Biography

Marc Kassouf is owner and CEO of Pride Travel, which specializes in catering to the needs of gay and lesbian clientele. Kassouf holds numerous industry certifications, most notably by Cruise Lines International Association, the Travel Institute and various destination visitors’ bureaus including Europe, Asia and the Americas. For three years, Kassouf has been the recipient of one of the travel industry’s most prestigious awards, the WAVE TrendSetter. Much like the Emmy or Oscar, the TrendSetter recognizes excellence and exceptional achievements of travel agents, agencies, and their executives. He has sat on two board committees of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association, traveled to nearly four dozen countries and sailed on more than 60 cruises.

Primarily, Kassouf's work is published in magazines, online and in print, for the travel industry, reaching sellers of travel and readers around the world. He has also begun to enter the consumer travel publication realm. Kassouf’s articles and features focus on destinations and products offering cultural, culinary, spa, luxury, river cruise, and experiential travel, sometimes with emphasis on points of interest to the Gay and Lesbian traveler.

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