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The Joy of Travel
The Joy of Travel is a family owned and operated professional travel agency located in Oklahoma City, OK. Famous across the United States for our private, personally escorted tours, did you know we offer customized independent travel as well?
Home to some of most elite agents in the country, our promise to you is simple- we won't recommend anywhere we haven't tried first. Find out for yourself if our first-hand knowledge doesn't make all the difference. Small Town friendly-Big City expertise.
The Joy of Travel-where we put the JOY back in travel.
Joy Crutchfield is the 2020 Recipient of the National Leadership in Travel award from Travel Age West and the Globus Family of Brands. It was the first time in the history of the award that it was given to a travel agent.
The Joy of Travel is the #1 agency in the nation with the Globus Family of Brands (Avalon Waterways, Globus Escorted Tours, Independent by Globus, Undiscovered by Globus, and Cosmos Escorted Tours) within the prestigious Travel Leaders consortium.
The Joy of Travel is an industry leader recognized for outstanding customer service and exceptional expertise. Most of our agents are among the top 1% in the nation.
The Joy of Travel is proud to offer the following personally escorted tours
Check out the "travel with us" tab for a full list of our group opportunities.
May 2025, hosted by Joy and Leigh Ann - Click here for details ▸
July 2025, escorted by Lori - Click here for details ▸
September 2025, escorted by Shawnda - Click here for details ▸
October 2025, hosted by Joy - Click here for details ▸
October 2025, hosted by Doreen - Click here for details ▸
November 2025, hosted by Joy and Leigh Ann - Click here for details ▸
December 2025, hosted by Meredith - Click here for details ▸
December 2025, hosted by Stefan and Leigh Ann Lane - Click here for details ▸
April 2026, escorted by Joslyn White - Click here for details ▸
May 2026, escorted by Lori Curtis - Click here for details ▸
“The Joy of Travel is by far the best travel agency I have ever used and I have been traveling extensively in the U.S. and abroad, for the past 15 years. I love it when I have the opportunity to go on Joys guided tours. She adds that extra bit of fun and excitement to any trip. I travel several times each year and I am always amazed . . . I never have to worry about anything from the beginning when I call to say, Joy I want to go to...until I get back home. Worry free, stress free. She takes care of everything including anything that might come up while I am on the trip. Joy is a wonderful lady. ”
“What an amazing trip you planned for us!!! I was very skeptical about Mexico and I’m so glad I listened to you. We are beyond impressed with Cancun and would love to come back. The food, people and the hotel were all amazing!! Thank you again for planning this for us. We look forward to more of your suggestions!!”
I want to thank you for planning our amazing trip to Cancun Mexico this summer. Everything was great. So easy and fun. The flights were great. The Iberostar was fantastic. Everyone was very friendly and courteous and so helpful. The resort was clean and so beautiful. We were right in the middle with easy access to everything. Food was delicious. We have enjoyed all trips that y’all have booked for us. Thank you so much.
We LOVED everything about the trip. The hotel was AMAZING!! The customer service was great, the hotel was nice, there were many restaurants options. The food was great, and we loved how each restaurant had its own theme. Each restaurant had us in awe- I mean BEAUTIFUL!! Great views of the ocean from the room. The pool was fantastic, it had options for everyone, single and families.
They did an excellent job of taking precautions and we felt they always did a good job of keeping things clean and sanitized. We never had to ask for anything because they were so attentive. My girls loved it, they even had kids camp (we didn’t try only because the girls were having too much fun at the pool). It was nice to have that option in case we wanted to have a date night.
It felt safe, welcoming, and well taken care of. The customer service was unbeatable. 5 stars overall.
I am happy to give you a call if needed because I could go on. Thank you, we will for sure be going back and bringing our whole family next time.
My wife and I have had the pleasure of working with Joy and her company, The Joy of Travel since January of 2020. You will not find anyone more hard working, conscientious, persistent, knowledgeable and pleasant than Joy! She helped us through the difficult times in 2020 and 2021 with our planned trips to Alaska, Southern Italy and Greek Escape that had to be cancelled and rescheduled multiple times due to COVID-19. She has an optimistic and can do attitude that helps travelers such as us get through any difficulties we encounter. I recommended Joy and her team to anyone I talk to about our trips and tell them about the great job she has done for us. Joy is our go to person when we are thinking about our next trip. She works hard to make travel a "Joy".