TRAVELLUSTRE
Team Roster
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
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
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
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
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!
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!
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.
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.
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
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
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!
Kerry Fee
Location: Boston, lives in Andover & Nantucket
Awards/Recognitions/Certifications:
Email: kerry@travellustre.com
Specialty: Culinary journeys
Barbara Merrigan
Location: Boston, lives in Newton
Company: TRAVELLUSTRE - Hotel & Air Exec desk
Email: Barbara@travellustre.com
Specialty: Air & ultraluxe
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
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
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
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:
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
Alyce Chambers
