In July 1992, Nancy Stollsteimer purchased Benchmark Travel, located in Germantown, NY. One year later, she purchased Empire Travel Consultants and eight years later she purchased Rotterdam Travel and most recently January 2005, She purchased Goldsmith Travel forming what is now Empire Travel Services located at The 20 Mall in Guilderland, NY. Beginning with a staff of 2, Empire Travel Services continued to grow to its current staff of 12.

With 45 years of combined travel experience, Empire Travel Services has developed into one of the Capital District's fastest growing leisure, corporate and meeting planning agencies.