# CTA Travel

> CTA Travel is a full-service travel agency founded in Cerritos in 1975. It plans custom leisure, luxury, cruise, group, wedding, meeting and corporate travel, charging a non-refundable management fee for confirmed reservations and differentiating itself through advisor experience, supplier relationships and hands-on support before and during a trip.

- **Founded:** 1975
- **Headquarters:** Cerritos, United States
- **Team size:** The supplied Apollo record lists 11 employees. The company website lists three managers, several staff advisors and coordinators, plus independent contractors; trade press reported four employees and 12 independent contractors during the 2021 downturn.
- **Products:** Custom vacation planning, Ocean and river cruises, Hosted group departures, Luxury and specialty travel, Meetings, incentives and destination weddings
- **Notable:** Selected for the City of Cerritos Business Spotlight Program in 2024., Reached 50 years of operation in September 2025 based on the company's 1975 opening date., Cathie Lentz Fryer won TravelAge West's 2021 Trendsetter Award for Best Client Engagement Strategy.

## Products & services

- **Custom vacation planning** — Advisor-built escorted and independent vacations shaped around a client's interests, budget and destination.
- **Ocean and river cruises** — Cruise selection, booking and planning informed by the team's firsthand experience across major luxury, premium and mass-market lines.
- **Hosted group departures** — Advisor-escorted departures with published programs in Europe, Alaska, Antarctica, Japan, New Zealand and Egypt.
- **Luxury and specialty travel** — Custom luxury trips, family travel, culinary travel, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and other destination-led programs.
- **Meetings, incentives and destination weddings** — Planning for corporate meetings, incentive groups, celebrations and destination weddings, including groups from 10 to 1,000 people.
- **Corporate travel management** — Customized business travel programs intended to balance cost, quality, convenience and personal service.
- **Travel support services** — Travel insurance recommendations, mobile itinerary tools, shore excursions, and visa and passport referrals.

## Achievements

- Selected for the City of Cerritos Business Spotlight Program in 2024.
- Reached 50 years of operation in September 2025 based on the company's 1975 opening date.
- Cathie Lentz Fryer won TravelAge West's 2021 Trendsetter Award for Best Client Engagement Strategy.
- Cathie Lentz Fryer received Signature Travel Network's Michelle Morgan Leadership Award.
- Travel Weekly reported that advisor Jade Chiarini was on track for $1.5 million in sales after close mentorship and product training.
- The advisor team reports collective firsthand travel across more than 165 countries.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — The Cerritos City Council recognized CTA Travel through the city's Business Spotlight Program as the agency approached its 49th anniversary.
- **2025-09** — CTA Travel reached 50 years since Cerritos Travel Agency opened in September 1975.
- **2026-08** — CTA scheduled hosted departures in Iberia and Portugal and Spain, followed by a 2026 Antarctic program and a slate of 2027-2028 escorted journeys.
- **2027-05** — A ten-day Silversea voyage around Japan is listed as a hosted CTA Travel departure.

## Links

- Website: https://ctatravel.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cta-cerritos-travel-agency
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ctatravel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ctatravelfan

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Last updated: 2026-09-15