VENDOR SPOTLIGHT
Tina Brunck Travel Smart
I was bitten by the travel bug at the age of
to go beyond Mexico and the Caribbean
10 when my grandmother took me on a
and have now been to over 45 countries.
cruise to the Bahamas. It was on the Norwegian Caribbean Lines MS Skyward.
Being an experienced traveler and
Oddly enough, I was on the only child on
organizer of my group travels, my travel
the ship. Boy was I pampered. After a day
agent (Kim Epperson – former owner of
or two, the chef prepared me a hamburger
Travel Smart) asked me to join her team,
and fries every night since I didn’t like all
and she would train me about the travel
that “fancy” food. Well I grew to like that
business. That was an offer that I couldn’t
“fancy” food and have been on 30
pass up.
additional cruises since. After 7 years of working from home, then For many years, I’ve been blessed to have
part-time at the agency, Kim decided she
my husband and many friends that also
wanted to retire and sell the agency. When
love to travel. We cruised mostly and went
it was offered to me, I knew this was my
to all-inclusive resorts at first, but then grew
dream come true. That was almost 11
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