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Fran Whitlock

Specialty Travel Consultant & Air Specialist
Worked at Holbrook Travel since: 1992
Foreign languages:

English, Southernese

Email: fran@holbrooktravel.com
Phone: 800-451-7111 x319

Fran has been in the travel industry since 1978. She studied travel at Prospect Hall College in Ft. Lauderdale and received her CTC (Certified Travel Consultant) designation in 1990. Fran was born and raised in Florida but lived in Germany for seven years before returning to the sunshine state. At Holbrook, she fulfills the roles of air specialist and travel consultant, working with groups and individuals to craft personalized travel experiences both by land and air. She loves to relax with family, travel, and be outdoors, and has visited Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Ecuador, and the Galapagos Islands. 

The Holbrook Explorer

Side view of an adult hippo and calf partially submersed in water
Photo of the Month: May 2026
There is something very special about rising before dawn to leave our tented camp and visit the hippo pool where dozens of these giant creatures slowly make their way to the meeting point of the Seron
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A woolly monkey balances in the branches of a tree, its limbs outstretched and tail wrapped around a branch overhead
Photo of the Month: April 2026
Above: We’re exploring the Harpy reserve in Colombia’s Sierra de La Macarena, on the hunt for the magnificent Harpy Eagle. As we rounded a bend on the trail, we stumbled upon a troop of sleeping monke
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A few small buildings sit on a misty lake shoreline with mountains of Torres del Paine formation in the background, in early morning light
Selfie of staff Rodrigo López and Debbie Jordan on a beach
A large iguana partially submerged in water opens its mouth to bite a piece of vegetation
A person crouches near the base of a sand dune while aiming a camera offscreen
Twelve travelers and guides pose on a platform overlooking a vast valley below
Many monarch butterflies fly overhead among the treetops
A view of treetops far away where a bird's vibrant feathers make it visible despite the distance
Woman standing behind a conference table decorated with Holbrook-branded signage and handouts
A Galapagos Penguin mid-jump over volcanic rock and seawater
A llama stands on a path with the stone walls of an archaeological site in the background
A woolly monkey balances in the branches of a tree, its limbs outstretched and tail wrapped around a branch overhead
A group of people pose and smile at the camera
Multiple people on a forest trail look through binoculars and scopes at something outside the frame
Side view of an adult hippo and calf partially submersed in water