Based on five decades of experience as travel agents to A-listers, Tzell travel agents can make any client feel like a celebrity through unique access, privacy and incredible amenities.
New York, NY (July14, 2016) — Today, New York-based Tzell Travel Group, is pulling back the curtain on celebrity travel and opening the velvet rope by sharing insights on how they assist all their clients travel like A-listers when away from home. The keys to emulating celebrity travel include: attention to detail, heightened privacy and discretion, exclusively-tailored to meet all needs, hassle free, and knowing that key relationships are everything. For these seamless travel experiences, no detail is overlooked and all requests, no matter how unique, are handled with extreme care, unmatched expertise and long-standing industry relationships.
“Tzell’s luxury travel agents have long-embraced the concierge mindset when it comes to their clients’ travel, thus enabling each customer to enjoy a VIP experience anywhere in the world,” stated Gail Grimmett, President of Tzell Travel Group. “Whether it’s planning a private jet journey around the globe or securing a reservation at that impossible-to-book Michelin-star restaurant, Tzell travel agents, through their meticulously developed relationships, make it happen. Regardless of whether travelers are looking to relax on a beach in St. Barts or charter a private yacht, they can expect to receive the same level of service and attention as our celebrity and A-list clients.”
In order to “travel like a celebrity,” here are key insights on the most important aspects:
Attention to Detail:
- “Celebrity and A-list clients, above all else, expect their travel to be seamless and to have any and all requests met without delay,” said Martin Gould, Vice President of Leisure Travel at The Travel Business, a division of Tzell. “They spend so much time in the limelight, that when they travel, anonymity is of utmost importance.”
- Gould added: “Ensuring the suppliers you work with can be trusted to handle clients with the utmost discretion is paramount. From when the car picks them up, to having an escort at the airport and a private check-in at their accommodations, guaranteeing there are no lines and that celebrity clients receive priority treatment, is something that can’t be overlooked. Attention to detail, above all else, is key to exceeding expectations for all clients, but has a particular importance for A-listers.”
Privacy and Discretion:
- “My celebrity and professional athlete clients have a wide array of preferences when they travel, some want complete anonymity and others want to be seen,” said Michelle Clausi, corporate and leisure specialist with Tzell Travel Group. “Knowledge of who to contact at what property to meet those preferences is something that can’t be taught, it’s earned through dedication and hard work that leads to a trusting relationship with suppliers that you have full confidence will meet your clients’ needs.”
- “It’s also becoming more common for younger celebrities, especially athletes to offer to do appearances while traveling,” continued Clausi. “Understanding the nuances of what each client’s needs are and having the foresight to handle them is a key part of planning celebrity and A-list travel.”
Tailored to Meet Their Needs:
- “All of my VIP clients, including A-list celebrities, have unique needs when they travel,” said Tzell travel agent Jody Bear, owner of Bear & Bear Travel. “Many of our celebrity clients maintain strict diets, so to meet those needs when they travel, they bring along their personal chefs.”
- “We have clients who also bring specific meat and produce when they travel. It’s important to ensure this all happens seamlessly, and the chef and their products need to arrive on time, without any hassle at customs,” Bear added. “Coordinating client needs, such as this, comes from knowing the right people to talk to and taking care of all the minute details to ensure everything goes off without a hitch.”
Easy and Hassle Free:
- “Many of my clients are musicians who frequently tour, so I get the pleasure of coordinating the travel for their concerts around the world as well as some of their leisure travel,” said Debra Copelan, entertainment travel agent with Tzell Travel Group in Los Angeles.
- “With their hectic travel schedule for touring, many of my musician clients want to stay closer to home when they travel for leisure,” explained Copelan. “Frequently this means going to events that interest them, like SXSW in Austin, Texas, or a close family getaway. It’s vital that these plans be as easy as possible for the musician as well as their family and friends they bring along on the trip.”
Relationships Are Everything:
- “My Broadway star clients love to combine travel for their shows and leisure travel,” said Andi Henig, owner of A Team Tours, a division of Tzell Travel Group. “My clients travel the world for their Broadway shows. If they’re performing in London, they might take a short trip to Tuscany when they have a few days off.”
- Henig added: “These decisions often happen at the spur of the moment, so knowing who’s who in the world of travel is crucial to making their requests a reality. It’s also important to be able to coordinate friends and family travel with the same level of customer service and care that the celebrity client receives. Relationships are everything.”
Since 1966, Tzell Travel Group has been providing its clients with the highest quality, most personalized travel experience integrated with today’s technology – whether it be corporate, entertainment or leisure travel. Tzell offers comprehensive travel management programs that blend the vast resources it is able to deliver as a travel powerhouse with the personalized dedication and emphasis on quality.
To find a Tzell travel agent advisor to create the high-end, sophisticated journey of one’s dreams, visit tzell.com/agent-showcase.
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About Tzell Travel Group:
With annual sales of $3 billion, Tzell Travel Group – as part of Travel Leaders Group – is currently ranked first among the nation’s largest corporate travel management companies, according to Business Travel News. Tzell maintains its headquarters in New York City and has offices in 20 states.
In everything it does, Tzell Travel Group places the highest priority on both its clients and its agents. For the individual traveler, Tzell addresses value, convenience, comfort and safety, with its customized quality traveler services. For the corporation, Tzell offers a broad product line of cost containment, meeting services and comprehensive travel management programs.
Tzell focuses on the needs of its agents by providing the best work environment possible and the strongest leadership and support team. These elements combined with excellent air/hotel leisure programs create the “safe haven” which is a hallmark of the Tzell brand.