MEDIA RELEASE
Avanti Appoints Two New Regional Sales Directors;
Michel Madjerich in Southeast, Darin Meder in Northeast
Portland, OR, May 9, 2022 – Custom FIT* tour operator Avanti Destinations announced the appointment of two industry veterans as regional sales directors – Michel Madjerich in the Southeast and Darin Meder in the Northeast. Maderich and Meder, together with the company’s two other regional sales directors, Molly Blackmon in the Central region and Pascale Theurier Beard in the Western region, report to John Hanratty, Avanti’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Industry Relations.
Madjerich
 Based in the Tampa area, Madjerich calls on advisors in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. With 20-plus years in business development representing leading tour and cruise operators to advisors in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, she has worked for Rosenbluth Vacations, MLT (Delta and United) Vacations, Celebrity & Azamara Cruises, among others. Madjerich has traveled to all continents except one.
Meder
 Another 20-plus year veteran of the travel industry, Meder calls on advisors in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. After a long career in sales management at Couples Resorts, Meder most recently worked as U.S. business development manager for Senator Resorts (Alameda, Spain).
Advisors can reach Madjerich at mmadjerich@avantidestinations.com and Meder at dmeder@avantidestinations.com.
“Both Michel and Darin Meder have extensive industry knowledge and have built strong relationships with travel advisors over the years,” said Hanratty. “Our four regional sales directors are expertly supported by Austin Russell, as Inside Sales Manager based in Vancouver, Washington, and Kristin Romitti as Travel Sales Support Specialist based in Connecticut.”
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, wholesale tour operator Avanti Destinations creates and sells custom-crafted independent and group travel 365 days a year in Europe, Asia, North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America exclusively through travel advisors.
For more information, log onto the travel advisor portal https://book.avantidestinations.com or call 1-800-422-5053 to speak with an expert travel specialist.
About Avanti Destinations
Since 1981, Avanti Destinations has been selling independent travel products and custom-crafted vacations in Europe, Central and South America, Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. The Portland, Oregon-based wholesale tour operator offers a wide range of FIT components to travel advisors only, including air, rail, rental cars, hotels, sightseeing/attractions, transfers and hard-to-find experiential travel options. Avanti specializes in hand-picked, locally-owned hotels in both large and small cities and in connecting all the pieces of complex, multi-destination itineraries. The company also creates complete packages for custom groups of 15-100 passengers. For more information: https://book.avantidestinations.com.
*Note: FIT —Foreign Independent Travel
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