Dan Meister, CMP
Dan Meister, CMP
LuxuryTravel Coach and Group Travel Expert
"Making Travel Easy Since 1994" -Hosted over 900 groups worldwide with thousands of happy travelers -Your Personal Travel Coach for Custom Trips and Events with Authentic Experiences -Certified Meeting Professional and Travel Expert -Licensed, bonded and insured travel professional -We fill in the gaps and manage your travel for seamless adventures
My Travel Specialties
My Areas of Expertise
CERTIFICATES & AWARDS
My Travel Stories
Rome Travel Guide
Step into the heart of history and romance in Rome, where ancient ruins whisper secrets, vibrant markets burst with flavor, and every cobbled street leads to an adventure.
From exploring majestic landmarks to savoring authentic Roman cuisine, the Eternal City beckons with endless allure.Ready to uncover Rome's hidden gems and timeless marvels? ... Read more from my Rome Travel Guide story.
"Top 10 Reasons for European River Cruising"
Feeling the pull for a new adventure? Want to combine the best of travel, comfort, and diverse cultural experiences? A European river cruise might just be the perfect choice. It offers a unique vantage point to explore Europe, teeming with history, cuisine, themes and vibrant festivals.
River Cruising has become increasingly popular ... Read more from my "Top 10 Reasons for European River Cruising" story.
"Celebrating Love: Guide for Romantic Escapes
"Celebrating Love: Ultimate Guide to Europe's Best Romantic Escapes for Couples"
"Falling in love is a grand adventure", but exploring Europe with your partner takes the adventure to a whole new level. With its stunning landscapes, historical charm and irresistible cuisine, Europe is the perfect canvas for your love story."Romance and exploration ... Read more from my "Celebrating Love: Guide for Romantic Escapes story.
Cruise Time
First class experience from beginning to end
Arguably the Catalyst for My Wedding
Mother/Daughter Cherished Memories!
Trip of a lifetime
Thank you for nice comments and hope you can join some of our fun group trips in the future!
First Class Experience
Incredible asset to conference planning!
Hi Pat, Thank you for your nice comments and it has been an absolute pleasure to be of service to you and your members and executives over the last 20 years. Really have enjoyed our partnership and taking care of you and your guests and watching the association evolve and grow. Thank you for the opportunity to be of service, Dan Meister
Great support for getting the Best Deals!
The cruise he arranged for us after our annual co
Cruise to Caribbean
First River Cruise
make sure trips are perfect. Friends and family now use his services.
River cruises i never expected to enjoy
Hi Bob, Thanks for your nice words and glad you are excited about your upcoming cruise in the Elbe this Fall. Know it will be fantastic and will be in before departure to make sure you are all set!
AMAZING EVENT ..
Industry Expert
Hi Shannon, Thank you for your nice comments and glad we could negotiate that great 3 year hotel contract with Marriott hotels with all the concessions for your organization. Congratulations on growing this conference and always exceeding your numbers. It is a my pleasure to always work with a great meeting professional like yourself. Best Regards, Dan Meister
Fantastico!!!!
Hi Donna, Thanks for your nice comments. Had a lot of fun working with you and the rest of the ladies and their daughters including our planning/orientation meeting to help get everyone ready for your wonderful Italy trip! Hope you can join us on our fun trips in the future. Best regards, Dan Meister
Outstanding partner for sales meetings and corpora
Clay, Always a pleasure to be of service to you and your team and glad we could partner together on some great events. Thank you and regards, Dan Meister, CMP
A vacation as it should be!
Best travel agent around!
ACA Convention in Las Vegas - and extra days for v
Once in a lifetime trip!
Outstanding service and value!
Great Times Always
They definitely make travel easy by listening to what we want to do and then create a custom itinerary we can download to our phone that fits our needs along with taking care of all the small details and adding special touches that makes our trips very special. Additionally, Dan Meister is very experienced in travel and helped get us ready for our Europe trip teaching us travel skills like packing, safety, handling money and setting up our cell phones internationally so we were fully prepared for our adventures.
We highly recommend their travel services and will be booking more trips together.”
Great Cruise Deals
I highly recommend Dan with Top Group Travel for all of your travel needs! He will definitely take care of you and you will not be disappointed!
Hi Brenda, Thank you for your nice review. I enjoyed planning your trip. Your family is so fun to plan cruises for...let's do more.
Great trip and making plans for the next one with
Thank you for your nice review. I enjoyed planning your trip.
Mediterranean Cruise
enjoy and relax throughout your travel experience. He is professional, reliable , knowledgeable, and so easy to work with on any trip!
Best Way to Travel!
Hi Lee, Thank you for your nice comments and hope you and Doug can join us for our Ireland cruise next year or other group adventures! Best personal regards, Dan Meister
Perfect Trip to Ireland
Hi Marcie, Welcome back and glad you enjoyed your Ireland adventure. Happy to help you plan the Notre Dame Football game experience along with some independent travel and finish this up with an amazing escorted tour so you could see, touch and experience much of Ireland. Thanks for sharing your amazing pictures and look forward to working together again soon. Slainte and Erin Go Bragh. Yours in Hospitality, Dan Meister - Travel Coach
5-Star Alaska Honeymoon
Hi Derek, Congratulations again on your wedding and it was my pleasure to help you both plan an incredible Alaska Cruisetour. So glad you both had a blast and enjoyed many wonderful experiences and excursions. Wishing you both a long and joyous life together and look forward to planning many more adventures. Yours in Hospitality, Dan Meister - Travel Coach
Best Travel Advisor
In addition he is a wonderful person- the nicest!!! I highly recommend him!
Looking forward to Alaska
We are so excited!
I highly recommend Dan for all your travel needs!
Best Travel Pro Ever!
Since Connie and I had never been to the UK or Europe, having you arrange all the travel and living accommodations, along with your suggestions of things to do, made the difference.
As you know, we covered some ground while we were there, so there were a lot of T's to be crossed and I's to be dotted. You nailed it Big Dan.
Rest assured I will be singing your praises to all who will listen and I'll be reaching out to you again for our next adventure. Take care.
Don, your trip was massive...lots of fun and intricate travel details. Rest up and let's go again.
Amazing events and vacations!
Our best vacations were ones that Dan planned for us. We did a group Mediterranean Cruise through Dan, he held informative pre-trip meetings, arranged for a private mass at the Vatican, planned onboard events.
Dan is a True Professional
The Energizer Bunny of CMP's
Effortless Luxury Travel
Italy, the Good Life
The tour director was amazing. He was a wealth of knowledge and taught us a lot about Italy. The tour itself was extremely organized. We went from one thing to the next like magic. It was perfect. I liked this tour because we had organized tours planned and we had time to explore on our own. We met a lot of nice people too.
Fantastic Italy Family Vacation
Hi Adrian, Glad you enjoyed the custom Italy highlights tour we planned and managed for you and your family. We kept you all busy but you got a chance to see some amazing areas of Italy. Thank you for your nice comments and hope to work together again. Ciao for now - Dan Meister - Travel Coach
5-Star River Cruise
Hi Bill, Thanks for your nice comments. It was fun planning your back to back river cruises for an amazing adventure through 5 countries. Rest up and let's plan some more adventures together. Salute' Dan Meister - Travel Coach
Dan is the Best!
Dan is the best!
We had multiple calls and email exchanges, and he helped us navigate through a lot of information to plan our Tuscany tour. He kept us updated when looking for the best pricing on flights. And the App he had us download had our entire itinerary and additional info, it was fantastic to have that on our phone.
I highly recommend Top Group Travel!
Ciao Michelle, Graze for your nice comments and so glad you and Rich enjoyed your immersive Tuscany itinerary. Glad you enjoyed the beauty, food and beverages of this amazing area and ready to plan another trip to the stunning Amalfi Coast for your family. Let's go there... Dan Meister
Incredible Italy Mother/Daughter Vacation
I will definitely be reaching out as we plan future trips...Alaska, Iceland and Africa are on the list!
Thank you so much,
Incredible Italy Mother/Daughter Vacation
I will definitely be reaching out as we plan future trips...Alaska, Iceland and Africa are on the list!
Thank you so much,
Hi Jenn, So glad you enjoyed the custom designed Italy trip for you and your daughter. It was fun planning the trip and so glad you liked all our trusted tour guides in italy as we work hard to cultivate these relationships with the top guides and travel suppliers. I look forward to planning more fun adventures. Dan Meister
Picked out the perfect tour for us
Great trip to Spain
Thank you Dan Meister!
Hi Carl, Thanks for your nice comments and glad you enjoyed your Spring Break trip to Costa Del Sol, Spain. Yes, this area provides a great value for travelers and am glad you were able to take advantage of this and enjoy a great vacation. It was fun working together and looking forward to our next collaboration. Saludos, Dan Meister
Incredible Italy Honeymoon
Hi Gina, So glad you both enjoyed your custom Italian Honeymoon trip. I know I kep you busy seeing many highlights and doing lots of food tours and wine tasting so am glad you had fun. Wishing you a lifetime of happiness and many amazing adventures together. Ciao ciao, Dan Meister
Rest Easy and turnover your planning
He was terrific in every step and rarely have I felt so recharged after a trip! It wasn't easy turning the planning over but it was needed and well worth it!
Thank you- and if anyone needs help planning a trip filled with amazing experiences- reach out to Dan!
Hi Mary Ann, Thank you for your nice comments. Since you're a fellow event and meeting planner, I especially enjoyed designing, curating and managing your custom vacation. Really appreciated your openness for adventure and trying authentic experiences. Glad your family had a blast and ready to plan more fun together. Ciao for now, Dan Meister - Travel Coach
Best Family Cruise
We will definitely be in contact for future trips.
Thank you Lisa for your nice comments. It was our pleasure to work together and look forward to planning more family adventures.
Best trip of our lives
He sent several different cruise options from different cruise lines which allowed us to determine which was best for what we wanted. Dan is very thorough and knowledgeable about all the various travel opportunities, trips, cruises, ports of call, and excursions.
He will make recommendations to fit all types of budgets and personal interests.
Ireland Family Trip
Thank you Dan, we will be in touch for our next adventure!
First Time to Europe
Beyond grateful with Dan.
Alaska and Northern Lights
10 Anniversary in Mexico
I had a great experience working with Dan!!
Thank you for your nice review. I enjoyed planning your trip.
Cruising Made Easy
Thank you for your nice review. I enjoyed planning your trip.
An extention of our staff!
Wonderful trip — can’ wait until the next trip
Fun Club Trip!
Chad, Thanks for your nice comments and glad your qualifiers enjoyed a great reward trip to Cancun and Maya Riviera. Looking forward to your next trip!
10 Years of Great Travel
Dan's recommendations for family travel are the best. He understands his client's needs and meets them.
His intuition is spot on. Many times, to our great enjoyment, he's suggested we visit a locale we hadn't even considered.
His attention to detail makes it possible to focus on having fun without worry about details.
Don't travel without Dan
River Cruising Fun
Every suggestion he has given has only to served each of our trips more memorable.
First Cruise Ever - Mediterranean
The BEST TRIPS of our Lives !!!
Hi Susie, Thank you for your nice comments and referrals. It has been my pleasure to be of service to you and your family and great fun to have your clan join our group cruises and adventures in the past. Looking forward to more fun travels and adventures together as lots to see and do... Best Regards, Dan Meister
It was smooth sailing.
Insurance assistance
Relaxing Voyage
Hi Bob, Thanks for your nice comments and looking forward to crafting with your next adventure. Best Personal Regards, Dan Meister
More Fun than Expected!
Hi Wanda, Thank you for your nice comments. Hope we can get you and David on one of our fun group trips in the future. Best personal regards, Dan Meister
Amazing Italy Vacation
We had a terrific time in Italy. Thank you for all of your help. The tour director was amazing. He was a wealth of knowledge and taught us a lot about Italy. The tour itself was extremely organized. We went from one thing to the next like magic. It was perfect. I liked this tour because we had organized tours planned and we had time to explore on our own. We met a lot of nice people and leaned a lot about Italy.
Ireland Dream Vacation
We can’t thank you enough for meeting with us on such short notice at Panera that Sunday morning to talk to us about your Ireland tours! Answering all our question, as newbies in the traveling world!, with such excitement for us and not getting upset as we all interrupted each other. However, I believe Marie and I were sold on doing a tour once we heard you explain all our luggage would be carried the tour company and not by us!! It just took one stare to each other to know we were sold! It was so much more than what we expected and could have hoped for. We will definitely call you when we are ready to travel again.
Hawaii - Retirement Trip
Hi Dan, This has been the best vacation ever. Thank you so much for putting us with Globus. Our tour guide was great and helped us out so much. We did get to go zip lining (and I survived). We met some great people who we are going to keep in touch with. I also want to compliment you! We never had a problem. Your suggestion to prepay gratuities made things so easy. We had so much information about everything from you then other people had. Their travel agents never told them anything about things like that. A couple had to call home for someone to send a pic of their Covid vaccine cards because they didn’t know that they needed them. You are the best! Thank you.
10-Star Ireland Vacation
I would like to thank Dan Meister for putting together one of my most memorable family vacations. Our trip to Ireland went perfectly because of his hard work and dedication, and that is difficult to do with a very LOUD family of 16! From his prompt email reminders with our itinerary already set to the complimentary backpacks filled with maps, suggestions, guides, and traveling reminders, he took away all the stress and did a fantastic job. If I could give him 10 stars, I would!
California and Hawaii Fabulous Trip
Thank You Day. You planned a fabulous trip to California and Hawaii and all went smoothly. Can’t thank you enough and will call soon for our next adventure
Dream Family Cruise Vacation
Thank you very much for helping us book a dream cruise vacation for our family. We all had the best time and the ship, itinerary and experience was exactly what we were looking for. We have all decided we want to continue to be cruisers and see more parts of the world. We will definitely be in contact for future trips.
Family Trip to Ireland
I want to thank you personally for all the incredible work you put into our family trip to Ireland. It truly was a trip to remember with many memories. I appreciate all the constant contact and updates on our itinerary. We loved having the backpacks and all the goodies inside which were used and so very helpful! Thank you again for helping me with my insurance claim. Weather can be a pain in the neck and I’m so glad that I’m home! Thank you again for orchestrating an incredible trip of a lifetime for our family
Great Family Vacation in Ireland
I would like to thank Dan Miester for putting together one of my most memorable family vacations. Our trip to Ireland went perfectly because of his hard work and dedication, and that is difficult to do with a very LOUD family of 16! From his prompt email reminders with our itinerary already set to the complimentary backpacks filled with maps, suggestions, guides, and traveling reminders, he took away all the stress and did a fantastic job. If I could give him 10 stars, I would!
Germany and Austria
We called Dan out of the blue one day to put together a trip to Germany and Austria for us, as our daughter was going to be in Salzburg for a month. He responded promptly, designed a trip for us, and guided us through the entire process. And he absolutely nailed it. We had never been to Europe before, but we will be back. And Dan will be the one to put it together. Can't recommend him highly enough!
Yellowstone and Mt. Rushmore Road Trip
Originally, Dan found me and my wife the perfect European river cruise but Covid struck and our vacation was cancelled. Shortly thereafter, on a whim, we challenged Dan to come up with a "fly and drive" vacation for us in the U.S. Dan designed a spectacular 11 day vacation that took us through some of the most breathtaking places in the wild west that included Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Utah. We visited Mt. Rushmore, Cody, WY, Badlands National Park, Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, Salt Lake City, Devil's Post Pile National Monument, and so much more on this custom trip. Dan personally created the itinerary while having the hurdle of navigating quarantine restrictions. Cannot commend Dan enough for all his hard work and will gladly book through him again
California Road Trip
Dan Meister created and put together an amazing trip for us in California! He knew what we were looking for in a trip because he listened to what we really wanted in a vacation. He really knows CA well and recommended personal stops, attractions and experiences from his first hand experience that really enhanced our trip. I highly recommend him and his group due to his experience and expertise on traveling over many years. 1
Group Trip to Europe
We used Meister Meetings and Travel recently for a trip to Italy.. We were a group of 5 women and their daughters, a total of 10 of us. Most had never been out of the country. Dan gave us multiple choices of Italy Tours so we could get the MOST out of our visit. He did a wonderful job with our group, he was available anytime for any questions we had. He held a planning meeting for us to advise us on travel gear, and tips to keep us safe with our girls... Thank you Dan for memories of a lifetime...
First time to Europe
Thank you so much Dan for making our recent London/Paris adventure a trip of a lifetime. Reaching out to you for help is one of the best calls I have made. Since Connie and I had never been to the UK or Europe, having you arrange all the travel and living accommodations, along with your suggestions of things to do, made the difference. As you know, we covered some ground while we were there, so there were a lot of T's to be crossed and I's to be dotted. You nailed it Big Dan. Rest assured I will be singing your praises to all who will listen and I'll be reaching out to you again for our next adventure. Take care. Best Regards, Don & Connie Sullivan