Barbara Broadbent barbara@lloydstravel.com Barbara has literally travelled to every corner of the planet. Barbara initially started up her own agency in 1977 (Banner Travel). Barbara specializes in Customized Group Tours and Cruises usually escorting at least two per year. This proud great grandmother graduated from the University Of Toronto in 1953.

Lesli Heron lesli@lloydstravel.com Lesli got her first taste of the world outside Edmonton when she was 16 and as a family moved to England on sabbatical. To quote Lesli “that year changed my life”! Since then Lesli has travelled widely, 6 out of 7 continents, and in fact travelling has become a passion! So starting a career in the travel industry more than 15 years ago was an obvious choice. Her travel list never shrinks and Lesli is always thinking of her next destination. She believes that the best travel advice comes from personal experience. Lesli enjoys a variety of outdoor activities that blends well with being an adventure specialist. Her organizational skills, attention to detail and sharing her passion with her client’s are keys to her success. Some of Lesli’s incredible travel experiences to date include – cruising the Galapagos Islands, trekking in Nepal, river boating to Timbuctou, overlanding across the Sahara, hiking the US Canyonlands, cruising down the Yangtze, camel safari in Rajasthan, driving across Australia, Trans Siberian Railway, East African safari, Rwanda Mountain Gorilla trek, diving in the Andaman Sea, kayaking Fiji, hot air ballooning over the Valley of the Kings, ziplining in Costa Rica, canoeing in the Amazon, snorkelling in the Cook Islands, self drive in South Africa and lazing on the beaches of Zanzibar to name a few.

Deborah Charles deborah@lloydstravel.com Deborah has been in the travel industry for 20 years as a vacation and cruise specialist and over those years she has had the pleasure of cruising and touring many wonderful destinations. With a passion for discovering new ports including Alaska, Africa the Caribbean, Europe and China Deborah's expertise and experience can help you plan a worry-free holiday no matter how exotic the destination. What Deborah enjoys most about cruising is that you can see several different destinations without the stress of having to pack and unpack. Deborah also loves the service and attention to detail that passengers receive on the cruise. Talk to Deborah about your next cruise or tour she looks forward to helping you find the vacation that's the perfect fit. Deborah brings a wealth of Knowledge to Lloyds Travel after working for BCAA Travel for over 17 years. Deborah has received many awards of Excellence for outstanding customer service and is currently working on her luxury cruise designation. Deborah is a certified Travel Counsellor and Accredited Cruise Counsellor.

Sheny Dhanji sheny@lloydstravel.com Club Med, Club Med, Club Med what more can we say about Canada's leading Club Med sales agent. Why does she sell so much, because she has exceptional listening skills and knows Club Med inside out. If you want a perfect fit for your famiy vacation she is the one to call. Sheny is well travelled and other than Club Med she loves the Greek Islands, cruising (but only when her family is with her). Her favourite city is Paris, favourite country is Italy, and her bucket list contains Peru, Argentina, and the Solomon Islands.

Gordon McKee gordon@lloydstravel.com Gordon has been a travel consultant since 1996. Before that he was a bookseller at several Vancouver bookstores taking advantage of his degree in English Literature. He feels that his two careers have a number of points in common. In both, clients are sometimes looking for relaxation, sometimes for adventure or sometimes for something to broaden their horizons. So it has always been his job to match up clients with what will be right for them. A love of travelling is what brought Gordon into the profession. His extensive travels in Europe, North Africa and Asia have all left memories and opinions. Paris is a particular favourite but bargaining in the markets of Morocco or Malaysia is also great sport. Tracking down collections of Van Dyke portraits was a project on several European trips (the Prado in Madrid has the best assortment in one spot). Discovering local culture is a big part of Gordon’s travel plans; The Magic Flute in Vienna and shadow puppets in Khota Baru are two memorable highlights. If you need help finding that charming little hotel in Paris or the best party in Sydney give Gordon a call.

Alain Gaudette alain@lloydstravel.com Alain is from Montreal where he studied French and English taking him to Buenos Aires to learn Spanish. He started in the Travel Business at the tender age of 16 and since then has been involved in this industry at many levels. From an early age Alain has been intensely passionate about wines, food and travel, his passion taking him as far as Australia, Argentina, the Napa Valley, France, Italy and Spain in order to experience the various wines offered to mankind. As a hobby, Alain is pursuing studies in the wine business at WSET in Vancouver. While working for CAA Quebec as well as BCAA, Alain had the opportunity to share his once in a life time experiences traveling on wine theme-cruises to France’s most prestigious wineries to experience wines beyond imagination! From Paris to Buenos Aires, Sydney to Bali, to long stay in the South Seas and from 6 Stars cruising with Regent Seas to traveling with a back-pack in Indonesia, Alain’s travel experience is definitely world-wide savvy. Alain’s Bucket list includes: Cruising from the Baltic Seas to Bora Bora, Touring the wine regions of the world, Shopping in Rome, Paris and New York, Skiing the Rockies, Soft Adventure travel in Indonesia, Egypt and South America, Wine tasting when ever possible.....of course with good food and great people! Alain is passionate about people, life and travel. He values Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Caring for people in general.

Judy Fawcett judy@lloydstravel.com The travel bug hit Judy after reading Johanna Spyri’s children’s novel Heidi. Life on the Canadian prairies paled in comparison to the adventures and misfortunes of Heidi, an orphan, who is left with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps and Judy dreamed of travelling to Switzerland. No sooner was she home from her first trip to Switzerland, which lived up to her every expectation, than Judy started gathering information from every available source and planning more travels. As her collection grew, family and friends designated her “go to” person for travel information. After working in public relations and in radio Judy decided to turn her passion for travel into her profession. She enrolled in the diploma travel program at a local junior college and after completion began a career designing and, at times, escorting small special interest tours be it a family trip to Greece, a tour of local gardens, a 50 year anniversary choir reunion in Germany, or a knitters’ camp in the Yukon. Her love of the outdoors and various hobbies have enhanced Judy’s travel adventures which include paddling among hippos in Botswana, knitting in the Galapagos, snowshoeing in Switzerland, attending a crime writer’s festival in England, as well as hiking local mountains and paddling the Bowron Lakes. Judy’s nontravelling adventures include volunteering at the 2010 Winter Olympics and tutoring students in reading. For Judy being in the travel business means helping clients plan trips that will meet their expectations and create lifelong memories.

Wendy Fougner wendy@lloydstravel.com Wendy started in the travel industry at the age of 16 and has been at it ever since. She is a hands on owner with a BA from UBC in South East Asian Studies and a Diploma from University of Saskatchewan in Agriculture. Wendy has travelled extensively throughout the world; her country count is currently at 75 with many more destinations on her bucket list. With four children and two grandchildren Wendy’s passion is family travel. Some of her family adventures include travelling to India, cruising in the Caribbean and a bike trip through Eastern Europe with grandchildren in tow! As well as family travel, Wendy also specializes in sending groups to a variety of destinations so if you have a corporate event or a family reunion to organize; she is the person to call. Over the years, Wendy has had great fun watching her family and the business grow. She is an avid cyclist and in the summer can often be seen riding the 30K between Tsawwassen and the office.

Renata Nowak renata@lloydstravel.com Renata is one of our super agents. Originating from Eastern Europe she knows her way around Europe. Renata is the past owner of Kennedy Travel in New Westminster and specializes with Rocky Mountaineer. Renata was Rocky Mountaineer's Travel Agent of the Year for North America in 2004.

Julie Gillis julie@lloydstravel.com Julie has been a travel consultant since 1988. She is actively involved in many sports – playing, coaching and cheering on her kids – therefore she is very in tune with all the finer details required for team travel. Having worked as a travel agent in the UK, Julie is an expert when it comes to planning European holidays. Julie also specializes in family travel, as well as customized holidays and honeymoons. Julies favourite destinations include Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and also skiing in Austria!

Bruce Fougner bruce@lloydstravel.com Bruce provides all the sales and marketing skills for the company. Bruce is active within the community as a Director for the Delta Hospital Foundation, a member of the Advisory Board for the BC Government's Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority, and as a long time fundraiser with many local charities. His Bucket list includes: Greek Islands, Sicily, Turkey, St Petersburg, Buenos Aires, South Africa, South Islands of New Zealand and Washington DC. Bruce enjoys golfing, cooking, wine tasting and playing basketball, he is also fluent in French. He is currently training for the Penticton IronMan for 2010. Bruce has travelled throughout SE Asia: Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and parts of China, into the South Pacific to Tahiti, Cook Islands, New Zealand and Australia, throughout Europe: Ireland, London, France, Germany, Italy, the former Yugoslavia, Turkey, Greece, Hungary, Slovikia, Czech Republic, Spain, Malta and Portugal, in South America to Brazil, Peru and Chile, all through Mexico, Jamaica, and Barbados. adn all through Egypt. He has crusied through the west and east Mediteranean, the Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, and Tahiti. Cycled through the Loire, Moselle and Danube valleys, and from Prague to Budapest. His golfing has taken him all through the Hawaiian Islands, Southern California, several locations in Mexico, New Zealand, South Okanagan, the Muskokas, and South and West Florida, Colorado, the Canadian Rockies, The Kootenays, South Carolina, Quebec, and PEI. His favorite cities are Paris, New York and Barcelona, best swimming beach is Trunk Bay and Chandidasa, best swim outside the walled city of Dubrovnik, favourite hotel the Ritz~Carlton Kapalua, best crusie ship the Paul Gauguin, favourite golf course, White Witch, best drive Hualtulco to Oaxaca, best pub - a couple of them in Bantry, and finally the best snorkelling, the Bay of Aqaba.

Luisa Antognetti luisa@lloydstravel.com Parla Italiano? Luisa has been providing exceptional service to a very sophisticated clientele since 1967. Liusa enjoys a very loyal primarilly Italian following. Luisa expects nothing but the best for her clients and enjoys an enviable reputation amongst her peers in the industry. Luisa is also the host of one of the premier events in the Italian Community, dinner in her garden. An exceptional cook, Luisa is also the proud mother of the two most eligble good-looking, intelligent, and charming young men in Vancouver.

Jude Harms jude@lloydstravel.com Jude’s love of traveling brought her to the travel industry in 1994. As a child Jude traveled around the world living in several countries including Iran, Ghana, Venezuela and Australia. Some of her most memorable vacations include Bali, Venice, Hong Kong and Nova Scotia. Jude is our Corporate Travel Specialist and with a passion for travel she brings an amazing dedication to her clients. Jude is the owner of a Jack Russell Terrier who she can be found walking around Mt. Pleasant on foggy Vancouver mornings.

Soori Sooriyakumaran soori@lloydstravel.com Soori originates from Sri Lanka and is a very hard working professional. He tries every possible connection and charter company to ensure that his clients get the absolute best price. When Soori is not at home with his family he can usually be found out at UBC.

Don Modean Born and raised in British Columbia Don Modean has been organizing unique and fun filled escorted group tours to exotic locales for 26 years.

Brad Hama brad@lloydstravel.com Brad was born and raised in Williams Lake BC where, outside of his studies, he spent his time working for the local McDonalds and playing Soccer for the city team which gave him the opportunity to travel all around North America. After graduation, Brad took 1 year off to work at one of the city’s sawmills to save money for University. After this year he moved to Vancouver to pursue post secondary education at Capilano University where he received a diploma in Business Administration, and a certificate in Retail and Marketing. For 4 years he grew in the customer service sector of RBC where he learned the ins and outs of the banking world. Although the banking world offered some great career options, Brad had to pursue other interests, and turned to the business world, where he worked to develop two distribution companies and travelled throughout North America and Asia. Each individual experience has helped to become the building blocks of character and instilled a spirit of self motivation and a commitment to excellence. Early in 2009 Brad received an invitation to assist Breakaway Vacations by becoming the Vancouver housing Director for the company. The transition was seamless, and although the stay has been short so far, Brad looks forward to working with the amazing team at Lloyds Travel and Breakaway Vacations as we continue to showcase BC.

Marjory Davidson marjory@lloydstravel.com This Scottish lassie initially entered the travel industry with Air Canada and KLM. After raising her family she reentered the industry as a travel agent. This fully certified agent thrives on the challenge of the everchanging travel industry as it keeps the brain active and the years at bay.

Marie Rucka marie@lloydstravel.com Marie originates from The Czech Republic where she taught elementary school. She moved to Vancouver to study English and became hooked on the city. This fully certified travel agent enjoys hiking, music and long walks in her spare time.

Hoda Storey hoda@lloydstravel.com Hoda has worked as a travel consultant since 1997. She also works part time as an occupational therapist. She has incredibly faithful clients who appreciate her dedication and commitment. Her priority is ensuring that her clients have a worry free and revitalizing holiday. Hoda specializes in wedding groups and accessible travel. Her passion however is vacation travel whether by air land or sea.

Betty Bishop betty@lloydstravel.com Betty's passion for travel is fueled by her studies of the Renaissance Period. She understands and appreciates art and architecture of many countries and is particulary interested in the ancient history of Greece and Turkey.

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