About Us

• A highly-personalized travel concierge service that arranges memorable trips, cruises, exotic vacations and travel for those with discriminating taste. So, whether you’re looking for a private jet to Paris, a villa in Tuscany, tickets to the Grand Prix in Monaco, golfing at St. Andrews or an island escape to the Caribbean, we can arrange every detail. Agency founder, Karen Dawson, is a Certified Travel Consultant, a Certified Cruise Consultant, a Certified Caribbean Specialist, and a Certified Travel Industry Executive. Professionally, she has been with Sabre/Travelocity, Virtuoso, American Express, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Travel Agents International, Uniglobe Travel and several independent agencies. On the corporate side, she has been a Corporate Travel and Meeting Nanager for a multi-billion-dollar investment firm and has taught travel management, meeting and events, tourism, the Sabre GDS and more at several colleges. Southlake Travel is an affiliate of Virtuoso, a consortium of over 300 global travel agencies with more than 4000 agents and sales in excess of $500 million annually.