Last updated: 7:00 AM ET, Mon October 28, 2024

(Photo Credit: Tyra Andre)
Bio?
Tyra Andre is the proud owner of a thriving and growing travel agency (Travelpreneur Dreams Agent Academy and Mommy and Wee Travels LLC) with over 150-plus dedicated travel agents.
For the past few years, her agency has made a commitment to empower the entire travel agent industry through social media platforms, YouTube being the biggest of them. Andre has always believed in the power of knowledge and has always strived to empower agents on a worldwide scale regardless of whether they are a part of her agency. Andre has helped to revolutionize the way travel agents approach their education and profession.
Mommy and Wee Travels LLC?are single-handedly equipping agents with the tools that they need to thrive in this ever-evolving and seemingly secret industry. Through its strong presence on social media, Andre's business has cultivated a global impact of agents who share a passion for excellence. From revolutionizing the traditional training methods that many other agents may be lacking to embracing the latest of technologies, the agency is constantly pushing the limits of what's possible within the travel industry.
Andre will turn 37 in December 2024.
¡°Winning the?Travel Industry¡¯s 40 Under 40 means that I'm running?in the correct direction,"?Andre said. "I remember being a new travel agent a long time ago and not having the support that I needed to excel, so I decided to become the difference!? In the famous words of?Mahatma Gandhi & Charles Gill:?
- ¡°The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.¡± ¨C Mahatma Gandhi??
-¡°There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you don¡¯t do them.¡±?¨C Charles Gill
I choose this path, and this is just the beginning,¡± Andre said.??
Industry Reference
"Tyra definitely should be on the 40 under 40 travel list. She went from a medical career to selling and mentoring others to sell travel. She has established her own successful agency and You tube channel. She is focused on acquiring and training travel agents that will make the industry excel and not decline," said Chequita Evans of Reset and Go Travel.
"She wants all travel agents to be efficient, proficient, and to excel at selling travel. She has a perfect niche that she lives by so it so natural and authentic to her customers. Plus she is completely dedicated to her craft and it¡¯s unbelievable what she has accomplished under the age of 40."
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