The Best Of The Best:
Travel + Leisure Magazine Picks The
Ultimate Travel Agents
The Annual A-List of Travel Agents are
Revealed in the September Issue of Travel + Leisure

New York, NY � August 2004 � Travel + Leisure magazine announces its second annual A-List of 125 Travel Agents, recognizing those agents whose knowledge, connections, and commitment to service make them the best in their field. Selected by the editors of Travel + Leisure after hundreds of extensive interviews, the 2004 A-List Travel Agents are revealed in the September issue of Travel + Leisure and are presented in the magazine according to their area of expertise � destinations, cruises, active travel, hotels + spas, and special interests.

In addition, Travel + Leisure editors have compiled the A-List All Stars � those travel agents who run some of the industry�s most powerful agencies and who often work with celebrities and Fortune 500 CEO�s, as well as agents who charge an especially high price for their services and expertise. T+L editors also surveyed the top 125 Travel Agents to uncover the latest travel trends, up-and-coming destinations, insider advice they can offer, plus the dream trips they�d like to take themselves. The complete report of the Travel + Leisure 2004 A-List Travel Agents, including the places and trends on their radar right now, is on page 155 of the September issue, and online at www.travelandleisure.com.

Travel + Leisure 2004 A-List Travel Agents

A-List All Stars

• Priscilla Alexander, Protravel International, New York, NY
• Barbara Gallay, Linden Travel Bureau, New York, NY
• Valerie Wilson, Valerie Wilson Travel, Inc., New York, NY
• John Clifford, International Travel Management.com, La Jolla , CA
• Diane Hilliard, Hilliard & Olander, Stillwater, MN
• Lisa Lindblad, Lisa Lindblad Travel Design, New York, NY
• Pallavi Shah, Our Personal Guest, Inc., New York, NY
• Nancy Strong, Strong Travel Services, Dallas, TX

• Austria/Germany: Betsy Patton, Betty Maclean Travel, Inc., Naples, FL
• Eastern Europe: Ritzi Fourgatian, American Express Travel, New York, NY
• England: F. Peter Herff II, Herff Travel, Inc., San Antonio, TX
• England: Tammi R. Van Volkinburgh, Gayle Gillies Travel, Vancouver, WA
• France: Craig Loupassakis, American Express Travel Centers, Allentown, PA
• France: Judy Nussbaum, Unique Travel of Palm Beach, Delray Beach, FL
• France: Clare Seyer, Poe Travel, Little Rock, AK
• Germany: Elke Guertler, American Express Travel, Chicago, IL
• Greece: Kelly Shea, Earle Travel Co., Indianapolis, IN
• Hungary/Austria: Nathalie Nagy, Protravel International, New York, NY
• Ireland: Carol Cornell, Covington Travel, Fort Wayne, IN
• Italy: Margot Cushing, Vantaggio�s Italy, New York, NY
• Italy: Ruth Dyda, Mann Travel & Cruises/American Express, Charlotte, NC
• Italy: Andrea Sertoli, Select Italy, Wilmette, IL
• Italy: Sally Watkins, Century Travel & Cruises, Austin, TX
• London: Ellen LeCompte, Sterling Travel, Inc., Richmond, VA
• The Mediterranean: Karen Portanier, American Express Travel, New York, NY
• Paris: Bernard Streiff, Rancho San Diego Travel, Inc., La Mesa, CA
• Portugal: Filomena Rebelo, Malmberg Travel Cos., Boston, MA
• Rome: Deborah Hyte, Altour International, Los Angeles, CA
• Russia: Greg Tepper, Exeter International, Tampa, FL
• Scandinavia: Carol Arklind, Travel Dynamics Group, Inc., La Jolla, CA
• Scotland: Claire Schoeder, Century Travel, Atlanta, GA
• Spain: Judith Wolf, Travel Duet, Inc., Deerfield, IL
• Switzerland: Kakie McMillan, Cardoza-Bungey Travel Services, Palo Alto, CA

• Alaska: Margret Propper, Brownell Travel, Birmingham, AL
• California: Kay Merrill, Andavo Travel of Marin, Corte Madera, CA
• Canada: Trish Chandler, MacNair Travel Management/American Express, Alexandria, VA
• Hawaii: Harold C. Jenkins, Travel Management/American Express, Lake Bluff, IL
• Hawaii: Gloria Welles, En Route Travel, Pacific Palisades, CA
• Las Vegas: Maureen Foyle, Linden Travel Bureau, New York, NY
• Miami: Renee K. Coon, North Coast Travel, Erie, PA
• New York City: Amy Glass, Protravel International, New York, NY
• San Francisco: Jim Weidman, Cardoza-Bungey Travel, Palo Alto, CA
• Western U.S.: Jerry Greenberg, Baldwin Travel Bureau, Los Angeles, CA

• Bahamas/Turks + Caicos: Susan Shevlin, Linden Travel Bureau, New York, NY
• Bermuda: Vicky McGlynn, Travelong, Summit, NJ
• Caribbean: Judi Glass, McCabe Bremer Travel, Phoenix, AZ
• Caribbean: Anne Scully, McCabe Bremer Travel, McLean, VA
• Caribbean: Becky Williams, Brownell Travel, Birmingham, AL

• Argentina: Margaret Klingenberger, Covington Travel, Fort Wayne, IN
• Central America: Trent Hendrickson, Velocity Tours, Bountiful, UT
• Chile: Debbie Garcia, King Travel/Hallmark Travel, Atlanta, GA
• Costa Rica: Melissa Harrison, Costa Rica Travelpoints, Boulder, CO
• Mexico: Marianne Braly, Now Voyager Travel, Huntington Beach, CA
• South America: Ralph Iantosca, American Express Travel, Dallas, TX

• Australia: Terry Coffey, Windward Travel/American Express, Red Bank, NJ
• New Zealand: Donna Thomas, New Zealand Travel, Langhorne, PA
• South Pacific: Robin Turner, American Express Travel, Chicago, IL

• Bali: Diane Embree, Michael�s Travel Centre, Westlake Village, CA
• Burma: Khine Fredricks, Fredricks Consulting, Inc., Vienna, VA
• China: Karin Hansen, Travel Duet, Deerfield, IL
• China: Guy Rubin, Imperial Tours, Beijing
• Hong Kong: Sandee Litwin, Litwin Travel, Los Angeles, CA
• India: Caryl Halpin, Protravel International, New York, NY
• India/Sri Lanka: Ellison Poe, Poe Travel, Little Rock, AK
• Japan: Anna Rueda de Leon, Linden Travel Bureau, New York, NY
• Southeast Asia: Darlene Ravin, Andavo Independent Elite, Greenwood Village, CO
• Thailand: Jo Ellen Cohen, Polk Majestic Travel, Denver, CO
• Tokyo: Dennis Briel, Destinations Revealed at Frosch International Travel, Denver, CO

• Central Africa: Karen L. Johnson, Preferred Adventures Ltd., St. Paul, MN
• East Africa: Nathaniel Waring, Cox & Kings, Tampa, FL
• Egypt: Malaka Hilton, Admiral Travel International, Sarasota, FL
• Israel: Miryam Salter, American Express Travel, Phoenix, AZ
• Morocco: Laurette Demoro, Worldview Travel, Santa Ana, CA
• North Africa/Middle East: Janet Moore, Distant Horizons, Long Beach, CA
• Safaris: Sylvia Berman, Post Haste Travel Service, Hollywood, FL
• Safaris: Judy Udwin, Century Travel, Atlanta, GA
• South Africa: Norman Pieters, Karell�s African Dream Vacations, Coral Gables, FL
• Southern Africa: Bob Malmberg, Malmberg Travel Cos., Boston, MA

• Luxury: Sheryl Bernstein, American Express Travel, Miami, FL
• Luxury: Anne Halsey-Smith, Gayle Gillies Travel, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
• Luxury: Signe Sims, Prestige Travel & Cruises/American Express, Las Vegas, NV
• Luxury: Liz Sutton, Alabama World Travel/Sutton & Associates, Montgomery, AL
• Luxury: Ruth Turpin, Cruises Etc. Travel, Forth Worth, TX
• Expeditionary: Russi Crain, Herff Travel, Inc., San Antonio, TX
• Expeditionary: Alice Kelly, Fuller Travel, San Antonio, TX

• Adventure Travel: Betty Jo Currie, Sterling Travel, Atlanta, GA
• Adventure Travel: Martha Gaughen, Sterling Travel, Atlanta, GA
• Adventure Travel: Maureen P. (Mo) Smith, Island Travel, Hilton Head, SC
• Biking: Pete Brown, Bon Voyage Travel, Oro Valley, AZ
• Diving: Gene Lashley, Century Travel, Atlanta, GA
• Fishing: Betsy Donley, Camelback Odyssey Travel, Phoenix, AZ
• Golf: Susan Dischner, Four Seasons Travel, Savannah, GA
• Golf: Jani Miller, Central Travel, Maumee, OH
• Hiking/Walking: Doris White, Travel Dynamics Group, La Jolla, CA
• Skiing/Snowboarding: Shane Paquette, En Route Travel, Pacific Palisades, CA

• Hotels: Manny Beauregard, Hallmark Travel, Atlanta, GA
• Hotels: Jack Bloch, JB�s World Travel Consultants, New York, NY
• Hotels: Elayne Edelman, Regent Group Protravel International, Beverly Hills, CA
• Hotels: Bob Watson, Watson & Watson, Ltd./Protravel International, Scarsdale, NY
• Hotels�All-Inclusives: Mindy Walts, Empress Travel & Cruises/American Express, Schenectady, NY
• Spas: Karen Benson, Camelback Odyssey Travel, Phoenix, AZ
• Spas: Barbara Metselaar, Ovation Vacations, Harrison, NY
• Spas�Yoga: Tracy Lonsdale, Altour International, Los Angeles, CA

• Affordable Trips: Bob Jones, American Express Travel, Philadelphia, PA
• Affordable Trips: Diana Otsuka, American Express Travel, Phoenix, AZ
• Affordable Trips: Stephanie Wortman, American Express Travel, Costa Mesa, CA
• Cultural/Educational Trips: John Fitzpatrick, Marks Travel Service/American Express, Dayton, OH
• Cultural/Educational Trips: Margery Hunter, Rudi Steele Travel, Dallas, TX
• Cultural/Educational Trips: Paul Niskanen, Cruisemasters, Beaverton, OR
• Disney: Rebekah Mahnken, MouseEars Vacations, Edgewood, WA
• Family Travel: Kathy Cole, MacNair Travel Management/American Express, Alexandria, VA
• Family Travel: Kathy Hannon, American Express Travel, Dallas, TX
• Family Travel: Paul Largay, Largay Travel, Waterbury, CT
• Family Travel�Multi-Generational: Kathryn Sudeikis, All About Travel, Mission, KS
• Food/Wine: Laura Gable, Worldview Travel, Solana Beach, CA
• Food/Wine: Lynda Turley Garrett, Alpine Travel of Saratoga, Saratoga, CA
• Gay/Lesbian Travel: Tom de Rose, Friends of Dorothy Travel, San Francisco, CA
• Honeymoons/Weddings: Joyce Horowitz, Protravel International, New York, NY
• Honeymoons/Weddings: Patsy Martin, Strong Travel Services, Dallas, TX
• Honeymoons/Weddings: Carol O�Connor, TravelBride, Corte Madera, CA
• Photography: Janie Bullard, Distinctive Journeys, Powder Springs, GA
• Private-Jet Trips: Donna Christensen, Betty Maclean Travel, Naples, FL
• Rail Trips: Julie Lemish, Rex Travel, Chicago, IL
• Shopping: Mary Ann Ramsey, Betty Maclean Travel, Naples, FL
• Special Events: David M. Rubin, DavidTours, Corona del Mar, CA

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