Travel Leaders Honors Agencies, Supplier Partners During Annual Conference

This year at my annual conference, I was honored to be awarded the Travel Leaders Network, Power of the Partnership Award for being the Top Booker in the U.S. for their PinSIGHT hotel booking tool.

TRAVEL PULSE, June 13, 2019
Travel Leaders Honors Agencies, Supplier Partners During Annual Conference: The organization honors top producers, suppliers and more in Maryland.


Travel Leaders Network honored its top affiliate member agencies during the 13th annual “Power of the Partnership” (POP) Awards. Winners were celebrated on stage at the organization’s annual conference, EDGE (Educate, Discover, Gather, Evolve) which took place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Maryland taking place June 13-16, 2019.

“Travel Leaders Network is proud to recognize and honor these affiliate member agencies for their outstanding business acumen, utilization of Travel Leaders tools and technology, demonstrated partnership with preferred suppliers and dedication to serving their clients,” said John Lovell, president-leisure travel, supplier relations and networks for Travel Leaders Group.

“These travel professionals are true leaders in their field and we are very proud to have them as members of the Travel Leaders family. The recognition they are receiving today is well-deserved and highlights the impressive work they are doing,” added Roger E. Block, president of Travel Leaders Network.
Member agencies with the highest supplier sales in 2018 were honored with the Chairman’s Award, and the member agencies with the highest supplier sales in 2018, Travel Leaders Network’s President’s Award is given to member agencies with the largest supplier sales growth in 2018.

The winners include:

Chairman’s Award

—Chairman’s Host Award – Cruises & Tours Unlimited; Chad Burt (Jacksonville, Florida)

—Chairman’s Elite Award – Cruise.com; Anthony Hamawy (Dania Beach, Florida)

—Chairman’s Pinnacle Award – Vacations To Go; Emerson Hankamer (Houston, Texas)

President’s Award

—Coasters & Castles Travel; April Botta and Lynne Macolini (Middleboro, Massachusetts)

—Cruise Travel Outlet; Bill Walsh (Salem, New Hampshire)

—International Voyager; John Maguire (Morristown, New Jersey)

—Pavlus Travel Group; Craig Pavlus (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Top CruisePRO Booker

—Vacations To Go; Emerson Hankamer (Houston, Texas)

New Member

Travel Leaders recognized the newest affiliate member who has demonstrated outstanding support for the network, along with its programs and tools.

—World Travel Holdings; Josh Tolkin (Wilmington, Massachusetts)

Top Worldwide and SELECT Hotels Program Booking Agency

—Travel by Pathfinders, Inc.; Kristi Lewis (Grosse Pointe, Michigan)

Top Distinctive Voyage Sales

—KHM Travel Group; Chantelle Nye (Brunswick, Ohio)

Top pinSIGHT Booker

—Pams Path to Travel; Pam Horst (Redwood City, California)

Top Participant in the Network’s Program with American Express

–Pavlus Travel Group; Craig Pavlus (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Distinctive Voyages Awards

Travel Leaders Network recognized these advisors for exceptional participation in the network’s “Distinctive Voyages” program, which includes hundreds of sailings throughout the world that feature exclusive, complimentary amenities.

—Distinctive Voyager – Mary Ellen and Trevor Burton, SST Travel (Mooresville, NC)

—Excellence in Service – Karyn McNight, TerraMar Travel Inc. (Hemet, CA)

—Excellence in Service –Jill Skrzynski, Cruise Holidays (Rochester Hills, MI)

—Outstanding Marketing Campaign(s) – Garry and Anita Thompson, Cruise Holidays – Attheta Travel (Oklahoma City, OK)

Travel Leaders also honored its supplier partners at EDGE.

“Our business is built upon strong, highly valued partnerships with our preferred suppliers,” said Lovell. “With these awards, we are honoring those that have truly gone above and beyond in the areas of partnership and support to ensure our mutual success during the past year.”