What does a Soirée Tour Manager do?
Soirée Tour Managers make the difference between a trip and a memorable journey. They know the destination, the culture, the food, the hidden gems. They take the pressure off you, the traveler, by handling all the logistical details, so you can simply enjoy the moment. Plus they're fun to be with! Our Tour Managers make sure the trip goes smoothly on the ground, help guests with special requests along the way, offer travel tips and orientation in each city, recommend favorite restaurants, and help travelers arrange free time plans. No one knows everything, of course, so we hire expert, licensed local guides for in-depth site visits.
Soirée Tour Managers make the difference between a trip and a memorable journey. They know the destination, the culture, the food, the hidden gems. They take the pressure off you, the traveler, by handling all the logistical details, so you can simply enjoy the moment. Plus they're fun to be with! Our Tour Managers make sure the trip goes smoothly on the ground, help guests with special requests along the way, offer travel tips and orientation in each city, recommend favorite restaurants, and help travelers arrange free time plans. No one knows everything, of course, so we hire expert, licensed local guides for in-depth site visits.
Must my group travel with a Soirée Tour Manager?
We value your travel investment and want to ensure we make the most of it. Even small group travel has many layers of complexity, so a Soirée Tour Manager will accompany most groups of 6 or more and all executive teams. Soirée Tour Managers are recommended, but optional, for independent parties with fewer than 6 travelers.
We value your travel investment and want to ensure we make the most of it. Even small group travel has many layers of complexity, so a Soirée Tour Manager will accompany most groups of 6 or more and all executive teams. Soirée Tour Managers are recommended, but optional, for independent parties with fewer than 6 travelers.
Who are the Soirée Tour Managers?
Each Soirée Tour Manager on our team is highly-trained, experienced, and prepared to give the utmost professional attention to Soirée travelers. They are problem-solvers, story-tellers, and have a broad background of knowledge, experience, and the all-important qualities of warmth, patience, and humor. Our Tour Managers help bring the destination to life.
Each Soirée Tour Manager on our team is highly-trained, experienced, and prepared to give the utmost professional attention to Soirée travelers. They are problem-solvers, story-tellers, and have a broad background of knowledge, experience, and the all-important qualities of warmth, patience, and humor. Our Tour Managers help bring the destination to life.
Caron Guillo Caron is one of our Soirée owners, a Certified International Tour Manager, tour director trainer, travel designer, and travel writer. A former expat and avid global explorer who has visited more than 40 countries, often solo, Caron has special affinities for Iceland, Southern Europe, and Southeast Asia.
She draws upon her passion for discovery, great local food and wine, history, and cultural immersion to help travelers experience the destination through all the senses. She's worked closely with notable chefs, growers, and restaurant owners to add to her repertoire an exclusive list of chef-curated gastronomic experiences, out-of-the way restaurants, farm visits, wineries and distilleries, helping guests explore both the culinary and scenic heart of each destination. She believes in and promotes a way of travel that respects local communities and enriches the traveler through meaningful moments.
She draws upon her passion for discovery, great local food and wine, history, and cultural immersion to help travelers experience the destination through all the senses. She's worked closely with notable chefs, growers, and restaurant owners to add to her repertoire an exclusive list of chef-curated gastronomic experiences, out-of-the way restaurants, farm visits, wineries and distilleries, helping guests explore both the culinary and scenic heart of each destination. She believes in and promotes a way of travel that respects local communities and enriches the traveler through meaningful moments.
Janette Tepas A life-long traveler and Certified International Tour Manager for over a decade, Janette loves to help guests soak in and savor the culture, history, art and cuisine of any location she visits. Her insatiable eagerness for knowledge pairs well with her enthusiasm to share beautiful, authentic experiences with others.
As a dedicated, hard working professional leading high-end travel experiences, she loves to put guests in the heart of the places they most want to be. With a degree in Art and Interior Design, Janette combines her interests in art, architecture, and now history, to share how the past and present relate around the world. A professional photographer, she enjoys highlighting photography locations and moments with guests. Janette knows that travel changes people and that each location will become a part of the traveler and their memories for the rest of their lives.
As a dedicated, hard working professional leading high-end travel experiences, she loves to put guests in the heart of the places they most want to be. With a degree in Art and Interior Design, Janette combines her interests in art, architecture, and now history, to share how the past and present relate around the world. A professional photographer, she enjoys highlighting photography locations and moments with guests. Janette knows that travel changes people and that each location will become a part of the traveler and their memories for the rest of their lives.
Chris Ansoff Chris has spent most of his life traveling around the globe with a focus on Europe, Australia, and South Africa, and has lived in Brussels, Belgium.
A Certified International Tour Manager, he shares his love of travel by leading groups throughout the United States and in Italy, Ireland, and Scotland. Recent travel highlights include petting a cheetah in South Africa and a week-long sailing trip off the coast of St. Martin on a catamaran.
Quick-witted, and fun to be around, Chris's diverse interests include his work as an actor, improviser, and voice-over talent, along with volunteering with Make-A-Wish and his local Humane Society.
A Certified International Tour Manager, he shares his love of travel by leading groups throughout the United States and in Italy, Ireland, and Scotland. Recent travel highlights include petting a cheetah in South Africa and a week-long sailing trip off the coast of St. Martin on a catamaran.
Quick-witted, and fun to be around, Chris's diverse interests include his work as an actor, improviser, and voice-over talent, along with volunteering with Make-A-Wish and his local Humane Society.
Janet Kucks Janet, a Certified International Tour Manager, has been happily leading small group travel for about a decade. She enjoys sharing those in-depth, personal experiences that weave the local culture and food through the journey. Did someone say wine?
Janet specializes in Italy, South America (Machu Picchu, Galapagos, Argentina), Switzerland and Austria, and Scandinavia. She has led travel in several other counties and keeps adding to her bucket list.
There is a Zen phrase that Janet subscribes to: Leap and the net will appear. "Let us provide the net!" she says.
Janet specializes in Italy, South America (Machu Picchu, Galapagos, Argentina), Switzerland and Austria, and Scandinavia. She has led travel in several other counties and keeps adding to her bucket list.
There is a Zen phrase that Janet subscribes to: Leap and the net will appear. "Let us provide the net!" she says.
Karen Dion Karen is a Certified International Tour Manager, adventure seeker, and lover of all things travel! Some of her favorite destinations include the South Pacific, Central America, and Southern Europe.
Her personal travel highlights include whitewater rafting deep in the jungles of Honduras, marveling over the view on a flight above the fjords of New Zealand, attending a mysterious plant medicine ceremony in Peru, and scuba diving in the crystal waters of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
A true adventurer at heart, Karen enjoys immersing herself in new cultures, stepping outside her comfort zone, and sharing her love of exploring new places.
Her personal travel highlights include whitewater rafting deep in the jungles of Honduras, marveling over the view on a flight above the fjords of New Zealand, attending a mysterious plant medicine ceremony in Peru, and scuba diving in the crystal waters of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
A true adventurer at heart, Karen enjoys immersing herself in new cultures, stepping outside her comfort zone, and sharing her love of exploring new places.
Patrick Nixon Patrick discovered his wanderlust when he first stepped foot onto Italian soil at the young age of 17, and his life has never been the same. Over the past 20+ years he has traveled to nearly 30 countries, both solo and in groups, and has also spent time living in both Italy and Nicaragua.
As a Certified International Tour Manager, Patrick loves sharing his knowledge of different destinations and cultures with travelers. He understands that no traveler or trip is the same, striving to provide each guest with a truly authentic experience they will never forget. One of his favorite moments is seeing peoples’ faces light up when they embark on a new city for the first time, eager to discover all that they have heard and read about, and then coming full circle when they realize this wasn’t just another vacation, but a journey of self-discovery that will leave them forever changed.
As a Certified International Tour Manager, Patrick loves sharing his knowledge of different destinations and cultures with travelers. He understands that no traveler or trip is the same, striving to provide each guest with a truly authentic experience they will never forget. One of his favorite moments is seeing peoples’ faces light up when they embark on a new city for the first time, eager to discover all that they have heard and read about, and then coming full circle when they realize this wasn’t just another vacation, but a journey of self-discovery that will leave them forever changed.