Meet the Team

Carol, our Manager, joined Performance Travel in 2004. Prior to that she managed another local travel agency for 16 years. Carol hails from Ireland where she met her husband, a Marine who was stationed at the American Embassy in Dublin. They moved back to Richmond in 1986. Carol’s combined travel experience spans 36 years with time divided between Aer Lingus Ireland and travel agencies in the Richmond area. Carol specializes in European travel and with her native heritage offers special insight on travel to Ireland.

After working for Performance Travel part-time in the Fall of 2006, Bobbi joined the team full-time in early 2007. She has over 20 years travel experience with primary focus on cruise and honeymoon travel. Bobbi took a break from retail travel for about 5 years and worked as a personal assistant to a best selling author. Much of her time in that position was spent on making very intense, extensive and high-end travel arrangements. When faced with relocation, Bobbi resigned from that position and opted to stay in her native Virginia. In addition to travel duties at PTL, Bobbi is the company bookkeeper.

Tricia joined Performance Travel in 2012. She has been in the travel industry for over 30 years in the leisure, corporate, and group realm. Cruising is her passion, and she escort small to medium size groups on various cruise lines around the Caribbean every couple of years. But the principal strength she brings to our company, is her eye for detail and quality control. That ability enables her to ensure that every ticket issued in this office, is as accurate as humanly possible and every vacation includes all the minor details.

Wendy joined Performance Travel in 2015 and at that time was new to the travel business. Now, 7 years later Wendy is a highly valued member of our staff with experience in all categories of travel, especially group travel.  Wendy brings a wonderful work ethic and delightful personality which is enjoyed by all of her/our clients. Prior to 2015, Wendy managed her family business, which continues today with her oversight.  Like all of the staff at Performance Travel, Wendy loves to travel and welcomes the opportunity to do so whenever possible.

Bob Bone is the joint owner of Performance Travel and has just completed his 40th year in the travel industry. Bob has wide knowledge of all aspects of the travel business and has personally travelled extensively over the last 45 years. His particular areas of expertise are Southern Europe, the United Kingdom, Australasia, the Caribbean and the United States of America. But he also has considerable knowledge of the Far East , South America and Southern Africa. As well as his active role with PTL Bob is also President of Youth Music of the World (www.youthmusic.org), an organization dedicated to providing the finest travel programmes for performing groups from the USA. Bob is also Executive Director of a number of Europe’s most prestigious events and festivals, including London’s New Year’s Day Parade and Festival.

Geri Bone owns Performance Travel with her husband Bob and also boast a long and successful career in the travel business. Geri has lived and worked in both Spain and the Caribbean and is thus quite an expert on those destinations. She has an extensive knowledge of Europe , the United States and Australasia, from that continent favoring New Zealand as the first choice country to visit. Geri too is actively involved in Youth Music of the World and is a director of Destination Events Ltd (www.destinationevents.com).

Powell Johann, who acts as an advisor in travel for the team at Performance Travel Ltd., has some 30+ years experience in the travel industry. A life-long native of Richmond Virginia, Powell has great knowledge of the art and history of Europe and especially the United Kingdom, as well as the minutiae of travel itself. Today he chiefly represents the events of the famed Youth Music of the World organization based in London. Annual events for musicians occur in London, Rome, Madrid and on a rotating schedule in Edinburgh, Maastricht in the Netherlands and in Paris. The experience of working closely in the development and operations of these events has given Powell an unrivalled store of knowledge for both performing groups and individuals. He would be pleased to advise you or your group on a performance tour in Europe.

Bill acts as an advisor for the team at Performance Travel Ltd. and has 25+ years experience in the  travel industry. He is a native of Richmond Virginia and an avid golfer. He is married and and has been blessed with three, active boys. He has been very fortunate to have travelled extensively throughout the U.S. (41 states) and Europe and has been equally lucky to have teed it up in many of these places. Watching The Open Championship, most recently contested at St. Andrew’s, brought back many fond memories of playing the Old Course and many other area courses – all offering a fine test. “It will be great fun watching the 2010 Ryder Cup having played Celtic Manor” Bill says. Bill would be happy to assist in planning your trip/pilgrimage to the U.K. to insure the experience of a lifetime. For the past 24 years Bill chiefly represent the events of the famed Youth Music of the World International Ltd. organization which is based in London. Youth Music operates annual events for musicians occur in London, Rome, Madrid and on a rotating schedule in Edinburgh, Paris and Maastricht, The Netherlands. The experience of working closely in the development and operations of these events has given Bill extensive knowledge for helping both performing groups and individuals get the most from their travels. Bill would be pleased to advise you or your group on a performance tour.

Lizzie has been lucky enough to get to travel extensively with work, as well as finding the time to take as many holidays as is considered reasonable. Every year she has had the opportunity to spend time in Rome and Madrid on a regular basis as well as taking short breaks to other European destinations. Over the last few years she has had her first experience of both India and the Middle East, as well as finding time for a relaxing break in the Caribbean. Having an equal love of city cultural breaks and restorative beach holidays hopefully Lizzie can contribute some varied insights into some of the fab places she has been to recently!

Bio to come soon!