About

Would you rather have someone “who has been selling travel for over 20 years” plan your vacation? Or someone who has personally lived, worked and traveled on seven continents? A hotelier by trade, I was born and raised in the Netherlands. Following my education, I was fortunate to live in Macau, Hong Kong, Paris and the Caribbean islands of St. Maarten and Curacao. My role for luxury hotel operator Hyatt International took me throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and South America before settling in Chicago. There I opened the award-winning boutique leisure travel agency that evolved into Q Cruise + Travel. Member Travel + Leisure Travel Advisory Board. Travel + Leisure A-list Advisor.