Betsy Patton, a luxury travel consultant for Direct Travel, formerly Hurley Travel Experts, has been named to the Travel + Leisure A-List for 2016. Travel + Leisure celebrated their 15th annual list during Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas earlier this month. Betsy has earned this distinguished title for her expertise within the Small Ship Cruising and River Categories. She has won several performance awards with Silversea cruises and has sailed on nearly all of their ships, making the luxury cruise line one of her favorites.

When advising her luxury clients on which cruise line to take, for Betsy the choice is easy: "If you are thinking about a luxury cruise and are looking for the crème de la crème of cruise experiences, the ships of Silversea offer award-winning service, fine dining, spacious accommodations and ports that cover the globe."

Betsy also holds several Destination Specialist certifications including Africa, Europe
and the South Pacific allowing her to create all kinds of bespoke journeys from safaris to boutique hotels. She is based in the Naples office of Direct Travel.

About Direct Travel, Inc.

Direct Travel, Inc. is a privately held corporation with the ultimate goal to create a best-in-class TMC through acquisition and organic growth. Direct Travel has been providing travel management services for over 40 years; by working with clients to develop highly customized travel programs. By leveraging both the expertise of its people and innovative solutions, Direct Travel helps clients derive the greatest value from their travel program in terms of superior service, internet-based technologies, and significant cost savings. Direct Travel has offices in 39 locations across the US, and is ranked among the top US corporate travel management companies. For more information about Direct Travel, please visit our website at www.dt.com. The Naples office is located at 3701 Tamiami Trail N, Suite 200.