Irene Barbara Criton Inducted into Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Destination Travel

    Santa Barbara, California, USA, August 1, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Irene Criton, Owner, Website Developer and Wedding Planner for Destination Santa Barbara, has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in destination travel.

For more than 25 years, Irene Barbara Criton has been writing about local events taking place in and around Santa Barbara, Calif. As owner, website designer/developer and wedding planner, she has owned Destination Santa Barbara, a wedding, leisure, travel and tourism services provider, utilizing her expertise in communication, and her ability to communicate in five languages. Throughout her week, she creates websites that make money, from concept to design, markets her services, revisits information on different websites, ensuring that the information is up to date. As a journalist, Ms. Criton also publishes information related to the city of Santa Barbara, traveling around town to gather information that is best for inquiries from foreign travelers and tourism, and takes time responding to daily queries.

Ms. Criton speaks five languages, including English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. She was born in London, and grew up in Europe. Her work as a model for magazines and television gave her a sense of style, while her work in four Olympic Games honed her organizational and communication skills.

Planning weddings in Santa Barbara has been a labor of love for her since 2002. She became involved in her profession because of her extensive traveling experience. She came to Santa Barbara 25 years ago and was delighted by the city. Utilizing her journalistic background, she began writing about the city to inform others, stressing Santa Barbara's unique beauty and its lesser known life-styles and resources. She started what is now known as a blog 25 years ago for informative purposes (SantaBarbaraLive.com). In 1998, Irene launched wedding websites for Santa Barbara and those have been much imitated since.

To establish community ties, Ms. Criton is affiliated with the Santa Barbara Visitors Bureau. In the past, she received a plaque for recognition in the organization of four Olympic Games (IOC). During her free time, she enjoys photography, writing and travel. In five years, Ms. Criton plans to fine-tune and sell the various websites she has made, and move back to her house in France to continue writing.

For more information about Destination Santa Barbara, visit http://www.DestinationSantaBarbara.com.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

For more information, please visit http://www.worldwidewhoswho.com.

Contact:
Ellen Campbell
Director, Media Relations
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