tailor-made travel
Europe Express & YMT Vacations
Europe and Guided Touring Experts
We are the US Tour Operator (USTO) division of Travelopia. Comprised of sister brands Europe Express and YMT Vacations, our experts offer decades of experience in custom independent and group travel for North American travellers throughout Europe and other popular destinations around the world.
2
passionate brands
85
years serving North America
360+
cities visited
60k +
travelled guests a year
Our People
Nicholas Stramp
Chief Operating Officer
US Tour Operators (USTO)
"I lead several functions for Europe Express and YMT Vacations, focusing on planning and delivering brilliant trips for our guests globally. Travel is a lifelong passion of mine, and everyday I enjoy helping others see the world."
Sharon Rudometkin
Senior Product Manager
YMT Vacations
"I've travelled through Europe, Asia, the Far East, Africa and 30 US states, and enjoy sharing my lifelong passion and using my vast travel experience to create new tour itineraries for YMT guests."
Stephanie Williams
Director, Product and Revenue Management
US Tour Operators (USTO)
"I lead our product and revenue management organization for both Europe Express and YMT Vacations. I love spending my time developing and discussing new travel experiences with our team to share the joy of travel with our guests."
Europe Express
Europe Express partners exclusively with travel advisors to create custom FIT and private group itineraries throughout Europe for their North American leisure clients. Founded in 1990, we are an industry leading European wholesaler who deliver seamless travel experiences to over 50,000 customers a year.
We are preferred partners with Travel Leaders, Signature, Ensemble, Travelsavers, MAST and WESTA consortia, as well as top host agencies. Europe Express is headquartered outside of Seattle and has an operations office in Barcelona. Our expert sales and reservations teams are based throughout the US.
YMT Vacations
YMT Vacations’ first tours in 1967 were charter trips to then “exotic” Hawaii for US mainlanders. In the decades since, YMT has grown into an industry-leading guided tour specialist for North American travellers offering affordable land, cruise and river cruise tours to bucket list destinations around the world.
Starting in 2022, our tour portfolio will include stops in all 7 continents. YMT is also the largest operator of Rose Parade tours, hosting more than 60,000 guests at the event, over the last 50 years. Our YMT Vacations headquarters is based in Bothell, WA.
Our Awards
Our Offices
Europe Express & YMT Vacations
US Tour Ops Head Office, Washington
3830 Monte Villa Pkwy Suite 210, Bothell, WA 98021, United States
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