About Always Travel
Andrey Zakharenko -
President, Travel Curator in Chief
Andrey grew up in travel. When it came time to choose a career he realized that there was nothing else he would rather do. After completing his MBA with a focus on Entrepreneurship, he decided to go all in with travel. Andrey has been an outspoken advocate for the human factor in travel. He has spoken on industry panels, in podcasts and has been quoted in multiple travel related articles. Andrey cares greatly about raising awareness of how travel can restore a person's connection to their most awesome self. He wants to elevate the value of the travel professional and assist others in making successful carriers in travel.
Most importantly Andrey is a people person. He is the most extraverted introvert. He cares deeply about delivering superior, wonderful experiences to his clients and winning their rave reviews and repeat business.
Now, in 2020, Andrey is focused on creating the future of travel and reimagining the travel industry according to his values. Everyday he scans travel news because he wants to know and also to be ready for anything his clients and his fellow travel professionals may ask him. Andrey truly believes that travel will be even more important when people begin to travel again. He predicts that more of the bucket list items will be addressed sooner. The time to travel is as soon as you are comfortable to do so.
Favorite destinations: California, Hawaii, Tahiti, Morocco, Japan
IG: andrey_travel
Email: andrey@alwaystravelsf.com
President, Travel Curator in Chief
Andrey grew up in travel. When it came time to choose a career he realized that there was nothing else he would rather do. After completing his MBA with a focus on Entrepreneurship, he decided to go all in with travel. Andrey has been an outspoken advocate for the human factor in travel. He has spoken on industry panels, in podcasts and has been quoted in multiple travel related articles. Andrey cares greatly about raising awareness of how travel can restore a person's connection to their most awesome self. He wants to elevate the value of the travel professional and assist others in making successful carriers in travel.
Most importantly Andrey is a people person. He is the most extraverted introvert. He cares deeply about delivering superior, wonderful experiences to his clients and winning their rave reviews and repeat business.
Now, in 2020, Andrey is focused on creating the future of travel and reimagining the travel industry according to his values. Everyday he scans travel news because he wants to know and also to be ready for anything his clients and his fellow travel professionals may ask him. Andrey truly believes that travel will be even more important when people begin to travel again. He predicts that more of the bucket list items will be addressed sooner. The time to travel is as soon as you are comfortable to do so.
Favorite destinations: California, Hawaii, Tahiti, Morocco, Japan
IG: andrey_travel
Email: andrey@alwaystravelsf.com
Katya Zakharenko -
Vice President & Professional Experience Planner
Katya grew up traveling from a very young age. It was destiny that she became an economist with a successful career in international banking. In 2016 Katya finally took her passion for traveling to the next level and took a sabbatical. She traveled to Italy, Spain, France, England, Scotland, Japan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba. She continues to be a curious and passionate traveler and has collected a wealth of information and practical advice about destinations. All of this gives her a unique perspective to craft and curate exceptional experiences.
Favorite destinations: Colombia, Laos, Thailand
Next destination: New Zealand
Follow my blog My Travel Blog
IG: katyazahara
Email: Katya@alwaystravelsf.com
Vice President & Professional Experience Planner
Katya grew up traveling from a very young age. It was destiny that she became an economist with a successful career in international banking. In 2016 Katya finally took her passion for traveling to the next level and took a sabbatical. She traveled to Italy, Spain, France, England, Scotland, Japan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba. She continues to be a curious and passionate traveler and has collected a wealth of information and practical advice about destinations. All of this gives her a unique perspective to craft and curate exceptional experiences.
Favorite destinations: Colombia, Laos, Thailand
Next destination: New Zealand
Follow my blog My Travel Blog
IG: katyazahara
Email: Katya@alwaystravelsf.com
About Always Travel
Established in 1997, innovated continuously
Always Travel and its sister company Russian Connections were founded in 1997. Since then, we have become a leading travel company specializing in meeting your everyday travel needs, fulfilling your vacation dreams and organizing your custom luxury journeys, as well as helping you celebrate the most special occasions. In addition to travel arrangements, we are equipped to handle your visa and passport needs. We are travel geeks who love to explore the world. What brings us joy at the end of the day is making your travel dreams become reality. We love to serve.
We believe that travel is one of the best way to bring the world closer together, change minds and dismantle structures which support inequality, prejudice and hate. In 2020, Always Travel is focused on being an eco and community focused business. We will be bringing attention to greener travel options as well as highlighting suppliers which give back locally. Our goal is for more money to benefit the local communities and for travel to maintain a smaller carbon footprint.
We will continue to support local charities and assist non-profits with their travel needs. If you are a non-profit looking for a travel professionals to assist you with your travel needs, please reach out to us.
For corporate clients, we specialize in optimizing your travel requirements. Then, we work together to design a custom travel structure to address your needs, while at the same time giving you the cost saving benefits of PRO TRAVEL and all of their corporate travel services. To set up a consultation please reach out by filling out the following form.
We support: The World
Our staff is fluent in both Russian and English.
Established in 1997, innovated continuously
Always Travel and its sister company Russian Connections were founded in 1997. Since then, we have become a leading travel company specializing in meeting your everyday travel needs, fulfilling your vacation dreams and organizing your custom luxury journeys, as well as helping you celebrate the most special occasions. In addition to travel arrangements, we are equipped to handle your visa and passport needs. We are travel geeks who love to explore the world. What brings us joy at the end of the day is making your travel dreams become reality. We love to serve.
We believe that travel is one of the best way to bring the world closer together, change minds and dismantle structures which support inequality, prejudice and hate. In 2020, Always Travel is focused on being an eco and community focused business. We will be bringing attention to greener travel options as well as highlighting suppliers which give back locally. Our goal is for more money to benefit the local communities and for travel to maintain a smaller carbon footprint.
We will continue to support local charities and assist non-profits with their travel needs. If you are a non-profit looking for a travel professionals to assist you with your travel needs, please reach out to us.
For corporate clients, we specialize in optimizing your travel requirements. Then, we work together to design a custom travel structure to address your needs, while at the same time giving you the cost saving benefits of PRO TRAVEL and all of their corporate travel services. To set up a consultation please reach out by filling out the following form.
We support: The World
Our staff is fluent in both Russian and English.