Awards & Accolades

         

  

There is a reason that both savvy and first-time travelers have chosen Brownell as their partner for more than 120 years - a vacation isn't something you can "test-drive." Travelers must depend entirely on the integrity, experience and reliability of their travel advisor.

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Recognized as one of the top 3 travel agencies in the nation by Conde Nast Traveler magazine
• Conde Nast Traveler "Top Travel Specialists" featured in 2009 were Margret Propper, Meg North, Caroline Wood, Marion Harbison, and Linda Allen
• Brownell and Sterling Brownell have been featured 10 consecutive years in Conde Nast Traveler - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Travel + Leisure "A List" Travel Consultants for 2009 are Ellen LeCompte and Margret Propper
• Brownell and Sterling Brownell have been featured 9 consecutive years in Travel + Leisure - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Meg North, Executive Vice President named one of "The Most Powerful Women in Travel" by Travel Weekly magazine.
• Susan Sparks named "Top Spa Specialist" by SpaFinder.com
• Meg McGriff North named "Top Travel Agent" by Birmingham Magazine. · "Best Travel Agency" Reader's Choice Award, Birmingham News
• Best Customer Service" Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
• Troy Haas and Vicki Upchurch chosen amid a select group of travel consultants in the country authorized to sell travel to outer space with Virtuoso's partner Virgin Galactic

 

Matthew Upchurch presenting award to Brownell at Travel Mart (Matthew, Troy, Meg, Martha)

INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP Abercrombie & Kent Advisory Board Four Seasons Advisory Board Ritz-Carlton Advisory Board Ritz-Carlton President's Roundtable, 2001 Rosewood Hotels Advisory Board Cambridge Beaches Advisory Board Board of Preferred Hotels Seabourn Advisory Board Alaska Unusual Advisory Board Conde Nast Advisory Board The Nature Conservancy Corporate Council 2003-2004 Orient-Express Hotels Trains & Cruises Advisory Board IC Bellagio Advisory Board Barbados Tourism-Travel Agent Advisory Board Classic Vacations Advisory Board Park Hyatt Advisory Board Saveur Magazine/Virtuoso Culinary Travel Advisory Board Barbados Tourism Travel Agent Advisory Board Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Board, Bowden Sarrett, Treasurer

Brownell top producers visit the Cote d'Azur

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION & INDUSTRY AWARDS

• Windstar Star Club Member
• Ritz-Carlton Hotels - Top Producer and STARS Agency
• Four Seasons Hotels - Top Producer and Preferred Partner Agency
• Orient Express Hotels - Top Producer and Bellini Club Agency
• Rosewood Hotels & Resorts - Top Producer
• Abercrombie & Kent - Top Producer and member of 100 Club
• Silversea - Top Producer and Silversea Society
• Seabourn - Top Producer and Pinnacle Society
• Regent Seven Seas Cruises - Top Producer
• Cunard - Top Producer and member of Inner Circle
• Princess Cruise Lines - Top Producer and iEXCEL Agency
• Intrav & Clipper - Top Producer Private Jet Program
• Lindblad - LEXleader
• Half Moon Montego Bay - Ambassador
• Holland America Line - Top Producer and Premium Preferred Agency
• Norwegian Cruise Lines - Top Producer and member of Captain's Club
• Island Luxe - Top Producer Nemo Award

VIRTUOSO POSITIONS & AWARDS

• Top 5 Virtuoso Overall Producer
• #1 Virtuoso On-Site Producer
• Vice Chair of the Virtuoso Advisory Board, Troy Haas
• Virtuoso Agent to Advisor Board, Troy Haas
• Virtuoso Agent to Advisor Board, Debbie Fairvalley
• Virtuoso Properties Advisory Board, Martha Gaughen
• Virtuoso Technology Committee, Haisley Smith
• Virtuoso SNOW Travel Advisory Board, Caroline Wood, 2012
• "Virtuoso Role Model Award" Meg McGriff North, 2005
• Past Virtuoso Chair Membership Committee, Meg McGriff North
• Permanent Member of the Virtuoso On-Site Committee, in the role of "Emeritus Member," Meg McGriff North
• Past Virtuoso Navigator Advisory Board
• "Virtuoso Ruby of Siam Award" Meg McGriff North, 2001

CREDENTIALS

World-wide buying power and vendor networks back Brownell's world-class service. Our travel provider relationships give you the access, values and extra benefits you deserve.

• Among the top 1% of Travel Agencies as a prestigious invited member of Virtuoso - providing exclusive and exceptional travel offers
• Preferred relationships with the world's leading travel operators
• On-site contacts in more than 95 countries throughout the world
• Exclusive relationship with Virtuoso Select Hotels - more than 300 deluxe properties around the globe with exclusive rates and amenities
• Institute of Certified Travel Agents - ICTA
• American Society of Travel Agents - ASTA
• Society of Incentive Travel Executives - SITE
• Cruise Lines International Association - CLIA
• International Air Transport Association - IATAN