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Virtuoso is proud to announce that 84 of its travel experts were named to Travel + Leisure magazine's 2012 A-List of Top Travel Agents. Virtuoso advisors and suppliers account for more than half – 54 percent – of the total list!
Whether VIP-ing clients, finagling the perfect suite at a sold-out hotel, assisting when flight schedules go awry or mapping out the trip of a lifetime, Virtuoso’s “A-List” agents – or one of the network’s 6,000 advisors worldwide – are constantly working to create exceptional travel experiences for their clients, and continue to prove themselves as industry leaders as a result. A full list of Virtuoso “A-List” experts appears below.
Virtuoso travel advisors on Travel + Leisure’s 2012 “A-List”:
Super-Agents
Priscilla Alexander (Protravel International, New York City)
Maita Barrenechea (Mai 10, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Mary Ann Ramsey (Betty Maclean Travel, Naples, FL)
Guy Rubin (Imperial Tours, Beijing)
Anne Morgan Scully (McCabe World Travel, McLean, VA)
Pallavi Shah (SmartFlyer, New York, NY)
Jim Strong and Nancy Strong (Strong Travel Services, Dallas, TX)
Valerie Wilson (Valerie Wilson Travel, New York City)
Joel A. Zack (Heritage Tours Private Travel, New York City)
United States and Canada
Alaska – Margret Propper (Brownell Travel, Birmingham, AL)
New York City – Amy Glass (Protravel International, New York City)
Western U.S. – Deborah Trevino (Hobson Travel, Naperville, IL)
Europe
Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic & Slovakia – Nathalie Nagy (Protravel International, New York City)
France – Bob Preston (EuroPanache, Paris, France)
Germany – Elisabeth Landry (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)
Greece – Kelly Shea (The Travel Agent, Carmel, IN)
Ireland – Carol Cornell (Covington Travel, Fort Wayne, IN)
Italy – Andrea Grisdale (IC Bellagio, Bellagio, Italy)
Italy – Judy Nussbaum (Unique Travel of Palm Beach, Delray Beach, FL)
Russia – Greg Tepper (Exeter International, Tampa, FL)
Scandinavia – Carol Arklind (Cadence, La Jolla, CA)
Scotland – Claire Schoeder (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)
Spain – Virginia Irurita (Made for Spain, Madrid, Spain)
Turkey – Fred Poe (Poe Travel, Little Rock, AR)
United Kingdom – Ellen LeCompte (Brownell Travel, Richmond, VA)
United Kingdom – Tammi R. Van Volkinburgh (Travel Experts, Raleigh, NC)
United Kingdom – Susie Worthy (NoteWorthy Events, London, UK)
Latin America
Brazil – Martin Frankenberg (Matuete Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil)
Costa Rica – Rachael Bockoven Colbert (Big Five Tours & Expeditions, Stuart, FL)
Ecuador – Tatiana Johnston (Big Five Tours & Expeditions, Stuart, FL)
Mexico – Zachary Rabinor (Journey Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)
South America – Jerry Greenberg (Cassis Travel, Los Angeles, CA)
South America – Beth Jenkins (McCabe World Travel, McLean, VA)
The Caribbean
Janet McLaughlin (Provident Travel, Cincinnati, OH)
Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific
Australia – Cassandra Bookholder (Camelback Odyssey Travel, Phoenix, AZ)
Asia
Asia – Darlene Ravin (CWT Vacations, Centennial, CO)
China – Mei Zhang (WildChina, Beijing, China)
India/Sri Lanka – Carole Cambata (Greaves Tours, Chicago, IL)
India/Sri Lanka – Ellison Poe (Poe Travel, Little Rock, AR)
India/Sri Lanka – Ashish Sanghrajka (Big Five Tours & Expedition, Stuart, FL)
India/Sri Lanka – Bob Watson (Valerie Wilson Travel, New York, NY)
Southeast Asia – Catherine Heald (Remote Lands, New York, NY)
Southeast Asia – Sandee Litwin (Litwin Travel, Los Angeles)
Africa and the Middle East
Africa – Phoebe Weinberg (Greatways Travel, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI)
Africa – Dana Welch (Travel Society, Denver, CO)
Egypt – Malaka Hilton (Admiral Travel International, Sarasota, FL)
Morocco – Michael Diamond (Heritage Tours Private Travel, New York City)
Safaris - Volker Altvater (Big Five Tours & Expeditions, Stuart, FL)
Southern Africa – Judy Udwin (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)
United Arab Emirates – Lindsey Wallace (Linara Travel, Eagle, ID)
Cruises
Claudia Gordon (Jim Eraso Travel, Naples, FL)
Lois Moran (Hurley Travel Experts, Naples, FL)
Betsy Patton (Hurley Travel Experts, Naples, FL)
Liz Sutton (Alabama World Travel, Montgomery, AL)
Ruth Turpin (Cruises Etc. Travel, Fort Worth, TX)
Marcella Rappoport (Ovation Travel, New York, NY)
Family
Julia P. Douglas (Jet Set World Travel, Chicago, IL)
Jessica Griscavage (McCabe World Travel, McLean, VA)
Paul Largay (Largay Travel, Waterbury, CT)
Kay Merrill (Andavo Travel, Larkspur, CA)
Kimberly Wilson Wetty (Valerie Wilson Travel, New York City)
Business Travel, Hotels, and Spas
Business Travel – Jennifer Wilson Buttigieg (Valerie Wilson Travel, New York City)
Hotels – Manny Beauregard (Valerie Wilson Travel, Atlanta, GA)
Hotels – Bobby Zur (Travel Artistry, Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Spas/Wellness – Karen Benson (Camelback Odyssey Travel, Phoenix, AZ)
Spas – Maureen “Mo” Smith (Travel Experts, Hilton Head Island, SC)
Special Interest
Air Travel – Michael Holtz (SmartFlyer, New York, NY)
Culture/Education – Margery Hunter (Rudi Steele Travel, Dallas, TX)
Destination Celebrations – John Clifford (Montecito Village Travel, Santa Barbara, CA)
Destination Celebrations – Jack Ezon (Ovation Vacations, New York, NY)
Diving – Gene Lashley (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)
Food/Wine – Lynda Turley Garrett (Alpine Travel of Saratoga, Saratoga, CA)
Gay/Lesbian – David Rubin (Montecito Village Travel, Santa Barbara, CA)
Golf – Susan Dischner (Four Seasons Travel, Savannah, GA)
Hiking/Walking – Doris White (Cadence, La Jolla, CA)
Honeymoons – Peter Lloyd (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)
Adventure – Michelle Bemis (McCabe World Travel, McLean, VA)
Adventure – Betty Jo Currie (Currie & Co. Travels Unlimited, Atlanta, GA)
Adventure – Betsy Donley (Camelback Odyssey Travel, Phoenix, AZ)
Adventure – Mollie Fitzgerald (Frontiers International Travel, Wexford, PA)
Photography – Janie Bullard (Distinctive Journeys, Powder Springs, GA)
Private Jet Travel – David Lowy (Renshaw Travel, Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Skiing – Marrilee Foukal McLean (Alabama World Travel, Montgomery, AL)
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