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African Travel, Inc. Welcomes Garrett Landry as Northwest DSM

August 29th, 2017, by Joanna Bielawski

 African Travel, Inc. Welcomes Garrett Landry as Northwest DSM

 DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Aug. 30, 2017 – African Travel, Inc. is pleased to welcome Garrett Landry as the new District Sales Manager for the northwestern United States, covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and parts of northern California. Landry, who started on Aug. 21, is based in Seattle and reports to Director of Sales, Kevan Cowie.  
 
Born and raised in the greater Seattle area, Landry attended the University of Washington, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on marketing, in addition to a certificate in sales. 
 
Before joining African Travel, Inc., Landry spent three years at Europe Express, a leading wholesale travel provider to Europe. He spent a year as a Marketing Coordinator before being promoted to Inside Sales Specialist, a position which involved maintaining agent relationships, attending trade shows, and served as a key liaison between the outside sales team and internal teams. He worked diligently in his role to improve processes and systems to increase accessibility to product and streamline bookings for agents. Prior to that he was Executive Team Lead at a Seattle-area Target store, where he oversaw “hard lines” of merchandise. A passionate sports fan, Landry did sales and marketing internships while he was in college for both Seattle Reign, the city’s women’s soccer team, and for UW Intercollegiate Athletics. He is also member of the Seattle chapter of Young Travel Professionals. 
 
“We are thrilled to have Garrett join our team,” said Sherwin Banda, president of African Travel, Inc. "His enthusiasm and passion for travel is infectious and will help us achieve our goal of promoting travel to Africa in his region. We are confident Garrett’s prior experience in sales and marketing will be a great help to agents and our loyal industry partners."
 
Landry’s love affair with traveling started as a child, during his family’s many road trips throughout the 50 states, and was cemented during a life-changing 2007 trip to Peru. Since then he has visited dozens of countries in Central and South America, Europe and the Caribbean. Although he has never been to Africa, he is fascinated by the continent and cannot wait to immerse himself in its food, culture and wildlife. 
 
“I am beyond ecstatic to join the African Travel, Inc.'s tribe,” Landry said. “I think that every traveler should go to Africa at least once in their life, and I’m looking forward to working with the agents in my territory to bring this goal to fruition.” 
 
Landry is an avid road cyclist, and proudly completed the Seattle-to-Portland bike ride in one day. When he’s not on the back of a bike, he can be found exploring new restaurants or playing Ultimate Frisbee. He can be reached at garrettl@africantravelinc.com. 

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About African Travel, Inc. - "We Know Africa"
African Travel, Inc. is a safari operator with more than 41 years of experience focused solely on planning and operating safaris in Africa. Specializing in tailor-made safaris customized to fit all budgets and bucket lists, travelers are paired with expert safari specialists who take the time to craft their perfect African experience. African Travel, Inc. offers dedicated and experienced teams in Africa, an extensive transportation fleet, and numerous hotels, camps and lodges throughout The Travel Corporation's Africa-based associate companies. Refer to www.AfricanTravelInc.com for a wide variety of ideas and safaris. 

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African Travel, Inc. shares the coverage available under the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program with affiliates of TravCorp USA, Inc. In addition, TravCorp Financial Services Limited provides a guarantee of $20 Million.  

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