Bio for Frank L. Vogt III 

Education / Work Experience

• Attended American University
• Attended Towson University
• Graduate of Catonsville Community College
• Over 30 years working with family owned auto recycling business
•  Parcipaticated on International Committees and meeting/conventions around the globe
•  Chairman of International Convention Meeting of Auto Recyclers held in Baltimore, MD

Travel Industry

• CTA rating accreditation after attending The Bennett School of Travel  JAN04
• ACC ( Accreditated Cruise Counsellor) CLIA Cruise Lines International Assn.
• DS rating designation from the Travel Institute for Caribbean Destination Specialist
• CTA Certified Travel Agent
• DS Destination Specialist Asia

Attendence

• ASTA’s Cruisefest March 2004, Miami, Florida
• Seminar-at-Sea MSC Lurgia/ Caribbean/Panama Canal/Central America APR04
• Royal Caribbean Seminar-At-Sea, Grandeur of the Seas JUL 2004
• Travel to Nepal to visit Tour Operators SEP 2004
• PATA’s Travel Mart  Bangkok, Thailand SEP 2004, delegate
•  2004 ASTA World Travel Congress, Kong Hong SEP 28-OCT 3, 2004  
• Adventures in Travel EXPO, Washington D.C. JAN 2005, Travel Conference Attendee
•  New York Times Travel Show, New York City FEB05, All access attendee
• Royal Caribbean Seminar at Sea, Serenade of the Seas, Southern Caribbean MAR 05
• Royal Caribbean Seminar at Sea, Grandeur of the Seas, Western Caribbean, JUL 05
• China Tour Xinjiang Province, China, official delegate, JUL28-AUG15 2005
• PATA Travel Mart, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, SEP 06, delegate
• 2005 ASTA World Travel Congress, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NOV6-11NOV06
• ASEAN’s Asia Tourism Forum, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines, 20JAN 2006
• Adventures in Travel EXPO, Washington D.C. JAN 2006, Attendee
• M.S. Noordam Inaugural, Holland America Line, New York, New York FEB2006
• 2006 International Destination EXPO, Prague, Czech Republic MAR 19-26 2006
• PATA Travel Mart, Hong Kong, SEP12-15 2006
• Punta Cana, Dominican Republic FAM MAY & OCT 2006
• Asia Travel Forum, Singapore JAN 2007
• Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic New York to Southampton
• CLIA Platinium Seminar - 18 APR to 24 APR 2007
• Post-Tour English Countryside/London APR 2007
• PATA Travel Mart, Bali, Indonesia SEP 2007
• Asia Travel Forum, Bangkok, Thailand JAN 2008
• PATA Travel Mart, Hyderabad, India SEP 2008
• ATF Post Tour, Golden Triangle/Taj Mahal, India OCT 2008
• Asia Travel Forum, Hanio, Vietnam JAN 2009
• ATF Post Tour Project working with Buddhist Monks, Luang Prabang, Laos JAN09
• ATF Post Tour Inspection, Siem Reap/Angkor Wat, Cambodia JAN09
• Chinese New Year TET Homestay, Saigon, Vietnam JAN09
• Adventure Travel Show, Washington D.C. FEB09

Upcoming Events 

Pacific Asia Tourism Associaton Travel Mart Hangzhou, China SEP 2009  

Iwan Sitompul, Asia Marketing Manager attending as offical delegate

Member:

• ASTA: American Society of Travel Agents
• PATA: Pacific Asia Tourism Association
• CLIA: Cruise Lines International Association
• NACTA: National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents

• Riviera Maya, Mexico
• Punta Cana, Dominica