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Zachary’s Notes – January 2024 – New Year’s Resolutions, and Customer Appreciation

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Zachary Moses and Trisha Moses pose on either side of an opening in a palace wall in India

I spent New Year’s Eve in Cedar Key, FL with my wife Trisha.

Trisha Moses standing on a paddleboard floating on water in cedar key

We enjoyed a potluck dinner at the local community garden. We met loads of hippies, snowbirds and locals. It was unseasonably cold. I read my previous New Year’s resolutions, and I had specifically set the goal of spending more time in warm weather during this winter. Yet there I was one year later, in Florida, but very cold.  

In fact, our house in Florida was freezing during this last cold snap. The house is still missing half the drywall and insulation, which I tore out after the Hurricane Idalia flood last August. It’s been a grueling several months putting that building back together. Now I’ve put the Florida project on pause, and I am currently located in an even colder Salt Lake City, Utah.

Home to HE Travel’s headquarters.

I am in Salt Lake for business meetings and to make some improvements to our office building. Once again, I’m in Utah during the January weather… I’m never going to get this resolution right, ha! Perhaps for this year, I’ll modify my resolution to something like “I resolve to spend at least *half* of the winter in a warm place.”

Like mini retirements from the cold. LOL, yes, this will work. 😊

I’ll be headed Back to Cedar Key in a couple of days.

It should be warm when I return. That’s a bright side, and on an even brighter side, I have been given the opportunity to lead our cultural tour of Bali at the end of January. Obviously, I took the gig. It will be so very warm there. 😊

I’m excited to go back to Bali!

I’ve been there before on our Indonesia Island Hop tour, which was awesome! However, this tour will delve into much more cultural depth about the island, its history and its friendly people. The tour is nearly sold out.

If you are thinking of making travel resolutions this year,

HE Travel has launched our annual January Customer Appreciation event. Everything on the entire calendar is on sale, and you get discounts if you bring friends. Your friends receive the same discounts as well.

This is the 52nd year HE Travel has been in business. We appreciate all our clients, and thank you for your continued interest in our small group tours, and customized travel options.

Last Chance Tour Inventory Updates:

If you’re interested in joining me on our Bali Cultural Tour, departing at the end of the month, there is only one spot left in a room-share.

Also, our Jewels of India tour only has one spot left in a room-share.

Zachary Moses and HE Travel group pose in Bali, all men are in sarongs.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions about these or any number of our international adventures. I hope to see you on tour!

Warmly,

Zachary Moses

HE Travel CXO

About Zachary Moses

Zachary has worked every role at HE Travel, beginning in the marketing mailroom in 2010 and steadily rising through the ranks. His leadership journey culminated in two years on the board of directors for the National Tour Association, followed by an additional two years as CEO of HE Travel.

In 2020, Zachary ran for Governor of Utah as a Democrat, drawing international attention while campaigning in one of the most historically conservative states in the country.

During a 14-month pandemic-related sabbatical, he returned to his roots in carpentry, restoring multiple historic buildings. That same year, he delivered a TEDx talk proposing innovative solutions to help preserve the Great Salt Lake and other western saline ecosystems.

Zachary has since returned to HE Travel, now serving as Chief Experience Officer (CXO), where he focuses on guest experience, innovation, and brand vision.

With more than a decade at the company, Zach continues to lead tours, write for the company blog, and speak at international travel conferences—bringing both frontline experience and executive insight to everything he does.

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