Last updated: 12:45 PM ET, Tue October 27, 2026
Megan Vonhone (Photo Credit: Megan Vonhone)
Bio
Megan Vonhone is Co-Founder of Now Boarding Travel and an award-winning luxury travel advisor with more than 15 years of experience creating exceptional travel experiences. Since starting her career in 2011, she's explored more than 35 countries, allowing her to provide firsthand expertise and personalized recommendations for her clients.
Vonhone has been recognized as a Condé Nast Travel Specialist, a reflection of her commitment to excellence in luxury travel. Her passion is designing seamless, tailor-made journeys while building lasting relationships and ensuring every client experiences the confidence and excitement that comes with expertly planned travel.
Community involvement has become a cornerstone of her business. She proudly supports local sports teams by sponsoring athletes and regattas, helping provide opportunities for young competitors to travel internationally for training and competitions. She has also partnered with major organizations to design and manage corporate incentive travel programs.
Beyond travel, Vonhone is committed to making a difference locally, sponsoring community fundraising walks supporting traumatic brain injury awareness and working to help local families facing difficult circumstances.
She is known for being proactive, detail-oriented, and deeply invested in every client experience. Whether planning a luxury vacation, coordinating a large corporate incentive program, or managing complex group travel, she anticipates challenges before they arise and remains hands-on from planning through to travel.
Vonhone hopes that her journey demonstrates that it is possible to build a thriving business while staying true to your values and lifting others along the way.
Vonhone is 39 years old.
"I’m absolutely thrilled to be named to the TravelPulse 40 Under 40! It’s an incredible honour and one of the proudest highlights of my career," said Vonhone. "After 15 years in this industry, I still feel the same excitement about travel that inspired me to begin—and having that dedication recognized means so much."
"Exploring 35 countries and co-founding Now Boarding Travel have given me opportunities I’m deeply grateful for. What makes this work so rewarding is turning that firsthand experience into trips that reflect each client’s interests and dreams, while being someone they can count on throughout their journey. The relationships and trust built along the way make this recognition especially meaningful," she added.
"On a personal level, sharing the world with my children and rediscovering my favourite places through their eyes has brought a whole new joy to what I do. I hope seeing their mom receive this honour inspires them to dream big, work hard, and pursue what they love. I’m so proud of this milestone and excited for everything still to come!"
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"Over the years, I have had a front-row seat to who Megan is, and I can say with complete confidence that she is one of the most capable, compassionate, and dedicated professionals I have ever worked with," said Zale Geller, Co-Founder and Business Partner, Now Boarding Travel Inc.
"Megan has an incredible ability to make people feel like they are her only priority. Whether she's working with a client planning the trip of a lifetime, helping someone through an unexpected travel crisis, or supporting one of our advisor partners, she leads with empathy first. She genuinely cares about people, and they feel it. That isn't something you can teach—it's simply who she is," added Geller.
"She has an incredible instinct for solving problems, building relationships, and earning trust, and those qualities have become the foundation of her success," said Geller.
"What sets Megan apart is not only her travel knowledge, but her ability to juggle her commitment to her career, her children and her community. She brings a rare combination of grace, humour, patience, and practicality and in stressful moments, she is steady and reassuring. She has an innate sense of making people feel confident, cared for, and never alone when navigating travel plans and the resulting unexpected issues," said client Lin Gitterman.
"After 12 years of seeing her work firsthand, I can say without hesitation that Megan is highly deserving of this recognition. She represents the very best of the travel industry: knowledgeable, responsive, dependable, resourceful, community-minded, and deeply committed to the people she serves," said Gitterman.
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