Club Cruise™ Expands National Luxury Travel Leadership Through TLN EDGE Executive Sessions, Viking Partnerships, and European Destination Expertise

President's Club-Level Access lead by Jef and Amanda Huber, Viking Incentive Recognition, Executive Collaboration, and Firsthand European Training Continue Strengthening Club Cruise™ Position as a Leading Viking River Cruises and Luxury Help Center

SAN DIEGO, CA, May 13, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Club Cruise™, a nationally recognized and trusted name since 1991 as a luxury cruise focused travel agency specializing in Viking River Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, curated European itineraries, and destination-driven travel planning, continues expanding its national leadership through executive-level collaboration, supplier partnerships, and firsthand destination expertise developed during the 2026 Travel Leaders Network EDGE Conference and concurrent supplier meetings throughout Europe.

Club Cruise™ recently participated in the Travel Leaders Network 2026 EDGE Conference at the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center in San Diego alongside thousands of travel professionals, including many of North America's leading agency owners, luxury travel advisors, cruise executives, tourism boards, hospitality brands, technology innovators, and supplier
partners.

Representing Club Cruise™ were Jef and Amanda Huber, who participated in executive leadership forums, VIP supplier meetings, advanced education sessions, and founder-level strategy discussions centered on the future of luxury travel advising, AI integration, digital client engagement, wellness and longevity travel trends, Viking cruise growth, and premium destination planning.

Travel Leaders Network (TLN), part of Internova Travel Group, is recognized as one of the travel industry's most influential travel advisor consortiums, supporting thousands of travel advisors and agency locations worldwide through supplier relationships, education, technology platforms, luxury travel programs, and executive-level industry access.

The annual EDGE Conference — representing Educate, Discover, Gather, and Evolve — serves as Travel Leaders Network's flagship national conference and one of the luxury travel industry's premier executive networking and educational events.

For Club Cruise™, participation at EDGE represented far more than conference attendance. As President's Club-level participants and international summit delegates, Jef and Amanda Huber were actively involved in the executive conversations shaping the future of luxury travel, supplier collaboration, Viking growth, AI-enhanced client service, and relationship-driven travel advising.

"We have seen TLN come a long way from the Vacation.com era, when we were part of an inner-circle executive leadership group of 10," said founder, Jef Huber aka Captain Jefe'. "Now, some decades later, it is powerful to see a packed room of 100+ President's Circle members, top agency leaders, Internova executives, Viking decision-makers, supplier partners, and founder-led agencies that have built some of the travel industry's most respected national organizations."

Jef Huber also participated in founder-level and executive strategy conversations with agency leaders who have built major travel organizations over decades, including businesses that began with small teams and expanded into large-scale national advisor networks. These discussions included respected agency founders, CEOs, TLN executives, Internova leadership, supplier partners, and long-standing industry relationships developed through President's Club events, international summits, and years of collaborative travel leadership.

"EDGE felt like a travel industry family reunion at the executive level," said Huber. "It was great reconnecting with Lindsay Pearlman aka 'Chief', Roger Block, the Internova leadership team, Viking executives, supplier partners, and fellow founders who have built remarkable travel organizations over decades. Having everyone together in San Diego made it especially meaningful for me personally — California is my home, my Golden State, where I was born and raised."

The conference also included VIP supplier meetings and executive sessions involving Viking leadership and premium travel partners. For travelers seeking experienced Viking River Cruises specialists and trusted luxury cruise advisors, these direct supplier relationships represent a significant advantage when planning complex river cruise, ocean cruise, land extension, hotel, transfer, and custom itinerary experiences.

The event also marked another important reunion with Travel Leaders Network President Lindsay Pearlman following previous international leadership experiences including the New Zealand Owners Summit and earlier executive gatherings in Switzerland.

"It was wonderful reconnecting with Jef and Amanda again following our New Zealand summit epic journey truly some of the best memorable TLN experiences," said Lindsay Pearlman, President of Travel Leaders Network. "Club Cruise™ continues operating at a very high level within the Travel Leaders Network community, and it is always exciting seeing President Club members and dedicated advisors invest so deeply in relationships, destination expertise, executive collaboration, and luxury travel leadership."

One of the standout moments of the conference came during Viking's featured "I Sell Viking" campaign presentation led by Michele Saegesser, Vice President of Sales and National Accounts for Viking, and the Viking executive team.

The presentation became one of the most talked-about highlights of EDGE and reinforced Viking's continued investment in advisor partnerships, training, recognition, and destination-focused expertise.

The presentation concluded with complimentary Viking river cruise giveaways awarded to 100 travel advisors among the thousands attending the conference nationwide.

"Michele Saegesser absolutely stole the show," said Amanda Huber of Club Cruise™. "Her energy, leadership, Irish charm and passion for the Viking brand she came back to expand made the 'I Sell Viking' campaign one of the defining moments of the entire conference."

During the conference, Club Cruise™ also participated in a special dinner meeting hosted by Mario Herrera, Business Development Director for Viking, and Sandra Marshall, Senior Director of Field Sales for Viking. The meeting created an important opportunity for deeper discussion around Viking growth, advisor partnership, future collaboration, and the continued expansion of Club Cruise™'s Viking expertise.

Following those meetings, Club Cruise™ was honored and presented with the 2026 EDGE Viking Loyalty Award recognizing the agency's continued growth, leadership, and expanding partnership within the Viking advisor community.

While EDGE was underway in California, Heather Viking continued expanding Club Cruise's firsthand European destination expertise overseas through active meetings and destination immersion experiences in an Epic Paris and Barcelona - Viking Extensions Retreat.

Currently traveling through France and Spain, Heather has been meeting directly with Viking-connected land teams, extension specialists, luxury hotel partners, sightseeing operators, local hosts, and destination suppliers to further strengthen Club Cruise™'s expertise surrounding pre- and post-cruise planning, customized itineraries, transfers, luxury accommodations, and European travel experiences.

Heather is now continuing onward to Barcelona — one of Europe's busiest cruise ports — where additional supplier meetings, destination evaluations, and cruise planning opportunities are underway as part of Club Cruise™'s continued investment in firsthand destination knowledge and Viking expertise.

Another major relationship thread throughout the week involved Angela Hughes, CEO of Trips & Ships Luxury Travel and founder of Luxury Travel University, whose long-standing friendship and collaboration with Club Cruise™ leadership continues evolving through Travel Leaders Network leadership events and international summit experiences.

"Between Club Cruise™ and Trips & Ships, there is more than 75 years of combined luxury travel experience, supplier relationships, and destination expertise," said Angela Hughes. "The conversations we had this week surrounding future collaborations, luxury partnerships, and upcoming projects were incredibly exciting and curating our Micato Safari plans."

As Heather Viking continues building upon 100 countries visited worldwide, Club Cruise & Travel remains focused on combining firsthand destination knowledge, executive-level industry relationships, Viking specialization, national buying power, and continued professional education to better serve luxury travelers throughout the United States.

Club Cruise™ also confirmed plans to participate in next year's Travel Leaders Network's first international conference scheduled for May 19–22, 2027 at Moon Palace Cancun, where many of the travel industry's leading agency owners, executives, advisors, and supplier partners are expected to gather again for global collaboration and future planning.

Travelers interested in Viking River Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, European cruise extensions, luxury tours, customized itineraries, or premium travel planning can connect with Club Cruise™ for a personalized planning review.

ABOUT CLUB CRUISE™

Club Cruise™ is a luxury travel agency specializing in Viking River Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, luxury tours, customized European itineraries, premium air planning, cruise extensions, and destination-focused travel experiences. www.HeatherViking.com Affiliated with Travel Leaders Network and Internova Travel Group, Club Cruise™ serves travelers nationwide through relationship-driven luxury travel planning, supplier partnerships, executive industry access, and firsthand destination expertise. # 1-800-CLUB-SEA www.Clubcruise.com www.HeatherViking.com

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