Teri is outstanding! Booked an outstanding trip to St Lucia for me. This was my first time using a travel agent and I have to say that based on my experience with Teri, I definitely would plan another vacation with her. She kept me informed of everything and when our flight was delayed on the way home, she kept me informed. I definitely recommend using her for your next vacation! read more

Teri was responsive and planned our trip within the specifications we asked for. When our flights were delayed, she notified us even before we saw it in our app. When we had online check-in problems at the hotel, she called and resolved the issues for us. We would def use her again. read more

Today, we wanted to express our gratitude and appreciation for the wonderful work done by our travel agent Cindi Sanden and her team at Awaken Travels (awakentravels.com) for our recent European vacation. Every detail was meticulously planned and communicated to us via email or text in a timely manner, which was so important to us. This was evident both before and during the trip. From transportation, lodging, restaurants and tours, Cindi has a wide network of resources and each experience was terrific. And the trip? Wow! So many wonderful moments we could share. We spent two weeks traveling through parts of France and Italy experiencing everything from culture and history to shopping, dining and some r&r too. The hotels she recommended all exceeded our expectations and the staff at each couldn't have been more accommodating. For any of your travel needs, don't hesitate to contact Cindi and Awaken Travels. We were so impressed with everything they did for us and can't wait for her to help plan our next big vacay! read more

This was our first time using a travel agent, and I was nervous. However, Teri from Awaken Travels was excellent. She was immediately able to respond to every little question I asked her and answer all my questions. Our trip to Costa Rica could not have been better planned, with contacts to ask questions while we were in a different country, transportation details, hotel details, and even helped us find places to eat with all my allergies. She was amazing! We will be returning customers and cannot wait to plan our next vacation with Teri! I have already given her contact information to friends, and I will continue to recommend her services and this business to friends and family. read more

Cindi planned the perfect getaway to Costa Rica for us! Leading up to the trip, she kept us well-informed with weekly emails full of helpful tips--what to pack, what to wear, how to get around, and more. Her familiarity with the destination made a big difference, and her insights on the tours we selected were spot on. Our accommodations were absolutely flawless. As my first international trip, it truly couldn't have been better. Thank you, Cindi--we can't wait to plan another adventure with you soon! read more

Teri P. has booked 5 amazing trips for us! We have referred Teri to several friends and family who have booked with her and have also had amazing trips. Teri is responsive, quickly returning e-mails and phone calls. We let Teri know the where, when and our budget and she does her magic sending us several options to choose from and even suggesting different places to get us out of our comfort zone of staying at the same place. We are glad we listened and are now in love with Jamacia! Traveling is seamless using Awaken Travels! read more

We had Janice Eckert arrange our travel for a Rhein river cruise. She took all of the confusion and worry out of the whole itinerary from air to pre and post stays and the cruise itself. We had a memorable time and met some people with whom were staying in touch read more

Trips keep getting better each year. Teri is very easy to work with. Looking forward to next year all ready. Teri made sure everything was handled from the beginning to end of the trip. read more

Teri was excellent through the whole process of scheduling our long and exclusive anniversary vacation to 3 countries. she was in contact all the way up to and even while we were on vacation. has a couple train issues oversea and she was answering emails the whole time. I would highly recommend the service she provided for anyone planning a vacation. read more

Teri did a wonderful job arranging our cruise from finding a cruise to fit our budget to dropping off our documents. She answered all of our questions and if she did not know the answer she'd follow up with the appropriate people to get us the answers in a timely fashion. She would stay in touch with us periodically until the cruise departure to make sure we were comfortable which put us at ease. She prepared and dropped off our luggage tags with our names already printed and ready to be attached to our luggage. She was always pleasant, professional and always reachable. Thank you Teri for all you did in making sure our trip was memorable and enjoyable!! read more

When we were booking our honeymoon, we were very overwhelmed with options. We found Teri on awaken travels and she helped more than we could've anticipated. She gave such good advice and found the perfect resort for us. We couldn't recommend Teri enough and we will 100% be using her as our travel agent again in the future. read more

Teri helped us plan the most wonderful trip to NOLA for our daughters birthday! from start to finish, everything was so simple and the trip was seamless! thanks Teri! Can't wait to book our next adventure :) read more

We used Awaken Travels for help planning our honeymoon and worked with Teri specifically. We had an idea of where we wanted to go and timing but the planning process seemed overwhelming. We met with Teri and walked through the type of destination we were looking for and she helped narrow it down to St. Lucia. She walked through different flight options, resorts (since we wanted all inclusive) and the best time to go based off pricing as well. She helped coordinate flights, our excursions and a split stay between two different resorts. She was also thoughtful about when to plan our excursions (based off our split stay) which made sure that we had an equal balance of exploring as well as relaxing. Overall, we had an amazing experience using Awaken Travels and Teri and we look forward to using her again in the future. read more

We contacted Teri from Awaken Travels back in March of 2021 for a trip to Secrets, St James Montego Bay, Jamaica in September 2021. We told her what type of room we wanted and when we wanted to fly. She was lighting fast and offered us exactly what we wanted at a great price the same day. We purchased the trip and lo and behold a few months later the airline changed the flights. We informed Teri and the flights were changed the same day to our liking. Teri informed us of all the COVID Regulations and requirements for out of country and made the trip very easy for us. We will use again for sure. read more

Teri was so helpful planning our trip from making dinner reservations to setting up coffee delivery to our room every morning, and arranging transportation to and from the airport. We didn't have to worry about anything but relax and have an amazing trip. thank you so much Teri! read more

Teri is great and went above and beyond with planning our trip. We had multiple issues secondary to Covid and a passenger change, but she remained steadfast and somehow managed to keep calm and make sure this did not result in our trip being cancelled. She checked in many times and always followed through. We are grateful for her diligence because had we been the ones planning this trip, it never would have happened. read more

Teri with Awaken travels was wonderful! We told her we wanted to go to Cancun and knew the area and she made an amazing suggestion for us to stay at Barcelo Maya Palace and it was absolutely fabulous! the people, food and interaction with everyone was amazing and we will definitely be back! I highly suggest booking your next vacation with Awaken!! read more

My fiance' and I planned a destination wedding/honeymoon in Ocho Rios, Jamaica with Cindi. We could not have planned a better location without her, her knowledge of the locations was invaluable. The Butler service was fantastic, the food and drinks were plentiful and amazing and the Customer Service was superb. Cindi was highly professional at all times and answered any questions quickly and promptly easing any of those pre-wedding jitters :-) We will definitely use Cindi again in the future! read more

My husband and I recently used the services of Awaken Travels to book some trips. Initially, we started off by booking a 2-week honeymoon trip to 2 different countries, but had to change everything due to the pandemic. Teri Piasecki, the agent we worked with, was incredibly helpful from the very beginning! She seriously guided us every step of the way. The rescheduling process became no hassle for us due to her help! We actually just came back from one our our trips and the entire process was SO SMOOTH. Everything had already been taken care of. She gave us all the information we needed and made sure everything was all set up so that we could just enjoy our time, which we truly did! All we had to do was just show up! We honestly could not have had such a fun and stress free trip without her help! We will certainly continue to reach out to Teri in the future! read more

Teri was the agent that helped us out. the whole process was very quick and easy, after submitting basic info I heard back from Teri within a couple of hours. We sent a few emails back and forth dialing in the location that we wanted to visit and after giving her our budget she picked a resort that fit all of our needs. Once we arrived to the resort and spent our time there we realized it was better than expected. Teri did a great job finding the perfect resort for us based off the generic wants and needs we gave to her. We will definitely be using awaken travels and Teri for our next trip! read more

Teri, owner of Awaken Travels, was AWESOME in handling "all" of our travel needs. Teri made sure we had all of our documents, returned all calls and text messages, was helpful to the nth degree. She met with me personally wherever it was convenient for me more than one. I don't think I can give her enough praise for the job she did for us. I contacted Teri, while we were on our cruise, to see if she could change our flight home to an earlier one. Within the hour it was a done deal. Teri also contacted the company for our ride to the airport from the cruise port to make sure the driver knew to pick us up earlier. We will only use Awaken Travels for our cruises or any other travel we will need help with. You can't go wrong using Awaken Travels for your travel plans. Joe Aldridge read more

Cindi was amazing at helping us plan our trip to Cabo. I provided her a list of what was most important to us, including, an all inclusive, incredible food, great beach walks, pampering, adults only, entertainment, and our list went on. She nailed it perfectly! Our trip was everything we asked for and more. She truly took our desires, upped them a notch and created what my husband is calling the best vacation he has had. We have had some pretty amazing vacations too! Cindi's communication was excellent, with both her and her staff. We received nice touches along the way, such a s a personalized passport holder and luggage tag for our trip. It took all the stress out of the planning part of the trip and that only increased the enjoyment of the vacation. read more

Recently was in contact with Teri at Awaken Travels for a veteran's reunion trip that a group of old friends had planned on taking. Teri went above and beyond at every step of the way to make sure that all our questions were answered, that she made herself available to talk us through with detailed explanations, and to make sure our trip was a success long before the start of our trip and until we all had boots back on home ground. Start to finish, Teri was diligent and incredibly helpful, especially since we were dealing with potential travel changes and cancellations due to inclement weather. Highly recommended, and my definite go-to for future travel arrangements. Keep up the great work, Teri & Awaken Travels! read more

I wanted to take my wife on a bucket list trip for our 25th wedding anniversary. She has always wanted to go to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. I researched travel agents and found Cindi at Awaken Travels. She was excellent in every way. We very much enjoyed our trip and had our expectations exceeded. Everything went as planned. Cindi even emailed the hotel regarding this being an anniversary trip. The hotel gave us something extra because of that. We would definitely recommend Cindi at Awaken Travels. Rob and Rhonda. read more

My new wife and I learned of Awaken Travels by researching on line. Cindi met with us at our earliest convenience and we discussed what we were looking for and she had just returned from a trip to resorts in Fiji. She worked with us to iron out all the details of our trip including flights, coach transfers, boat transfers, resorts stay, meal plans, and special occasions. It was our honeymoon and my 50th birthday in one trip so she took care of arranging special items like champagne a birthday cake and a message in our room. Very nice. She followed up afterwards. I couldn't have asked for anything more. She provided a full itinerary before the trip and arranged for any changes to seats on the airlines. Thanks so much Cindi. Use Awaken Travels for your next vacation or destination getaway. read more

Teri with awaken travels helped organize a month long European adventure for us last month and we could not be happier with our adventure. We have never been to Europe before, so I spent quite a bit of time researching and figuring out what we wanted to do. Teri was patient and very helpful in the initial stages of our planning as we fine tuned our itinerary. Once our adventure began she was responsive to any inquiries we had from overseas and did her best to help us figure out our next moves regardless of the time difference. This trip was postponed from a year ago due to the pandemic and we are so happy we finally were able to take our trip of a lifetime. A lot of what we planned had to be booked through Europe Express, and Teri made sure that they gave us the itinerary that we wanted. Despite a couple hiccups, we are very happy with our experience and will cherish these memories forever. read more

Cindi is the best!!! We did all our reservations over the phone or email...I can honestly say she was AWESOME! Patient! UNDERSTANDING! and caring...thank you Cindi great working with you! read more

Cindi did an amazing job getting us the best places for our honeymoon in Japan. She worked with us to find a great place in our price range with the perfect local. She called to verify our reservation with the hotel and got us a nice upgrade for our stay. We ended up on the special Artist floor at the Park Hotel Tokyo that had a view of the Tokyo tower and you could even see Fuji on a clear day. Cindi was a breeze to get a hold of and responded to our emails very quickly. She also found us sites with options to add on side trips or extra excursions. Definitely recommending her to friends and family read more

I am so impressed with Cindi and how well she took care of us. We wanted a Jamaican honeymoon at an all inclusive. I had heard great things about Sandals so we made a list of what we wanted in a resort, room, and atmosphere. Cindi got us booked perfectly, flights and all! We could completely relax the whole time we were on this trip knowing Cindi was available to smooth any hiccups that may occur, though not a problem arose. The honeymoon was all we expected and more beautiful than I imagined. Cindi even helped us book our off resort excursions! We will most definately work with Cindi @ Awaken Travels again! read more

Teri was so amazing! As we planned our honeymoon, we wanted it to be easy and as stress free as possible, so we contacted Teri with awaken travels. We told her what we wanted out of a vacation and she surely delivered! We will definitely be using her again for future trips! We booked about 9 months ahead of time, and she checked in with us along the way, always making sure we felt prepared. I was a little clueless to travel agents, but I am definitely glad we used one! :) read more

We had the pleasure of working with Cindi from Awaken Travels on our recent Bora Bora adventure. Cindi was incredible. From start to finish her dedication to her job is obvious. She was very helpful in the planning of our trip from the flights, transfers, to the exact bungalow we wanted to stay in. She really took care of everything for us. She was also very patient with us as we toyed with the idea of certain excursions. We took our family of four to Bora Bora for a week and couldn't always agree on which excursions to do. Cindi was patient, kind, and very helpful knowing everything there was to do in Bora Bora and what may and may not work for us. Cindi was also instrumental in booking our wonderful spa day and also assuring that our kids would be able to enjoy the spa as well. We really didn't have to worry about a thing knowing Cindi had taken care of everything for us. She is also incredibly prompt with her correspondence. No question went unanswered and being new to traveling out of the country myself no question was ever unimportant. Even when we were in Bora Bora and Cindi was on her own European vacation at the same time she made it very clear she was always only a phone call away. We highly recommend Awaken Travels for your next adventure. Cindi made the whole process fun, enjoyable, and stress free. read more

Cindi was great to work with. She planned our 10 year anniversary trip to St Lucia. We priced it out prior to contacting agents and not only did she beat our best price, she was very thorough and thoughtful. We stayed at Jade Mnt for a few nights and Cindi wrote a personal letter to the GM of the hotel explaining our trip and requesting them to "take care" of us. When we arrived we learned that we were upgraded to one of their expansive pool suites, basically a $1000 upgrade. Thank you Cindi for all the help, we will be in touch soon for our next trip. :) Gabe and Cindy read more

Cindi was absolutely fabulous to work with. She was easy to work with, very responsive any time we had a question, and very knowledgeable about the various areas we were considering and the resort chains themselves. She truly partnered with us and worked as an advocate for us to make our Jamaican honeymoon terrific. I've already told our friends and family about her, as well as another bride I met at the grocery store! read more

Cindi was very responsive and helpful. She helped us plan our honeymoon to Jamaica. The only down fall from the trip was not having seat assignments together on the flights. read more

I am a do-it-yourselfer but that no longer applies to my vacation plans. After spending over a week trying to find a workable combination of airfare, hotel, car and Disney Land tickets I finally cried uncle and set out to find a travel agent. I reached out to 10 agents and no one came near the responsiveness and understanding of exactly what I was looking for except for Cindi Sanden at Awaken Travels. Cindi gave me many opportunities and wound up saving me over $1,200 (in addition to a lot of headaches) for my trip. She is now my one and only travel agent. I will never try to do it on my own again with her in my corner! read more

Cindy provides first-rate personal service to her clients and always jumps on the opportunity to go the extra mile. Anytime I have need of a travel agent, Cindi's my girl! read more

Cindi helped my husband and I plan our 20th wedding anniversary trip and really went above and beyond for us. From sending us a little gift before we left to having perfectly planned and printed itineraries for us so that we got to do all the things we had planned for. Thank you Cindi and Awaken Travels for a very memorable, fun and stress free experience from start to finish! We recommend them to EVERYONE!!! read more