Rachel Erdman

Afton, MN

Detail Oriented Experience Planner

Whether creating a once in a lifetime trip for you or a multi - generational experience to take your family back to your roots. I love creating unique itineraries for my clients! Why not take two or three weeks to go exploring and immerse yourself in the culture or experience the romance of train travel. How about relaxing on the waterways of Europe. Whether it be on the rivers or cruising the ocean waters, you can have everything taken care of for you. You only unpack once but you will experience many regions full of culture. Europe is full of history and charm; whether you explore it on your own, on a guided vacation, a river cruise or a combination of experiences, it will be an amazing time for sure!

I have been an agent for over 20 years. I lived in Northern England when I was in college. While there I enjoyed the opportunity to experience Europe as a student traveler with many return trips all across Europe since. I have explored the South Pacific with experiences in Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia. I love to continue to travel and learn so that I may share my experiences with my clients.

Over the past few years I have been fortunate to head back and explore more of Scotland, England and New Zealand; seeing what has changed and receive updates on places I have been before. I have also been experiencing new places like St. Lucia, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. A honeymoon through Bavaria, Austria & Switzerland with Insight Vacations was definitely a highlight as well. This past year I was able to return to Ireland to explore with Insight Vacations Luxury Gold - an amazing experience including two nights at the stunning Ashford Castle. Most recent travels included England with Trafalgar Tours and experiencing the Disney Cruise Line, this time with my family!

I have worked hard to obtain my Accredited Cruise Counselor certification. To do this I needed to do course work, inspect a number of ships and also sail on a few cruises to experience them first hand. I have also completed my Certified Travel Associate through the Travel Institute and Travel Leaders Leisure Travel Specialist course. I love working in the travel industry is because it is always changing and evolving. Keeping up with the trends and changes keeps my job interesting. Continuing to train and experience new places helps to keep me on my toes and ready to assist you where you wish to go!

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Experience Europe in a Variety of Ways!

Sailing along the Rhine with the sunshine!

Having experienced a river cruise, a guided motor coach vacation and travelled on my own throughout Europe when I lived there, I am confident I am able to help you determine what style of travel would be the best option for you.

I have created simple itineraries to complicated multi-country trips based on my clients needs. I can take the overwhelming and tedious planning off your hands and create a customized itinerary that you will enjoy!

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My Travel Stories

Viking River Cruise - Duisburg to Cologne

We awoke to sailing down the river with a snowy countryside – a fresh layer on the ground to greet us. We were dropped off in Duisburg to take buses to see the Air Package/Gasometer in Oberhausen, Germany. We also had the option to stay onboard if we wanted but we heard there really wouldn’t be anything...Read more.

My Reviews

93 of 163 people found this review helpful

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

Rachel does excellent work in understanding your traveling wants and is very knowledgeable travel destinations. You just explain to Rachel where your thinking of traveling, activities you like and when you want to go. After a destination is chosen, she send you, she 'll send you 4-5 recommendations and you make a pick. Then Rachel takes care of flights,reservations and any other of your requests.Rachel has made my travel plans worry free.

By jimbo from Inver Grove Hgts.
Traveled to Punta Cana ~ Dominican Republic ~ Caribbean

I would recommend this agent to my family and friends

Rachel Erdman responded:
Thank you! I enjoyed hearing about your stay in Punta Cana at the Hard Rock. I am glad you experienced a few rounds of golf too! It is always fun working with you on your Alaska and Caribbean adventures - I cannot wait to see what you have planned next!

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82 of 142 people found this review helpful

What A Great Experience!!

From the first contact with Rachel through the planning and scheduling Rachel provided excellent service. She always kept in contact and answered any and all of my many questions. My husband and I had not traveled by air lately and never outside of the US so I had a lot of questions. Along with answering my questions Rachel also provided some extra information that helped make the trip easier and a great experience. Our flight to Cancun and back was flawless and everything went very well. In Cancun the hotel was so beautiful and provided a great experience for both my husband and I. We were there for our son's wedding and the wedding was also great. We could not have asked for a better trip and I am already ready to go back. We look forward to dealing with Rachel in the future because we already have some other places we want to visit as well as, I am sure now, going back to Cancun.

By Sher from Cottage Grove, MN
Traveled to Cancun ~ Quintana Roo ~ Mexico

I would recommend this agent to my family and friends

Rachel Erdman responded:
I enjoyed working with you and your family to plan the wedding and arrange your travel. I am thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the property and that the wedding experience was wonderful! Keep those passports handy and let me know when you are ready to head back to Cancun or explore another area.

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78 of 136 people found this review helpful

Great trips, great experiences!!

Rachel has always been great to work with. She is well versed with areas to travel to, advising us when the best time to travel to a destination is. She answers our many, many questions quickly and advises as to what tour companies to take to get the greatest value and best experience. She has selected well as to which airlines to take, the best time to fly for the most convenient flight experience, and any upgrades available for our flights. Rachel recently set up another great looking tour for us for this fall to Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. We are excited and ready to go!

By The Cul de sacers from Plymouth, MN
Traveled to Europe

I would recommend this agent to my family and friends

Rachel Erdman responded:
I have enjoyed working with you on your amazing trips and I am so excited for your upcoming trip to the British Isles with Insight Vacations - you are going to love it! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! I really appreciate it!

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54 of 91 people found this review helpful

Outstanding Service

Rachel went above and beyond in the service department, making several out of office hours phone calls to fix a hotel reservation issue which was not her fault. Since our cell service was spotty it was very helpful to have someone on the other side working to fix our issues. I've exclusively used self service online travel booking sites before, and never really understood why using an agent made sense. Now I really do see the value and I will be calling Rachel again for my next trip.

By David from Lino Lakes, MN
Traveled to Dominican Republic ~ Caribbean

I would recommend this agent to my family and friends

Rachel Erdman responded:
I appreciate you taking the time to review your experience working with me and the service level I provided for you when an issue did come up when you got to the resort. I enjoyed working with you to plan your family vacation and I look forward to assisting you with your next getaway!

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69 of 122 people found this review helpful

Spring Break in San Francisco

My family was planning a trip that involved multiple airports, differing departure times and a rental car. I dreaded the hours of searching online for the best deals! Rachel had several packages put together within a day with good pricing. Quick, friendly and efficient. So much better than slogging through it on my own!

By E.J. from Minneapolis, MN
Traveled to San Francisco ~ California ~ USA

I would recommend this agent to my family and friends

Rachel Erdman responded:
Thank you Erin, it was a pleasure working with you to arrange the trip! I hope you have a wonderful time in California!!

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