Love to Travel started with a disappointment. When my husband Dave and I tried to plan our own destination wedding in 1993, we were let down by the travel agency we trusted with one of the most important days of our lives. We knew we could do better — and we decided to prove it.

We combined our love of travel with our background in sales and customer service, partnered with Sandals Resorts and Funjet Vacations, and started building something we believed in: a travel agency where service on a once-in-a-lifetime trip is never an afterthought.

Thirty years later, Love to Travel is Kansas City's award-winning all-inclusive travel agency. Every member of our team shares the same standard that Dave and I set on day one — and it's why our clients keep coming back, and keep sending their friends.

I specialize in Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts — and I hold Sandals Chairman's Royal Club status, the highest designation Sandals and Beaches award to travel advisors worldwide. Less than 1% of travel advisors achieve this level.

I have been visiting Beaches Turks & Caicos personally for 25 years. In March 2026, I was among a small group of advisors invited for an exclusive private preview of the brand-new Treasure Beach Village — before it opened to guests. That kind of access is what 30 years of relationships and top-tier status makes possible for my clients.

I've always believed that the best travel advisors are experts in a specific area — not generalists who book everything. Love to Travel focuses exclusively on tropical beach vacations, romance travel, and river cruises. We know those categories better than anyone in Kansas City.

For our clients, that means every recommendation comes from personal experience, real relationships with the resorts, and 30 years of knowing what works and what doesn't. I don't recommend a resort I haven't visited. And when something goes wrong — as it occasionally does in travel — you have a dedicated advocate in your corner, not a 1-800 number.

These are not online courses. Every certification below reflects personal training, site visits, and demonstrated expertise recognized by the resort brands and tourism boards that awarded them.

With over 400 five-star reviews, the words I hear most often are: "Kim felt like a trusted friend, not a salesperson." That's exactly what I aim for — to understand what you're really looking for and give you my honest, experienced recommendation, even if that means telling you a resort isn't the right fit.

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