I am a senior travel consultant, 30 plus years in the industry. Prior to that I was a Junior
High School teacher, smaller than my students in height and almost the same age. I had
been so young and eager for an exciting career (yes, at 20... more
I came to this business from social work and for the first ten years or so, kept thinking I’d have to get back to a “real job” eventually. I figured, until I got there, why not have a little fun? Since then, I’ve been to Bhutan, Tibet, Ethiopia, Vietnam... more
My yen for exotic travel was established early with a high school graduation trip to Hawaii, and the experience prompted me to swap my business-school plans for a career in travel ~I've never looked back. My own journeys have taken me to every continent (... more
I founded Aston Loyd Travel in 1994 with the goal of providing the very best personalized travel consulting services, mainly to vacationers. Over the years, because of their good experiences with Aston Loyd, many of our vacation clients have now assigned... more
I have been in the Travel Industry since 1984 and a part of the Travel Collaborative since 1994. After all these years I am still thrilled with the adventure and idea of travel. The thought of hopping on a plane and in just a few hours stepping off and... more
My World So Far…
Quebec City in February, Punta del Este, Uruguay in January and the Stockholm Archipelago in August.
Seeing the Aurora Borealis in Norway, The Amber Room in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia and Table Mountain in Capetown.
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Meeting great clients and planning their travel for business and pleasure is what I love to do.
Since 1988, every day, the travel industry has offered something new and exciting for my clients, and for me.
The Travel Collaborative is such a... more
Allow me to be your personal assistant for corporate travel.
Thirty years ago, my clients didn’t have the option to “do it themselves” online. But, even in today’s tech savvy environment, the human factor is still superior. Airline websites can be... more
Since I was a little girl I can remember daydreaming of far off places and now after 25 years of helping my clients to have the trip of their dreams I am as passionate and grateful as ever to be in this business. Whether one travels for the love of the... more
