“They told me I could be anything I wanted...I wanted to make dreams come true so I became a travel agent.”

MEET YOUR AGENTS

We are a full service travel agency with experienced agents. Come visit us in our storefront in downtown La Grande, or contact us by phone or email. We enjoy assisting our clients with their travel needs and are dedicated to assuring worry-free travel.
Samantha Le Bold
An 8-year veteran of the travel industry, Sam has always had a passion for travel, particularly to and within international destinations. She has traveled to 40 countries including: Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Belize, Czech Republic, Russia, Croatia, Romania, France, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, Austria, Mexico and 20 others. Sam specializes in international group and independent travel, as well as, small-vessel and river cruising. Sustainable tourism is very important to Sam and she strives to work with companies who support this vision. If you’d like to work with Sam directly e-mail her at sam@alegretravel.com 
Amy Shinsel
Amy has worked with Alegre Travel for one year. She has been traveling abroad since she was five years old and has developed a lifelong passion for travel as a result. She started out planning vacations for her family and friends, then the family business, and finally found her home here at Alegre Travel. She specializes in ocean cruising and loves to cruise with her husband and three children every year. She has lived in Hawaii and Alaska and traveled extensively in those areas to find off the beaten path unique experiences. Her favorite type of vacation is a warm beach vacation where she can be relax and scuba dive! Other countries she has visited are the Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, and many islands throughout the Caribbean. She has visited a large portion of the US as well. Amy will be visiting one of her top bucket-list destinations, Machu Picchu, this summer. amy@alegretravel.com
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Burr Betts
Formerly a biology professor for 30 years at Eastern Oregon University, Burr is enjoying a new career as a travel consultant where he can put his extensive travel experience to work helping others enjoy the pleasures of tourism. He’s a fan of ecotourism, especially when trips include cultural aspects as well. He’s taken trips of this type to Kenya and Tanzania; Belize and Tikal, Guatemala; and the upper Amazon River in Peru. As a post-doctoral graduate student, he and his family drove through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua to Costa Rica where they lived for a year. On other international trips, he has visited Poland, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Australia, and Micronesia. Domestically, he’s traveled to all 50 states. burr@alegretravel.com
Mara Kalat​
Formerly a wildland firefighter, Mara has been traveling internationally and domestically for over ten years. She has enjoyed planning her friends’ and family’s trips for years and is thrilled to be helping others fulfill their travel dreams. Some of her favorite countries she has explored include: Belize, Cambodia, Colombia, Chile, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malaysia, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, and South Korea. The best part of traveling, in her opinion, is the opportunity to really adventure! Her top adventures include scuba diving in Colombia, being ‘proposed to’ on a volcano in Chile, and the one in Malaysia you really need to ask her about in person! Mara speaks Spanish and German, in addition to English. If you’d like to work with Mara contact her at mara@alegretravel.com.