{"id":10337,"date":"2019-12-12T10:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acendastravel.flywheelsites.com\/?p=10337"},"modified":"2022-07-22T06:32:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T06:32:19","slug":"colleen-campanella-succeeds-through-her-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acendas.com\/vacation\/colleen-campanella-succeeds-through-her-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Colleen Campanella Succeeds through Her Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[su_spacer size=&#8221;10&#8243;]by Jeff Bollig &#8211;[su_spacer]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a travel advisor, Colleen Campanella has traveled extensively. But truth be told, she\u2019s really traveled even more than that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI live vicariously through my clients,\u201d Campanella says. \u201cWhere they go, I go. I just love working with my clients in planning their vacations. I get so excited with the process. It\u2019s like working a puzzle and putting all the pieces together to produce an amazing result.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That attitude has won the St. Louis native recognition by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Luxury Travel Advisor Magazine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as a 2019 Trendsetter. The award is presented to those top advisors in the United States for their unique and creative methods in travel planning. A veteran of the travel industry since 1993, she has been with Acendas Travel\u2019s sister agency &#8212; Gwin\u2019s Travel of St. Louis, since 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A big proponent of social media, Campanella believes in sharing her experiences and those of her clients to help educate others about destinations throughout the world. She has been to all continents, except Antarctica. She says her month-long trip to Scotland has been her favorite, followed closely by a vacation in Italy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe experience of meeting with clients is fun,\u201d Campanella says. \u201cI love it when their eyes fill with wonderment. But I also encourage them to get out of their comfort zone and try something different. That is where travel agents show their value. Their knowledge and expertise make the experience better and more enjoyable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gwin\u2019s Travel, which has been in St. Louis since 1979, was acquired by Kansas City-headquartered Acendas Travel in December 2019. Acendas also has an office in Minneapolis and Sioux Falls, S.D. 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