Every time you arrange a trip with The Travel Collaborative, you get the benefits of intelligent, efficient and individualized travel services. These benefits have been built into the basic structure of our company since our founding in 1985. In our office, experienced travel agents operate their own independent businesses while pooling expertise and sharing administrative services and expenses. When we say experienced, we mean it —our agents have all been travel professionals for between 9 and 30 years, averaging 20 years in the business. This structure contrasts with the prevailing travel industry model, in which clients rarely have access to the true travel professionals —the business owners —but must rely on less seasoned agents. It also offers you far more accountability —and often more economy —than going it alone in cyberspace for your travel arrangements. Although we offer the specialized services of a boutique agency, we have big-company buying power thanks to our affiliation with Tzell Travel Specialists in 1999. One of the top 15 travel agencies in the United States, Tzell generates $550 million in sales annually. Our affiliation with this travel powerhouse gives us competitive negotiating power, a necessity in the rapidly changing travel marketplace, yet it does not affect our own individual agency style. THE BOTTOM LINE As a client of The Travel Collaborative, you have these clear advantages: An exceptional standard of service Insider destination and travel knowledge Time savings The expertise to get you the best price available within your travel parameters