Longtime traveler takes on new adventure of owning a business

Travel entrepreneur Michael Distler goes the distance for clients — such as traveling on his own dime to navigate COVID-19 protocols so his clients don’t have to.

By Amanda Postma
| 12:00 p.m. December 2, 2021
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Wemple. Michael Distler is always up for a fun adventure.

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Travel can be a headache to schedule. But for others, it’s an adventure. Especially if your travel company is named Avontuur Travel International Inc.

Translating to adventure in Afrikaans, Avontuur is a new adventure and luxury travel agency with offices in downtown Sarasota and Naples. CEO and Founder Michael Distler started the company after spending more than 15 years in the luxury travel industry within the Virtuoso Verified Travelers network.