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Custom Group Team
Meet Destination America’s Custom Group Tour Team
Destination America’s Custom Group Tour Planners are dedicated travel experts, passionate about creating and delivering the best all-inclusive escorted motorcoach tours in North America and Latin America.
Christophe Ghaye
President
Ghaye, a 25-year travel industry veteran, joined Destination America as Vice President of Product Development in 2004 and was named President in 2007. He previously served in several executive positions in top international tour companies, based in the United States. Always passionate about travel, he has traversed every continent except Antarctica and has explored nearly 100 countries. |
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Aniseh Dalju
Director of Product and Groups, North America
Dalju directs all aspects of tour development for Destination America, including The Travel Corporation brands and independent travel companies featuring its products. Prior to joining Destination America in 2004, her previous experience encompassed management, operations, sales, marketing and reservations for Southern California-based international travel companies and Lufthansa Airlines. |
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Emma Pitre
Director, Latin America
Pitre oversees Destination America’s new Latin America division, covering all tour operations for Mexico, Central America and South America. Celebrating her 10-year anniversary with The Travel Corporation, she previously served as Destination America’s Director of Operations, organizing and implementing all aspects of its group motorcoach operations, including the hiring and training of all US Tour Directors, and worked as Director of Reservations for the company. She began her career with The Travel Corporation as a Tour Director for Contiki. |
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Tom McCoy
Supervisor, Custom and Private Label Groups
McCoy, who joined Destination America in 2005, has specialized in handling custom and private label motorcoach group travel arrangements for diverse international travel and incentive groups for over 15 years. As Private Label and Custom Group Supervisor, he says, “Whatever your group’s special interests or criteria, we design and deliver quality tours for your clients’ satisfaction and priced for your company’s profits.” |
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Susanta Singh
Custom Groups Account Executive
Singh specializes in custom group and incentive travel for Destination America’s clients from India. Joining The Travel Corporation in 2002, his well-rounded experience includes reservations, sales and marketing positions for Trafalgar. He is currently earning his MBA from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. |
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Toby Chow
Custom Groups Account Executive
Chow, Destination America’s newest Group Account Executive, has spent over 25 years in the travel industry, joining The Travel Corporation in 2005. She began her career with CITS (China International Travel Service), when China first opened its doors to international tourism. Her experience also includes working for several Asian tour wholesalers, managing and coordinating inbound tours to the United States. Prior to joining Destination America in 2010, she handled air travel arrangements for The Travel Corporation’s motorcoach tour companies. Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, she now specializes in group and incentive travel for Destination America’s Asian clients. |
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Keith Hamamoto
Operations, Hawaii Groups Account Executive
Hamamoto, a 30-plus-year veteran of the travel industry, is based in Destination America’s Honolulu office where he heads up Hawaii tour operations and manages all Private Label and Custom Group Motorcoach Tours throughout the islands. Beginning his career as a tour director in 1973, his experience at Hawaii’s top tour companies includes reservations, product development, operations and sales. Joining Creative Tours in 1992, now a member of The Travel Corporation, he has worked at Destination America since 2000. |
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Contact Destination America for more information at sales@dest-amer.com or request a quote for your own all-inclusive
Private Label or Custom Group Motorcoach Tour today. |
