- A Professional Profile -

• Here & There Travel was established in 1983 by Miriam & Kenneth Blau

• Here & There Travel is a “Full Service” travel agency for business and pleasure, dealing in all facets of the travel industry. The agency is “service” oriented giving personal attention to all details and special needs of their clients. The motto of Here & There Travel is “When personal service is as important as price”.

• Bookings are made only with reputable and dependable travel suppliers who maintain appropriate bonding.

• Extensive research is carried out to determine the best available rates.

• Appointments include: Airlines Reporting Corporation, International Airlines Travel Agency Network, Amtrak, and all cruise lines through CLIA.

• Here & There Travel has been a member of the Better Business Bureau and the Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce. Miriam Blau serves as a member of the Board of Directors on the Chamber of Commerce.

• Miriam Blau has served on the Board of Directors of ASTA, the American Society of Travel Agents, and is very active in the Caribbean Tourism Association, Travel Agents of Suffolk County, and the Long Island Travel Agents Association. Miriam served as Chairperson for the LITAA Trade Show for several years. This is Long Island’s largest trade show. Miriam also served as a member of the advisory boards of Carnival Airlines, Florida Tourism, SUNY Farmingdale Small Business Advisory Board, and the BOCES Travel & Tourism Advisory Board.

• Kenneth Blau served as President of the Long Island Travel Association and is currently Chairperson of Industry Affairs. He has served as a member of the Walt Disney Travel Advisory Council (one of twenty travel agents in the U.S.) for three years. For several years he served a member of SPACE & Leisure travel Consortium Board and the Value Rent-A-Car Advisory Board.

• Miriam & Kenneth are both Certified Aussie Specialists. Specialist certifications are held for the Walt Disney Travel Company, Sandals & Beaches, Princess Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Lines, as well as all other cruise lines.