Oakhurst Cruise & Travel Center was first opened in 1989. In 1992, it was purchased by Kurt and Barbara Starkey. We are members of Leisure Travel Group, America's oldest and most prestigious travel agency cooperative. Our membership enables us to provide discount pricing, exclusive amenities, and superior service. Our staff includes consultants Kathleen Bell, Audrey Rudholm, Cheryl Gonzales, Barbara Starkey, and three independent sales agents in Fresno and on the Central Coast. We have over 85 years combined travel industry experience at all levels.

And we know what we sell. Between us we have been on 33 cruises, taken 42 trips to Hawaii, and 28 trips to Mexico. We've been to the Orient, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Caribbean Islands, the Cook Islands, Disneyworld/Orlando, Costa Rica, British Columbia, the East Coast and New England. We've visited Tahiti/French Polynesia, Fiji, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, the Canadian Rockies, Jamaica, Australia, and South America. And we've checked out Branson, North Africa, the Middle East, Grand Cayman, the Deep South, the Western U.S. ski resorts, the Yucatan Peninsula, Scandinavia, the British Isles, Europe, Alaska and the Arctic Circle.

Our agents are serious about their industry education. We've attended or received training at: TWA Breech Academy for International Tariff/Ticketing and Travel Agency Management, the Disney College of Knowledge, United, American and Delta Airlines computer training courses, UTA South Pacific Air/Sea School, Mexicana Airlines Mexico Tourism Development Conferences, Pan Am's International Tariff class. Two of our agents are currently active in achieving their Cruise Line International Associates Certified Cruise Specialist Designation and have already achieved Princess Cruise Line's Expert Certificates. We were the proud winners of Carlson Wagonlit's national Qualities of Excellence Awards, Operations, 1996,for "Best Practices" We are members of the American Society of Travel Agents, the International Airlines Travel Agents Network, Cruise Lines International Association, and the Eastern Madera County Chamber of Commerce. We have been certified by the Airlines Reporting Corp, and have been approved by the California State Attorney General's office as a Registered Seller of Travel, CST# 2004488-10. We are very proud to have been certified "Hawaii Specialists" by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.

We are proud of our education, experience and achievements. Let us put this knowledge to work for you in assisting you with your leisure or corporate travel arrangements.

Your travel experience begins with ours!