Meredith DonALDSON
FOUNDER / Luxury Travel Advisor

Favorite destinations: Slovenia, Italy, Portugal, Africa, the Caribbean Islands

Favorite hotels: Hotel Esencia in the Riviera Maya, Lolebezi Safari Lodge in Zambia, The Brando in Tahiti, Corinthia in Lon don

Favorite travel experiences: Traveling on Belmond’s Andean Explorer, a luxury train journey through Peru. White water rafting on the Soca River in Slovenia. Walking with Rhinos in Africa.

Meredith is passionate about developing authentic experiences for her clients, transforming them into travelers, not just tourists. She takes pride in handcrafting each trip, combining the perfect amount of luxury, adventure and local flavor to create enduring memories for a lifetime.

Meredith’s bespoke trip designs and dedication to her clients has earned her recognition across the travel industry, including features in international travel publications. In 2016, she was named Thirty Under 30 by Travel Agent Central Magazine and Travel Trendsetter by Luxury Travel Magazine in 2017. In 2019, she was featured as an Embark Superstar by Signature Travel Network.

Meredith has visited more than 30 countries across six continents. She currently resides in Chicago with her family and her two dogs.

TOREY EDGCOMB
Luxury Travel Advisor

Favorite destinations: Australia, Switzerland, Africa & Fiji

Favorite hotels: Rancho Valencia, Chedi Andermatt, Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Mukul Resort

Favorite travel experiences: 4x4 Jeep Tour of Carrara Marble Quarries in Tuscany, Heli Skiing in Revelstoke, exploring the ocean & marine life on Lizard Island

Travel became a passion for Torey when she studied abroad in University, first with a summer in Florence followed by a semester in Australia. Since then, she has traveled to 49 countries on 5 continents - with a goal of hitting all 7 continents before she turns 40!

Torey looks to build long-term relationships with her clients- to help them realize, plan for & accomplish their travel bucket lists. She specializes in honeymoons/anniversaries, natural wonders, wildlife & safari experiences as well as luxury cruise & train travel. No ask is too little or too great- she enjoys planning simple weekend getaways + the challenge of complex itineraries.

When not traveling, Torey is based in Salt Lake City and enjoys hiking, skiing & playing on her co-ed soccer team.

SOPHIE MEHLMAN
TRAVEL advisor

She/her/hers

English, French, Spanish, Italian

Favorite destinations: Zanzibar, Colombia, Thailand, Italy

Favorite hotels: Palacio Belmonte (Lisbon), Sextantio Albergo Diffuso

Favorite travel experiences: Swimming with Dolphins off the coast of Zanzibar. Solo trekking in the Valle De Cocora, Colombia. Eating fresh papaya on the beach of Surat Thani, Thailand. Discovering Amaro while hiking in the Gran Sasso National Park in Abruzzo, Italy.

With a background in hospitality, Sophie has dedicated her life to curating exceptional experiences. 

She’s been fortunate in her 33 years to have visited 33 countries, while having lived in nine cities, on three continents. Her first hand knowledge, coupled with World Citizen Travel expertise and industry perks, allows her to deliver unique travel discoveries for her clients. 

As a 13 year old, she was exposed to the mountain gorillas of the Congo wilderness. Her father was the decade-long Director for the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund, a primatologist and conservationist, he exposed her to the world of ecotourism and sustainable travel which serves as a compass to much of her advisory work.

Sophie started her career in tourism as the manager and guide of a tour operator in Antigua, Guatemala, which specialized in multi-day treks on active Volcanoes. And yes, they erupted… all the time. So, if you’re looking to go “off the beaten path”, she’d be more than thrilled to help!

Later, Sophie became the General Manager of a boutique eco-hotel in her hometown of Montreal, Canada. There, she helped solidify the space as a preferred destination. For hundreds of international guests and celebrity visitors over three years, her welcoming nature and local expertise helped make Montreal feel like their home away from home. Now, she prides herself on bringing the same spirit of hospitality and level of service when curating her clients travel itineraries.

When she’s not busy organizing travel to the most beautiful places around the world, she can be found hiking or cozying up in her Chicago loft with Scout, her Rhodesian Ridgeback. Sophie is a sommelier, who loves cooking (ask her about pasta making!), sailing on Lake Michigan, learning to fly small Piper planes, horseback riding and dreaming up plans for her Italian resort in the mountains of Abruzzo.