 | Gwen DeWalt, CTC, President & Owner Email: gwen@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
Having traveled extensively with her husband throughout the years on business, Gwen knows firsthand both the coporate and leisure sides of travel. Gwen and her husband purchased Four Seasons Travel (a company founded in 1980) in 1987. Gwen is a hands-on manager of Four Seasons.
Expert Bio
Luxury Cruising, Meetings and Group Travel, Golf Travel; Disney College of Knowledge.; Orient Express Master Bellini Ambassador
My Recent Trips
Trips include a cruise on the Mayan Riviera, the resorts of Turnberry in Florida and Aviara in California; as well as Pebble Beach, California. Australia and New Zealand. South America and the Orinocco River. Mediterranean cruising. South Africa including Capetown, Mala Mala, Singita Lebombo, and Royal Malewane. Visited India by Private Jet in 2008. Tahiti on the Paul Gauguin. Mexico City. Barging the canals of France. Most recent trip was a cruise from Hong Kong to Singapore with multiple stops in Vietnam and Thailand.
|  | Susan Dischner, CTC, DS Email: susan@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
LEISURE MANAGER: Susan knows South Africa well, having been there many times and has worked with all the major tour operators, as well as arranging extensive independent travel in the area. She is also familiar with Botswana and has visited the lodges and camps there as well as expericing The Blue Train, Capetown, and many of the game parks throughout South Africa. In addition she has trvaveled in Kenya and Tanzania and is experienced in booking travel to that area.
As a Golf specialist she has arranged countless group golf trips throughout the world. As an avid golfer herself, Susan understands the nuances of how to fit specific clients to perfectly matched golf destination.
Susan has sailed on all the luxury/premium cruise lines to ports worldwide including Southeast Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and most European ports, including river cruising. Her land tours have taken her to U.S. and Canada locations, Scandinavia, Spain, and China.
Expert Bio
susan@fourseasonstrvl.com: Golf Specialist; three years as one of Travel and Leisure Magazines top 125 travel consultants. Noted for specialty in the field of golf. One of three consultants recently featured in "Golf for Women" magazine. She is a graduate of the Disney College of Knowledge, an Aussie Specialist, an Orient Express Master Bellini Ambassador, and both a Pacific Rim and South Africa specialist.
My Recent Trips Australia and New Zealand Spain and France Cruse from Hong Kong to Singapore with stops in Vietnam and Thailand Adriatic and Italy Canyon Ranch India South America Mexico City
|  | Heidi Wohlert, CTC, DS Email: heidi@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
Heidi has been a leisure travel consultant for 25 years. Being from Germany, she loves planning itineraries to her native country. She is adept at planning detailed itineraries, both international and domestic travel. She enjoys interacting with clients and her enthusiasm for travel is reflected in her desire to create the most memorable trip for them. She specializes in luxury cruising, luxury hotels and resorts around the world, family travel, foreign independent travel, and adventure travel.
Expert Bio
heidi@fourseasonstrvl.com Heidi is a native of Germany and has traveled to all 7 continents. She is a a Graduate of the Disney College of Knowledge, Latin America Destination Specialist, , Anarctica Specialist; Egypt Specialist, Master Bellini Ambassador for Orient Express Hotels and Trains, and Cunard Commodore.
My Recent Trips
The Treasures of Japan aboard Silver Seas Shadow. China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, and a Yangtze River Cruise. Has cruised on Residensea's "The World," all Radisson Seven Seas Ships, and many of Holland America's ships. Has trekked in Tibet cruised to Anarctica and visited the Galapagos, Rio, Prague, Budapest, Vienna, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. Heidi has traveled most recently to Peru including Machu Picchu and Colca Canyon, South Africa,and Botswana, Austria, and Egypt, as well as returning to her native Germany.
|  | Carolyn LeFleur, CTC, DS Email: carolyn@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
carolyn@fourseasonstrvl.com Carolyn is very experienced in multi-generational travel, having done so with her own family and planned family group travel for clients with as many as twenty-five family members. Her interest in history enables her to augment clients' trips with special added information and guidance regarding historic sites they may be visiting. She has cruised on most of the major lines, large and small ships, and appreciates the importance of finding the right ship for each person. This emphasis on each person's particular needs and expectations is her main focus in working with clients, insuring that every trip is a memorable experience.
Expert Bio
Carolyn has been a travel consultant for 20 years...during that time she has accumulated the following designation: Shamrock Club Ireland Specialist; Graduate of the Disney College of Knowledge; Destination Wedding Specialist; Luxury Cruising; Honeymoons; Group Cruising; Family Vacations; Active Travel; Orient Express expert; Luxury Cruise; Mediterranean Cruises; Multi-Generational Travel; Orient Express Master Bellini Ambassador, Disney College of Knowledge.
My Recent Trips
Extensive cruising throughout the eastern and western Mediterranean, French Polynesia, Caribbean, and South America including the Amazon. Land tours and trips include New Zealand, Ireland, Barcelona, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Turkey (Istanbul & Ephesus,) Domestic travel throughout the United States, particulary the west coast and southeast U.S. Favorite travel is taking granddaughter to Disney World! Multiple visits have given her great expertise and insider knowledge about the ins and outs of Disney properties.
|  | Amy Paderewski Email: amy@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
LEISURE: Family travel, Cruising, Skiing, Caribbean Graduate Disney College of Knowledge; Orient Express Master Belllini Ambassador
Expert Bio
Amy has been in the travel industry for several years. Having young children and a strong interest in travel, she is familiar with many family-oriented resorts. She has scuba dived from many islands in the Caribbean and is an avid skiier. Her family owns property at Beaver Creek, so she is particularly familiar with the Beaver Creek and Vail ski areas. Because of the proximity of Disney World to Savannah, she has been numerous times and is very experienced with the Disney properties. She is also very knowledgeable about deep sea fishing.
My Recent Trips
Vieques, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Beaver Creek, Riviera Maya of Mexico, Disney World, Disney Cruise
|  | Rebecca Lane Email: rebecca@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties Rebecca has been in the travel industry for several years with travel being a passion prior to entering the field. She especially enjoys planning honeymoons, family travel, adventure travel, and cruises. She is very familiar with the Caribbean and Mexico as well as Costa Rica, having travelled to her family’s vacation home there numerous times. As an avid fisherman, she especially enjoys planning destination fishing trips across the globe. Europe is another area she is very familiar with, particularly Spain having studied abroad there in college. She enjoys working with her clients extensively to ensure they have the best vacation imaginable and her passion for travel certainly shows through in her work.
Expert Bio rebecca@fourseasonstrvl.com Rebecca is a Savannah native and has travelled to most parts of North America, the Caribbean and Costa Rica. She has also travelled extensively throughout Europe, including Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, England, Norway, and the Czech Republic. She is a Graduate of the Disney College of Knowledge, Master Bellini Ambassador for Orient Express Hotels and Trains, a Mexico Destination Specialist, Wedding and Honeymoon Specialist and recently finished her Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.).
My Recent Trips Most recently, Rebecca hosted a Virtuoso Voyager Club group on the Seabourn Legend sailing roundtrip from St. Thomas to the British Virgin Islands, Antigua, St. Barth, and St. Martin. She and her husband also honeymooned in that same area staying on St. John and visiting the British Virgin Islands and St. Thomas during their trip. Some of her recent favorite trips have included a river boat cruise down the Danube river from Vienna to Nuremberg, a week touring various haciendas throughout the Yucatan peninsula, and family vacation to Elbow Cay in the Abacos, Bahamas
|  | Jennifer Hicks Email: jennifer@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
LEISURE: A Colorado native, Jennifer specializes in ski trips but is equally at home selling the Caribbean or Mexico. Jennifer's travels with her daughter make her a natural to plan that type of trip. She is adept at customized independent travel and enjoys doing that on her own, most recently completing a trip in Southern France including the French Riviera and Provence. She likes to sell Windstar Cruises, having particularly enjoyed their ships. She is a river cruise specialist. One of her favorite types of travel to experience and plan is adventure and experiential vacations.
Expert Bio
jennifer@fourseasontrvl.com Prior to joining Four Seasons Travel, Jennifer was with American Express in Atlanta and Savannah. She was manager of the Savannah office. In 1999 she won the American Express Pacesetter award and achieved their Trendsetter and Star Performer Achievement awards numerous times. She is a Master Bellini Ambassador with Orient Express Trains and Hotels. She has specialties in St. Lucia, River Cruising, and Skiing. Jennifer has been in the travel industry for over 15 years. A native of Colorado and skiier, she has firsthand knowledge of ski resorts.
My Recent Trips
Extensive travel in the western U.S., St. Lucia; Southern France, Provence, and the French Riviera. She has enjoyed river cruising during the Christmas Markets in Germany and tulip time in Holland. Travels to Mexico include Zihuatanejo and the haciendas of the Yucatan Peninsula. Other favorite destinations ar Bermuda and South Africa. She has traveled throughout Europe visiting the known and not so well known destinations Most recently she visited Croatia and Italy via cruise ship. Just prior to that she visited Italy on an independent adventure trip. Her love for adventure is taking her to England to watch a football game, the American kind....not soccer, rugby, or the like when the Broncos (Denver native, remember!) play in London in the fall of 2010.
|  | Karen Neubauer, CTC Email: karena@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
Her Italian heritage makes her a natural in planning trips to Italy and surrounding areas. She has visited all the major cities and many lesser known picturesque areas, making this one of her favorite planning venues. She has extensive experience in France as well, visiting unique areas including the Channel Islands near the French coast. . This is further evidenced via her knowledge of Carcassone, St. Malo, Eze, St. Paul de Vence, and Normandy. Switching closer to home her knowledge of the "low-country" (Charleston, Savannah, and the sea islands, plus St. Augustine) and surrounding areas is vast. A former resident of California, Karen still travels frequently to California and in particular the wine growing regions and San Diego.
Expert Bio
karena@fourseasonstrvl.com Karen has been in the travel business for over 25 years. A former travel school instructor, Karen works both with groups and leisure travel at Four Seasons. She has vast experience in both those avenues of travel. Special designations achieved are Graduate of the Disney College of Knowledge, Groups, Meetings, and Incentive Travel Specialist, and Orient Express Master Bellini Ambassador, and Cunard Commodore.
My Recent Trips
Has sailed on both large and small luxury/premium lines, including transatlantic (Azores), Mediterranean, New England and Canadian waters, Polynesia, also via the rivers and seas to the ports of western Europe. Land trips include Disney World frequently (with grandchildren), Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon, London, and New York. Most recently she visited the California wine country and San Diego area.
|  | Becky Morales Email: becky@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
Corporate Travel Her specialty is in the area of corporate travel, but Becky also enjoys leisure travel on a personal level, having recently spent three weeks on a driving tour of Nova Scotia.
Expert Bio
Becky@fourseasonstrvl.com
Becky is Manager of our Corporate Travel Department. Prior to joining Four Seasons, Becky was with Carlson WagonLit Travel and World Travel Partners in Atlanta serving in a supervisory role while in those positions. She received special acclaim for customer service and excellence while with those companies. (Over ten years experience)
|  | Margaret Valente Email: margaret@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
Corporate Travel
Expert Bio
margaret@fourseasonstrvl.com Margaret has sixteen years experience in corporate travel with much of that time in management positions. Most recently she was On Site Travel Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah. Her employer, Carlson Wagonlit, cited her as a most valuable employee with competency in all areas of travel.
My Recent Trips
San Francisco Bay area. South Florida including Fort Lauderdale
|  | Stacy Carver
Interests & Specialties
Accounting Manager
Expert Bio
stacy@fourseasonstrvl.com Stacy began her career in the travel industry in 1989 with Eastern Airlines as a passenger service agent; she continued her career with American Airlines as Lead Agent and Passenger Service Agent where she received numerous accolades for her adeptness with passengers. Her airline experience gives her an added dimension as a backup corporate agent. Stacy also handles airline reporting and accounting functions.
My Recent Trips
New Zealand, South America and the Amazon, Mediterranean cruising
|  | Marlene Prince, ACC Email: marlene@fourseasonstrvl.com
Interests & Specialties
LEISURE: Luxury and Premium Ship Cruising, Small ship cruising, and family and multi-generational travel.
Expert Bio
marlene@fourseasonstrvl.com Marlene has been in travel for 30 years. She is a small ship partner with Cruise West, Uniworld River Cruise Specialist, Master Bellini Ambassador with Orient-Express Hotels and Trains, Yacht Adventures Specialist; graduate of the Disney College of Knowledge. Alaska Expert. Marlene has been an Accredited Cruise Counselor since 2000. As you might be able to surmise, her passions are Alaska, Canada, and cruising...not in any particular order!
My Recent Trips
Recent cruises include Crystal Cruises in the Caribbean. Has visited Ireland, has a particular love for Canada having an expert knowledge of that country as well as Alaska. Knows Regent ships very well, having sailed on them as well as selling them for years. Recently cruised Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Corsica. Regent Panama Canal. Cruise West to Alaska, San Juan Islands, and Canada. Most recent trips took her to Sicily, Greece, Monte Carlo, and Italy.
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