“Our vision to be innovative and educational while fostering professionalism is the WITS mission. WITS bridges travel advisors and suppliers with the opportunity to collaborate, receive valuable resources and in-depth knowledge of various global destinations. Connecting clients with our ability to bring world-class service and a positive experience to the adventure.“
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My career in travel unofficially started more than 20 years ago. At the time I was working as a NYS Licensed Massage Therapist at my own practice in Samaritan Hospital. I always had a love and passion for travel. I would spend my down time researching destinations and travel deals. When I would discuss travel with my massage clients, it would often turn into me booking their vacations. At the time, I was unaware that it could be a career! One thing led to another and before I knew it, I was an Independent Contractor for a local Travel Agency, I opened my own travel agency in 2011, Pack Your Bags Travel, and am still loving it!
As a travel agent for Meissner Cruise & Travel in Troy for over twelve years, I am committed to the slogan, “your best travel bargain is a great travel agent!” I aim to find the perfect adventure for my clients, and have been successful so far!
I have been in the travel business for over 15 years. I currently operate Unforgettable Travel out of my home in Halfmoon. I work under Noel 4 Travel, LLC out of Fairfield CT. I have 1 daughter, Ashley, also in the travel business.
Elaine Ciulik – Imperial Travel Service
Traveling is my passion from sailing on private yachts up and down the East Coast, backpacking hut to hut across Mont Blanc to being pampered by Butlers at 5-star resorts, I adore it all. I grew up on the East Coast with a yachting family allowing my first travels to be on private yachts from the coast of Maine to the Caribbean. The first trip to Europe was by a private yacht stopping in the Azores, Gibraltar, and Mallorca before spending the summer working along the coast of the Mediterranean from St Tropez to Italy. Our Honeymoon was backpacking through Europe, Birthdays hiking hut to hut on Mont Blanc and winters following our Ski Racing Sons all the way to the US Ski Team level around the world. I have enjoyed swimming with Whale Sharks off small expedition cruises as much as lounging in Sky pools in Grenada and being pampered by Butlers at 5- star resorts. I live with my passport and Amex in my wallet and can be packed in a moment’s notice.
Cyndi Miller- Aird is President of Miller + Aird Destination Marketing. Miller-Aird Destination Marketing is a leader in providing sales and marketing services for independently owned hotels and destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America. Cyndi’s portfolio includes the St. Maarten / St. Martin Tourist Office and resorts in Aruba, Anguilla, Puerto Rico, Belize, St. Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Cartagena, Colombia and Panama City, Panama. She also represents a boutique African safari company called Salute Africa.
I grew up working in my family’s restaurant business & I had hoped to open my own restaurant
After graduating from Siena College in 1981 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology/Social Work I spent 32 years working in New York State Government with a focus on children and families. During those 32 years, my passion for travel played a major role in my life. History, Arts & Culture, led me to some of the great cultural centers of the US & Europe. After an early retirement in 2014, my zest for travel led me to exploring and starting a new career in the travel industry.
As a child, I was introduced to travel while visiting the beautiful town on Lake Balaton called Tihany, in Hungary, where my parents immigrated from in 1956. While earning my college degree in International Business, I quickly realized my passion for travel, and immediately after graduation I started Blue Skies Travel in 1993 with my sister Suzanne. The passion for my personal travel turned into a passion for creating Amazing Vacation Experiences for friends and clients and using my contacts and relationships in the industry to add the finishing touches onto unique experiences.