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TRAVEL EXPERTS HOLDS FIRST EVER "TE SUMMIT" ABOARD THE NCL BLISS - OCT 2018

Travel Experts recently held their first-ever advisor-focused 5-day "Travel Summit" aboard the NCL Bliss. Over 40 top travel suppliers participated, along with over 100 Travel Experts advisors. The summit gave advisors the opportunity to educate themselves on the latest information from the suppliers, attend personal development sessions, and develop stronger relationships with senior supplier staff. The event was a great success, from both the supplier and advisor standpoints. Travel Experts plan to organize another TE summit in 2020. read article

VIRTUOSO RECOGNIZES TRAVEL EXPERTS AT VIRTUOSO TRAVEL WEEK - AUG 2018

At the 2018 Virtuoso Travel week conference, Matthew Upchurch, CEO of Virtuoso, presented Travel Experts with the award for Virtuoso’s Top Air Producer. Accepting the award on behalf of the Travel Experts advisors were the management team - Sharon Fake, Claire Canady, Heather McIntyre, and Kristi Green.“We're so proud of our Travel Experts Advisors for their continued performance in making this award possible" noted Sharon. read article

MARRIOTT LUXURY BRANDS AWARDS TRAVEL EXPERTS AFFILIATES "STARS CELESTIAL CLUB" MEMBERSHIP FOR 2017-2018 - JULY 2018

Marriott International Luxury Brands awards their top 50 revenue-producing advisors every year with the "Starts Celestial Club" status. This year, two Travel Experts affiliates made this exclusive list - Lisa Prosser and Suzanne Terry. This award recognizes their expertise and sales volume with Marriott Luxury Brand Properties and reflects the very strong relationships that Travel Experts affiliates continue to have with the worlds leading travel suppliers - relationships that directly benefit the Travel Experts affiliates, clients. read article

CLASSIC VACATIONS RECOGNIZES TRAVEL EXPERTS AFFILIATES AS A "STAR PERFORMERS" FOR 2018 - JUNE 2018

Travel Experts affiliates Lisa Hall and Sandi Favre were recently awarded 2018 "Star Performers" by Classic Vacations. "Star Performers" are a very limited group of top-producing Travel Advisors in the United States. The award event was held at the new UNICO resort in Riviera Maya.This award reinforces the strong relationships with Travel Experts affiliates and the leading travel suppliers - for the benefit of Lisa and Sandi's clients. read article

TRAVEL EXPERTS ADVISORS FEATURED IN TRAVEL PRESS - APRIL 2018

Travel Experts Advisors are the most experienced in the industry, and are always requested to share their extensive knowledge in the Travel industry media. This month, Trish Gastineau and Christopher Koch, affiliates of Travel Experts, were recently quoted for their knowledge of river cruising. Click here to read the TravelPulse article. read article

CONDE NAST TRAVELER NAMES THREE TRAVEL EXPERTS ADVISORS AS "THE TOP TRAVEL SPECIALISTS WE TRUST" - DEC 2017

Conde Nast Traveler recently compiled its 2017 list of the "Top Travel Specialists We Trust". These “Experience Makers will intuit your desires before you even know what they are—then they’ll make them happen” states the publication. "We are very proud to have these top advisors as part of the Travel Experts Team," says Susan Ferrell, President of Travel Experts.Adamarie King for Italy Sheri Doyle for the Pacific NorthwestCaroline Wood for the American West read article

TRAVEL EXPERTS ADVISOR NAMED " TOP 25 TRAVEL ALL-STAR" - DEC 2017

Travel Agent Magazine recently recognised Margot Kong, a Travel Experts affiliate, as one of the 2017/2018 "Top 25 Travel Advisor All Stars". This award recognizes the most experienced advisors who always go "above and beyond" for their clients.As the owner of Journeys Unparalleled, affiliated with Travel Experts, Margot describes herself as a “Personal Travel Shopper.” and built her client base from scratch. To Read the full article - Click here read article

TRAVEL EXPERTS ADVISORS FEATURED IN VIRTUOSO LIFE - NOV 2017

A few of our Travel Experts advisors, Michelle Murre and Adamarie King were quoted/referenced in the latest edition of Virtuoso Life. Michelle for the story about her clients in the article "Why I Travel", and Ada for her sage advice on travel to Italy (Venice in particular). Travel Experts advisors are some of the most knowledgeable in the industry- and their expertise being quoted in industry press reflects this. read article

"VACATION AGENT" PUBLICATION FEATURES TRAVEL EXPERTS ADVISORS - SEP 2017

The travel publication "Vacation Agent" featured a very interesting article titled "Clients and Travel Warnings" written by Judy Nidetz - a Travel Experts advisor. The article discusses how she and other Travel Experts advisors address client concerns about Travel Warnings. "I always tell my clients to be mindful of their surroundings - no matter where they are" says Judy. Read the complete article here read article

TRAVEL EXPERTS HAVE 4 ADVISORS ON 2017 TRAVEL & LEISURE "A" LIST - AUG 2017

Travel & Leisure Magazine recently announced their "Worlds Best Travel Advisors for 2017" - We're very proud to announce that Travel Experts have 4 advisors on that exclusive list! Ellen LeCompte for the UK, Michelle Murré for Napa Valley and Sonoma, Sheri Doyle for Pacific Northwest and Karen Benson for Spa and Wellness The 4 TE advisors were part of only 139 advisors worldwide selected for their exceptional destination skills. read article

TRAVEL EXPERTS ADDS "ADVISOR AMBASSADOR" TO CORPORATE STAFF - JULY 2017

Valarie Johnson has been named as TE "Advisor Ambassador" in a newly-created position specifically focussed on TE Advisors. Valarie will be responsible for strengthening existing advisor training programs as well as developing new training curriculums.“Our Advisor Ambassador serves as Travel Experts lead education and training representative to our network of luxury travel advisors” said Susan Ferrell, president of Travel Experts. Read more details here read article

TRAVEL EXPERTS ADVISOR TRAVELING THE WORLD FOR A YEAR! - JUNE 2017

Travel Experts Advisor, Susan Butler is using 2017 to travel the world - and leveraging the experience to enhance her knowledge and share this with her clients! When she is done traveling, she doesn’t have a home to come back to - since Susan gave up her place in Houston, Texas, downsized her belongings and put everything but her clothes and computers into storage so that she could travel as much as possible this year. Read the full story here read article

TRAVEL EXPERTS MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBER EARNS MBA - MAY 2017

Heather McIntyre -Travel Experts Manager of Technology & Finance- recently earned a Master of Business Administration from East Carolina University. Heather's efforts in gaining this MBA, while continuing to give Travel Experts 110% of her time and focus, shows the determination and drive Heather put into this great achievement! The entire Travel Experts management is so proud to have Heather as part of the TE management team! read article

CRYSTAL CRUISES AWARDS TRAVEL EXPERTS WITH "TOP PRODUCER" AWARD - APRIL 2017

As one of Crystal's top-producing agencies Travel Experts was again honored to receive a 2017 "Top Producer" award from Edie Rodriguez, Crystal CEO. Sharon Fake -Director of Operations, accepted this award on behalf of Travel Experts while attending the 26th annual "Crystal Sales Gala" on board the brand new Crystal "Mozart".Crystal has been voted "World’s Best Cruise Line" -with more awards than another Cruise Line in history! read article

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