- Linda Clark profile
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- linda@lakeforesttravel.com
I was raised in Central Illinois and attended Ripon College in Wisconsin. Currently, I reside in Chicago.
I inherited my love of travel from my parents. Both are world travelers and they wanted to share that passion with my brother and me.
My first memorable trip was to Ericeira Portugal. We stayed for 3 months and everything about the trip was fabulous. My mother still remembers finding me on the phone reconfirming our flights on TWA from St Louis to Lisbon. I was 6! She said "I think you will work in travel someday".
My travel career has come full circle. I have owned an agency, worked as a Director of Leisure Sales for two Virtuoso hotels, and in 2012, I transitioned back to the agency side.
I love matching people with places. Memorable travel experiences are built from listening to your clients and understanding their needs. Personalized service is key. I love creating long lasting memories for my clients.
On my radar for 2014 -- New Zealand, Belgium, Chile and Argentina.
Testimonials
Linda is a true professional. Very knowledgeable and attention to detail is amazing! She is a pleasure to work with. I will always work with Linda for travel plans in the future.Happy in the Sun | Agent: Linda Clark
Linda was a tremendous help -lots of great ideas and recommended/arranged wonderful tours and restaurants for us. She even helped us change our accommodations at the last minute to a beautiful hotel with upgrades! She was very patient with us along the way as well! Would highly recommend Linda and look forward to working with her again!Eileen | Agent: Linda Clark
Linda is always on point. Very detailed oriented and does the research to ensure we have just what we need! She also takes the extra time to work directly with her contacts at the hotel for special requests, events, and makes us feel really special when we arrive at our destination.Raquel and Brett | Agent: Linda Clark
Working with Linda took so much stress off of planning our travel. We travel once or twice a month for business and pleasure. Although we've scheduled our own travel for a long time, we started working with Linda because she has so many great suggestions on where to stay, helps us evaluate properties, and always has additional amenities as part of our stay. She is very detail-focused and maintains our profiles and knows what we like and don't like. It has allowed us to spend the time we would have spent booking our travel (hours on weekends), on other things!! We've never been disappointed and I'm now using Linda to book all of my business meetings, events, and retreats.Raquel and Brett | Agent: Linda Clark
My trip was completely stress-free thanks to Linda! She really goes above and beyond. Linda is very easy to talk to and is easy to get in touch with. As inexperienced travelers, she answered all of our questions and made sure we had top-notch accommodations. I would recommend Linda to anyone who wants a hassle-free, relaxing getaway!Niep | Agent: Linda Clark
Making the most of your cruise. Linda is extremely well versed in cruising and provides extremely valuable information based on true experiences as a cruiser.SueD | Agent: Linda Clark
Linda is a wonderful travel planner! Linda is delightful, knowledgeable, easy to work with and has excellent recommendations. She was wonderful and so was the trip she planned for us!Teresa | Agent: Linda Clark
Linda a true professional that knows her stuff! She has relationships with all the right people at the hotels where I want to stay. She is my secret weapon to getting excellent service from start to finish! Linda always takes the necessary time to make sure I'm staying in a room that meets my needs. She is helpful before, during and after the trip...checking in and making sure I'm satisfied. I always listen to her recommendations because she is so well travelled and they always work out! She is the BEST!Janet | Agent: Linda Clark
It is always a wonderful experience. She is very knowledgeable and puts together vacations my family loves!M | Agent: Linda Clark
Linda is always great to work with as she is thorough and hard-working. Very pleasant personality and she is very knowledgeable. Highly recommend her.Glenview Travelers | Agent: Linda Clark
Linda recently helped me plan a trip to Northern California. Her knowledge of the Northern California area is vast. She has an impressive network of connections that enabled me to secure reservations at the finest hotels, resorts and restaurants. Her attention to detail is unparalleled. She monitored our trip and ensured that there were special gifts and surprises for us at each stop. She has an uncanny ability to make you feel like you are always her most important priority. She has earned my unconditional trust and loyalty. I will continue to recommended her to anyone looking for travel expertise. She is extraordinary.Trice7989 | Agent: Linda Clark