Hutto Business Spotlight: Your Passport to Adventure with Local Travel Experts

✈️ Meet the team helping you travel smart, stress-free, and with purpose.

If you're ready to start planning your next getaway, but don’t want to spend hours lost in booking sites and conflicting advice, these are the locals you want in your corner. Introducing Dream Vacations, your full-service travel experts based right here in Hutto. Specializing in cruises, land tours, hotels, excursions, and international trips, this travel agency handles every detail so you can focus on what matters most: making memories.

Their motto says it all: “We’ll do the work so you can make the memories.”

Tell us a little about your business. What do you offer, and what makes it unique?

We are a travel agency that helps people plan their vacations and other trips. We help plan cruises or land trips, including international travels. We also can book hotels and excursions. As travel advisors, our motto is "We'll do the work so you can make the memories!" What makes us unique is that customers will rarely pay for our service...our compensation is from the supplier side. While it's very possible that travelers might sometimes be able to search and find similar pricing, there is a comfort in having one point of contact to make all arrangements and to continue keeping an eye on things in the event of changes, especially price changes that could result in a reduced cost, as well as to communicate important notifications and reminders along the way.

How did your journey as a business owner begin? What inspired you to get started?

We have been world travelers for many years, including all 35 years of marriage! We've done ocean cruises and river cruises. We have traveled to many parts of Europe and have navigated their airports and train stations; we've toured the Holy Land of Israel; we've walked the footsteps of Paul from the Bible; we've touched the pyramids of Egypt and cruised the Nile River; we've visited Hong Kong and China; we've been to most every state in the US, including Hawaii and Alaska...and we still have so many more places we want to see! We've traveled alone, and we've taken amazing trips with family and friends.  When we had the opportunity to purchase a travel agency franchise, we didn't hesitate!  We love helping others experience travel the way we have!

How long have you been in business, and why did you choose Hutto as your home base?

We started our travel business in early 2024, but we feel like we've been helping people travel for years! We chose Hutto because it has been our home since 2008. We've been blessed with many great friendships and relationships here. Our sons and their wives live here with our grandbabies, so there is no place we would rather be (except when we are traveling!).

What’s been one of your most memorable moments as a business owner?

While we have both been very involved in the community for years, serving on non-profit boards, ISD organizations, church, etc., we would say that Katy getting involved with the Hutto Chamber has been one of the most memorable moments as a business owner. Another memorable moment is traveling on a Europe river cruise with Hutto friends...Hippo Nation was well-represented on the Danube River!

What do you think makes the Hutto community special?

It has always been the people and the pride in the community. Obviously, the hippo is a unique identifier that people usually embrace quickly when they move here...and that silly animal can be such a unifier of all people! 

What advice would you give to someone just starting a business here?

Get involved in the community! Join the Chamber. Volunteer with non-profit organizations. Stay off the drama-filled social media pages that all communities seem to have, but find the positive ones and listen to what people have to say. Look for sponsorship opportunities, especially those that reach the school district families...we have more than 11,000 students in Hutto ISD, and their parents drive the community! 

When you're not working, where can we find you around town? (Favorite coffee, food, or hangout spots?)

Our travel agency is currently a side business, so Todd is still working full time for Hutto ISD. Katy is retired from Hutto ISD but still contracts with other districts as an occupational therapist. But we still have time to serve our travel customers!  Otherwise, you can find us serving our church, The Fellowship Hutto; serving on local non-profit boards; and spending as much time as we can with our new grandsons!

Anything exciting coming up you'd like the community to know about?

We are looking at starting a local travel club where people can come together and discuss travel experiences!

We are always looking to create group travel experiences. We have a group traveling to The Footsteps of Paul (mostly Greece) next year (2026) and have spots available. We also have group space reserved for an Alaskan cruise in June of 2026. In December of 2026, we have group space reserved for a river cruise that will visit the Christmas markets of Germany and other locations! 

We would love for our Hutto friends to join us on any of those!

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