Travel Agent Magazine Recognizes Industry Veteran Erika Reategui for Her Dedication to Dream Destination Travel Planning
New York, NY (July 16, 2013) – Travel Agent magazine has named Erika Reategui, President of First in Service Travel, one of America’s top 25 agents of 2013 in a special July issue. Reategui, who has helmed the boutique luxury travel agency with brother Fernando Gonzalez since 1991, is being honored for her years in the high end leisure and corporate travel business. First in Service Travel is a branch of Tzell Travel Group, renowned as one of New York’s premier travel agencies.
Travel Agent magazine took particular note of Reategui for her expertise and specializations in exotic honeymoons and once in a lifetime dream destinations. She has traveled to all seven continents and has visited 83 countries, prompting her clients to describe her as a “cross between Trip Advisor and Wikipedia.”
“We’re enormously proud to have one of the industry’s most accomplished travel agents as part of the Tzell family,” Tzell CEO Barry Liben stated. “First in Service Travel initially became a Tzell branch just eight years ago, and during that time under Erika and Fernando’s leadership, they’ve consistently demonstrated growth thanks their creativity, intelligence and unyielding effort to surpass client expectations. Erika exudes everything you’d expect in one of the industry’s premier travel agents – warmth, passion and unwavering dedication in delivering exceptional experiences. That’s what has earned her fans and loyal clients the world over, so it’s no wonder she was honored as one of our industry best.”
“It’s a huge honor to be recognized by this industry-leading national publication for doing a job that I love and was really born to do. Travel is so personal. I get so much satisfaction in knowing that I impacted someone’s travel experiences because they invariably translate into memories of a lifetime,” said Reategui.
The honors coincided with First in Service Travel’s expansion of its New York headquarters to manage its newly launched leisure division.
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ABOUT FIRST IN SERVICE TRAVEL:
New York City-based First in Service (F1S) is a leading design house of travel management. F1S has an elite 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 includes dedicated corporate, leisure, entertainment and events divisions. First in Service is a branch of Tzell Travel Group. For more information, please visit www.firstinservice.com. Follow First in Service on Twitter at @1stinService or visit on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FirstInServiceTravel.
ABOUT TZELL TRAVEL GROUP:
With annual sales approaching $1.6 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. www.Tzell.com