2019 Travel & Tourism Awards

Page 48 www.lux-review.com LUX 2019 Travel & Tourism Awards Providing clients with options ranging across all types of cruises, tours, hotels, guides, and adventures, PlanUrEscape is able to ensure that every guest has a truly phenomenal experience exactly tailored to meet their needs and exceed their expectations. The firm’s onging success rests on Lorraine’s dedication to excellence and vast experience in both travel and the corporate market in general. In her opening comments Lorraine explores how she came to create PlanUrEscape to indulge her passion for people and travel. “Over five years ago I decided to leave my corporate executive life and focus on a career to take me into retirement. Travel has always been my passion and I have travelled Drawing on the experience of Founder Lorraine Whittemore, PlanUrEscape offers bespoke cruise holiday travel planning for the discerning explorer. We spoke to Lorraine to find out more. PlanUrEscape Cruise Holiday Planner of the Year 2019 - New England extensively in my life. In my 35+ years in corporate life, I was an executive in quality, leadership development and operations. I helped companies develop operations and deliver and measure quality outcomes based on the value they were promising to their customers. “Today, I draw on this experience to drive PlanUrEscape to success. For my clients, except for some administrative support, I am their sole advisor. I personally handle all of their planning, logistics, and send them off with everything they need. I do have associates who focus on their own client base, providing the services in their niche. My niche is custom work and small group adventures. Even with our work focus differences, the quality of the “Through my company PlanUrEscape I work as a travel advisor, working to advise and to then match clients with the perfect cruise vacation. To achieve this, from the beginning of our association I work closely alongside them and listen to my client’s vision of their trip.”