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About Alo Travels

Your Personal Connection to the World's Best Travel Experiences

We founded this agency to bring a thoughtful, consultative approach, shaped by our backgrounds working with corporate clients in client success, into the world of bespoke travel. The name Alo is a modern take on the aloe plant, which symbolizes calm and renewal, and it’s also a subtle nod to our names, Alex and Lauren. Since we met while working in the tech world, the shorter, more modern name just felt right.

Meet the Team

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Lauren Ringel

Lauren's love of travel started young at the most iconic hotel in Philadelphia. As a child, her dad and stepmom lived at The Rittenhouse Hotel and weekends felt like an immersive introduction to hotel life, from wandering polished hallways to high tea in the lobby and family dinners at the hotel's restaurants. Those early experiences shaped her belief that a great hotel is never just a place to stay. It can be the heart of a trip and often the reason for the journey itself.

That instinct never faded. Today, Lauren is known among friends for turning casual strolls into impromptu hotel walkthroughs, popping into lobbies "just to look around" and emerging with a full understanding of the property, its energy and who it is truly right for. That natural curiosity is now the foundation of her work.

Lauren's background is in strategy consulting in the tech world, which shows up in how she plans trips. Everything is thoughtful, organized, and intentional. She’s the person thinking three steps ahead, catching details before they become issues, and translating how you want a trip to feel into something that actually works in real life.

She is a specialist in Disney Cruise Line Concierge sailings and Four Seasons Yachts, two of the most elevated ways for families to experience luxury at sea. Lauren advises families on these highly sought after sailings, helping them secure the most coveted staterooms, concierge level service, and onboard experiences that transform a cruise into a truly seamless luxury vacation.

When she is not planning travel, Lauren lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband, her two daughters, and a very opinionated poodle-bichon pup who firmly believes five star service should be standard.

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Alex Brustowicz

Travel has been an important part of Alex’s life for as long as he can remember, starting with family travel at a young age to travel now with his own family.

Alex majored in Chinese Language and Civilization in college and was lucky enough to study abroad in Beijing where he further cultivated his love of Asia. Having lived abroad for two years in China, Alex spent that time traveling across Asia and the travel bug never left him.

Alex later earned an MBA and spent the last 15 years working in consumer insights and software consulting. When the opportunity came to merge his love of travel with his business and tech background, he couldn’t wait to get started!

While today Alex specializes in Disney planning, his real joy is helping plan travel itineraries that are immersive and thoughtful, no matter the destination!

When not planning travel, Alex lives in the Boston suburbs with his wife, two children, and their dog Mochi.

 

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Our goal with Alo is simple. We want travel to feel easy, thoughtful, and cared for from the moment we start planning through the moment you return home. Whether it is a quick getaway, a cruise, or a once in a lifetime journey, we are here to support all of it.

We love getting to know our clients over time and becoming a trusted partner who understands your style, your preferences, and the little details that matter. From remembering your favorite room type to organizing special touches on arrival, our favorite part of this work is personalizing every trip so it feels seamless and entirely your own.