Office Becomes First Agency to Open in Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Positioned to Service Entertainment Clientele
Los Angeles, CA (June 20, 2014) – A branch of Tzell Travel Group, New York-based First in Service Travel – known for its high profile clientele in entertainment, fashion, business, and sports – will open its West Coast offices on Monday, June 23, in the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO). This expansion marks the first travel agency to open in SMO, known as a favorite venue for celebrities, politicians and executives. It also builds on Tzell Travel Group’s existing West Coast presence.
The Santa Monica location makes perfect sense for the clientele. First in Service CEO and co-founder Fernando Gonzalez explains, “After an extensive search, we knew that SMO was the ideal location to establish our roots in L.A. We are located in the celebrity entrance of the terminal so it will be a very high profile spot. The views of the runway are very impressive, too.”
The Los Angeles team includes industry experts Chad Rodarme, Mona Behringer, Mina Shaffiee, and Thelma Abhyankar. First in Service President Erika Reategui adds, “Our L.A. business is exploding so we’re very proud to have some of the best in the business on our team as we continue to grow our West Coast presence.” First in Service is a branch of Tzell Travel Group, renowned as one of America’s premier travel management companies.
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ABOUT FIRST IN SERVICE TRAVEL:
New York City-based First in Service (F1S) – a branch of Tzell Travel Group – is a leading design house of travel, with a discerning clientele in fashion, media, technology and entertainment. Sister and brother team Erika Reategui and Fernando Gonzalez founded First in Service in 1991 from a family work ethic: service first. Since then, the company has built a five-star team of specialists in New York, Los Angeles, London and Bogota. The company has dedicated corporate, luxury leisure, entertainment and events divisions. For more information, please visit www.firstinservice.com. Follow us on Twitter at @1stinService or visit on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FirstInServiceTravel.
ABOUT SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SMO):
SMO origins date back to 1917 when aircraft first began landing at the private air field. In 1926 the city of Santa Monica purchased it. During World War II, Douglas Aircraft built more than 10,000 aircraft at SMO. In 1979 Donald Douglas Jr. established the Museum of Flying which opened in its current location at SMO in 2012, with a permanent display of nearly two dozen historic aircraft, along with many exhibits, art and photographs. Today the airport is a regular venue for business titans, celebrities and politicians.
ABOUT TZELL TRAVEL GROUP:
With annual sales exceeding $2 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. www.Tzell.com