About Best Travel
Best Travel's owner, Melinda Fortunato, has a passion for travel that developed as a child living overseas in the Caribbean and Asia. As an adult, Melinda lived and traveled in Europe where her two children were both born. She understands that her clients want to experience the destinations, not just visit them.
By combining her personal travel experiences, planning expertise and education, Melinda listens to her client's desires and transforms them into reality. See Melinda’s vision of Travel Planning below.
Your Partner in Travel
Melinda works closely with her luxury travel partners to create and customize the most authentic vacation for her clients. Her relationships with tour operators, cruise lines, hotels, and other travel professionals allow her to add special touches to her client's trips that can't be found on the internet.
Melinda Fortunato, CTA, VTA
Travel Advisor & Owner
Your partner in travel
Meredith Hummel is the dynamic marketing mind and trusted travel partner behind Best Travel’s vibrant presence. With a passion for storytelling and a deep love of exploration, Meredith highlights the compelling journeys Melinda crafts for our clients. Her keen eye for trends and heartfelt understanding of what makes travel truly special help bring our agency’s tagline,”Travel Planning At Its Best,” to life.
Whether she’s curating wanderlust-inspiring content or joining forces with Melinda to showcase unforgettable trips with Best Travel’s Curated Chic Collection, Meredith’s enthusiasm and creativity ensure every adventure begins with excitement and ends with cherished memories.
Meredith Hummel
Marketing Lead
What our clients have to say
"Fantastic time with the family"
Melinda was awesome and worked with me to put together a great vacation to The Netherlands on a tight deadline!
— Kim. Traveled to Amsterdam
"Works like a professional, feels like a friend."
Very professional, knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. Follows up in a meticulous manner paying attention to every detail. Understands and addresses our needs for each and every trip. The most important aspect of working with Melinda is that it feels that you are working with a friend. The bottom line is that she cares about us, her clients.
—Jim. Traveled to Europe