WE'RE EXCITED TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER!

Geoff Hendren, Verified Travel Advisor through ASTA

Geoff was born and raised in New Zealand where wanderlust is a way of life.  True to form, after graduation from Canterbury University with a commerce degree, Geoff traveled throughout the world to “have a look” at what is out there.  And so began his enthusiastic love for travel.

​Geoff is the owner of Bon Voyage Boutique Travel and believes that every trip should be tailored to the desires of the client.  He understands that time is a precious commodity and is happy to sort through the myriad of options out there.   Geoff works to ensure the entire travel process – before, during and after – is a worthwhile and unforgettable experience.
Geoff is also an New Zealand Destination Specialist (Gold) which is the highest accolade the program has to offer!
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Brittany Bartelt, Certified Travel Associate through
​The Travel Institute

Brittany joined our team in July 2020. She has been in the travel industry since 2015 and has worked on both sides of the industry - as a Travel Advisor helping clients book travel, and as a Sales Manager for a tour company. Brittany has found her passion is not only to travel, but helping others travel and create the trip of a lifetime for them.

With a passion for culinary travel, she believes one of the best ways to experience a destination is through it's cuisine! Learning about the locally grown foods, how they used in every day life, and what recipes define that region are some of the experiences she treasures most!

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 Jana Greenfield

Jana is new to the Fox Valley, but has been visiting for years. She comes to us with a long history of helping companies tell their stories through marketing & event planning, and taking care of employees and clients in a variety of industries.

Jana's first international trip was when she was 14, and believes that some of the best moments in her life have included travel. She has been fortunate to travel to over 27 countries (and counting), and strives to plan trips that include exceptional moments for everyone she works with. ​

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Kara Rothkegel

Kara is our groups coordinator and manages our office. She worked as a travel agent here at Bon Voyage before transitioning over to the administrative side of the business. Kara keeps track of all the details to make sure each trip is seamless. With her previous experience as an agent, she understands the entire travel process from planning to trip completion. She uses these skills to make sure each detail is taken care of and our clients have what they need for a fantastic travel experience.

Kara is the daughter of Geoff and Cindy. Her love of travel developed after taking her first international trip to New Zealand to visit Geoff's family when she was in high school. She was completely hooked on travel after that experience! Kara studied in Florence, Italy when she was in college and after getting married in 2016, she lived in Belgium for two years while her husband completed an ex-pat assignment. Kara took full opportunity of her time there and traveled throughout Europe and visited the small towns and lesser known sights in addition to the capitol cities. Kara consults on the development of many of our Europe itineraries in addition to running the group trips and coordinating the office.

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Kate Pfaendtner

Kate is our invaluable office manager and she makes sure your trip goes off without a hitch! She works behind the scenes taking care of payments, putting together documents, managing schedule changes and so much more! These details are some of the most crucial aspects of travel and Kate's exceptional attention to detail ensures a seamless and stress-free vacation for our clients.

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Cindy Hendren 

Cindy joined Bon Voyage Boutique Travel after she “retired” from a 32 year career at Kimberly-Clark, Corp.  in Research and Engineering.   She enjoyed many years of travel, both domestic and global, while at KC.  Immediately after graduating from college, Cindy also spent three years at Midwest Express airlines giving her an insider view of how airlines work.

Cindy is passionate about allowing women who want to travel the opportunity to join with other ladies and get a chance to see the world.  She has started a travel group for women only – Women Who Wander. Her Italy trip in 2019 was a huge success and included girlfriends traveling together, mothers and daughters and many single ladies who just did not feel comfortable traveling by themselves. Their first group trip was incredible, and she has many more amazing trips in the works.