
Our staff
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Kip Abbott (President and Owner). Kip is recognized as one of the top travel consultants in the country. She has traveled extensively and -- with over 30 years in the travel industry and an exceptional network of travel professionals around the world -- she is a wealth of information. Kip specializes in leisure travel and enjoys planning vacations for her large international client base. |
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Louisa Mackintosh, Manchester Travel's accounting and marketing person has an MBA and has been in the travel business off and on since 1979. |
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Georgia Smith joined Manchester Travel in 2007. She previously owned and operated Windward Gifts. She has an MBA and assists her colleagues with destination and vendor research, custom itinerary preparation and group travel projects. |
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Kimberly Begien is back in the travel industry after taking a break in her career in order to raise her son. Her experience in both the travel and hospitality fields, plus her own love for travel and passion for helping people, all combine to make Kim an ideal travel consultant. |
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Sally Bent is our liaison to Canyon Ranch. She arranges groups to Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts, every September and January. She also arranges trips to Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona about once a year. Sally welcomes questions about her tours. |
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