Sally Portera Mankins
Collinsville, Illinois Travel Agent
Wish Upon a Star with Us, an independent agent with Wish Upon a Star with Us, IL, a Travel Leaders Network Affiliate Agency
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Agent Specializing in Disney Destinations
I am so happy to be a vacation planner specializing in family vacations! Throughout my life, I have loved travel. It started with our family trips to Florida where nearly all my extended family lives. These frequent trips always included a visit to Orlando and a visit to either Disney World or Universal. Back then, there was so much less to do and things were so much less complicated.
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Nothing but the best!!!!
Reviewed By Angel and Kallie - Belleville, IL | Traveled to Riviera Maya ~ Quintana Roo ~ Mexico
Sally is always so easy to work with! She is efficient, easy to get ahold of, and handles any changes with the utmost professionalism. We would not have gone on our trips if it wasn’t for her advice and efforts. She’s a wealth of information and her reviews are always on point. We always recommend her to anyone wanting a fantastic getaway. We will definitely book with her again and again! From the beginning idea of taking a trip to making it personal and special for us, Sally was always wonderful. We booked our honeymoon with her to El Dorado Maroma and it was more amazing than we ever imagined! The room was above what we would have booked for ourselves and included a private pool! She made sure the staff knew it was our honeymoon (and my birthday) and we were treated every night with special desserts and treats and decorations. A truly special experience for my husband and me.
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Sally Portera Mankins responded:
I am so glad that I was able to provide a wonderful honeymoon for you and your husband! I look forward to working with you on couples and family vacations!
I am so glad that I was able to provide a wonderful honeymoon for you and your husband! I look forward to working with you on couples and family vacations!
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
Honeymoon in Paradise
Reviewed By TL618 - Swansea, IL | Traveled to Jamaica ~ Caribbean
We asked Sally to help us book our dream honeymoon. We had heard from friends about her attentiveness and expansive knowledge. She came highly recommended from a few friends that had booked trips with her in the past. I am so glad we picked Sally to help us put together our dream trip.
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Family trip to Europe
Reviewed By Judy - Dallas, TX | Traveled to Paris ~ France ~ Europe
I was amazed (and so relieved) that the whole trip went as planned without any issues! The tours were all great, easy to get to and right on time. Sally was very attentive and super helpful! I highly recommend Sally for all of your travel needs!
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
The best trip of our lives!
Reviewed By Traveler55 - Carbondale, IL | Traveled to Norway,
Sally's first priority is her client. She understands my travel needs, makes suggestions to better my travel experience, and resolves travel problems whether be they domestic or international. I have and do give Sally my highest recommendation.
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
The Disney Trip of our dreams!
Reviewed By Molly - Mascoutah, IL | Traveled to Walt Disney World ~ Florida ~ USA
Sally was our travel agent for our big Disney Trip with our kids and was fantastic! She was on top of every date and deadline for bookings and was able to get us every single reservation on our wish list. She took care of all the little things that we didn’t know what to do with and guided us with so many tips and suggestions. We even walked into our room on arrival with a surprise welcome gift from her. Because of Sally, our vacation was perfect and easy. My husband has proclaimed we will never do Disney without Sally planning it for us! She is also now planning our Disney Cruise for next summer and we can’t wait knowing Sally will set us up for another amazing family trip! :-)
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Best family vacay cruises!!
Reviewed By Molly - Saint Louis, MO | Traveled to Alaska ~ USA
Alaska, Mediterranean, Mexico - we have cruised them all with Sally’s help! She has taken so much stress out of planning vacations for our super busy family. Sally is knowledgeable and will to work with any request or condition we throw her way. We love working with her!!
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Dreaming of the beach!
Reviewed By Gaby - St. Louis, Mo | Traveled to Curacao ~ Netherlands Antilles ~ Caribbean
We have worked with Sally for three Sandals Resorts and a Secrets resort now and she has been fabulous ! She moved our dates around and still made sure we had the same room category we wanted. She is so easy to communicate with and is very kind and love knowing we will be taken care of completely. We definitely use her to ensure our vacations will be what we imagined!
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Best Trip Ever!
Reviewed By Dawn - Freeburg, IL | Traveled to Bahamas ~ Caribbean
Sally planned our first trip to Disney and Royal Caribbean cruise… all in one vacation! From the beginning of the planning process, til the moment we returned back home, our experience was wonderful! She responded quickly to all of our questions (we had several!) and is truly a wealth of knowledge when it comes to traveling. She was conscientious of our budget and provided several money saving tips, too. She even had a little surprise waiting for us in our cabin on the cruise ship-it was so thoughtful. I would highly recommend Sally for all of your travel needs. We can’t wait to work with her again to start planning our next adventure!
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Amazing Alaskan Cruise
Reviewed By Carol - Troy, IL | Traveled to Alaska ~ USA
Working with Sally was great! This was my first cruise, and I had lots of questions. It was so nice having someone to answer them for me.
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Sally saved our beach trip
Reviewed By Shannon M - Great Falls, MT | Traveled to Cabo San Lucas ~ Baja California Sur ~ Mexico
Sally saved us very last minute on a trip that we planned ourselves. She helped us book a hotel same day and we had the best trip every. She was very quick to act, even gave us options with it being the same day. We have already booked our next trip with her and working on another trip with friends!
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Family trip fun!
Reviewed By Robyn - O'Fallon, IL | Traveled to Mexicali ~ Mexico ~ Mexico
Sally takes ALL the work out of planning a vacation. She gets to know you and your group innordet to help choose the best options that match not only your personality, but what will work best for all involved. She remembers to do the little things that you just don't think about. She even gives a packet with helpful tips, packing tricks, local treats,and local customs and things not to be missed.
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Definitely use Sally to help plan your trips!
Reviewed By Kim - Ofallon, IL | Traveled to Walt Disney World ~ Florida ~ USA
Sally has planned multiple trips for us- Disney world, Universal, Disney cruise and Beaches Turks and Caicos. She is so knowledgeable, quick to respond and very helpful! I highly recommend her for planning your trips. She has helped with every stage from initial planning, making dining reservations at WDW, making changes when our plans changed and helping us know what to expect during the trip and for any hiccups that came up during the trip.
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Best Caribbean Cruise!
Reviewed By Amanda - Bethalto IL | Traveled to Bahamas ~ Caribbean
Sally was excellent in helping us plan our first cruise Royal Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas as a family. She always plans an excellent trip and pays attention to all of the details. She answers all of the questions we had, which were many! She always responds back to us right away when we are on our actual vacation!
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
Best honeymoon ever!
Reviewed By kris - Troy, Il | Traveled to Jamaica ~ Caribbean
Great experience, never had a single worry, Sally took care of everything we needed and asked for.
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
6 of 12 people found this review helpful
1st Disney Cruise, but not our last!
Reviewed By Kristin - Fairview Heights, IL | Traveled to Bahamas ~ Caribbean
Sally is a true professional. She asked what experience we were wanting and made sure it happened! She ensured that everyone in our family (from special needs toddler to older grandparents) were set and had everything they needed prior to departure. We can’t thank Sally enough for all her work to make our vacation truly amazing. She made all our vacation dreams come true and I’m excited to work with her again on our next adventure!
I would recommend this agent to my family and friends
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