Quick Answer: If you’re searching for a travel agent near me in Racine, Milwaukee, Kenosha, or Waukesha County, Cruise Planners® – Kirk & Jennifer Kanter (Sand & Seas Travel) is a local, home-based travel agency serving the full Southeastern Wisconsin and Chicago North Shore area. “Local” means a real advisor who knows the region, not a national call center – reachable by phone, video, or email, with no planning fee.

Typing “travel agent near me” into a search bar usually means one thing: you’re tired of booking sites that don’t know you, and you want a real person who understands both your trip and where you’re coming from. Here’s what that looks like across our Southeastern Wisconsin service area.

What “Travel Agent Near Me” Actually Means for a Home-Based Advisor

Kirk and Jennifer Kanter are Cruise Planners® Travel Advisors based in Racine, Wisconsin, and Cruise Planners is the nation’s largest home-based travel agency franchise network. That “home-based” model isn’t a downside – it means no retail overhead, no call-center script, and no handoff to a different agent every time you call. You get the same advisor from your first question through the day you return home, working by phone, video, or email on your schedule instead of a storefront’s.

Communities We Serve Across Southeastern Wisconsin

Our service area centers on Racine and Milwaukee and extends across Southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago North Shore, including Whitefish Bay, Shorewood, Fox Point, Bayside, River Hills, Mequon, Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Elm Grove, Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Delafield, Lake Geneva, and Kenosha, along with Winnetka, Wilmette, Glencoe, Lake Forest, and Hinsdale, Illinois. If you’re in one of these communities – or nearby – you’re in our service area, and distance from our Racine base has never been a factor in how closely we work with a client.

Why Proximity Still Matters, Even Without a Storefront

You might reasonably ask: if everything happens by phone and video, why does “near me” matter at all? Two reasons. First, we genuinely know the region – the airports you’re likely flying from, the drive times, the community events and group trips that come up in conversation with other Southeastern Wisconsin clients. Second, local accountability is real: we’re not a call center in another state that disappears after booking. If something changes with your trip, you have one direct line to a person who already knows your itinerary. That’s often the real answer to a “travel agent near me” search – see how we compare to booking online instead.

What to Expect From a First Conversation

A first call or consultation with Kirk or Jennifer usually starts with a few questions about your travel style, budget range, and what kind of trip you’re picturing – cruise, all-inclusive resort, custom tour, or something else. From there, we narrow the field to a short list of realistic options rather than overwhelming you with every possibility. There’s no charge for this conversation, and no obligation to book – Cruise Planners® advisors are compensated by the cruise line or resort, not by you. Planning for a family reunion, club, or company? See our group travel planning page for how we handle larger trips.

Flying Nonstop From Milwaukee? We Plan Around It

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) flies nonstop to major cruise and all-inclusive gateways, including Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Cancun, Punta Cana, Montego Bay, and Los Cabos. When a nonstop option exists, we build your itinerary around it – so your Racine, Milwaukee, or Waukesha County vacation doesn’t start with a connection and a lost travel day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ready to Start Planning?

Visit SandAndSeasTravel.com or call (262) 344-0697 to talk with Kirk or Jennifer directly.