Who We Are
 

Pat Barton Brenna Vincent
Group Travel Planner
Specializes in: European Tours, Educational tours, senior tours, community groups, North American tours
Extension: 256
Year started in travel: 1983
E-mail: brennav@ettravel.com


Hi, my name is Brenna Vincent. I entered the travel industry in 1983 after graduating from the Travel and Tourism course. I began my career in retail sales and in 1990, I joined the Ellison team and their group department. Working in this specialized department has given me the opportunity to work closely with group leaders and to use my organizational skills for planning group tours. I have had the privilege of organizing many school and community groups to destinations throughout North America, Britain and Europe. Planning performance, music festival, educational and senior's tours are my specialty.

My travel experience has taken me to Britain and Wales, Rome, Paris, Prague, Germany and many cities throughout the United States including New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Reno, Dallas. I have traveled to several Caribbean islands.


Comments from my clients:

Washington D.C:
“Brenna, as usual, was very flexible and helpful. Yet another great tour from Ellison ~ a great balance between educational and social aspects (lots of fun!).”
Nigel Evans, Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School

Boston:

“Brenna’s perceptive attention to detail was exceptional ~ Thank you for another excellent trip. You have exceeded my expectations again”
Steve Boothby, Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute

London, England:
“Brenna not only arranged our itinerary quickly, she also was very helpful with keeping me organized with paperwork. Brenna was thoughtful and took into consideration our trip desires and goals.”
Deborah Pady, North Toronto Collegiate Institute |

France:
"Our tour of Normandy, Brittany, the Loire valley and Paris was a wonderful experience for our students and teachers alike! The highlight was definitely meeting and spending time with our email penpals in Nantes. Ellison Tours were very attentive to detail. We were supplied in advance with all the information we would require. Heather and Brenna answered all my questions and worked out every possible detail prior to our departure. Once we arrived, all the guides and services set up by Ellison Tours welcomed us and helped us. This was the trip of a lifetime for our students and I cannot wait to plan our next tour with Ellison!"
Rosemary Berndt, Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo, Ontario

Travel to Canada:
Dalesman Singers from Whitby North Yorkshire England, travelled to Ontario on a 10 day tour.


Britain:
"What an outstanding experience for our students! The Harrogate Festival planned numerous performing opportunities in such fabulous venues with wonderful acoustics. The logistics worked out by the festival staff ensured worry-free concerts. Such an event could not be duplicated here. With our detailed itinerary of other tourist attractions, our students left with lasting musical memories."
Susan Barber Kahro, Woodlands Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario

Europe:
"This past European tour marks the third trip we have organized with
Carlson Wagonlit Ellison Tours. As per our previous travel arrangements we
were afforded a wonderful experience in Europe. Concerts were both formal
and informal, accommodation was excellent,tours were extremely helpful, and
the food was a treat for our palettes. All that was stated to happen,
happened. We have been provided with excellent organization, sound advice,
and quality service in every aspect of planning and delivery and all. Thank
you again. We`1l talk again regarding our future travel plans
he trip to Italy was amazing. We are already talking about where our next tour will be."
Frank Gnandt, LCI Choral Director, Lethbridge, Alberta

Italy:
"The trip to Italy was amazing. We are already talking about where our next tour will be."
Janice Brydges, Durham Girls Choir, Oshawa, Ontario



Britain:
"The ease with which the plans for our trip fell into place are a testament to your organizational skills and your remarkable attention to detail. The realms of information that you assembled and forwarded to me seemed to cover every aspect of our trip and certainly helped me to keep people informed at my end. Your promptness in answering my questions and forwarding pertinent information allowed me to deal with my group of people more efficiently and certainly with greater confidence. I cannot thank you enough. Professionally, I feel you are remarkable!”
Liz Boone, Quintessential Vocal Ensemble, Newfoundland, Canada



Britain:
Ellison Tours was extremely obliging in making adjustments to our itinerary in order to accommodate our specific requests. Due to the war in Iraq, teachers were not able to accompany our students and parents chaperoned the trip with the assistance of the highly competent tour escort from Ellison Tours. Students commented that this trip was the most awesome experience of their lives and said that they did not want to come back home. Parents who chaperoned the students said that their job was made so much easier because the trip had been so well organized. These comments are a testament to the cooperation and flexiblility that we have come to appreciate through planning our tour with the staff of Ellison Tours.”
Trevor Dearham, Head of Music, Dr. John M. Denison S.S., Newmarket, Ontario


Europe:
Catholic Central High School created memories of a life time in Europe. Thank you Ellison Tours for all your hard work, excellent preparation and organization to make it happen. We will never forget it.

Lisa Gardi - Catholic Central High School




Britain:
Our trip was fantastic! All due to the great organization of accommodation, sights, pergormance locations and of course the "red binder"
Julie Underhill - Innisdale S.S.

Innisdale S.S.


 

 

 

 

 

Huff 'N Puff is a Senior Fitness Group of over 1200 members.
"We have had the good fortune, for over 10 years, of being associated with Ellison Tours. We have had Brenna from the start, except when she was on maternity leave, then we were again fortunate to have Leslie take over temporarily.

All our trips are so well planned, and we are given so much detailed information, that it makes our job of hosting the trips very enjoyable. If we have any questions, nothing is too much trouble for Brenna to find the answer for us.

Brenna, Doug and in fact the whole staff, feel like family to us."
Evelyn, Bette, Edna - Trip Convenors.

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Czech Republic:



Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramps School
Performance at the Pelleova Villa (Gallery Andrele) in Prague, CZ
Music director Mr Guy Cox