Our team
Kenny Prevost
Kenny loves to travel and has turned his passion into a profession. For more than 30 years in tourism, he has worked in the management of various travel companies. He has successfully developed ski, golf and active travel programs for two major tour operators. The passionate skier has more than 100 heliskiing trips with 17 million **vertical feet** under his belt, which is why the Swiss media nicknamed him **Mr. Heliski**. Few people in the world know as much about heliskiing as Kenny. He has skied on every continent and has also golfed on every continent. Golf is his second passion.
Selina Diaz
Selina discovered her passion for travel at an early age and has already traveled the world. As a trained travel expert, Selina was most recently responsible for purchasing and organizing golf group tours for one of the leading providers in Switzerland. She knows many golf resorts and golf courses personally and is therefore our secret weapon when it comes to discovering special new destinations and insider tips. For some years now, she has also been passionate about golf in her private life - and spends every free minute on the golf course.
Monika Steuer
Few golf travel experts have so much experience. Monika's professional life has revolved around travel for more than 40 years. She was instrumental in setting up the first Swiss golf travel specialist, which she managed for ten years. Now she is strengthening the TRAVELZONE team with her extensive experience and valuable know-how. Monika has been an enthusiastic golfer for more than 25 years. She has explored golf hotspots such as Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Cyprus, Mauritius and South Africa on countless trips. But her heart also beats for golf insider tips around the globe.
Daniel Elsener
Travel is in Daniel's DNA. Over the past 30 years, he has been to countless countries around the world. Whether you are planning a safari in Botswana, a relaxing vacation in the Maldives, a motorhome trip in Sweden, a short trip to Mykonos or a unique city trip to Hamburg - Daniel is your man! He is also a passionate diver and motorcyclist. Daniel is the right person to talk to when it comes to putting together a trip professionally and tailored to your wishes.
Max Schmidt
Max joined TRAVELZONE as a career changer at the beginning of 2023. After studying at the University of St. Gallen, he initially worked in marketing for several global luxury cosmetics brands. But his passion for traveling and skiing led him to us. Max has already successfully conquered several peaks in Canada and skied countless deep snow slopes. Alongside Kenny, he is a heliskiing specialist and is mainly active in our snow zone. In summer, however, his hunger for knowledge drives him from the snow to the green, which is why Max is increasingly swinging his club on the golf course.
Tamara Mayer
Tamara is our woman in Canada. Born in Switzerland, she has been skiing since she was 3 years old and has made her dream come true. On a five-week road trip through British Columbia, she fell madly in love with the country. In 1997 she went to Whistler as a snowboard instructor. The planned one season turned into nine years before she returned to Switzerland and worked with Kenny in Zurich for seven years. Some of you may remember Tamara from this time under her maiden name Jehle. In 2015, the longing became too great and Tamara returned to Whistler. Since October 2023, she has joined the Travelzone team as a specialist and contact person - our bridge to you when the lights go out in this country. . An invaluable advantage for our Snowzone customers, who value direct contact and safety on site.
Tamara brings not only her irreplaceable local expertise, but also her personal experience gained in almost every ski resort and heliski area in Canada and the USA.
Our brand ambassadors
Traveling with TRAVELZONE is special - also thanks to our friends and partners. We are proud that a number of celebrities and qualified PGA pros have placed their trust in us and act as brand ambassadors for TRAVELZONE. Many of them exclusively accompany very special TRAVELZONE group tours .
Ueli Kestenholz
www.kestenholz.com
Ueli Kestenholz is a snowboarder, surfer, skydiver and speed rider. The Swiss is a multi-talent on the mountain, on the water and in the air - and a successful one at that: in 1998, he won bronze in the snowboard giant slalom at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, twice became world champion and at the X-Games in Aspen, he won gold twice in the Boarder-X.
As a speed rider, he rode the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and captured the thrilling action on video himself. His film **Playgravity**, made together with his friend Mathias Roten, won major awards. Born on Lake Thun, Ueli is a star on the sports film scene both in front of and behind the camera. As an athlete, he has performed spectacular runs in legendary ski movies by Warren Miller and in Nuit de la Glisse productions. He has also been a welcome guest and interview partner on television for many years.
**But above all, Ueli is a damn nice guy**, say all those who have been lucky enough to go on tour with our TRAVELZONE ambassador. Ueli accompanies exclusive groups of freeriders to Canada, Japan, Iceland and Turkey, as well as to the local Alps. Ueli also takes passengers on speedflying and paragliding flights and organizes splitboard camps in Switzerland himself.
Christoph Knapp
Christoph is a Fully Qualified PGA Golf Professional, A-license coach in the German Olympic Sports Federation and German Golf Teacher Master. The former tour player of the German Golf Team combines the highest qualifications and qualities of a teaching professional with those of a playing professional. Experience a new dimension of golf with Christoph. Benefit from his know-how and his experience from many years of professional golf. And Christoph is sure to share one or two anecdotes from professional golf.
As a playing pro, Christoph has already traveled to many countries and knows the world's top courses. During this time, he has also discovered his passion for traveling and getting to know new golf destinations. As a teaching pro, he has already organized and accompanied well over 50 trips worldwide. Of course, golf is always at the center of Christoph's travels. However, cultural highlights, off-course activities and culinary delights also play an important role on his trips.
Christoph will now bring all this experience to bear exclusively as our new TRAVELZONE Ambassador. He will accompany small, exclusive golf groups to extraordinary destinations for us. Take your chance and discover the fascination of golf with Christoph and us on individual and unique trips.
Christian Reich
Christian Reich used to be damn fast. Especially on ice. The world-class bobsleigh pilot won numerous World Cups in his career. The Swiss won the overall World Cup in the two-man bobsleigh, took Olympic silver in Salt Lake City and secured the European Championship title. Even after his retirement, the sport of bobsleigh did not let him go. He first became a bobsleigh designer, then head coach at the Monegasque Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and finally head material developer at the Swiss Bobsleigh, Sled and Skeleton Federation. To this day, he is a co-commentator on SRF bobsleigh broadcasts and still has close ties to top-class sport.
But when Christian plays golf, the likeable man from Aargau becomes a bon vivant. A harmonious swing and the experience of nature are more important to him than the score. Getting to know nice people and enjoying golf with them - that's what this passionate amateur golfer is all about. When Christian isn't playing golf in his free time, he enjoys discovering new countries and untouched natural landscapes while traveling. And he also appreciates good food. So Christian couldn't be a more perfect fit as an ambassador for TRAVELZONE.
Kili Weibel
www.kiliweibel.com
**Have you ever seen him ski?** This is probably the standard question asked by skiers who talk about Kili Weibel. If there is a perfect skiing technique, then Kili comes damn close to it. Our TRAVELZONE ambassador makes his turns elegantly yet powerfully - regardless of whether he is skiing through powder, on carving carpets, through broken snow or on bare ice. The Technical Director of the Swiss Ski School Engelberg, who also raced for several years, is one of the best ski instructors in Switzerland. Since 2011, the Engelberg native has been an examiner for the Swiss Snowsports Association, which he regularly represents at congresses and meetings. The likeable Central Swiss has also been a member of the Swiss Snow Demo Team since 2013. He has twice been world champion in synchronized skiing. In his coaching sessions, Kili takes skiers out of their comfort zone with a sense of proportion to make them safer and better skiers. Kili offers individual half-day and full-day coaching sessions as well as innovative online coaching sessions in which he provides targeted tips based on video footage of the customer. Also on offer: various themed camps from pre-season, carving and off-piste to video and heliskiing in cooperation with TRAVELZONE. Kili loves the mountains - even in summer. When he can't find snow anywhere, Kili switches from skis to his bike. The MTB instructor then works as technical director of the Engelberg Bike School until the first snow finally falls again.
Dani Mahrer
danielmahrer.com
Anyone who wins the downhill on the Streif in Kitzbühel is one of the greats of skiing. Dani Mahrer has scaled this Olympus for downhill skiers. In 1989, the man from Graubünden was the fastest to race down the most feared downhill run in the Ski World Cup circuit. The speed specialist from Chur won a total of eight World Cups. At the 1991 Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Dani won bronze in the downhill.
Fortunately, Dani no longer skis as fast as he did back then - at least not when he is out heliskiing with guests. He has been accompanying exclusive group trips to Canada for several years now. The feedback from guests is always overwhelming. Dani Mahrer is not only still a great skier, but above all a likeable guy who is a pleasure to travel with.
Dani is a freerider with heart and soul. And an insider who knows everything there is to know about skiing and is happy to share the odd anecdote from the Ski World Cup. Ski tours with Dani Mahrer are always booked out quickly - our regular guests and we know why.