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 raises $17,000 for STARability Foundation at 2023 Travel Showcase

Preferred Travel of Naples is pleased to announce they raised $17,000 from their Celebrate the Art of Travel event in February. The annual travel showcase was held at Club Pelican Bay and had over 225 guests in attendance. Each had the opportunity to connect with some of the world’s top travel vendors as well as.

Preferred Travel President Olga Placeres is named an A-LISTER by Travel + Leisure Magazine

Preferred Travel of Naples (PTN) is pleased to announce Olga Placeres, President of Preferred Travel, has been named an “A-Lister” by Travel + Leisure Magazine. Placeres was named to the 2023 “A-List” as a top travel advisor and top European specialist. The list was just released and Placeres said she is honored to have been.

Lillian Rudd celebrates 10-year anniversary with Preferred Travel of Naples

Preferred Travel of Naples is honored to announce Lillian Rudd is celebrating her 10-year milestone work anniversary. Ms. Rudd joined the team at Preferred Travel of Naples in 2013 as a Travel Advisor and is now one of the agency’s Senior Advisors. Ms. Rudd, originally from New Jersey, has been a Naples resident since 1994.

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 selects STARability Foundation as 2023 Travel Showcase benefactor

Preferred Travel of Naples has chosen STARability Foundation to be the nonprofit benefactor of their upcoming Travel Showcase. Celebrate the Art of Travel event will be held on Monday, February 20, 2023, in Naples. The Preferred Travel team invites their clients and future travelers to use creativity and imagination to ignite their passion for travel.

Preferred Travel of Naples wins Ultimate Agency Award

Preferred Travel of Naples was surprised and honored to be presented the Ultimate Agency Award by ID Travel Group at an exclusive dinner held for area travel agencies and advisors on November 2 at Ocean Prime in Naples. Kristina Placeres Gear, Managing Director for Preferred Travel, accepted the award which honored the longstanding partnership and.

Kody Gear joins Preferred Travel of Naples

Preferred Travel of Naples (PTN) is pleased to announce Kody Gear has joined the family-owned agency as Managing Partner. A Florida native, Gear was born and raised in Melbourne, Florida. He attended the University of South Florida, where he met his future wife, Kristina Placeres Gear. After earning his bachelor’s degree in Finance nine years.

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.