President/Founder: Stacy H. Small

The founding Editorial Director of Elite Traveler Magazine, Stacy Small is an award-winning, luxury travel expert. Prior to launching Elite Travel International in January 2005, Small spent 15 years traveling on assignment to hundreds of destinations worldwide, visiting hotels, sampling cruises, reviewing airlines, previewing new spas, and interviewing travel industry executives about new properties,emerging destinations and the latest, greatest trends in luxury travel. Small has written about travel trends for TheStreet.com, Conde Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler, Travel + Leisure, the New York Times T Magazine and Agent@Home. She has also been quoted as an expert source on luxury travel in Smart Money, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Cigar Aficionado & the NY Times Style Magazine.
Small's unique background led to the formation of Elite Travel International in response to the growing demand

for a unique type of luxury travel firm -- one run by a new generation of luxury travel consultants who specialize in evaluating, personalizing, and planning clients' travel experiences based on their own personal knowledge & understanding of luxury travel.

Elite Travel International  is now the official West Coast affiliate of SmartFlyer, a NY-based VIRTUOSO agency owned/operated by Michael Holtz for the past 20 years.



Kara Slater: Vice President
 

A Los Angeles native, Kara Slater brings a passion for travel and more than 10 years of sales & marketing experience to the Elite Travel International team. A top performing advertising executive for such prestigious publications as Woman’s Wear Daily and Angeleno Magazine, Kara graduated from The George Washington University with a BA in psychology, and has traveled far and wide in search of the best possible experiences to share with her clients. Recent travels have taken Kara to spots around the globe including Angola, Argentina, Spain, France, Greece, Norway, Thailand, Bali, Mexico, Milan, Hawaii, Dubai, Paris, London & Costa Rica.


Kymberly Milroy: Luxury Consultant
 

Kymberly Milroy, formerly of Butterfield & Robinson, is experienced in the art of orchestrating once-in-a-lifetime trips and understands the importance of flawless attention to detail. She has joined Elite Travel International opening our Canadian office based in Toronto, Canada. As an industry insider, Kymberly not only knows what is hot and new in luxury travel but also how to access to the best guides and local contacts around the world. Her work has taken her to many destinations planning and researching trips including: New Zealand, Morocco, Tunisia, France, Italy, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Mexico, Fiji, Greece, Turkey, Costa Rica and of course Canada.


Beth Friedman: Luxury Consultant
 

Beth Friedman, a native New Yorker, now living in Santa Monica, CA has had a passion for travel ever since her first trip to study abroad in London in 1988. Her interest in seeing the world, along with her education in advertising and communications led her to a successful, 16 year career in sales with various travel (and luxury) related media including 5 years with Travel Agent Magazine, 2 years with www.TravelPulse.com (formerly www.ModernAgent.com), 5 with Elite Traveler Magazine, most recently as Vice President of the Western Region. Her extensive travels include places like Prague, Buenos Aires, Paris, the islands of Greece, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Budapest, Hawaii, Mexico and many of the great states of the USA.



 





 

Stephanie Kimes: ETI Concierge
 

A veteran marketer and event planner for Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Mobile and MySpace, Stephanie Kimes has a unique knack for creating one-of-a-kind experiences, producing events, and working her rolodex to get our clients into the hottest restaurants, bars, hotels & attractions worldwide. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has built up a deep database of worldwide contacts while putting her creative touch on programs in conjunction with events such as the MTV Music Awards and the VH1 Rock Honors. A self-proclaimed foodie and world explorer, Stephanie’s recent travels have included visits to Australia, Bali, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands, the Bahamas and Canada.

 

Casandra Tuttle: ETI Concierge

With nearly 20 years of experience as an Executive/Personal Assistant to top-level CEOs and major Hollywood producers, there’s little Casandra Tuttle can’t accomplish. Her extensive rolodex of worldwide contacts, gleaned while handling the demands of busy executives at Adidas, Twentieth Century Fox, New Regency Productions and Sony Pictures, enables Casandra to manage nearly every aspect of her clients’ lives and accommodate any request that comes her way.



 
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