{"id":23002,"date":"2017-03-20T17:54:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T17:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/?p=23002"},"modified":"2022-01-10T21:41:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:41:19","slug":"a-toast-to-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/a-toast-to-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"A Toast to Travel &#8211; Chicago-based travel management services offers the best Italian Experiences!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This time we are featuring one of the first EuroCircle members in Chicago &#8211; Natalie Mosallam. Natalie and her fiancee John \u00a0decided to change their lives and started a company called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atoasttotravel.com\">A Toast to Travel, LLC<\/a>. \u00a0It is not hard to figure out that the company provides travel management services. \u00a0Let&#8217;s find out from Natalie in her own words what and why this means to them.\u00a0Every entrepreneur faces\u00a0different challenges and everyone to some extent faces the same challenges.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-square wp-image-23021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Gold-Coast-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Gold-Coast-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Gold-Coast-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Gold-Coast-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Gold-Coast-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Gold-Coast-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why and how did you start?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I lived in Europe for many years and fell in love with Italy ( I am fluent in Italian and French). \u00a0When I met my current fianc\u00e9, we decided we wanted a lifestyle change. We worked in corporate America for a combined, 20+ years and really wanted to transform our lives and share our passion for international travel. We want to help people experience Europe like a local and celebrate their lives!<\/p>\n<p>A Toast to Travel is all about experiencing the best Italy has to offer. We will be expanding into other countries but for now, we offer two experiences.<br \/>\nOur <strong>Tuscan Wine and Culture Experience<\/strong> takes people on great wine journeys to hidden, hard to find wineries for amazing wine tastings (and farm to table cuisine) and is based in Florence, Italy with city sites and cultural treasures.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1avu8l6-41f87776a17e54ee25618ba57ffa9215\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-1avu8l6-41f87776a17e54ee25618ba57ffa9215 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:20%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-1avu8l6-41f87776a17e54ee25618ba57ffa9215 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_gallery  avia-builder-el-first  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'> <a 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data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel04-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='4' title='Panorama collinare con vigneti'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-23037 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-23037\"  data-avia-tooltip='Panorama collinare con vigneti' src=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel04-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Panorama collinare con vigneti' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel04-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel04-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel04-36x36.jpg 36w, 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This experience is based in the Tuscan countryside at a beautiful restored villa with private rooms.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-izboqi-dbc41e9a0048b94116d20df9696942dd\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-izboqi-dbc41e9a0048b94116d20df9696942dd .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:20%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-izboqi-dbc41e9a0048b94116d20df9696942dd avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_gallery  avia-builder-el-last  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-2'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel05-1030x682.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel05-1030x682.jpg 1030w, 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https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel08-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel08-450x450.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>What is\/are the best skill\/s you have for this business and\/or relationships?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As an international and technology attorney, I bring keen business skills to every negotiation and business relationship. All my experience to-date as an attorney and business person helps in shaping who I am and what I contribute to A Toast to Travel. Years of working with teams and building business relationships (nationally and internationally) certainly comes in handy when you are in the travel business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How has your life experience made you the leader you are today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learning many different languages and acclaiming to many different cultures has made me very adaptable and given me the keen ability to understand people of all walks of life. These experiences have also made me very open minded and overall, a deeper person.<\/p>\n<p>I am very grateful for my experience so far and do my best to give back. I volunteer at a women\u2019s shelter as a business coach and mentor. It\u2019s critical to have role models who help you to aspire to move up. I also work with refugees and help with their transition to the US culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you consider as your biggest success and failure?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The biggest success is launching our dream company, A Toast to Travel! And my biggest failure is not launching sooner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your top challenge?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our top challenge right now is getting the word out to our target market \u2014 whether that\u2019s groups of friends who want to travel together, couples or girls\u2019 trips.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is your most important role model?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My grandmother \u2014 she was an immigrant from Lebanon many years ago and taught herself how to read and write English.<br \/>\nShe also had to support her family as her husband died not long after they arrived in the US. She rolled up her sleeves, would take the bus everyday (even in freezing weather) and become one for first chef\u2019s in Detroit sharing her Lebanese recipes.<\/p>\n<p>As for other female leaders I admire &#8211;Oprah Winfrey\u2014she started with very little and she\u2019s one of the most influential women in the world today. She\u2019s a household name!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice can you offer to women who want a career in your industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You need to really plan for it and then, implement. Go for it! Life is short.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think is the biggest issue for women in the workplace? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having served as the ambassador for gender equality for the United Nations Association, Chicago, I would say that the biggest issue in the US is equal pay for equal work. We really need to work on this and get this one right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you maintain a work\/life balance?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be grounded, be deliberate and have faith. It will work out. I am not great at work\/life balance. I am still working on that one.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWhat do you want A Toast to Travel to accomplish in the next year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I would like to see tons of people going on our Experiences and having a great time while living life to the fullest!<br \/>\nWe will also be expanding the countries\/regions where we offer amazing experiences.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23050\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23050\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-square wp-image-23050\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel09-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel09-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel09-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel09-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel09-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Interview_AToasttotravel09-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tuscany countryside<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Contact Natalie &amp; John and A Toast to Travel:<\/h2>\n<p>Call Natalie or John with any questions:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(312)%20504-8640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">312.504.8640<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:info@atoasttotravel.com\">Email Us<\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atoasttotravel.com\/\">www.AToastToTravel.com<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>FACEBOOK<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/A.toast.to.travel\/\/\">www.facebook.com\/A.toast.to.travel<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>TWITTER:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Atoasttotravel\">twitter.com\/Atoasttotravel<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>INSTAGRAM: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/tuscanwineandtravel\">instagram.com\/tuscanwineandtravel<\/a><\/p>\n<div>Cooking Under the Tuscan Sun (video): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atoasttotravel.com\/cooking\/\">www.atoasttotravel.com\/cooking\/<\/a><br \/>\nTuscan Wine and Culture Experience: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atoasttotravel.com\/copy-of-experiences-1\/\">www.atoasttotravel.com\/copy-of-experiences-1\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Social media: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company-beta\/15238883\/\">www.linkedin.com\/company-beta\/15238883\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Everyone &#8211; let&#8217;s have a Toast to Travel!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-square wp-image-23014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Atoasttotravel_logo_final-copy-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Atoasttotravel_logo_final-copy-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Atoasttotravel_logo_final-copy-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Atoasttotravel_logo_final-copy-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Atoasttotravel_logo_final-copy-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member-travel\/2017\/03\/Atoasttotravel_logo_final-copy-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This time we are featuring one of the first EuroCircle members in Chicago &#8211; Natalie Mosallam. Natalie and her fiancee John \u00a0decided to change their lives and started a company called A Toast to Travel, LLC. \u00a0It is not hard to figure out that the company provides travel management services. \u00a0Let&#8217;s find out from Natalie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23002"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23002"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29430,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23002\/revisions\/29430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}