Luxury meets adventure without the booking hassles.

We Specialize in *Time Away*

We pursue personal experience in the adventures we recommend so that we can be confident your “time away” is something you never want to forget.

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The time-consuming research and stress that come with planning a vacation cause many to avoid vacationing altogether. Let us step in and help you make time count by connecting you to products we feel reflect a level of excellence and attention that is superior.

Meet your Travel Advisor

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Beth Cox

Owner, Founder, & Specialist in Luxury Travel & Disney Destinations

In her spare time, Beth is enjoying life with her loving husband, their children and 14+ grandchildren… but she finds joy in using her lifetime of large-group travel experience to help clients of all dynamics and sizes make time count!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Taking her 8 children on their very first ‘planned’ trip to WDW that jump-started her love for Disney Destinations and planning vacations as a full-time job!

Lorna Klefsaas

Director of Agent Development, Specialist in Disney Destinations

On top of being an expert in ocean cruising, Lorna obsesses over keeping up to date on all the little details of Disney Destinations so that she can help make every family’s Disney vacation dreams a reality!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Taking part in the Christening Celebration of the Disney Dream Cruise Liner in 2011.

Carter & Hannah Cox

Accounting Operations | Specialist in Family Vacations

Carter & Hannah enjoy traveling the world together with their little ones, eventful gatherings with extended family, and finding good food!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: enjoying quality family time while sharing a private beach villa in Turks & Caicos

Kim Western

Specialist in Disney & Universal Vacations

Kim loves curating exceptional vacations for her guests by taking away the stress and applying her years of travel experience to help them create memories for a lifetime.

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Spending a week at Disney’s unsurpassed Aulani Resort & Spa with her husband, and surprising her family with a trip to Walt Disney World!

Tamara Swaldi

Specialist in Luxury Disney Vacations

Enjoys working out, reading a good mystery novel in her spare time, and designing stress-free vacations for families who want to go somewhere grand but don’t have the luxury of time to plan it!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Her 40th Birthday - Watching Magic Kingdom fireworks from the Concierge Lounge at the Contemporary Resort with her kiddos in their pajamas while enjoying popcorn, cookies and hot cocoa.

Susie Bryan

Specialist in Disney & Universal Vacations

Enthusiastic about travel from a young age, you’ll either find Susie on her next adventure or planning someone else’s!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Exploring the Czech Republic and Italy while working in Prague for nearly 3 years, adventuring cities along the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas with her sister, and traveling from Copenhagen through Norway with her family on Disney Cruise Line.

Karrie Freeman

Specialist in World Travel, Disney & Universal Vacations

Karrie enjoys a good romantic comedy, cooking, traveling the world and spending time with her family. She enjoys using her plethora of experience to lead groups to the most valuable vacation package.

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Visiting WDW during Christmastime while her daughter was in the Disney College Program and watching their foreign exchange student experience Disney for the first time!

Dan & Julie Orlando

Specialist in Disney & Universal Vacations

With the last name of Orlando and both growing up with a love for WDW, they were destined to eventually help clients plan magical, stress-free vacations. They are empty-nesters with two grown children and one spoiled-rotten rescue dog. They travel often and love experiencing and trying new things every trip.

A Favorite Vacation Memory: There are so many life-long vacation memories we’ve made together, but honeymooning at WDW is top of the list. We swam with dolphins at EPCOT and got to experience all the magic together for the first time.

Kari Berglund

Specialist in Disney Vacations

In addition to spending quality time with her husband, 2 kids and labradoodle, Kari loves creating lifelong memories with her family and friends through planning personalized trips big & small to all Disney Destinations and beyond.

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Spending 2 weeks traveling with her family first to Disneyland, then Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa and finally the island of Kauai.

Kristin Sanford

Specialist in Disney & Universal Vacations

Kristin loves to spend time with her husband, 2 kids and their sweet mini golden doodle. She enjoys reading historical fiction and spending time out on the lake in the summer boating. Travel is all about making memories that last a lifetime for her and she loves to help other people do the same!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: “Spending a week in Maui, Hawaii was one of my very favorite vacations ever! It was stunning and we had the best time! Going on an Alaskan cruise with my family to celebrate my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary also ranks up there in top vacations!”

Jennifer Wentz

Specialist in Disney & Universal Vacations

Jennifer loves adventure and is always planning for her family's next trip! Mom of 3 girls and wife to an equally adventurous husband. They love the great outdoors, National Parks, hiking, fishing and campfires. She is here to take the STRESS out of vacation planning and help you make the most spectacular memories!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Her daughter all dressed up as a princess belting 'Let It Go" during a Magic Kingdom castle projection show, and kayaking the Indian River with her family while staying at Disney's Vero Beach.

Jenn Abramson

Specialist in Disney Vacations

Mother of 5, Pastor’s Wife and Texan who loves loading her van and traversing the country with her gang, she loves to help families make time count!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Traveling through Poland with dear friends and staying with locals in their homes.

Kristen Plohg

Specialist in Luxury Disney & Universal Vacations

A passionate mom and self-appointed Mouseketeer, when Kristen isn’t playing pickleball, walking her dog, reading historical fiction or traveling, she’s joyfully planning magical vacations for families. With firsthand experience navigating the Disney & Universal Studios parks with her own family, Kristen understands the unique needs of parents and children alike. She takes pride in crafting personalized Disney itineraries that cater to each family's interests and preferences, ensuring an unforgettable experience for everyone.

Mark Sneed

Specialist in Ski and Mountain Vacations + Europe (In-house Travel Insurance Agent)

Mark has been traveling the globe since he was a teenager and loves to share his passion for travel with others. Having grown up in Colorado, Mark is well versed in all things mountains!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Three-way tie – Heli skiing in Canada, seeing lions up close on a safari in South Africa, and hiking passed the 72 waterfalls of the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland.

Emily Stevens

Specialist in Disney Resorts, Luxury Beach Resorts & AMA Waterways

Emily loves date nights with her husband, teaching her two little ones, sipping hot tea while having deep conversations, and leveraging her lifetime of vacation experience to support both Hourglass Advisors and their clients!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: Watching her toddlers play in the sand at Disney’s Beach Club Resort while having flashbacks to sweet memories in the same spot as a child with her parents and siblings.

Lori Gardner

Specialist in Disney Destinations

Cherishes her kids, her dog Ava, British crime dramas and Disneyland. Lori loves to share her knowledge of Disneyland and other Disney Destinations to help families choose the right vacation for them!

A Favorite Vacation Memory: She loves getting to the park early to be one of the first of the day to walk down Main Street USA toward Sleeping Beauty's Castle!

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“Hourglass Travel helped plan my wedding and honeymoon! Not only did they help me with everything I needed, but they exceeded that by offering me great rates and ideas for things to do on the trip. All for free!! I would highly recommend this company over all. Especially for large group rates.”

— Morgan B

“My family and I have been to Disney several times but this was absolutely the BEST trip yet. I mean not even comparable. My parents hated Disney until Emily planned everything out for us. The entire agenda was perfectly catered to our needs from the restaurant reservations to the fast passes and timing. Did I mention she found us THE best deal on a better resort than we had booked originally- a room at Beach Club where you go outside and walk left and you’re literally right at Epcot. I would recommend Hourglass Travel a thousand times over, these people are experts, and I thought I knew about Disney! Absolutely worth it.”

— Brooke P

“I have been to Disney World so many times with friends, family, girl’s trip, and by myself. But this trip tops them all. Caitlyn has done an excellent job of planning our trip so that we have enough free days to rest. We had fastpasses to rides that I could never seem to obtain. Our accommodations were perfect for our big group. This is not my last trip to Disney, but I can assure you that my future trips will be planned with Caitlyn!”

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