Jay Dill
Jay Dill is co-owner of The Travel Junkie, the woman-owned, veteran-owned travel agency in Wichita, Kansas, that he founded with his wife Becca in 2009. He has worked in travel since 2000, starting at Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises' call center.
- Email jay@thetraveljunkie.com
- Phone 316-519-6271
- Based in Wichita, Kansas
- In travel since 2000
- Co-founded The Travel Junkie with Becca in 2009
- Woman-owned, veteran-owned agency in Wichita, Kansas
How did Jay get into travel?
Jay has worked in travel since 2000. He met Becca in 1999 while he was on a temporary assignment in Kansas, and they married in 2002 and honeymooned on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas.
The two of them worked side by side at Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises' call center. Back in Kansas, Becca spotted an opening for an advisor at a local agency. Jay applied and was hired, and Becca joined him a few months later.
In 2009, Jay and Becca opened The Travel Junkie. For the first two years it was just the two of them, planning trips while still working day jobs. When they went all in, Jay joined the local chamber of commerce and Business Networking International and set out to "make it rain." His networking is what built the agency's name in its early years, while Becca ran things behind the scenes.
Today The Travel Junkie is a woman-owned, veteran-owned agency with a team of Travel Pros behind it. Jay and Becca have attended travel industry events for about 20 years.
What experience does Jay plan from?
Jay has seen travel from the cruise line side, the agency side and the owner's side.
Where his travel story runs
- In travel since 2000
- Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises' call center
- Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas, his 2002 honeymoon
- Travel advisor at a local agency before co-founding The Travel Junkie in 2009
- Travel industry events with Becca for about 20 years
Jay in the media
- Interviewed by KSN-TV on how the rental car shortage could affect trips, April 2021
- Quoted in Travel Market Report on why people should become travel agents, August 2019
- Part of Becca's TravelPulse success story, August 2024
"The earlier you can book. The earlier you can plan, the more availability you'll have and the better pricing you'll get."
Jay Dill to KSN-TV, April 2021.
What do Jay's clients say?
"Jay recommended an all-inclusive resort, El Dorado Royale, when I told him that Rico and I wanted a one week vacation. The pick up arrangements from the airport was efficient and prompt. The resort was just what we needed. We took advantage of the restaurants, the pool and the stroll on the beach. We will surely contact Jay again for our next vacation plans."ChantalAll-inclusive week at El Dorado Royale, 5-star Google review
From a Google review of The Travel Junkie. Read more Travel Junkie reviews
TravelPulse: how Jay and Becca built The Travel Junkie
In TravelPulse's Travel Advisor Success Story, Becca tells how the two of them went from a cruise line call center to their own agency, and the morning Jay decided to go all in.
Read the TravelPulse story"Savor this calm before the storm, it won't last long."Jay Dill, as Becca recalled to TravelPulse, August 2024
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