We were delighted to be joined by so many dear friends and colleagues at Luxury Travel Advisor’s very first birthday celebration, which was held in grand style in the Louis XVI room at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York. Many of our guests flew from far distances to raise a glass of good cheer to our first year of publication and to wish us well as we forge ahead in 2006. We thank everyone in attendance for an evening of high spirits and excellent conversation in a most luxurious setting.
Luxury Travel Advisor Group Publisher John McMahon with Valerie Wilson, Kimberly Wilson Wetty and Jennifer Wilson-Buttgieg of Valerie Wilson Travel, and Editor-in-Chief Ruthanne Terrero |
Colm O’Callaghan, Conrad Chicago; our gracious host Roberta Rinker-Ludloff, Conrad Hotels; and Ignacio Maza of Signature Travel Network |
Jaime Stewart, Royal Plantation Ocho Rios, with Priscilla Alexander, Protravel International; Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, Fischer Travel; and Carolyn Wilson-Kent of the Dorchester Group |
Frank Samson, Creative Leisure International; Pattie Lincoln, Luxury Travel Advisor and Dario Flota, Riviera Maya Tourism Promotion Board |
Peter Rasmussen, Auto Europe, and Mary Ann Ramsey of Betty Maclean Travel |
Roberta Rinker-Ludloff, Conrad Hotels; Lynne Biggar, American Express; Rob Ingraham, Questex Media; and Donna Flora, American Express |
Amanda Klimak, Roland Largay and Mina DiSora of Largay Travel |
The Louix XVI Room at the Waldorf=Astoria served as the ideal backdrop for the event. |
Rodrigo Esponda and Mariana Mora, Mexico Tourism Board; Kimberly Ziegler, Questex Media; and Eduardo Chaillo, Mexico Tourism Board |
Stephen Neil, Linden Travel; Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, Fischer Travel; and Barbara Gallay, Linden Travel. |
John McMahon, Luxury Travel Advisor |
Albert Herrera, of Virtuoso, and Ruthanne Terrero, Luxury Travel Advisor |
Kimberly Wilson Wetty, center, is flanked by Kenan Simmons and Marshall Calder of The Leading Hotels of the World |
Greg DeClemente of Courtyard Travel and Brad Ball of Silversea Cruises |
Valerie Wilson, Valerie Wilson Travel; Carolyn Wilson-Kent of the Dorchester Group and Priscilla Alexander of Protravel |
Virginia Haynes Montgomery of Montgomery Communications and Lindsay Lambert, Luxury Travel Advisor |
Ruthanne Terrero, Luxury Travel Advisor; Ioanna Dimopoulou and Thanos Economou of Astir Palace Vouliagmeni (Athens, Greece) |