James A. Dalton, CTC

CEO

                                                                                                            
James A. Dalton has enjoyed a career in travel management that started in 1968 by escorting student tours throughout Europe.  He has owned American International Travel and Tours (Denver) since 1978, as well as American International Travel (Grand Junction), HeatherRidge Travel (Denver), and Gateway Travel (Arvada) through intervening years.

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Jim received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Southern Illinois University in 1960 and his Master of Music Education from the University of Colorado in 1967.  In addition, he holds a post graduate certificate from the University of Denver and has completed post graduate work at a number of other colleges and universities.  He received his Certified Travel Consultant (CTC) designation in 1984.

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In addition to travel company management expertise, he served as a high school choral director at Wheat Ridge High School from 1965 through 1994.  Jim has traveled extensively throughout the world during his career, having visited nearly one hundred countries, and has enjoyed more than one hundred cruises--serving as tour host and escort for most of these travel experiences.

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Douglas L. Dalton

President

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Doug Dalton has been associated with American International Travel and Tours for over 30 years.  He retired in 2014 after a thirty-year career in Music Education as school instrumental music director in the Aurora Schools, Smoky Hill High School, Chatfield Sr. High School and Green Mountain High School.  He also served as the Music Curriculum Coordinator for the Jefferson County School District and has taught music education classes at the University of Denver.

Doug received his Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Northern Colorado and his Master of Arts degree from Colorado Christian University.  He has served as president of the Colorado Bandmasters Association, the Music Association of Jefferson County as well as a district representative for the Colorado Music Educators Association.  He has traveled and performed with his groups throughout the country and is in demand as a clinician for marching bands, concert bands and jazz bands.  

He has traveled extensively with groups both domestically and internationally. 

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Coral Lynne 

Travel Advisor 

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Coral  has worked in numerous aspects of the travel industry for over 20 years.  Her experience includes group travel planning for both schools and adults. During her career, Coral has enjoyed escorting student and adult groups both domestically and internationally. She loves travel and the challenge of creating wonderful land and cruise itineraries for individual clients along with groups. In 2022 she donned her backpack to trek 500 miles through France and across Spain on the famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. That experience initiated her desire to create a "Travel Club" at a retirement community. Members share their travel pictures and stories  in a setting that brings those tales to life. She continues in her quest to encourage all to travel and create memories and moments of a lifetime.  "To Travel is To Live" ~ Hans Christian Andersen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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