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TRAVELLUSTRE

Team Roster

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Kristin Chambers, CTC

CEO/Founder & Managing Director - TRAVELLUSTRE

+ Founder & Travel Advisor - D.A.Luxury Travel 

Location: Boston, MA & Suburbs

2022/2023 Conference Line-up: ILTM Cannes, Virtuoso Forum, Virtuoso Travel Week

Virtuoso Communities: Ultraluxe, Culinary

Awards/Recognitions: Travel & Leisure A List, Conde Nast Top Travel Specialist, 1000 Club 

Email: kristin@travellustre.com -partner communications / kristin@daluxurytravel.com - client communications

Social Media: @kristin_travel_insider

@daluxurytravel @TRAVELLUSTRE

Specialty: Ultraluxe

Janet Flagg

Janet Flagg

COO & Partner - TRAVELLUSTRE

Location: Boston, MA & Suburbs

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: Virtuoso Forum, Virtuoso Travel Week

Email: janet@travellustre.com

Specialty: Executive coaching for travel advisor team

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Alicia McCarthy, CTC

Director of Partner Relations - TRAVELLUSTRE

Location: Boston, MA & Suburbs

Company: Aqualuxe Travel 

2022/2023 Conference Line-up: Virtuoso Travel Week 2023

Virtuoso Communities: Family + Celebration

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications: CTA

Email: alicia@travellustre.com

Social Media: @aqualuxetravel   

Specialty: Honeymoons, Celebratory Travel

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Rhonda Gilberg

Location: Boston & Marblehead

Company: Travels by Rhonda

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: DUCO Itlay, VTW 2023

Virtuoso Communities: 

UltraLuxe, Family

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications:

Email: rhonda@travellustre.com

Social Media: @travelsbyrhonda

Specialty: Multigenerational Travel
Honeymoons, Couple's Celebratory Trips, Safari, Villas

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Lizzie Alex, CTA, CSEP

Location: Connecticut

Company: D.A.Luxury Travel

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: 

VTW 2023

Certifications: CTA, CSEP

Email: Lizzie@daluxurytravel.com

Social Media: 

@daluxurytravel, @lizzieealexx

Specialty: Ultraluxe

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Krissy Concannon

Location: Boston + Portland, Maine

Company: KC Abroad

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: We Are Africa 2023

Virtuoso Communities:

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications: CTA

Email: krissy@travellustre.com

Social Media: kc.abroad - Instagram  KC Abroad - Facebook

Specialty: Safari, Africa Travel, Ireland, Honeymoons, Celebratory

Other: Further my education and knowledge of the best products and services available to our clients, and connect with partners!

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Stephanie Williamson

Location: Edinburgh (Stirling)

Company: raison d’être travel

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: TBD-ILTM Cannes 2023

Virtuoso Communities: Adventure and Sustainability

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications: CTA

Email: stephanie@travellustre.com

Social Media: @raisondetretravel on Instagram

Other: Always up to meet over coffee!

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Nicole Bono

Location: Orvieto, Italy + New York, NY

Closest city: Rome + Florence

Company: Bono Events International 

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: TBD-ILTM Cannes 2023, DUCO, PURE, Virtuoso Travel Week

Virtuoso Communities:

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications:

Email: nicolebono@travellustre.com

Social Media: @bonoeventsinternational 

Specialty: Celebratory Travel, Destination Weddings, Gastronomic Travel, Honeymoons, Destination Elopements, Specialist in Italy, European Destinations, Off the beaten path authentic travel.

Other: We are an event planning company as well as a travel design company. We can do either/or and in many cases both together for the client. We service worldwide but our specialty is Italy and Europe.

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Sophia Grimm

Company: Sojourn Luxury Travel

Location: Following a busy winter of travel through South America & Portugal, Sophia will be based in Boston starting in May. She often travels to Cape Cod, Maine, and Newport and loves to connect, so feel free to reach out and try to catch her if she's in your neighbourhood!

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: Hopeful to attend ILTM Cannes Dec 2023, but will attend more intimate, local events in the meantime.
2024: We Are Africa, Pure & VTW!

Email: sophia@travellustre.com or 

sophia@sojournluxurytravel.com

Social Media:  IG: @sojourn_luxurytravel (www.instagram.com/sojourn_luxurytravel/)
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-grimm/
Website: www.sojournluxurytravel.com

Specialty: My niche is in ultra-luxe exotic travel & safari for families, with a lot of experience in bucket-list journeys, wellness retreats, and ocean adventures.

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Elizabeth Cincotta

Location: Boston

Company: Rising Tide Travel

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: Virtuoso Travel Week & ILTM Cannes 2023 (TBD)

Virtuoso Communities: Culinary, Family & Celebration

Certifications: ASTA Verified Travel Advisor

Email: elizabeth@risingtidetravel.com

Social Media:

Instagram: @risingtidetravel

LinkedIn: Elizabeth Cincotta

Facebook: @risingtidetraveladvisors

Specialty: Family, Celebratory Travel, Europe,  Beach Destinations

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Diane Supino, VCTA

Location: Boston & Saugus 

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: Emotions Seville - June 4 -7, 2023

Certifications: VCTA

Email: diane@travellustre.com

Social Media: @dianesupino - Instagram

Other: Europe is my main market I serve

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Lisa Devaney, CTA

Location: Boston & Cape Cod

Company: Beaches Backroads and Beyond

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: Virtuoso 2023

Virtuoso Communities: Virtuoso Adventure Travel, Virtuoso Cruise (certified host), Virtuoso Culinary Travel

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications: CTA, Virtuoso Cruise (certified host)

Email: lisa@travellustre.com

Social Media: @beachesbackroadsandbeyond

Specialty: Honeymoons, Cruise, Celebratory, Adventure

Other: I am a culinary enthusiast! 

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Kerry Fee

Location: Boston, lives in Andover & Nantucket

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications:

Email: kerry@travellustre.com

Specialty: Culinary journeys

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Barbara Merrigan

Location: Boston, lives in Newton

Company: TRAVELLUSTRE - Hotel & Air Exec desk

Email: Barbara@travellustre.com

Specialty: Air & ultraluxe

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Meg Thompson

Location: Boston, lives in Newmarket NH

2022/2023

Company: Palm Latitudes Travel

2022/2023 Conference Line-up: 

Applying for in 2023.... ILTM North America, Romance Travel Forum, LE Miami

Virtuoso Communities: Family & Celebration travel

Industry Certifications: Bahamas Specialist, Jamaica Specialist, Antigua and Barbuda Specialist, Los Cabos Specialist
Belize Specialist, Aruba Specialist

Social Media: @palmlatitudestravel 

Specialty: Honeymoons & Beach destinations

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Silvana Frappier

Location: 

Philadelphia - 2022/2023 Traveling around the world. April, May, June, July, and August (South America); September, October, November, and December (Europe and SEA)

Company: North Star Destinations

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: Emotions - BA April 23-26; PURE, TDB

Virtuoso Communities: Adventure Travel, Family & Celebration Travel, Sustainability, and UltraLuxe Travel

Certifications: CTA, CTC, VCTA, Condé Nast Top Travel Specialist

Email: silvana@travellustre.com

Social Media: @northstardestinations

Specialty: Small Luxury Groups, Couple's Celebratory Trips, Bucket List Trips, Incentive Travel, Destination Less Known, Virtuoso Voyage Host.

Other: Fluent in Portuguese, Silvana loves champagne and talking about it. She’s a host of a Travel Show Series on YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@northstardestinations  where she reviews hotels and destinations and educates the consumer and other travel advisors on what’s trending, what’s new and exciting. A non-scripted truth about destinations and hotels.

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John Battaglino 

Location: Boston

Company: Rising Tide Travel 2022/2023

Conference Line Up:  Virtuoso Travel Week 2023

Virtuoso Communities: Cruise

Email: john@risingtidetravel.com

Website: www.risingtidetravel.com

Social Media:

Instagram: @risingtidetravel

LinkedIn: John Battaglino

Facebook: @risingtidetraveladvisors

Specialty: Luxury Cruise, Sports & Entertainment, Food & Wine, Europe

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Liz Arkeilpane

Company: Bloom Retreats

Location: Hawaii

2022/2023 Conference Line Up:

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications:

Email: liz@travellustre.com

Social Media: @bloom_retreats 

Specialty: Incentive Travel, Corporate, Meetings & Events, Retreats, Luxury, Adventure, Cultural Immersion

Other: Travel & Event industry professional with 16+ years of experience, have operated events in over 35 countries with focus on high end luxury and unique experiences

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Nicole Guilmartin

Company: Nicole Guilmartin Events

Location: Boston (Andover)

2022/2023 Conference Line Up:

Virtuoso Communities:

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications:

Email: nicoleg@travellustre.com

Social Media: 

Specialty: Corporate

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Becky Olsen

Company: Nova Vista

Location: Raleigh, NC

2022/2023 Conference Line Up:Virtuoso Travel Week

Virtuoso Communities: Culinary and Sustainability

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications:

Email: becky@travellustre.com

Social Media:

Specialty:

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Lesli Douglass

Company: Boxwood Travel

Location: Knoxville, TN

2022/2023 Conference Line Up: Virtuoso Travel Week

Virtuoso Communities:

Awards/Recognitions/Certifications:

Email: lesli@travellustre.com

Social Media:

Specialty: Europe

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Alyce Chambers

Director Finance & Operations

Location: Boston, MA & Suburbs

Email: alyce@travellustre.com

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Dilyana Glaser

Social Media Manager

Email: content@travellustre.com

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