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Elizabeth Schaaf
Master Advisor, Head of Mentorship, Sports Travel, and Groups
Expert in Disney, Universal, Cruises, and European Travel
Traveling is so important to me, and I want my clients to love traveling as much as I do! I love putting my travel experience to work as I create trips for my clients.
Specialty Areas of Travel
Group Travel
Do you have a group of family or friends wanting to travel together? Let’s talk! Whether it’s a family reunion of 20 heading to a Caribbean resort or a corporate function of 200 wanting to take a cruise, my complimentary services include everything from initial planning, securing group rates, coordinating bookings and payment, and ensuring travelers stay informed. If your group needs additional assistance such as transfers, activity planning, or securing group air, I can facilitate all that as well.
Sports Travel
Stay-to-play tournaments can require a significant number of rooms around venues, and I work with hotels and local tourism boards to secure rooms to ensure a successful tournament. I utilize corporate contacts with major hotel brands to ensure a great relationship with partner hotels and favorable terms for all involved. I can also assist individual sports teams with finding rooms at their travel locations at group rates.
Cruising
I’ve worked with clients across the globe sail away to Alaska, down Europe’s riverways and around the seas, through the Caribbean, and even as far as around Australia and New Zealand! I have personal and professional experience across brands, including Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Virgin Voyages, Princess Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Viking, and beyond. My cruise services include any additional planning you may have, including pre/post cruise hotels and transfers.
Europe, Hawaii, Alaska, and other US Domestic Travel
I love crafting trips across Europe and the United States (including Hawaii and Alaska!). Whether it be a single city destination or a multi city journey, I can help with transfers, hotels, and tours, as well as advise on the best ways to travel from place to place. Hawaii and Alaska are unique locations in their own right, and my experience can help you find all the great locations to visit and the best hotels and resorts. If you are enjoying a cruise in any of these destinations, I can also plan your land stay as well. It’s fun to add a short city experience in places like Rome, Barcelona, or Athens, and I can help you with all the details.
Disney World and Disneyland
My first love of travel! I have been going to Disney World for more than 40 years, and I have a deep understanding of the ins and outs of All Things Disney! I also have personal travel experience at Disneyland, including both parks, the on property resorts, and the off property ones right across the street. From resorts to ticket types to dining to all the extras, I can talk Disney all day. I’d love to talk with you!
Client Testimony
Elizabeth of Straight Away Travel was such a blessing. She made our trip to Walt Disney World so much easier. She coordinated our two families from different areas wonderfully. She had advise and insight into things that we wouldn’t have thought about. I would definitely use her again.
~ Tammy Johnson
Elizabeth was invaluable in booking and preparing for our first cruise. There are so many different options and details on just the cruise, not to mention the travel there, the transportation to and from the cruise lines and any hotel before or after the cruise. She was a steady stream of ideas and tips to make it the most enjoyable. And her responses were always very quick – even during the time period she and her family were actually on their own cruise. I’d definitely use Elizabeth again and recommend her to anyone that wants to travel. She was impressive!
~ Vickie Hall
We just got back from our first Disney cruise! Elizabeth was a huge help and was always available to answer any questions I had. I highly recommend using a travel agent! It will save you a lot of time and headaches 😃
~ Kristina Cordier