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Luxury Leisure, Business & Executive Specialist
I am a highly professional, experienced travel specialist with a demonstrated history of working in both the business and leisure sides of the travel & tourism industry for over 30 years. My clients know I have integrity, that I truly care for them, and their referrals are my reward. I love to experience new places and cultures, and sharing my passion for travel with my clients fills my heart, and reminds me every day of why I became a travel specialist. Get out of your comfort zone a bit and EXPLORE!
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My Travel Stories
Exploring the Valle de la Gastronomie in France
In June I was honored to be invited by Atout France (French Tourist Office) to explore the Vallee de la Gastronomie. I flew to Paris where I spent one night at a charming hotel just steps from the Louvre. The next morning I joined an intimate group of 11 + me, makes 12 ... Read more from my Exploring the Valle de la Gastronomie in France story.
Trans-Atlantic cruise on Silversea Silver Moon
At the end of October I flew to Lisbon in anticipation of boarding the Silver Moon. First I stayed at 2 different hotels in Lisbon, Tivoli Avenida Liberdade and The One Palacio da Anunciada. Both were amazing, Tivoli very classic and The One more trendy. One day I did a 4 hour tour of Lisbon's many ... Read more from my Trans-Atlantic cruise on Silversea Silver Moon story.
You made it happen for Thanksgiving !!!!
To the moon Al!! That can be your next trip. I've loved ever minute of planning all those trips, plus I love reminiscing about them too.
Unforgettable vacation thanks to Barbara!
Thank you Roberto. I always enjoy working on trips for you and your family.
Professional and Delightful: The Best!
Kathy, You and Dennis are just the BEST clients I could ever ask for. I always enjoy planning your trips. I so appreciate you both. Barbara
An Unforgettable trip to Rome for a wedding .
Thank you, it's been my pleasure to work with you and your family over many years.
South Korea, Thailand
Thank you for the feedback!
Our daughters wedding in South Korea
Thank you Susie! That was the start of our wonderful relationship.
Touched by Our Japanese Experience
Thank you so much! I am so glad that Ms. K referred you to me. It was a pleasure to help you and your family explore Japan and I am excited for your son to be able to study there for a semester.
Fantastic Trip!
Thank you!! It's been such a pleasure working with you and your family all these years. I am ready for 25 more years of travel planning!
Made a last-minute dream trip come true!
Thank you Martha, I love the challenge of pulling off a trip such as yours. Always a pleasure to work with you and your family.
Best family trips - priceless memoties
Thank you for these kind words. It's truly a pleasure to help your family plan amazing trips all over the world. I value our friendship that has evolved.
Always has the best little gems!
Thank you so much. I love what I do and always want my clients to have the best experience.
Couldn't have done it without you!
Thank you Bernadette. I love being able to offer this type of personalized service to my clients.
Our trip was SO special!
Steve, You and Ricki have been with me for the long haul. I think the first booking we worked on together was back in 1992! I so appreciate you both and I am so happy you had an amazing time. Barbara
Parents only trip to Aruba
It was a pleasure to assist you with a little break from the kiddos. I am so happy you had an excellent experience.
Grateful to you!
Just a note of appreciation for your help and understanding getting my daughter's family through a very difficult travel dilemma. When she first mentioned an interest in taking the family to Harry Potter at Universal, I immediately said, “Contact Barbara,” knowing that you would easily put the plans together for her. Little did I think that a month later, you would be advising her how to postpone everything due to Covid. I am grateful to have had years of amazing travel adventures all around the globe, appreciative of the role you played, throughout the years helping my travel dreams take shape. From India to Africa, to Europe & SE Asia, my dreams became reality because of your know-how and caring. Even though we’ve never met, you always understood my needs and preferences, as well as those of my travel partners. I hope those days aren’t over; but, for now, I’m staying home and sending warmest wishes for good health, fulfilling days and hopefully some moments of joy in 2022.
Big girl trip as a newly single mom
I am newly divorced and knew I wanted to go somewhere on my own (like a big girl,lol ) but couldn't even begin to figure out where or how.. Thanks to a local mom'sgroup, I found out about Barbara Khan . I reached out to her with an idea of what I wanted and she put together an amazing trip for me in September. I am not sure I would have been brave enough to take it without her! I'm grateful to the mom's group and to Barbara!
Reputation for resourcefulness and reliability
Imagine you are a traveler looking for a travel advisor with a reputation for resourcefulness, reliability, and a true customer orientation. You're a traveler looking for solid recommendations on an itinerary, hotels, flight connections, or cruise tips. You're a nervous or inexperienced traveler in need of a reassuring, organized advisor who understands her clients -- and anticipates their needs. Imagine an advisor who is delightful to work with, fast in returning calls and unflappable in dealing with custom requests, well-suited to working with any kind of traveler. Imagine no more. You've found her -- Barbara Khan, our travel advisor for over 2 decades. Our travel needs have evolved from business & active family travel, to a more gracious life of cruising & immersion travel, we have followed her in her career and been delighted at every step of the way. Journeys by the Book is the culmination of her experience so far, with much more to come. We can't wait to see what comes next.
Like "A Christmas Carol" story of travel
I remember when a good friend told me he has a terrific travel agent & recommended that I contact Barbara. He and I are still close friends 25 years later and Barbara has been his and my travel advisor ever since. At the time, I was traveling on business to Europe monthly, throughout North America & occasionally to Asia. She became an essential part of my life by managing all of that travel and personal wanderlust too. I counted up that Barbara has taken me to 61 countries, some of them many times, over those 25 years. She knows & remembers my travel past, my travel preferences, & my travel future better than I. Naturally, with that much exposure to the travel industry, she and I have had to work through some challenges with airlines, cruise companies, hotels, tour guides, etc. She always come through to resolve issues and to offer good advice and recommendations. I highly recommend Barbara to family to friends to business associates and to you. Barbara is the ultimate professional.
partner in thought and action on all things travel
Barbara Khan has been my “partner” in thought & action on all things travel for the last 25 years. I cannot recommend her highly enough. Although we’ve actually never met in person, she is thoughtful, a trusted friend, a fun co-conspirator, knowledgeable advisor in whose care my family & I have always felt completely secure, even as we’ve taken some risks that require a “plan B”. Barbara has been there for us throughout: she has helped me shuttle my family across the pond over 14 years when we lived abroad; she stepped up incredibly during family medical crises; she has helped us plan ambitious itineraries to mark milestones including major birthdays and graduations. Whether it is to visit loved ones faraway or to have a new adventure, travel is an important part of my family’s happiness, and something we value most. I have deep respect and appreciation for Barbara’s talent, graciousness and professionalism; and wouldn’t so much as contemplate a journey big or small without her.
Creatively taking me around the world
My life has been a great adventure thanks to Barbara Khan and her creativity in taking me all over the world since 1991. It is the adversity you have to deal with sometimes when the Iceland Volcano forces your Delta flight to land in Madrid [ 2010] and not Paris where an organized trip to Normandy battlefields that have to be scrapped on the run. And its midnight at an airport hotel and you keep pumping Euros into a pay phone with Barbara on the other end of the phone resetting our France trip to a memorable Spain car trip to see the Alhambra, Madrid museums etc. Barbara many times has been our travel agent, travel confidant and friend with such trips as Machu Picchu to South Africa: from a Barge trip to Provence to the Acropolis in Athens...........Yasoo! Barbara Khan............is simply the Best Travel agent/Friend you could ask for!