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| Peter Herff
Email: peter@herfftravel.com
Interests & Specialties
I founded this company in 1975 and for more than three decades have fulfilled a life long dream of providing customized travel arrangements in all corners of the world. Our company provides the latest destination information and technical expertise to insure the perfect travel experience for all of our clients.
In order to enhance this experience, all our professionals continually upgrade their knowledge and evaluate current trends in travel and destinations so that no detail is left to chance.
On a personal note I am on the travel advisory board of Saveur magazine and on Travel and Leisure's A-List of top Travel Agents for 2009.
I am an expert in Europe, with emphasis on France, Italy, the Iberian Peninsula and the UK. I especially enjoy arranging golfing experiences throughout Scotland and Ireland. My most recent travels include Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Antarctica, Turkey and the Black Sea.
| | Peter Herff III
Email: peter3@herfftravel.com
| | Yvonne Varney
Email: yvonnev@herfftravel.com
Interests & Specialties
With over twenty years in the travel industry, my specialty is meeting, group and incentive travel management. I enjoy building long term relationships with my clients, as well as managing the many components for a successful program. From site inspections, air, hotel, transportation, banquets, events, activities, on-site program management, I coordinate everything from day of departure to return home, or I could say everything from A to Z.
Travel has been in my life from a very early age. My parents traveled from Spain for my father to pursue his career in art. My brother was born in Venezuela and I was born in Mexico City. I arrived in San Antonio at the age of seven already aware of world travel. Since then, my parents afforded me the opportunity of traveling and seeing different countries in my youth. I have always had a passion for travel and languages. I completed my academic studies of languages at Le Mesnil School of Languages in Montreux, Switzerland where I studied French, Italian and German. Prior to transitioning into the travel industry I was employed by IBM and Xerox giving me an insight to the needs of the corporate world which has proven to be invaluable. I am so fortunate to be working in this industry by choice where my experiences and knowledge can benefit others. Whether your travel needs are professional or personal, my goal is to make your travel experience excellent and memorable.
| | Linda Buck
Email: lindab@herfftravel.com
Interests & Specialties
With over 25 years experience in the Mayan Riviera, I look forward to planning your next trip to the Yucatan.
On a regular basis I personally visit and inspect all the very best boutique hotels as well as a wide range of all inclusive resorts. Whether you are looking for the best beach spots, cenote diving or Tulum tours, I can take care of all your arrangements in a timely and professional manner.
The Central American map offers many discoveries in Belize, Guatemala and Panama.
An experience in Belize can offer anything from cave tubing to diving the Blue Hole. Visit Blancaneaux Lodge, a Virtuoso Lodge and jungle retreat in an entirely self-sustained sanctuary. Discover a paradise where waterfalls spill into turquoise pools and Mayan ruins spring from the forest. Relax on your own private island at Cayo Espanto, where paradise and luxury come together as one.
From Guatemala City be driven to the beautiful city of Antigua where you can take a guided tour of the craft markets with a textile expert and finish the day shopping with her featured artisans. Fly over to Tikal for the day and explore the ancient Mayan city and the lush rain forest that surrounds the ruins. Enjoy the beautiful views of the volcano ringed Lake Atitlan from the private balcony of your seven room hotel.
In Panama witness the stunning engineering of the Canal and magnificent Gatun Lake, the source of most of the water that makes the Panama Canal possible. In the jungles of Panama, enjoy flora and fauna with an emphasis on bird life not found anywhere else on the planet.
In South America, a remarkable journey in the Galapagos brings you face to face with the extraordinary natural wonders of this wildlife sanctuary. With an experienced staff of naturalists you encounter wildlife that has no fear of humans and that is so abundant that you may have to watch your footing to avoid disturbing the nap of a resting sea lion or a passing iguana.
| | Laura Wallace
Email: lauraw@herfftravel.com
Interests & Specialties
After graduating from Vanderbilt with a degree in Spanish and Economics I began my career in the travel industry in my hometown of Mobile, AL. Twenty five years later I still love organizing and planning trips all over the world. My areas of expertise include Italy, the UK, Peru and Argentina. On a personal note I enjoy tennis, cooking and wine, and incorporate these elements into my travels whenever possible. Let me know your passions and I will design your dream vacation!
| | Shelby Simonini
Email: shelbys@herfftravel.com
Interests & Specialties
I started in the travel industry in 1976 as a flight attendant with Braniff Airways and flew for them for 10 years throughout the US, Europe, South America and Asia. My interest in the travel business continued and for the last 18 years I have worked as a travel consultant. Sailing, snow skiing and scuba diving are my passions which have taken me to many diverse and wonderful places around the globe which I would love to share with you. I look forward to making your dreams come true for your future adventures, vacations and travel plans.
| | Ann Barber
Email: annb@herfftravel.com
| | Connie Hanes
Email: conniehanes@yahoo.com
Interests & Specialties
My 36 years in the travel indistry include working for Lufthansa German Airlines, Braniff International Airlines, and for the last 25 years, at my current position at Herff Travel.
My specialty, and my passion, is cruising. I have been on over 25 cruises, on at least six different cruise lines and 20 different ships, to Mexico, the Caribbean, Alaska, New England, the Mediterranean and Asia. Whether it is a honeymoon, a family reunion, or a "girls weekend", it is my goal to find the perfect cruise vacation for you.
I am also an avid skiier and have skiied in Colorado, Nevada, California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, Montana, and even Virginia! Beginner to Expert, hotel room to mountainside home, individuals and families to large groups - there is a perfect ski vacation waiting for you, and I will enjoy helping you find it.
Over the years, I have enjoyed travelling in Europe, South and Central America, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska and almost all of the other 49 states. Whether it is Disney World, an All-Inclusive in Mexico, a spa in Arizona, a dude ranch in Colorado or a fishing resort in Alaska, my experience in both travel and travel planning will insure that your vacation is the one you are dreaming about.
| | Jim Arthur
Email: travelspecialist@att.net
Interests & Specialties
I joined the Herff travel office more than eleven years ago. My first career of 30 years was department store merchandising. This involved buying trips to many places in the world each year. It was a logical transition when I entered the travel industry 21 years ago.
I’m very familiar with family reunion vacation packages and cruises. I have traveled on European rail system extensively and understand the ease of travel it offers.
I have been on most cruise lines many times and because of my own first hand experience I can help you sort out the strengths and values of each line and most itineraries.
| | Jane Forrester
Email: jane@herfftravel.com
Interests & Specialties
After many years as a retail store owner, stay-at-home mom and active community volunteer, I am thrilled to embark on a career in the travel industry. I grew up in the beautiful state of Kentucky, attended Stephens College in Columbia, MO and moved to San Antonio to complete my education. While at Stephens, I was fortunate to travel throughout Europe for three consecutive summers, once crossing the Atlantic aboard the QE2. Recent travels have taken me on several cruises, snow skiing in Colorado, and to a favorite southern resort destination, Kiawah Island, South Carolina. As a lover of tennis, golf, skiing, hunting and fishing I enjoy experiencing and arranging outdoor adventures. It would be my pleasure to plan a wonderful vacation for you, giving careful attention to every detail.
| | Lee Loving
Email: letha@herfftravel.com
Interests & Specialties
I have been in the retail travel business for 37 years. Except for Russia, South America and Antarctica, I have traveled the entire world. My area of expertise is Asia. I just recently returned from my 50th trip to Thailand. I have been to all the countries of Asia numerous times, including India, China, Japan, Indonesia (Bali), the Phillipines, Sri Lanka, Myanmar,Nepal and Cambodia.
Although I have been to Europe many times, I personally think that the Orient is a much more exotic destination with some of the finest hotels in the world. It offers so many different colorful cultures with exquisite scenery, exciting shopping, and beautiful dancing and handicrafts.
| | Nancy Simmang
Email: nancy@herfftravel.com
Interests & Specialties
Accounting
| | Carol Moore
Email: carol@herfftravel.com
Interests & Specialties
Receptionist
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