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New travel agency opens in Cedar Park
Jennifer and Don Shirley. (Courtesy Jennifer Shirley)
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A new, veteran-owned travel agency business is now open in Cedar Park. Book and Go Travel, a home-based business, opened Nov. 11, according to business owners Don and Jennifer Shirley. The business can service travel requests for any budget, destination and group size, according to Jennifer Shirley. The business is part of Dream Vacations. 512-270-9896. www.bookandgotravel.com
By Brian Perdue
Brian Perdue is the editor of the Lake Travis-Westlake and Northwest Austin editions of Community Impact Newspaper. A native of Virginia's Appalachian Mountains, he has been a journalist since 1992, living and working in Virginia, Washington D.C., Hawaii's Big Island, Southern California and Florida before moving to Austin in 2019.
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