Columbia has its airport fourteen miles out and Fort Jackson on its doorstep. We plan trips around both, by phone and email.
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Columbia Metropolitan is about fourteen miles from downtown, with Charlotte roughly 81 miles north for nonstop routes. The University of South Carolina and Fort Jackson add students, faculty and soldiers with their own calendars. Since Charleston stopped basing cruise ships at the end of 2024, the nearest port is Jacksonville, about five hours by car.
Dove Travel and Cruises International, a Nashville, Tennessee agency, plans for the Midlands by phone and email. For military families that means flexible fares where they exist and insurance that covers orders; for everyone else, written quotes and one agent throughout.

Student trips, leave-block vacations and cruises.
Jacksonville by car, Florida by air.
Caribbean cruises →Cover for changed military orders.
Travel insurance →Spring break and study abroad.
Air tickets →Beach resorts from CAE or Charlotte.
All-inclusive packages →Escorted travel worldwide.
Guided tours →Beach weeks and theme parks.
Family vacations →We can plan for travelers in Columbia, Forest Acres, Cayce, West Columbia, Irmo, Lexington, Dentsville and St. Andrews.
Columbia Metropolitan or Charlotte for flights, Jacksonville for drive-to cruises. Columbia trips are planned by phone and email from our Nashville office, and quotes for Columbia travelers arrive in writing.
Part of Dove Travel & Cruises International, a Nashville, Tennessee travel agency open since 1994. Trips for South Carolina travelers are planned by phone and email.
Andy has been a travel agent in Nashville since he founded Dove Travel & Cruises International in 1994. He and his team plan cruises, resorts, guided tours, destination weddings, international flights and more with leading tour operators for travelers across the country, backed by a BBB A+ rating and ASTA, CLIA, IATA and ARC credentials.
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