Consortia X Steals the Show at the 2026 AIC Showstopper Awards
AIC Hotel Group, home of Hard Rock Hotels and UNICO Hotels, honored 32 Consortia X advisors from 16 member agencies, plus 10 agencies.
Consortia X came to play at the 2026 AIC Showstopper Awards, and the crowd noticed.
AIC Hotel Group, home of Hard Rock Hotels and UNICO Hotels, recognized 32 Consortia X advisors with individual Showstopper Awards. That's more than 10% of every advisor in Consortia X, from 16 member agencies. On top of that, 10 Consortia X agencies earned agency-level honors.
Co-founder Mitch Toren put it simply: Consortia X "came to play, and the crowd noticed." With 32 advisors and 10 agencies recognized on one stage, he called it "a sold out show." These are advisors who aren't chasing attention. They just keep performing at the top, and every name on the bill earned its spot.
Agency honors
- Black Diamond: Be All Inclusive
- Diamond: Beach Bum Vacations
- Triple Platinum: Travel Concepts, TripGuy Travel, D'Amico Travel, Vagablonde Travel, Sunlover Travel
- Double Platinum: Romance Travel Group, Modern Romance Travel, First Discount Travel
Triple Platinum advisors: The Headliners
- Mitch Toren, TripGuy Travel
- Heather D'Amico, D'Amico Travel
Double Platinum advisors: Main Stage
- James Berglie, Be All Inclusive
- Danialle Natale, Beach Bum Vacations
- Dorothy Johnson, Sunlover Travel
- Aubree Johnson, Vagablonde Travel
- Mathew Kondrup, Matty K Travel
- Lindsay Smith, L & S Travel
Platinum advisors: The Lineup
- Taylor Paffett, Be All Inclusive
- Kate Jaworski, Be All Inclusive
- Lauren Cyran, Be All Inclusive
- Julia Mauro, Be All Inclusive
- Kristen McNatt, Be All Inclusive
- Calli Woodell, Be All Inclusive
- Dawn Koutsky, Be All Inclusive
- Timothy Hamel, Be All Inclusive
- Amy Lewis, Beach Bum Vacations
- Lisa Zwissler, Beach Bum Vacations
- Kathryn Suzanne Potter, Travel Concepts
- Kayla Wallace, Travel Concepts
- Kayla Baral, Vagablonde Travel
- Shelli Nornes, Romance Travel Group
- Melissa Varela, Modern Romance Travel
- Rocco Tabor, TripGuy Travel
- Grace Bonaguro, LandMark Destinations Events
- Carolyn Waffle, Carolyn Waffle Travel
- Mary Fowler, Riverside Tours & Travel
- Kim Goldstein, Journeys
- Lindsay Barrie, Bliss Honeymoons
Gold advisors: Gold Records
- Kathleen Elizabeth Breiter, Romance Travel Group
- Sondra Michelle Womack, Sunlover Travel
- Kristina Perry, Vagablonde Travel
Congratulations to every advisor and agency on the bill, and thank you to AIC Hotel Group for the recognition and for being a true partner to independent agencies. Consortia X is ready for the encore.