NEW YORK, NY (January 16, 2023) – Sixty SmartFlyer affiliate agencies spanning the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia have received SmartFlyer Club 2A and Rising Star recognition.
The SmartFlyer platform supports over 250 travel agents, many of whom have developed their own brand identity within the agency’s ecosystem, one that has continually evolved throughout the company’s thirty-three-year history.
Club 2A is a recognition that’s deeply rooted in SmartFlyer tradition. The program was conceptualized as a nod to our founder, Michael Holtz, who is known to strictly fly in seat 2A for its “prime position” as a way to recognize some of SmartFlyer’s most primely positioned travel advisors. This cohort represents advisors spanning $2M to $5M in actualized revenue. In alignment with our collective growth as a community, this select group of high-revenue advisors has grown from seven advisors in 2021 to forty-six agents just one year later.
$5M+ Actualized
- Allison Kobasky and Josh Kobasky, Over the Moon Vacations, Boca Raton, Florida
$4M+ Actualized
- Suzy X Dodd, SmartFlyer, New York, New York
- Rebecca Alesia, Wanderology Travel, Bayville, New York
- Brent Wallace, SmartFlyer, Sydney, Australia
- Beth Washington, Getaway Guild, Washington D.C.
- Betsey Brown, Betsey Brown Travel, St. Louis, Missouri
- Lauren Saiger Machowsky, SmartFlyer, Westchester, New York
- Melissa Rodriguez, SmartFlyer, New York, New York
- Albert Valera, Everything Travel Guy, Miami, Florida
$3M+ Actualized
- Erin Trager Kusman, ETK Travels, Louisville, Kentucky
- Courtney Beaver, CTB Travel, Dallas, Texas
- Michael Lerner, Open Doors Global, Miami, Florid
- Liana Merriman, Swoon Travel, Westport, Connecticut
- Sue and Bob Bradley, The Pampered Cruiser, Vancouver, Canada
- Melissa Rosenbloum, SmartFlyer, Atlanta, Georgia
- Lauren Maggard, SmartFlyer, Asheville, North Carolina
- Sarah Halpern, Travel Couturier, Westport, Connecticut
$2M+ Actualized
- Susan Andrzejewski, ENB Travel, New York, New York
- Nicole Gerber, Jetsetting Families, New York, New York
- Molly Fuller, SmartFlyer, Atlanta, Georgia
- Amy Zebala, AZ Travel, Chicago, Illinois
- Dan Lack, Jetsparency, Sausalito, California
- Jennifer Terra Halberg, Jen Terra Travels, Weston, Connecticut
- Lucy Williams, Lucy Williams Travel, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Salli Alderson, SmartFlyer, Sydney, Australia
- Katie Lee Mohammed, Katie Lee Travel, Palo Alto, California
- Tom Bartholomew, SmartFlyer, Vancouver, Canada
- Michelle Manas, Uncorked Escapes, Newport Beach, California
- Abby Kastin, Abby Kastin Travel, Montville, New Jersey
- Kristin Songy Diehl, SmartFlyer, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Corey Nussbaum, SmartFlyer, Kansas City, Missouri
- Ash Chin, Sojourns Of, Sydney, Australia
- Gloria Gammo, GG Inspired, Sydney, Australia
- Riya Thanissorn, Truant Travel, Adelaide, Australia
- Jean Pickard, SmartFlyer, Atlanta, Georgia
- Lauren Grubbs, Lauren Grubbs Travel Co., Newport Beach, California
- Elena Borrero, SmartFlyer, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
- Laura Ball, Bon Appetit Travels, Los Angeles, California
- Helen Pappas, SmartFlyer, New York, New York
- Carolyne Evans, Going Places, Sydney, Australia
- Taylor Allen Teixeria, TaylorMade Travel, Los Angeles, California
- Betsy Polatsch, SmartFlyer, Westchester, New York
- Michele Spahr, SmartFlyer, Palm Beach, Florida
- Tera Muellerleile, Travel Scouting, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Didi Johnson, Didi On The Fly, Phoenix, Arizona
Rising Star was launched in 2018 to celebrate our new-to-the-industry advisors whose first full two years of booking travel were marked by landmark success with a minimum of $500k in revenue. This year, we are excited to recognize fifteen agents who started their journey with us in 2020 and 2021 to qualify as the Rising Star Class of 2022. This summer, in partnership with Hyatt Hotels, SmartFlyer will host its annual Rising Star educational trip to give this cohort of advisors back-of-house access to operational procedures at Park Hyatt Chicago.
$2M+ Actualized
- Jennifer Terra Halberg, Jen Terra Travels, Weston, Connecticut*
- Molly Fuller, SmartFlyer, Atlanta, Georgia*
*denotes that these advisors have also qualified as Club 2A, an exceptional achievement in their first three years of booking travel
$1M+ Actualized
- Christina Middleton, C|M Luxury Travel, New York, New York
- Emily Brillanti, Vita Brillanti Travel, New York, New York
- Jasmine Johnson, First Class Travellers, Sydney, Australia
- Kristina Briglio, SmartFlyer, London, United Kingdom
- Lauren Benson, Benson Bespoke, Sydney, Australia
- Sarah Lopez, SmartFlyer, Newport Beach, California
- Rachel Grosso and Sam Dorfman, CuratedCoast, New York, New York
$500k+ Actualized
- Emily Martins, Emily K Travel, Washington, D.C.
- Heidi Garrett, Swoon Travel, New York, New York
- Jessica Drew, Jessica Drew Travel, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Julia Gregory, JBG Travels, Nashville, Tennessee
- Lara Camozzo, Unpairalleled Travels, Charleston, South Carolina
- Marissa Grad, travelhappier, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Tori Medlin, SmartFlyer, Phoenix, Arizona
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