Marlin Travel
Rainbow Centre
40 Elm Street, Unit #35
Sudbury, Ontario P3C 1S8
Tel: 705 675 1977 Fax: 705 675 1685
Toll Free: 1 888 295 4796
Meet Our Team
Marina Banozic - marina.banozic@marlintravel.ca
Marina has been in the travel industry since 1992 when she graduated from the Travel and Tourism Program at Cambrian College. She was hired from her placement program by Thomas Cook Travel - located in Eatons and has been with the same agency ever since. The agency name only changed in 2006 when all Thomas Cook offices became Marlin Travel. Marina is the manager of the downtown office and has enjoyed much success and recognition by her company and her clients throughout the years. She has been voted Sudbury's Favourite Travel Agent 3 years in a row which proves her loyal client base. Having been in the industry for so many years, Marina has had the opportunity to travel extensively and considers herself a specialist in European travel - having lived in Croatia for over 4 years. Marina enjoys planning vacations and prides herself on her attention to detail which her clients can vouch for. Marina has been married for 18 years and has two wonderful children. She is an active member of the Croatian community and proudly displays her heritage. Aside from travel, Marina teaches dance and language classes, enjoys cooking, baking and loves to entertain.
Kristine Huhtala - kristine.huhtala@marlintravel.ca
Kristine has been in the travel industry since 1991 when she graduated from the Travel and Tourism Program at Cambrian College. She has worked with Air Sea Travel from 1994 to 2003 as an agent as well as a manager while becoming a well known figure to the downtown core. Kristine joined Marlin Travel in 2003 and since then has earned many company awards of recognition for her sales achievements. Kristine works in both corporate and leisure travel and enjoys the mixture of the two as it keeps her day always interesting. Kristine has travelled extensively, which gives her that personal edge on giving tips and informatino to her clients while travelling. She also has a lot of experience with groups, weddings as well as cruising. Kristine's love of travel is what brought her to this industry and it is her clients new and old that keep her here! Kristine is very outgoing, loves people and loves a challenge. Some personal hobbies aside from travel are theatre, the arts, music, movie going and volunteering her time for different causes in need. Her personal best are her pride and joy, Bradley and Juliana!
Linda Lavoie - linda.lavoie@marlintravel.ca
Linda completed the Travel Program at Cambrian College in 1987 and started with Marlin Travel on Lasalle Blvd the same year. This makes Linda an employee of Marlin Travel for over 21 years. She managed the Chelmsford office for over 7 years, then moved to the Sudbury south end location and worked there for over 7 years. Presently, Linda is located at the Marlin branch in downtown Sudbury. She has extensive experience in the Caribbean, USA and Mexican market, as well she has escorted numerous bus trips. Linda's favourite destinations are Jamaica and Las Vegas. She enjoys working with groups and helping clients plan their perfect vacation. Florida is a big market for Linda and she she can help you customize it to your needs. She is a fully bilingual agent for all those clients wanting to have their travel arrangements handled in French. Linda loves to see movies, listen to classical music, play poker and see live concerts. She also enjoys the outdoors, especially golf! Linda has been happily married for over 23 years and has 3 children and 2 grandchildren.