Got a great travel agent?

You remember travel agents? At one time they were true experts. Then they seemed to morph into generalists who might be pretty good at taking orders but often, weren't great info sources.

Now we've got a few great agents...but they're great because they specialize. And most, alas, handle upscale trips for the simple reason that they've got to make a living. Since airlines stopped paying agent commissions a decade or so ago, many smaller agents have gone out of business.

Travel + Leisure just released its annual list of super agents, and yes, a few locals made the list. (You'll find it below, with Florida agents marked in bold.)

But what about your agent? Do you have someone great? Do you know of ANY good agencies that handle arrangements that are moderately priced? Have you used AAA lately, and how has that worked out for you?

Share your experiences by clicking on the CLICK TO COMMENT link below. We'll publish results online and in an upcoming issues of The Miami Herald's Sunday Travel section.

TRAVEL + LEISURE'S 2007 A-List

EUROPE

Austria/Germany – Elisabeth Landry (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)

Austria/Hungary/Czech Republic/Poland – Nathalie Nagy (Protravel International, New York, NY)

England – F. Peter Herff II (Herff Travel, Inc., San Antonia, TX)

England – Ellen LeCompte (Sterling Brownell Travel, Inc., Richmond, VA)

England – Tammi R. Van Volkinburgh (Gayle Gillies Travel, Vancouver, WA)

France – Craig Loupassakis (GTA Travel Center, Allentown, PA)

France – Laurette de Moro (Worldview Travel, Santa Ana, CA)

France – Judy Nussbaum (Unique Travel of Palm Beach, Delray Beach, FL)

France – Clare Seyer (Betty Maclean Travel Inc., Naples, FL)

France – Bernard Streiff (Rancho San Diego Travel, Inc., La Mesa, CA)

Greece – Kelly Shea (Earle Travel Co., Indianapolis, IN)

Ireland – Carol Cornell (Covington Travel, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN)

Italy – Margot Cushing (Linden Travel Bureau, New York, NY)

Italy – Deborah Hyte (Altour, Los Angeles, CA)

Italy – Andrea Sertoli (Select Italy, Wilmette, IL)

Italy – Sally Watkins (Century Travel & Cruises, Austin, TX)

Russia/Eastern Europe – Greg Tepper (Exeter International, Tampa, FL)

Scandinavia – Carol Arklind (Travel Dynamics Group, Inc., La Jolla, CA)

Scotland – Claire Schoeder (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)

Spain – Judith Wolf (Frosch International Travel, Deerfield, IL)

Switzerland – Ilene Koenig (Let’s Travel, Santa Monica, CA)

Turkey – Fred Poe (Poe Travel, Little Rock, AR)


U.S. / CANADA

Alaska – Margaret Propper (Brownell Travel, Birmingham, AL)

Alaska/Western U.S. – Harold C. Jenkins (Corporate Vacations, Lake Forest, IL)

Canada – Bob Jones (American Express Travel, Philadelphia, PA)

Hawaii – Carolyne Brandon (American Express Travel Services, Palo Alto, CA)

Hawaii – Darlene Mulkewich (American Express Travel Services, Oak Brook, IL)

Las Vegas – Maria Guerrieri (Linden Travel, New York, NY)

New Orleans – Linda Kibak (Linden Travel, New York, NY)

New York – Amy Glass (Protravel International, New York, NY)

Western U.S. – Matt Tadvick (Off the Beaten Path, Bozeman, MT)

BAHAMAS / BERMUDA / CARIBBEAN

Bahamas/Turks and Caicos/Antigua – Susan Shevlin (Linden Travel Bureau, New York, NY)

Bermuda – Eleanor Nelson (Travel House, Barrington, IL)

Caribbean – Fred Del Pozzo (Scheyer Travel (Div. of Tzell Travel), New York, NY)

Caribbean – Margie M. Hand (All Seasons Travel/American Express, Montgomery, AL)

Caribbean – Becky Williams (Brownell Travel, Birmingham, AL)

LATIN AMERICA

Central America – Melissa Harrison Hiatt (Belize & Costa Rica Travelpoints, Boulder, CO)

Chile – Jerry Greenberg (Cassis Travel Services, Los Angeles, CA)

Chile/Argentina – Wido Schaefer (Travel Stores USA, Los Angeles, CA)

Galápagos/Peru – Carlos Fida (PanAmerican Travel Services, Salt Lake City, UT)

Mexico – Marianne Braly (Now Voyager Travel, Huntington Beach, CA)

South America – Douglas B. Wren (PanAmerican Travel Services, Salt Lake City, UT)

South America – Eric Sheets (Latin Excursions, Miami Beach, FL)

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH PACIFIC

Australia – Catharina Apodac (Carefree Vacations, San Diego, CA)

Australia – Terry Coffey (Windward Travel/American Express, Red Bank, NJ)

French Polynesia – Susanne Hamer (Travel Store Platinum, Los Angeles, CA)

French Polynesia – Robin Turner (American Express Travel, Chicago, IL)

New Zealand – Donna Thomas (New Zealand Travel, Langhorne, PA)

ASIA

China – Karin Hansen (Frosch International Travel, Deerfield, IL)

China – Guy Rubin (Imperial Tours, Beijing, China)

Hong Kong – Laura Woo (West University Travel, Houston, TX)

India – Caryl Halpin (Protravel International, New York, NY)

India/Sri Lanka – Ellison Poe (Poe Travel, Little Rock, AR)

Indonesia – Sandee Litwin (Litwin Travel, Los Angeles, CA)

Japan – Noriko Townsend (Aggie Travel Points/American Express, Fort Collins, CO)

Southeast Asia – Jo Ellen Cohen (Polk Majestic Travel, Denver, CO)

Southeast Asia – Diane Embree (Michael’s Travel Centre, Westlake Village, CA)

Southeast Asia– Darlene Ravin (Andavo Independent Elite, Greenwood Village, CO)

AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Africa – Karen L. Johnson (Preferred Adventures Ltd., St. Paul, MN)

East Africa – Bob Berghaier (Premier Tours, Philadelphia, PA)

East Africa – Nathaniel Waring (Cox & Kings, Tampa, FL)

Egypt – Malaka Hilton (Admiral Travel Gallery, Sarasota, FL)

Israel – Miryam Salter (American Express Travel, Phoenix, AZ)

Middle East – Janet Moore (Distant Horizons, Long Beach, CA)

Safaris – Dana Welch (Travel Society, Denver, CO)

Safaris – Norman Pieters (Karell’s African Dream Vacations, Miami, FL)

Safaris – Joel Zack (Heritage Tours Private Travel, New York, NY)

Southern Africa – Julian Harrison (Premier Tours, Philadelphia, PA)

Southern Africa – Karen Harris (Protravel International, Phoenix, AZ)

Southern Africa – Judy Udwin (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)

Southern Africa – Robert P. Malmberg (The Malmberg Travel Companies, Boston, MA)

HOTELs AND SPAS

Hotels – Manny Beauregard (Valerie Wilson Travel, Inc., Atlanta, GA)

Hotels – Elayne Edelman (Protravel International, Regent Group, Beverly Hills, CA)

Hotels – Jack Bloch (JB’s World Travel Consultants, New York, NY)

Hotels – Bob Watson (Protravel International, Scarsdale, NY)

Spas – Karen Benson (Camelback Odyssey Travel, Phoenix, AZ)

Spas – Tracy Lonsdale (Altour, Los Angeles, CA)

Spas – Maureen “Mo” Smith (Island Travel, Hilton Head Island, SC)

CRUISES

Educational – Sheryl Bernstein (American Express Travel, Miami, FL)

Expeditionary – Bonnie Habel (Fuller Travel Agency, San Antonio, TX)

Luxury – Anne Halsey-Smith (Gayle Gillies Travel, Rancho Santa Fe, CA)

Luxury – Janet Lanterman (Cruise Specialists, Seattle, WA)

Luxury – Anne Morgan Scully (McCabe World Travel, McLean, VA)

Luxury – Liz Sutton (Alabama World Travel/Sutton & Associates, Montgomery, AL)

Luxury – Ruth Turpin (Cruises Etc. Travel, Fort Worth, TX)

Small Ships – Betsy Patton (Betty Maclean Travel, Inc., Naples, FL)

World Cruises – Lois Moran (Betty Maclean Travel, Inc., Naples, FL)

World Cruises – Mary Jean Tully (Cruise Professionals, Toronto, ON)

ACTIVE TRAVEL

Adventure Travel – Betty Jo Currie (Explorations, Atlanta, GA)

Biking – Susan Sparks (Sterling Brownell, Atlanta, GA)

Diving – Gene Lashley (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)

Fly-Fishing – Betsy Donley (Camelback Odyssey Travel, Phoenix, AZ)

Hiking/Walking – Doris White (Travel Dynamics, La Jolla, CA)

Hunting and Fishing – Mollie Fitzgerald (Frontiers International Travel, Wexford, PA)

Golf – Susan Dischner (Four Seasons Travel, Savannah, GA)

Golf – Jani Miller (Central Travel, Toledo, OH)

FAMILY TRAVEL

Active – Kathy Hannon (American Express Travel, Dallas, TX)

Active – Kay Merrill (Are We There Yet? Family Adventures, Larkspur, CA)

Disney – Susan Kelly (Travel Magic, Basking Ridge, NJ)

Europe – Maggie Eskicioglu (American Express Travel Related Services, San Francisco, CA)

Safaris – Paul Largay (Largay Travel, Waterbury, CT)

Skiing – Sandra K. Owings (Travelennium, Memphis, TN)

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Culture/Art – Nicholas Christopher (Turon Travel, New York, NY)

Culture/Education – Paul Niskanen (Cruise Masters, Portland, OR)

Culture/History – Margery Hunter (Rudi Steele Travel, Dallas, TX)

Food/Wine – Lynda Turley Garrett (Alpine Travel of Saratoga, Saratoga, CA)

Food/Wine – Katie McCormack (McCabe World Travel, McLean, VA)

Gay/Lesbian Travel – Tom de Rose (Friends of Dorothy Travel, San Francisco, CA)

Group Travel – Peter Lloyd (Century Travel, Atlanta, GA)

Honeymoons/Weddings – Joyce Horowitz (Altour, New York, NY)

Honeymoons/Weddings – Carol Peterson (TravelBride, Corte Madera, CA)

Off the Grid – Tony Poe (Poe Travel, Little Rock, AR)

Photography – Janie Bullard (Distinctive Journeys, Powder Springs, GA)

Private Jet Trips – Donna Christensen (Betty Maclean Travel Inc., Naples, FL)

Rail Trips – Julie Lemish (Rex Travel, Chicago, IL)

Women’s Travel – Phyllis Stoller (Women’s Travel Club, Bloomfield, NJ)


ULTRA-LUXURY

Diane Hilliard (Hilliard & Olander, Stillwater, MN)

Lisa Lindblad (Lisa Lindblad Travel Design, New York, NY)

Mary Ann Ramsey (Betty Maclean Travel Inc., Naples, FL)

Pallavi Shah (Our Personal Guest, Inc., New York, NY)

Nancy Strong and Jim Strong (Strong Travel Services, Dallas, TX)


POWER BROKERS

Priscilla Alexander (Protravel International, Inc. New York, NY)

Barbara A. Gallay (Linden Travel Bureau, New York, NY)

Valerie Ann Wilson (Valerie Wilson Travel, Inc., New York, NY)