Edward Yan

Reservations Specialist

Ed hails from Cleveland, Ohio as an offspring of two natives of Guangdong, China; he remembers a childhood that involved being packed into a car for road trips to the Chinatowns of Toronto, New York City and Chicago. His first realization of the concept of countries came to him when he wondered out loud to his parents “Why do they use the same money in New York as they do in Cleveland, but when we go to Toronto, we have to get a different kind of money?” After spending 6 months in Guangdong and Hong Kong and being immersed entirely into a non-American culture, Ed has been fascinated with the World and wishes to visit as many places and sample as many cuisines as possible. Since then, his travels have taken him all over the States and Canada, England, Mexico, various islands of the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Japan, South Korea and back to China on numerous occasions. Ed speaks English and Cantonese fluently, has dabbled in French and is currently learning Spanish. He enjoys surfing, snowboarding, the culinary arts and holds an Advanced certification in SCUBA. Ed graduated from the University of Akron with a BS in Business Administration/Marketing and supports the professional sports teams known as the Cleveland Indians, the Cleveland Browns, DC United and Aston Villa FC.