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DACIA WOODS:
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Stem m i ng f rom her ow n persona l t ravel ex per iences
SERVING REMARKABLE WOMEN AND EXPLORING EXTRAORDINARY DESTINATIONS
and hav ing family whose professional backg rounds were i n t he a i rl i ne a nd hotel sec tor s, Dac ia Wood s’ t ravel indust r y career star ted to take shape 10 years ago. W hile
“I n it i a l l y, my obje c t i ve w a s to c h a l lenge my s el f b y
her focus at t he t i me was on prov id i ng t ravel book i ngs
e s t a b l i s h i n g a b u s i ne s s i n t h i s f ie ld ,” Wo o d s s a id .
for a broad cl ientele, she u nder stood t he f r u st rat ion
“I n Apr i l 2015, I pivoted tow a rd spec ia l i z i ng i n g roup
of women wa nt i ng to t ravel w it h f r iends on ly to have
t ravel, ded icat i ng mysel f to ex tensive lea r n i ng t h roug h
ma ny of t hose sa me f r iends come up w it h exc uses for
cou rses a nd con ferences to deepen my u nderst a nd i ng
not tak ing t he t rip later dow n t he line; it was somet hing
of t he i ndust r y.”
she’d ex perienced f irst hand. Woods decided: No more!
clientele steadily grow ing over time.
I n 2015, a longside Ronet t a L ig get t, Woods fou nded
“A major milestone has been facilitating global travel for
Ladies & Luggage Luxur y Travel Group® (ladiesandluggage.
over 6,000 women, far exceeding my initial expectations
com) w ith a mission to build sisterhood through travel by
and dreams,” Woods said.
curating amazing experiences to beautif ul destinations.
A long w it h compa ny g row t h, t he L ad ies & Lug gage
With Ladies & Luggage, women don’t have to worr y about
communit y itself has also developed into a robust net work
if t heir f riends are coming along—t he company curates
of traveling women. The official Ladies & Luggage Travel
top-notch hosted g roup ex per iences t hat a l low for t he
Group® Facebook g roup has more t han 25,000 members
c ombi n at ion of i nc re d ible e x per ienc e s a nd e qu a l l y
who a l l engage w it h one a not her, sha r i ng t hei r t ravel
incredible people.
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Woods has certainly accomplished t his goal, w it h her
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