Family Travel: With Young Children
Kimberly Wilson Wetty, Valerie Wilson Travel, New York City
Recommended Generalist
Calling all stressed-out moms seeking a top-of-the-line getaway with their tots: Wetty, who has taken her four- and eight-year-olds to many luxe resorts in the United States and the Caribbean, designs trips that will minimize parents' frustrations while maximizing the benefits for the children. She has advice about where to find the best programs, pools, and buffets for kids and how to maintain routines and nap times while attempting to sightsee (212-592-1218; kimberlyww@vwti.com).

Gay and Lesbian Travel
Peter Carideo, CRC Travel, Chicago
Carideo stays up-to-date on the latest gay-friendly destinations, often matches clients traveling abroad with local guides who are gay or lesbian, and has the pull with leading hotels (as well as some high-end gay-owned B&Bs) that translates into preferred treatment for clients (773-525-3800; peter@crctravel.com).

Honeymoons
Cookie Anspach Kohn, Valerie Wilson Travel, Highland Park, Illinois
With great patience and understanding, Kohn helps brides and grooms pick their perfect honeymoon locale and then orchestrates all manner of special touches—picnics on secluded beaches, private vehicles for game drives. She's particularly attuned to what matters to honeymooners: When she inspects beach resorts, for instance, she always picks up a handful of sand so she can describe the texture to clients (800-345-7901; cookiek@vwti.com).

Rail Travel in North America
Sylvia and Ted Blishak, Train Travel Consulting at Accent on Travel, Klamath Falls, Oregon
The Blishaks spend a month a year crisscrossing the United States and Canada on trains, portable office in tow. They know the pros and cons of different routes (e.g., which tracks through the Canadian Rockies are most scenic) and different cars (which are noisy or rough-riding) and can tell you which trains stop for golf and fly-fishing outings and which cover "rare mileage" over tracks that don't have regularly scheduled service. They also know where the suites with double beds and private baths are and can sometimes secure bedrooms in sold-out sleeping cars (800-347-0645; sylvia@traintravelconsulting.com; traintravelconsulting.com).

Shopping
Carol Cornell, Covington Travel, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Cornell knows the best European factory stores for china, crystal, silver, and linens, and can tell you where to find huge discounts on the finest tableware. Her friendships with factory owners mean she can get you a Limoges factory tour or specially commissioned boxes (260-432-5995; carolc@covingtontravelinc.com).

Spas
Angela Turen, Churchill & Turen, Naperville, Illinois
It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it: Over the past decade, Turen has spent 300 days testing massages, wraps, and other treatments in more than 100 different spas—from destination spas (think Canyon Ranch) to cruise-ship spas to wellness programs in Europe and Asia. In arranging every detail of your vacation, she can advise which treatments are simply trendy versus truly therapeutic and which are better enjoyed in the morning versus just before bed (630-717-7777; aturen@traveltruth.com).

Wine Programs
Larry Martin, Food & Wine Trails, Santa Rosa, California
Seeking an epicurean tour, cruise, or workshop with winemakers and chefs in Europe or South America? Martin, who handles educational trips for Robert Mondavi, Beringer, the American Wine Society, and culinary schools such as the Culinary Institute of America, creates programs that dig into local cultures via their wine and food legacies (800-367-5348; larry@foodandwinetrails.com).