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Jeannie Cartier Sauleau,
President, Sixth Star Travel
CTC – Certified Travel Consultant
MCC – Master Cruise Counselor
ATC – Adventure Travel Consultant
DS – Destination Specialist
Travel is a big part of Jean's life, which include family visits in France (on a very regular basis and excursions throughout Europe and Africa. Other favorite exotic excursions include the South Pacific, especially exotic Marquesas for diving and exploring, and luxury cruising on the high seas. She holds certifications as a France Specialist, Tahiti Tiare Agent, and is pending certification as a Spa Specialist and Africa Specialist. Jean has recently been chosen as an accredited Space Agent for Virgin Galactic to sell passage to outer space.
Check out Virtuoso Life Magazine featuring Virgin Galactic
Jeannie's career in the travel industry started in high school working with Mexicana Airlines. During her tenure at the University of Tampa, she continued her career in the travel industry, following her father's footsteps in the hotel industry. On her return to St. Louis, she worked with Maritz Incentive Travel Company, INTRAV and various travel companies, gaining retail and wholesale travel experience.
At the age of 23, Jeannie was calling on Fortune 500 companies as director of marketing for a large St. Louis corporate travel company while continuing her education at Maryville University in Business Management.
By 1985 she was ready to venture on her own, and with the help of her close-knit family, she founded Cartier Travel & Cruises in St. Louis, MO. Cartier Travel became a very successful Virtuoso travel agency, specializing in the luxury market, and excelling as a top performer in luxury cruise sales. The same year of the company's founding was also the year she met her future husband, Christian Sauleau, Executive VP of Operations for Radisson Seven Seas.
After 15 successful years as owner of Cartier Travel, she sold her company and moved to South Florida, where she now resides with her husband and son, Jean-Christian.
For more information on making your travel dreams come true, contact Jeannie at: jean@sixthstartravel.com
Jan Hammond, General Manager
· CTC - Certified Travel Counselor
· MCC - Master Cruise Counselor
· DS - Destination Specialist for Switzerland, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Canada, and the Caribbean.
As General Manager of Sixth Star Travel, Jan Hammond, brings a lifetime of experience and a passion for travel to her role. Her travels have taken her to many fascinating destinations all over the world – throughout Europe, Alaska, Canada Hawaii, Central and South America, Australia and New Zealand, Tahiti, Hong Kong and China. She is a Specialist for Switzerland, France, Tahiti, Hawaii, Caribbean, Canada, Skiing and Italy is pending.
Jan got her start in the travel business while working during a college break and found her calling in the travel industry.
She founded Carlson Wagonlit Travel/Travel Planners in Miami Lakes in 1984 and served as president of the company during 16 years of successful years of operation and growth. Prior to that, she operated and managed Westland Travel Agency in Miami Lakes for 11 years.
Well-known and respected within the travel industry, Jan is the past president of the South Florida ASTA Chapter, and has chaired the Dade County ICTA (Institute of Certified Travel Agents) Forum. She is the past president of the SKAL Club of Miami, and is recognized as being the first female to hold this post.
She has served on special Travel Agency Advisory Boards for the German National Tourist Office, Preferred Hotels and Resorts, Palace Hotel - Prague, Westin Hotels, Athenaeum Hotel - Detroit, and Hong Kong Tourist Association. A long-time resident of South Florida, Jan currently resides in the community of Miami Lakes. She is an active member and President of Zonta Club of Miami Lakes, an international service organization that works to improve the status of women
Jan may be reached at the following e-mail address: jan@sixthstartravel.com
Liz Gonzalez
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Monika Dysart
Independent Agent
- CTC – Certified Travel Counselor
- MCC – Master Cruise Counselor
- DS – Destination Specialist
- ATS - Adventure Travel Specialist
Monika has traveled extensively throughout the world. Her travels have provided her with the knowledge and expertise to plan trips to any destination. Her fluency in German is an added plus when it comes to traveling abroad.
Monika’s travel career started with family vacations by car in the U.S. With family in Europe, she got her passport and took her first international trip in 1969. Her travels continue from there. Monika Dysart serves as an independent travel contractor to Sixth Star Travel.
“Travel is so much more than making a reservation. It’s developing a rapport to find out what each client is looking for, then developing an experience and wonderful memories. I can arrange details from beginning to end: air, private cars for transportation, luggage shipping, dinner reservations, customized tours, theater tickets, special performances and more. I work on making the trip as seamless as they want. Whether it’s a weekend get-away, an exotic adventure, cruise, tour or something in between, it’s a personalized, customized trip for my clients.”
Born and raised in St. Louis, Monika studied hotel and restaurant management in college prior to entering the travel industry. She began her travel career in Tampa, then moved back to St. Louis where she spent 17 years with Cartier Travel. Starting as an agent, her talent was quickly noticed and she was promoted to manager in her second year with the company.
She continues her education with regular travel courses, and has earned numerous certifications.
She travels annually, with clients to new destinations. 20 years as a travel consultant and travels have provided the knowledge and expertise to plan trips to any destination. Fluency in German is an added plus when it comes to traveling abroad. Personal travel has taken Monika all over Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, Cambodia, the Caribbean, Central America, and numerous destinations in the US, Canada, Mexico, Botswana, Zambie, Zimbabwe and South Africa
Monika may be reached at the following e-mail address: monika@sixthstartravel.com
Direct: 636-227-9356
Toll Free 1-800-808-0320
Fax 636-227-9359
Helga Thalheimer
Independent Agent
- Received Virtuoso Accreditation
- Certified Specialist - Germany and Pleasant Holidays
Helga’s love of travel began with family vacations by car to visit relatives around the U.S. As family vacations escalated to Europe, so did her love of travel. Her travels have taken her to Mexico, Canada, and all over the U.S. She has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Caribbean and has recently added Africa to her list. Check out her award winning photograph of elephants draining the pool in Zimbabwe.
Helga’s favorite method of travel is cruising and she has cruised throughout the Mediterranean and Caribbean, across the Baltic and North Seas, around the Black Sea and even across the Atlantic. She has sailed with a variety of cruise lines, including Cunard, SilverSea, and Radisson. Helga is a certified specialist with SeaDream Yacht Club and Celebrity Cruises. In December 2004, Helga was chosen to represent Oceania Cruises on the Virtuoso LBD Team.
“I love to see the excitement in a person’s eyes when they begin to talk about traveling. I love to get them even more excited about new destinations, and unique stays or things to do when they get there.”
Helga can be reached at the following email address: helga@sixthstartravel.com.
Arlene Brenner
Independent Agent
I am looking forward to helping you!
- Certified P.A.D.I Master SCUBA Instructor
David spent 25 years working in the Cruise Industry and possesses extensive working knowledge of the industry and their destinations world-wide. Having held various management positions both onboard ships and in the executive offices for several major cruise lines he is well known and respected by many cruise line executives and tour operators world-wide.
David went to sea at the early age of 17 when he joined the Navy. Attached to Operation Deepfreeze and assigned to Admiral Bird’s Flagship the USS Arneb he circumnavigated the world twice before the age of 21 by means of a sextant and celestial bodies as satellite navigation was far into the future. Much of his sea time was spent south of the Antarctic Circles at McMurdo Station, Cape Evans and Cape Hallet. When the ship was not in the Antarctic it was going between New Zealand and Australian Ports. David has traveled for the better part of his life all over the world to many distant exotic destinations.
His biggest reward has been interacting with such a diverse group of peoples from the different cultures and all walks of life. His lesson learned is that we are all the same and that if you put a friendly smile on your face you will probably get a friendly smile back. It is well worth taking the risk!
When traveling…..leave home…at home and keep an open mind!
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