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Media Coverage

An article pending in Kipplinger Personal Finance Magazine on River Cruising

https://www.travelpulse.com/videos/agents/travel-advisor-teatime-whats-hot-in-river-cruising

In this episode, I interview Hank Schrader of Visit Dream Destinations LLC, to find out what's hot and what's not in river cruising. Schrader shares his insights into the most popular routes and things to know, as well as his best advice for how advisors can grow their river cruise business.

March 26 2025

I was on the Travel Weekly Trade Secrets Podcast, The title is “Honest to Blog—How One Agency Turned Blogging into River Cruise Gold”

https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Trade-Secrets/season-seven-episode-four-from-blogging-to-river-cruise-gold

April 2026


Our Travel Industry Awards/Recognition

2026 ASTA River Cruise Advisor of the Year Finalist

Catherine Powel and Kristin Karst announcing us a finalists for 2026 Asta River Cruise Advisor of the Year

The 5 Finalisits for ASTA River Cruise Advisor of the Year 2026

“Hank, …congratulations on the nomination again this year. Teaching two sessions and sharing your expertise with fellow advisors is such a wonderful and impactful contirbution to the community. It’s truly what helps us move our whole industry forward

Well deserved recognition for you and Anne I hope we see you back on stage next year!” Kristin Karst co-founder AmaWaterways Posted on LinkedIn

American Society of Travel Advisors Finalist for River Cruise Advisor of the Year 2025

Kristin Karst & Alex Pinelo annoucing us as one of 5 Nominees for ASTA River Cruise Advisor of the Year for 2025 at the ASTA River Cruise Expo in Vienna

TravelAge West 2018 Trendsetter Award Runner Up Winner Best Targeted Marketing Idea

Hank & Anne with their Trendsetter Award 2018

Our Trendsetter Award Plaque 2018

Travel Industry Speaking & Guest Appearences on Industry Webinars

 
 
 

Hank speaking at the 2026 ASTA River Cruise Expo in Amsterdam. He taught 2 classes during the onboard sessions to help other advisors learn how to sell river cruises more effectively.

“Congratulations! All my advisors were raving about your sessions!”

Jen Lee President and CMO Travel Partners In’t and Vacation Planners

Posted on LinkedIn

 

AmaWatwaways Wednesday Webinar

I was the guest speaker on an AmaWaterways Wednesday Webinar to help other travel agents boost their river cruise sales


Publications

Friday at 5 The Travel Insitute

The 5 Skills You Need to Sell River Cruises Effectively

https://www.thetravelinstitute.com/2026/02/06/5-skills-you-need-to-sell-river-cruises-effectively/

Febuary 6, 2026


Friday at 5 The Travel Institute

5 Tips on Writing a Successful Blog

5 Tips on Writing a Successful Blog - The Travel Institute

March 21, 2025


Friday at 5 The Travel Institute

5 Benefits of Blogging for Travel Advisors

https://www.thetravelinstitute.com/2025/02/28/5-benefits-of-blogging-for-travel-advisors/

Feburary 28, 2025


Dear Jack and Diane I think I can help with that river cruise. . .

https://www.travelweekly.com/Articles/How-to-choose-the-right-river-cruise-line

January 12 2022


Visit Dream Destinations LLC Company Facts

tag line: Savor Life . . . make memories . . . Visit Dream Destinations! Your journey begins here!

Our 2-person Company was founded in 1995. For 30 years we have provided awesome vacations with the goal of exceeding our clients: expectations.

We are small enough to give our clients personalized service, yet big and experienced enough to get them the right trip! 

For media inquires please contact Hank Schrader at 713-397-0188 or email him at hschrader@visitdd.com

Our Mission and Values:

Anne & Hank Schrader, owners of Visit Dream Destinations, LLC, are certified travel professionals who will provide you with the highest quality, expertly planned foreign and domestic leisure travel with a focus on cruises, European river cruises and European vacations for discriminating travelers.

Our 5 Company Values: 1) Experienced 2) Certified Professionals 3)Trustworthy 4) Honest 5) Client First

Company History and Key Company Achievements

Anne and Hank are Europe River Cruise and Europe vacation experts. Since 2022 to 2026 they have sold 184 river cruises valued at 2.54 million dollars.

They have written over 140 river cruise blogs and 110 blogs about European travel. A totally unique feature on their website is 162 day-by-day river cruise day-by-day itineraries of the 8 different river cruise lines they follow. They help their clients get matched to the right river cruise line for their vacation by matching their travel style with the vibe of each line and clearly can provide the advantages and disadvantages of each river cruise line.

They have persoanlly taken 31 river cruises on most of the European River systems and have in-depth knowledge of the port on each itinerary. With over 7,000 pictures on their website mostly taken by Anne, our clients will be able to experience and see what we did on our various river cruises.


Anne Schrader

Anne is a Certified Travel Counselor (CTC), conferred by The Travel Institute.  It is considered the top certification for travel agents.  She is an Accredited Cruise Counselor (ACC), conferred by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)--a recognized expert in cruise and leisure travel.  She is also a certified Western Europe Destination Specialist (DS), as well as having earned numerous expert or specialist certificates from several cruise lines. Anne is a graduate of the University of Houston in Hotel & Restaurant Management.

  • Certified Travel Counselor

  • CLIA Accredited Cruise Counselor

  • Western Europe Destination Specialist

  • Uniworld River Cruise Specialist

  • Oceania Cruise Expert

  • Celebrity 5 Star Agent

  • Royal Caribbean Cruise Specialist

  • Carnival Cruise Specialist

  • Disney Specialist

  • BritAgent

  • Starwood Hotels Pro

Hank Schrader

Hank is a certified Western European Destination Specialist (DS) who has been traveling to Europe for 55 years.  He is also an Accredited Cruise Counselor (ACC), conferred by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)--a recognized expert in cruise and leisure travel. He is also a Verified Travel Advisor (VTA) confered by the American Society of Travel Advisors.After retiring as Army Officer (20 years), he next taught at various high schools and coached football for 20 years. One of his favorite subjects was teaching World Geography for 8 years.  He is a `71 graduate of West Point and has earned 2 master's degrees.

  • AmaWaterways River Cruise Specialist

  • Avalon Waterways Specialist

  • CLIA Riverview Certificate

  • Emerald Waterways Specialist

  • Riverside Luxury Cruise Specialist

  • Scenic River Cruise Specialist

  • Viking River Cruise Specialist

  • Brit Agent