About

It all started with a love and passion for travel.

Founder Louis “Lou” Black, began Avondale Travel in Jacksonville, FL, where it rapidly became one of the largest travel agencies in the United States. In 1974, Lou sold Avondale Travel, but decided to keep one location. Fast forward to 2013, Lou’s only daughter, Leigh Elizabeth, decided it was time to live out her dream of one day running the agency. Being a family-owned and operated business, Leigh wanted to ensure Lou’s legacy will live on forever as she worked to rebuild the company.

Today, Avondale Travel is driven by the vision to offer concierge, white glove service and access to experiences that travelers cannot find elsewhere. Avondale Travel has become the go-to place for exceptional worldwide travel experiences for all.

In-House

Leigh Elizabeth Israel

Owner

Meet Leigh Elizabeth

Sandy Harbison

Managing Director

Meet Sandy

Dan Beschloss

Vice President of Industry Relations

Meet Dan

Kyra Fox

Director of Corporate Travel

Meet Kyra

Lindsey Harrell

Luxury Travel Advisor

Meet Lindsey

Kristin Kirk

Administrative Coordinator

Independent Contractors

Patty Fields

Luxury Travel Advisor, Group Travel Specialist

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Sue Hartley

Luxury Travel Advisor

Meet Sue

Laura Jones

Luxury Travel Advisor

Meet Laura

Cindy Webb Payne

Luxury Travel Advisor

Meet Cindy Webb

Kayla McEvoy

Luxury Travel Advisor

Kim Morgenstern

Sea New Places, an Independent affiliate of Avondale Travel

Meet Kim

Gayle Sackel

Sea New Places, an Independent affiliate of Avondale Travel

Meet Gayle

Erika Wallace

Luxury Travel Advisor

Meet Erika

Jeannie Wyllie

Luxury Travel Advisor

Meet Jeannie

It blew my mind

Avondale Travel is the best place to book all your travel. I needed assistance on booking my trip and walked into Avondale Travel and met with Kyra unexpectedly. I provided all my information and contacts and she booked everything for me and the trip was outstandingly great! It blew my mind for the locations and round-trip cost. Thank you, Kyra!

Sandra

It was a trip of a lifetime

Avondale Travel planned our magical honeymoon to Iceland. It was a trip of a lifetime and we couldn't have asked for a better honeymoon. Rosemary and her colleagues made the planning process easy. They also made sure that breakfast, tours and transportation were all included. We will definitely be using Avondale Travel in the future.

Amanda

Thanks so much for helping us

What a fabulous three days you arranged for us! The hotel in Eugene was perfect - we had great fun in that city. Then Bella Collina - WOW!!!! It was absolutely perfect, gorgeous, lush - and Sherwood the innkeeper was a hoot! Do not hesitate to recommend either places! Thanks so much for helping us, and hope you had a wonderful time on your journeys as well!

Susan

Kudos for a well-planned trip

Kudos for a well-planned trip that got us exactly situated where we needed to be to see exactly what we wanted to see! Had great fun at all three national parks down there, plus extra time to sightsee in Key West on Saturday - Sunday, as well as enjoy the beauty of the drive up on Monday. We saw parts of Florida we had never seen (or even knew existed for that matter!), and the tour guides in Biscayne and the Everglades were also first rate. We also tried to visit Miami Beach on Tuesday afternoon/evening, but really got thwarted by the monsoon.

Lee & Suzy