Meet Our Staff

Ellen Bainer, CTC

Travel Consultant - North Palm Beach Office

Areas of Expertise: Adventure |

Interests & Specialties
Contact Ellen to arrange your next luxury cruise or tour. She specializes in small group cruises for corporate clients, World Cruises and inter-generational family trips. Ellen has hosted cruises aboard Crystal, Seabourn, Silversea, Regent Seven Seas and Windstar. Ellen's travel articles have appeared in "Travel Weekly", Virtuoso's "Travel + Life" and the lifestyle magazine "Value Rich".

Expert Bio
Ellen's career spans 28 years. After graduating from Swarthmore College with a major in French, she earned the Certified Travel Consultant (CTC) designation. Her extensive travels have taken her to destinations throughout Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and India, China, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, the South Pacific, South America, the Caribbean, the USA and Canada. What's left on her "must see" list? Myanmar, Indonesia and Botswana.

Contact Ellen via email -- click here.

Arlene Banner

Travel Consultant - North Palm Beach Office

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Interests & Specialties
Arlene is interested in adventure, skiing, exotic destinations, taking a photographic expedition, heli-skiing in British Columbia and getaways at a wonderful spa. Her ultimate goal is to create a WOW experience and memory for her clients.

Expert Bio
Arlene has been a travel agent for over 25 years. Her bachelors degree in Art & Design brings a passion for travel with a component of photography. She has traveled to the Galapagos, Japan, Thailand and has biked in France, heli-hiked in the Bugaboos and has been skiing in the back bowl of Vail, mountains of Utah and Whistler. Her photography tells the story of adventure and beauty.

Please click on the following links to see her most recent travel photos from 2008.
Cape Cod
Madrid
Ronda, Spain and countryside

Contact Arlene via email -- click here.

Lisa Blomberg

Travel Consultant - North Palm Beach Office

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Interests & Specialties
Looking for the unusual or off the beaten path? Let Lisa help you along your journey. The world awaits you; let her show you the best way to see it in style. If would be hard to find a place in the world that Lisa hasn't already visited

Expert Bio
Lisa has worked in the travel industry for over 26 years. Her passion has always been to see the many wonders of the world and the people that make it interesting. Lisa's favorite places so far have been Tanzania and Borneo; hard choices after visiting 65 countries.

My Recent Trips
A Crystal cruise sailing from London and Stockholm with stops in Copenhagen (you'll love the charm of the Little Mermaid and the old town), Amsterdam, St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Stockholm were all amazing. A must see are the palaces and cathedrals in St. Petersburg, the Red Square and the Kremlin in Moscow. You will love Amsterdam with it's lovely painted homes and interesting canals.

In July Lisa will be journeying to Italy and the Greek Isles and November will find her in South Africa and Botswana.

Contact Lisa via email -- click here.

John W. Burson, CTC

Travel Consultant - Stuart Office

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Interests & Specialties
While John does not hesitate to tackle any type of travel, his personal favorites to plan include luxury cruising, group and family excursions and exotic vacations.

Expert Bio
John is the Principal/ Manager of Indian River Travel and has a 25 year career in the travel agency business. He has had the pleasure of sending his clients to every corner of the globe.
My Recent Trips
As for John's personal "have visited" favorites, they include Tahiti, Viet Nam, Italy and his cabin in the North Carolina mountains. Still on his "must see" list are Antartica, South Africa, the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China and New Zealand. He hopes you will always have your own "must see" list and it would be John's pleasure to assist you in getting there- and back!

Contact John W. via email -- click here.

Amy Busby

Travel Consultant - Stuart Office

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Interests & Specialties
Amy lived and worked in Grand Cayman as a travel agent and also lived in London, England for a short period of time. Her travels have taken her to Italy, numerous U.S. cities and the Caribbean. Her interests include customized trips to Europe, Alaskan and Caribbean cruises and honeymoons. Her goal is to plan that memorable trip

Expert Bio
Amy is originally from Long Island, New York and has been a resident of Port St. Lucie since 1984. Her career in the travel industry began in 1989.

Contact Amy via email -- click here.

Missy Coker

Travel Consultant - Stuart Office

Areas of Expertise:

Interests & Specialties
Working the magic and making the client's dream come true.

Expert Bio
Missy has been in the travel industry for over 30 years and comes from a long line of family travel agents. Her grandmother and mother owned a travel agency.

My Recent Trips
Missy loved Alaska and Western Canada and never gets tired of revisiting these special areas.

Contact Missy via email -- click here.