About Advance Travel
Alison Finco, CTC
Alison opened Advance Travel in 1993 with 10 years experience. She is a graduate of IPFW and has lived in the Fort Wayne area for almost 40 years. Alison completed her CTC( Certified Travel Counselor) certification. She is the go-to agent for less main stream vacations with 30 years of experience selling travel, but also extensive travel experience. She has been to many major tourist attractions around the world, including China, Cambodia, Peru, Galapagos, and Australia as well as 20+ times to Europe (Italy is a specialty) and 64 cruises.
Alison prefers appointments, and is available most days, some evenings and Saturdays.
Mike Smith, Travel Consultant
Mike has been in the Travel business since 1995. He graduated with a degree in travel from Indiana Travel Academy in 1994. Mike has been a member of the Advance Travel team since 2002. Mike specializes in All-inclusive honeymoons, groups, and corporate travel. Mike has been on numerous cruises, and has traveled to Hawaii, Jamaica, Cancun, Riviera Maya, and many more. With a love of sports, Mike has also put together numerous trips to such big events like the Super Bowl and Rose Bowl. Mike has been doing travel for various members of the NFL since 1997. If you are looking for and all-inclusive getaway, a cruise, group travel, or if you need business travel, please call Mike Smith today.
Sylvia Terry, MCC
Sylvia has been a travel agent almost 40 years, specializing in Hawaii, Caribbean and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. She has been to Hawaii almost 40 times and really enjoys Maui. She has been on almost 30 cruises, her favorite cruise line being Royal Caribbean. She has vacationed in most of the Caribbean islands including Aruba, St, Lucia, St. Thomas, and Jamaica.
Debi King, Travel Consultant
Debi graduated with honors from the Boyd School of Travel and Business. She has been a member of the Advance Travel family for the past 5 years. Debi specializes in vacations to Disney World and all-inclusive resorts in Cancun and Jamaica. She has visited the Bahamas, Barbados, Cancun, Cozumel, Disney World, Jamaica and Hawaii. She loves taking all-inclusive trips with her husband and two children. Though she only works part-time she strives to give every client the customer service they deserve.
Cina Higgins-Phillips, Travel Consultant
Cina joined our team at Advance Travel just recently. She is a brand new agent that is determined to be a specialist in the travel industry. Cina has already graduated from the school of Disney and is now a specialist with Disney vacations. In fact, her love of Disney has taken her to Disney World nine times. Cina loves the outdoors and travels with her husband, son and two dogs to many adventurous destinations.
Raven de Leon, Marketing and Social Media Specialist
Raven is new to the travel agency but has been working in social media and advertising for almost 2 years. Raven has great knowledge of Walt Disney World as she recently just finished an internship as a Concierge at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort. When Raven is not in the office, she works as a bridal consultant at a local bridal shop in Fort Wayne and is currently finishing her degree in Event Management.