About
Hi, I'm Kristy. Your luxury travel advisor.
I'm a mom of three adult kids, a wife of 36 years to my favorite travel partner, and a lifelong history buff who genuinely can't sit still for long. My husband and I do these trips together, the big ones, the weekend ones, the "let's just drive somewhere" ones , and that's exactly the lens I bring to planning yours. I started Chronicle & Compass Travel, LLC because I wanted a retirement plan that looked like the thing I love most, and I wanted to share that with the people I plan for.
I got into this work to unlock the places, tools, and quiet opportunities I never knew existed before I was on the inside — the room that's actually worth the upgrade, the guide who knows the pride of lions by name, the table at the restaurant that stopped taking reservations a year ago. The kind of access you only get when a real person, with real relationships, is making the calls for you.
I've traveled throughout the U.S., Europe, and Mexico. I live in Las Vegas, where I work as a local Las Vegas travel advisor and a destination wedding travel agent, and spent many years in Chicago, so I'm an expert in both. When I'm not on a road trip or jet-setting, I'm on a cruise. My husband and I have a saying: when you're looking for a restaurant, take two lefts and a right, we prefer to eat where the locals eat. That's how I plan trips, too.
I'm also a card-carrying perfectionist, the kind who reconfirms the reconfirmation, double-checks the seat assignments, and actually reads the resort's renovation schedule before booking the room. It's the trait that makes me a slightly annoying houseguest and an excellent travel advisor.
I won't pretend to be the "creative" one, I'm the researcher. I go deep on every destination, hunting down the weird, unknown, almost-forgotten facts: the side chapel most tourists walk past, the dish only one neighborhood does well, the story behind the statue everyone photographs but no one explains. By the time you land, you'll know things most guides won't tell you.
Chronicle & Compass Travel, LLC is a boutique practice on purpose. I cap the number of clients I take on at any given time so every trip gets the research, the follow-through, and the attention to detail it deserves. I'd rather turn a trip away than compromise on the quality of the one I just promised you.
This practice is built on relationships and trust, so I'd rather you know the human on the other side of the inbox. If we work together, you're not getting a portal and a quote, you're getting me.
- 1
- Year advising
- 15+
- Countries traveled
- IATA
- Accredited
- 24/7
- On-trip support
