Preferred Travel & Company Commemorates 40 Years in Business

Preferred Travel & Company announces its 40th anniversary of doing business in Naples. The well-respected and prominent travel agency was founded in 1984 by former owner Wilma Boyd and is now owned by Olga Placeres who worked alongside Boyd for over 35 years. In 2019, Ms. Placeres became President and owner overlooking the day-to-day operations.

Preferred Travel’s President Olga Placeres is named as a Travel + Leisure Magazine A List Advisor

  Preferred Travel & Company is pleased to announce Olga Placeres, President of Preferred Travel & Company has been named as a Travel + Leisure Magazine A-List Advisor. Placeres was named to the 2024 Travel + Leisure Magazine A-List Advisor as a top travel advisor and top cruise ship specialist. Placeres is honored to have.

Preferred Travel & Company Presents $25,000 Check to Guadalupe Center

Preferred Travel & Company was pleased to present Guadalupe Center with a $25,000 check on February 9, 2024. The money was raised through ticket sales to Preferred Travel’s Annual Travel Showcase event which was held in January. The “Ruby Reflection: A Journey of 40 Years,” was held at Artis-Naples this year with over 300 guests.

Preferred Travel & Company Presents $25,000 Check to Guadalupe Center

Preferred Travel & Company was pleased to present Guadalupe Center with a $25,000 check on February 9, 2024. The money was raised through ticket sales to Preferred Travel’s Annual Travel Showcase event which was held in January. The “Ruby Reflection: A Journey of 40 Years,” was held at Artis-Naples this year with over 300 guests.

Preferred Travel of Naples’ advisors attend inaugural Travel + Leisure Magazine’s Cruise Summit

Preferred Travel of Naples (PTN) was excited to attend Travel + Leisure Magazine’s inaugural Cruise Summit in the Bahamas. Two of PTN’s top travel advisors represented the travel agency at the “invitation only” prestigious summit from May 9 through May 12 at Baha Mar Resort. At the first Travel + Leisure Cruise Summit, attendees were.

Preferred Travel of Naples selected Guadalupe Center to benefit from exclusive ship tours

Preferred Travel of Naples selected Guadalupe Center to benefit from their exclusive “invitation only” ship tour event. Over 40 people traveled to Miami on January 6 aboard a luxury tour bus for a day of touring the Seabourn Sojourn or the Seabourn Quest. Olga Placeres, President of Preferred Travel of Naples, and team members escorted.

Preferred Travel of Naples congratulates Jessy LaPaglia as a new Rising Star

Preferred Travel of Naples is pleased to announce Jessy LaPaglia has been chosen as a Rising Star by the Travel + Leisure Travel Advisory Board (TAB). TAB is a select group of owners and operators of the country’s most important travel agencies and each year, a select group of emerging travel advisors are invited to.

Preferred Travel of Naples celebrates three 20-year anniversaries

Preferred Travel of Naples is celebrating the 20-year anniversary for three of their travel advisors. John Burgess, Suzanne Dennis and Connie Moody all joined the Preferred Travel team in 2002 after McDaniel’s Travel Advisors, their previous agency, was impacted by the devastating event of 9/11. While the travel industry was hit hard in 2001, the.

Preferred Travel’s President Olga Placeres Wins Signature Travel Network Leadership Award

Preferred Travel is proud to announce Olga Placeres, Owner and President, has been honored by Signature Travel Network and presented with the Michelle Morgan Leadership Award. The award was presented at the Signature Conference in Las Vegas this past November. Signature Travel Network® is a member-owned travel cooperative, headquartered in El Segundo, California, with a.

Preferred Travel of Naples welcomes Cindy Macrides

Preferred Travel of Naples is pleased to welcome Cindy Macrides as an Independent Travel Advisor in the newly opened Bonita Springs office. Macrides began her travel career in 1981 and is graduate of the Wilma Boyd School of Travel which was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her 39-year career has given her the opportunity to travel.