Travel & Cruise Desk is an award-winning, third-generation travel agency proud to work alongside local organizations, media partners, and community leaders who help share stories about meaningful travel. This page provides approved logos, business descriptions, brand colors, team photography, and key talking points for anyone referencing our company in articles, event programs, introductions, or community initiatives.
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Travel & Cruise Desk is proud to work alongside local organizations, media partners, and community leaders who help share stories about meaningful travel.
Today, Travel & Cruise Desk works with clients across the United States to design meaningful travel experiences, from expedition cruises and luxury ocean voyages to honeymoons, destination weddings, and immersive cultural journeys.
Travel & Cruise Desk has been recognized locally and within the travel industry for its commitment to professionalism, service, and community involvement. See Awards & Accolades.
The team works closely with trusted global partners and destination specialists to provide thoughtful guidance, exclusive opportunities, and personalized support that extends well beyond booking.
The ideas that guide how the company shows up in travel and in the community.
We inspire, create, and enhance tailored and unique travel experiences that go beyond expectations. With integrity and care in every detail, we design personalized travel that enriches lives, honors our legacy, and makes a positive impact on the world, while creating an environment where our expert advisors thrive as respected professionals.
To be the Pacific Northwest’s most trusted family-owned travel agency, known for extraordinary service, meaningful connections, and thoughtful decisions that benefit clients, partners, communities, and our team. We envision a future where travel uplifts people and places, and where true professionals thrive in sustainable, fulfilling careers that strengthen the industry.
Experience Beyond™ isn’t just our tagline. This is what EXPERIENCE means to us: Expertise, Xenial, Professionalism, Elevate, Relationships, Integrity, Evolution, Network, Community, and Enrichment.
For the full About page language, including the complete EXPERIENCE values statements, visit About Travel & Cruise Desk. For more about the company’s positive impact work, visit Positive Impact Travel.
Professional relationships that reinforce the company’s standing and reach.
These affiliations help communicate Travel & Cruise Desk’s professional network, industry involvement, and community ties for media, sponsorship, and event-use materials.
Luxury travel consortium and preferred partner network.
American Society of Travel Advisors; Travel & Cruise Desk advisors are ASTA Verified.
Cruise Lines International Association.
International Air Transport Association accreditation.
Airlines Reporting Corporation accreditation.
Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialists Association.
International LGBTQ+ Travel Association.
Active local business and community participation.
Short, standard, event-ready, and extended language you can use.
If you are writing about Travel & Cruise Desk, introducing the company at an event, or preparing community materials, these descriptions are meant to be easy to use as written.
Travel & Cruise Desk is a third-generation, family-owned travel agency based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, serving travelers since 1965.
Travel & Cruise Desk is a full-service travel agency based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, specializing in thoughtfully planned journeys around the world. Founded in 1965 by Julie Shipley as Julie’s Travel Desk, the company is now a third-generation, family-owned business.
Travel & Cruise Desk is a third-generation, family-owned travel agency serving Lake Oswego since 1965. Known for thoughtful planning, trusted advisor relationships, and global travel expertise, the company helps clients design cruises, safaris, honeymoons, destination weddings, and custom itineraries worldwide.
Travel & Cruise Desk is a third-generation, family-owned travel agency based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Originally founded in 1965 as Julie’s Travel Desk, the company has grown into a respected travel advisory firm serving clients across the United States. The Travel & Cruise Desk team includes ASTA Verified travel advisors who maintain strong relationships with leading travel partners and trusted destination specialists. These partnerships allow the agency to offer clients thoughtful guidance, exclusive opportunities, and personalized service that extends well beyond booking. The agency has received multiple recognitions both locally and within the travel industry, reflecting its commitment to professionalism, client service, and community engagement. The company also believes travel can create positive impact. Through initiatives like Travel Elevates, a portion of planning fees supports projects focused on education, conservation, and sustainable community development. For Travel & Cruise Desk, travel is not simply about where you go. It’s about creating meaningful experiences that enrich both traveler and destination.
Approved Travel & Cruise Desk colors for print and digital use.
Please use the approved Travel & Cruise Desk colors when referencing our brand. Deep Blue should remain the primary brand color, with Sand Gold and Skye White used as supporting tones.
Primary brand color for headings, navigation, and anchor elements.
Supporting accent color used for labels, highlights, and secondary emphasis.
Clean neutral used to support readability and contrast across the brand system.
Use these official brand marks when referencing the company.
If you need an alternate file format, a transparent version, a higher-resolution asset for print, or exact typography guidance for a designed layout, please contact us directly.
The full Travel & Cruise Desk logo for editorial, digital, and general company reference use.
A square brand mark that works well for social graphics, event slides, and smaller digital placements.
A simplified wordmark that works well when the full master logo feels too large or too formal for the placement.
Do not alter logo colors. Do not stretch or distort the logo. Maintain adequate spacing around the logo. If you need help selecting the best mark for a specific use, please contact us.
The themes that best capture what makes the company distinct.
Travel & Cruise Desk focuses on creating meaningful travel experiences that go beyond traditional booking services.
Strong relationships with leading travel companies and destination specialists allow Travel & Cruise Desk to enhance each journey.
The agency specializes in customized journeys, cruises, and destination celebrations worldwide, with personalized guidance and support throughout the trip.
Travel & Cruise Desk believes travel can create positive impact for travelers, destinations, and communities both close to home and around the world.
The company values partnership and contribution, and works to strengthen communities at home, across the globe, and within the travel industry.
Approved photography for press, events, and community materials.
These images can be used when referencing Travel & Cruise Desk. Please credit Travel & Cruise Desk when possible. Additional approved images are available on request.
We review these opportunities thoughtfully and selectively.
Travel & Cruise Desk regularly receives requests for donated travel prizes, vacation stays, cruises, and event support. Because these opportunities often require real financial investment, partner collaboration, and significant planning, we review them carefully and intentionally.
Travel donations are different from donated goods. It’s not as if unused travel inventory can simply be kept on hand until it’s needed. These opportunities usually require us to create something in partnership with suppliers, destinations, or local marketing support, often using considerable time, resources, and relationship capital.
When we do say yes, we try to do so in a way that is meaningful, well-supported, and aligned with our values. Priority is generally given to organizations, causes, and partnerships where we believe the relationship, community impact, and overall fit are especially strong.
Advance notice is always appreciated, and not all requests can be fulfilled. If you are reaching out about a community event, fundraiser, or sponsorship idea, providing context, timing, and the purpose of the request helps us evaluate it more thoughtfully.
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