I've worked with Darla for 3 years now and she has been FANTASTIC! She handles all our group's travel needs quickly, efficiently and works to get us the best deal within our travel parameters.

Darla was very efficient and timely in setting up my travel.

It was easy and very helpful in eliminating unnecessary delays.

Darla has worked with us on group flights and individual flights. We have dealt with a number of challenges, - cancelled flights, emergency departures - and whatever that happens, she has always been quick to support and find a solution. She has been a lifesaver.

Darla is a creative problem solver, prompt and ever-pleasant

I have worked with Darla for many years both professionally and personally. She helps me arrange travel for my company travelers. She is always very helpful, quick to respond, and helps us find the best options!

Darla was most helpful from the get-go. Her quick response time was helpful in locking in reservation prices. Creative scheduling on
a complicated itinerary was a must, and Darla came through with flying colors. Darla’s voice and professional presence were very uplifting and reassuring. I would highly recommend Darla as a travel agent!

In just a brief expression: OUTSTANDING and EXCELLENT!

very helpful and accomodating

The best travel agent ever
I wanted to share just how helpful Darla has been in our travels. Because one of our trips was International, I had a myriad of questions. She was always so pleasant to work with. She got back to me promptly and was always so helpful. We went through many brochures to pick the perfect place to celebrate our big day. It is important to us that when we have questions the person return a call quickly. She did that in every instance. Working one on one with her was a joy. I would highly recommend Darla to anyone with future travel plans.
Thanks so much Darla for the great service on the many trips you arranged.

Darla is responsive, helpful, and cheerful. She consistently looks for the best schedules and fares. I have used Travel Leaders exclusively for over a dozen years.

Great help with travel insurance.

She is outstanding! Very helpful getting the best flights at the lowest price.

Darla is always pleasant to work with and knows her stuff well.

Darla was very helpful in the planning of our trip. She was provided information and was very professional in making our reservations, creating documents and responding to questions we had.
I especially appreciated her time connecting with the cruise company to adjust a transfer that would suite our plans better.

Darla is THE best. That is why I work with her and recommend her to everyone. She is friendly, prompt, professional and patient. I am immensely grateful to her for all her help. Thank you, Darla!

Very attentive and helpful. Darla made sure all my questions were answered.

Darla had all the information ready about the resort and a full travel itinery for my vacation. I have never had a travel agent go that far above and beyond.

Fairly new with Smead, but the couple of times I have traveled...Excellent!!!

Darla has always done an excellent job and I have worked with her for many years. She routinely goes over and above to help me in any way possible.

Darla helped us plan two trips in 2016: a three-generation trip to Disney World and a trip for the two of us to Alaska.

For the Disney trip, Darla got us a suite in the Bay Lake Lodge with a view of the Magic Kingdom. We were able to see the nightly fireworks from our balcony. She made dinner reservations at a variety of restaurants, most with appearances by Disney characters and all with great food choices. Our grandkids still talk about their Disney vacation.

Darla and I worked together to create a fabulous 2 week trip to Alaska ending with a 7 day cruise from Seward to Vancouver. Every stop on our tour - from gold dredge tours to riverboat cruises to train rides to sled dog tours went off without a hitch. Our itinerary showed us where and when we should be for our next stop. We enjoyed 4 days in Fairbanks, 4 days in Denali National Park, 4 days in Anchorage and 4 days in Seward before boarding our cruise. It was the trip of a lifetime!

Darla is great to work with!

Darla has been an excellent travel agent for us being a great listener to our wishes and then one who comes up with a travel plan that more than exceeds our desires.

Darla has gone out of her way to find options and make suggestions we had not anticipated. Her knowledge is vast and her good spirited mood is refreshing.

Darla Orchard was the first time we had ever used a travel agent. We were booking a trip to Norway for our son's wedding. She was extremely easy to work with and had lots of good ideas for side trips. Then when Covid-19 hit, she was extremely helpful in cancelling our plans, we couldn't have handled this situation without her. We are definitely planning on using Darla again, she was excellent.

Darla went over and beyond to arrange this trip to be the best for me; she spent a lot of extra time researching options for me and my disabled friend. I'm very grateful!

Working with Darla was extremely easy! She was very responsive to any question or request anyone in our group had. She listened to what we were looking for and quickly offered several options.

Darla is very efficient and friendly to work with. She provides options and recommendations based on your wishes.

Always professional and responds quickly.

Working with Darla was so easy. She provided all of the information needed and followed up with phone calls if there were any questions. She is wonderful to work with! I highly recommend her.

Darla helped me plan 2 family cruises to Alaska and Hawaii. She is always willing to answer questions and offer her expertise. Our Hawaii trip was canceled 2 years in a row due to COVID and Darla needed to cancel and rebook airfare, cruise, and extras multiple times which ended up being a lot of extra work. She was more than willing to make sure we did finally get to go on our Hawaiin cruise. Darla has traveled extensively herself and has a lot of experience as an agent. She uses this to be the best possible advocate for you through every phase of the process.

Darla does an AMAZING job. She covers everything you can think of and more.
The trip she planned for us fulfilled everything we were looking for.

We will be using her for our up coming trips.

Ms. Orchard has remarkable patience answering a myriad of questions. She's excellent at organizing details as well as finding remarkable deals. Our family trip had complications with family members that we needed answers for. Darla got those answers for us. Our vacation plans went off without a hitch and we came back with terrific memories. I would highly recommend her as your travel agent!

So, I might be biased since Darla is my mother-in-law, but she is an absolutely fantastic travel agent! She organized our honeymoon to Hawaii this past August and it was absolutely wonderful! She is also planning a family trip to Iceland this June and is extremely knowledgable on any questions or concerns you may have. She loves to travel, has been so many different places, and you can tell that she loves her work through the service and help she gives!

I have only excellent comments about my working experience with Darla Orchard.

I found Darla Orchard to be completely helpful with my travel arrangements. She showed experience with traveling and was very good at answering my many questions as I had not traveled overseas before for many years. She went out of her way to schedule my travel arrangements in the way that I needed them to be.

Darla was prompt and efficient on our travel needs. We requested a few changes in the itinerary and Darla quickly adjusted them. I would definitely book with Darla again!

I have worked with Darla for about 5 years. It is really nice when I can find some thing about a trip I may like and send it to her and she finds out all details, prices, and alternative choices for the trips I might like. It is so time saving and she knows shortcuts I don't have access to. My latest vacation to French Polynesia Islands was over the top and I invested barely anytime into scheduling it and a lot of time fully relaxing and enjoying myself on the vacation.

Darla has been excellent to work with. She was able to guide us to some of the best resorts and places for our winter vacations. We have used her for a number of years and without exception she has never failed us. Travel knowledge is very good. I would recommend Darla to our friends

Darla helped our family with a complicated set of travel issues for our daughter, a college student who traveled to China for a one-month class.

From the outset, Darla was wonderfully thorough and responsive in addressing our questions, and never lost her patience with the various travel options we explored. She then obtained the flights we sought, including the seat choices our daughter preferred, and helped us look into appropriate travel insurance.

THEN, after the whole trip was in place, on very short notice she helped us change the itinerary when our daughter's circumstances suddenly changed, and even helped us get (very unlikely) refunds for much of the cost of the original tickets.

While I don't think one can reasonably assume that Darla can always get refunds for changed travel, I think it is totally reasonable to assume she will be patient, careful, attentive, and helpful. Because she is all that!

I have worked with Darla a few times and is only travel agent I have enjoyed working with! She is willing to look at as many places as we need to make a decision. She is always gracious and accommodating - and we are not always the easiest group to her a decision from! I will not refer to any other travel agent... And I have worked with other travel leaders agencies in the past and they don't even come close to her!

Good follow-through. Pleasant and professional.