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CruiseOne awarded free travel franchises to five U.S. military veterans who won its third annual “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” contest. Nearly 150 veterans submitted applications for this year’s contest. Front row, from left: Debbie Fiorino of CruiseOne; Air Force veteran Ingrid Markham; Army and National Guard veteran Tammy Duffield; Navy veteran Marci Dewitt; and Tim Courtney, CruiseOne. Back, from left: Navy veteran Craig Markham and Marine Corps vet Conrad Carpenter

MTravel, the host agency division of Montrose Travel, conducted its sixth annual Educational Conference in Vail, Colo., in October. Along with consortia partner Ensemble Travel, nearly 30 cruise, tour operator, tourism board and travel insurance supplier partners participated in the event. Pictured, staffers from Montrose and the Globus Family of Brands as well as hosted agents at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Hall of Fame in Littleton, Colo., where Globus CEO Scott Nisbet gave a presentation

Among those attending Island Destinations’ 30th anniversary gala at New York’s St. Regis Hotel were, from left, Jennifer Molloy and Llajjaira Gomez of Island Destinations; Margaret Williams of Brownell Travel; Marcia Kirsch from Travel Xperts; Tim Luksa of Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort; Jessie Drummond of Island Destinations; Andre Boersma of Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort; Pilar Rios of Viceroy Riviera Maya; and Pedro Lara of Viceroy Riviera Maya

Island Destinations capped its 30th anniversary with its annual gala at New York’s St. Regis Hotel, unveiling its 2015 Travelers Collection and handing out a number of awards. Among the winners was Horst Schulze, chairman and CEO of Capella Hotels & Resorts, left, seen here accepting his Hotelier of the Year award from Island Destination’s President and CEO Maurice Bonham-Carter

AAA Travel presented its 2014 Partner of the Year awards at its annual conference in Orlando. Royal Caribbean took two top prizes, for Best in Product, Cruise, and Partner of the Year, Cruise. From left, Pura Fritzius, Royal Caribbean International (RCI); Theresa Scalzitti, RCI; Bill Sutherland, AAA Travel and Publishing; Marshall Doney, AAA; Vicki Freed, RCI; Robert Darbelnet, AAA; Bryan Shilling, AAA Travel Products and Services; Joanne Schimelman, RCI; Laurie Bohn, RCI; and Scott Campbell, AAA

Signature Travel Network honored member agent Carol Lekki, center, president of Carol’s Travel Service in Tinley Park, Ill., as the first recipient of the Michelle Morgan Leadership Award at its Sales Meeting & Trade Show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The award is named for the former Signature president who died in 2013 and recognizes industry professionals who embody the qualities that made Morgan a success both professionally and personally. Lekki accepts her award from Signature execs Alisa Morgan, Morgan’s daughter, and Alex Sharpe