155: Meet One of the Most Respected Women in Travel Today, Vicky Garcia, COO & Co-Owner of Cruise Planners

Written By Rhodes Perry

Vicky Garcia is among the most respected women in travel. Serving as the COO & Co-Owner of Cruise Planners, Garcia was appointed Godmother of Viking Cruises European long ship - Viking Magni - and named Woman of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her contagious spirit and commitment to charity work helped CP Cares–Cruise Planners’ non-profit organization raise and donate more than $2 million to local, national and international charities. She is also a passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ travel serving as a board member for the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association.

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Questions Answered in this Episode

·      Who is Vicky and what does her business do?

·      What motivated Vicky to take the entrepreneurial leap?

·      How can a travel business survive during COVID-19?

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Rhodes Perry

Rhodes Perry, MPA is an award-winning social entrepreneur, best-selling author, and keynote speaker. He helps leaders build belonging at work to achieve industry breakthroughs. His firm offers transformative leadership development, change management, and capacity building solutions for senior executives focused on advancing their organizations’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments. Nationally recognized as a LGBTQ+ thought leader, he has two decades of government and nonprofit experience having worked at the White House, PFLAG National, and the City of New York. Media outlets like Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press have featured his powerful work as a (DEI) influencer.

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