY Noel M Carroll, The Carroll Group, New York, NY Olga Perez Gallardo, Aero México, New York, NY

Vivian Gringer, Power Travel, Plainview, NY Frederique Naffrichoux, Marquis Los Cabos, Los Cabos Kim Benoit, Creative Travel International, Melville, NY Oscar Mejia, Aero México, New York, NY Mariana Mora Pedrero, Mexico Tourism Board Olga Perez Gallardo, Aero México, New York, NY

 
TRAVEL CLASSICS SPRING WRITERS CONFERENCE 2008
GRAND HOTEL VILLA SERBELLONI
Bellagio, Como, Italy - April 2008

This very special event arrived at the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni by Travel Classics on the opening day of the Season, bringing together the Editors and Travel Writers from Americas leading magazine publications specializing in Luxury Travel.

Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group, Maren Rudolph, President of Travel Classics, with Mr & Mrs. Gianfranco Bucher, Proprietors of Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, Bellagio, Como.

Catherine Sabino, Editor in Chief, Forbes Lifestyle Executive Woman, Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group, Barbara Fairchild, Editor in Chief of Bon Appetit, and Gianfranco Bucher, Proprietor, Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni

Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group and General Manger, Giuseppe Spinelli, Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni.

Giuseppe Spinelli, GM, Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni (GHVS) - Ruth Moran, Tourism Ireland, Mr. & Mrs. Greenberg, Irene Levine, Travel Writer, Antonio Calzolaro, Mgr. GHVS, Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group, Jerry Levine.

Anne Ryan, Danika Communications, Barbara Fairchild Editor in Chief, Bon Appetit, Anita Cotter, Ministry of Israel (Geoffrey Weill), Travel Writer, Catherine Sabino, Editor in Chief ForbesLife Executive Woman, Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group.

John Rasmus, Editor in Chief, National Geographic Adventure, & Gianfranco Bucher, Proprietor, Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni.

Constance Wylie, Jan Greenburg, Jim Jones, Sheila Buckmeister, Sr. Editor, National Geographic Traveler, Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group.

Elise Hartman Ford, Writer, Paul Burditch, Burditch Communications, Terry Noland, Deputy Editor , Men's Journal, Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group, Mrs. Noland.

Dr. Leonardo Carioni, President Provincia di Coma and Noel Carroll, PR Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, Americas/The Carroll Group.

Mr. Giuseppe Pisilli, Como Tourism Office, Mr. & Mrs. Bucher, Proprietor, GHVS, Jim Jones, Writer, John Rasmus, Editor in Chief, National Geographic Adventure, Constance Wylie and Carla Solari.

John Rasmus, Editor in Chief, National Geographic Adventure Karen Lancaster, Cross Country International, Denise Reynolds, Luxury Lifestyle Writer, and Mr. Reynolds.

Mark Spivak Wine & Food Editor, Palm Beach Media Group, Jonathan (Jad) Davenport, Travel Writer, Noel Carroll, PR Americas GHVS/The Carroll Group, Carla Solari, PR Milan, GHVS, Wayne Curtis, Travel Writer, Kathy Feeney, Travel Writer, Rachel Dickson, Travel Writer, Becca Hensley, Travel Writer.

Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group & Sheila Buckmeister, Sr. Editor, National Geographic Traveler.

Noel Carroll, The Carroll Group, Antonio Calzolaro, Manager, GHVS, Maren Rudolph, President of Travel Classics, Carla Solari, PR Milan, GHVS.

 

Noel scouts for hotels in Paris!