About Us

 

South Georgia Travel was opened in Valdosta, Georgia in 1963 by Jim Trantham, and was purchased by then employee, S. Jane Shelton in 2002.  Jane became the President of the corporation and manages the day-to-day operations of the business.  South Georgia Travel is located at 1300 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia.

South Georgia Travel’s mission and motto is “Personalized Vacation Planning.”  It is the desire of the agency to provide service to the community and surrounding areas in the form of travel consulting and reservations.  The business is based on courteous and prompt service, honesty, and professionalism.  South Georgia Travel believes in community involvement and that building relationships in the community builds your business.

It is the goal of the agency to match the travel experience, whether it is corporate travel or leisure travel, with the client’s expectation.  This involves getting to know clients and building relationships.  The more you know about your clients, the more apt a travel consultant will be in matching the vacation to the client.  With a new client, communication is the most important tool of the business as it involves the skill to ask questions and determine the supplier that meets the needs of the client.  As a representative of both the client and the supplier, it is the job of the agency to engage in the appropriate research necessary to determine the best fit between the client and supplier.  The wrong fit can result in a vacation disaster, and the correct fit results in return business!  The supplier of travel can be hotel, car, rail, airline, cruise, tour or an individual.  Someone making reservations on the Internet may not be familiar with a particular property, tour or cruise company, and may not choose the best fit for themselves, thus we are helping you travel smarter by having this knowledge.  Defined, best fit, simply means a person’s likes, dislikes, dreams and experiences.

South Georgia Travel encourages clients to purchase trip cancellation and protection insurance to protect the client’s investment.  This gives the traveler the peace of mind to enjoy their trip and know they have a safety net in the event of an emergency.