Wednesday, March 16, 2011

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL ANNOUNCES 2010 REPRESENTATIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS - FOX WORLD TRAVEL AMONG THE WINNERS

U.S. Representative Agency Winners Honored for Superior Sales and Year-Over-Year Growth

American Express Travel recently announced that 25 agency members of its U.S. Representative Travel Network have earned the prestigious Representative Excellence Award for 2010, including Fox World Travel! Fox World Travel has been in business for 51 years and is a full-service travel agency, providing business travel, vacation travel and meetings and incentives services.

The Representative Excellence Award honors the achievements of the Representative Travel Network member agencies that have reached superior sales results driving cruise and tour supplier goals or have secured the highest year-over-year sales growth. The 2010 winners will receive a seven-day voyage aboard the Silvesea Silver Spirit from Southampton, UK to Barcelona, Spain.

"We are excited to recognize these dedicated travel agent partners for their outstanding contribution to our customers in addition to their dedication and hard work,” said Ellen Bettridge, vice president, U.S. Retail Travel Network, American Express Travel. "The 25 agencies selected have represented the American Express brand in an exemplary fashion and delivered extraordinary results in 2010, contributing to an exceptional year for American Express Travel and the industry overall.”

This year's Representative Excellence Award winners are:

Adventure Travel – Pompano Beach, FL
Aladdin Travel Services– Alpharetta, GA
All Seasons Travel – Birmingham, AL
ALTOUR – New York City, NY
Americas Vacation Center - Miami, FL
Avenue Travel – West Orange, NJ
Azumano Travel – Portland, OR
Bursch Travel – Alexandria, MN
Carrousel Travel – Minneapolis, MN
CI Travel – Norfolk, VA
Cruise Planners – Coral Springs, FL
Fox World Travel – Oshkosh, WI
Main Street Travel – Lakewood Ranch, FL
Mann Travels – Charlotte, NC
Menno Travel – Goshen, IN
Milne Travel – Barre, VT
Passageways Travel- Traverse City, MI
Pennsylvania Travel Inc. – Paoli, PA
Prestige Travel & Cruises – Las Vegas, NV
Springdale Travel – Mobile, AL
Summit Travel Group – San Mateo, CA
Suzi Davis Travel – Bloomington, IL
The Travel Authority – Jeffersonville, IN
Town Place Travel & Cruises – Marlton, NJ
Travelink, Incorporated – Nashville, TN

About American Express Travel:

American Express entered the travel agency business in 1915, and today operates one of the world's largest travel agency networks in more than 140 countries worldwide.

American Express Company (www.americanexpress.com) is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850.