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Christine Hardenberger

Christine Hardenberger

Gen X Travel Advisor in Richmond, VA

I’m Christine Hardenberger, owner of Modern Travel Professionals and proudly Gen X. I graduated high school in 1986, back when booking a vacation meant that you walked into a travel agency, sat across from an actual human, and left knowing your flights were ticketed and someone would answer the phone if something went sideways.


That experience still drives how I run my business.


Since 2007, I have planned Viking river cruises, guided European tours, ocean cruises and adults-only Caribbean resorts for couples who do not have the time or patience to piece together a vacation between conference calls.


Most of my clients are Gen X empty-nesters, but I plan for all couples: gay, straight, married forever or just getting started. What they all have in common is zero interest in becoming part-time travel agents for their own vacation.  


They are adults who have raised kids, built careers, and survived dial-up internet. They want European river cruises that feel relaxed and authentic. They want cruises and guided tours that don't require them to plan one single thing. They want adults-only all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean where they can relax, unplug, and reconnect.


What they don't want is to be negotiating with an overseas call center while standing in a bathing suit in Cancun.


I personally sail the ships, take the tours and walk the resorts I recommend. I spend my own money doing it. If I suggest a Viking cruise on the Rhine or Danube, a Globus tour through Europe, a Celebrity ocean cruise, or a Sandals resort in Jamaica, it's because I know exactly how it operates and who it fits. 


There is no guessing, no influencer hype, and no “the photos looked great online.”


Travel planning should not feel like trying to program a VCR without the manual.


As the wife of a veteran and part of a first-responder family, I am proud to offer military and first responder discounts whenever possible. Service matters to me and follow-through matters even more.


If you're planning a river cruise, a guided tour of Europe, an ocean cruise or an adults-only escape, and you'd like it handled by someone who actually knows what she's doing, that's exactly what I do.


I bring a human touch to a digital world.


Credentials: Sandals Chairman's Royal Club · Platinum Sandals Agent · Viking Cruise Expert · NEST Elite


PS: If you knew me back when I was MMP Travel (Magical Mouse Plans Travel), yes, that was me. Same girl, new mixtape. Here's the story.



Allyson

Christine helped our family plan an incredible, bucket list, Alaskan cruisetour this fall. We were initially a bit overwhelmed by the planning aspects as newbies to cruising (but seasoned national parks travelers). She gave us such exceptional advice and helped us curate an itinerary that was absolutely amazing. She asked all the right questions, steered us toward excursions and recommendations that fit our travel style and helped us to feel like we invested our money in the right things. As someone who is painfully type A, it's hard for me to relinquish control and let others take charge. Not with Christine - I'd trust this woman with my life!! Thank you for a lifechanging trip, Christine. We'll be doing all of our future travel booking through you!

Samantha

Christine and her team were great to work with! We reached out to Christine to book our honeymoon, and after giving her a few options we had found, and going through a few others she provided us, we settled on a resort and she took care of everything else! It was a great relief to just pick a place and know that everything else was covered from flights, to transport, and any anxious questions I had leading up to the trip! Not being in-control of the details made for a very relaxing trip, knowing that someone was there to make sure it was all taken care of.

Kia

I can’t imagine planning a vacation without Christine! She is always so helpful, knowledgeable, and responsive. We truly trust her expertise and feel completely comfortable taking her advice and recommendations.

We’ve recommended her services to multiple family members and friends, and everyone has been completely satisfied with their experience. Christine makes the entire planning process so easy and enjoyable, and we always feel confident knowing our trips are in her hands.

I can’t wait to start planning our next adventure with her!

Seth

Christine was such a pleasure to work with when planning my honeymoon. She got everything booked from the hotel, plane tickets and all the excursions. She gave great advice on which excursions would be the best for our time in Hawaii and made our trip as smooth as possible. She was also always very diligent in answering any questions I had leading up to my honeymoon. Whenever there was a change in an excursion, she was quick to let me know. I would highly recommend working with Christine to anyone who does not want to deal with booking all of the details for your trips. She takes care of everything and it was nice knowing that everything was all set for the amazing week that we had.

Jeff

Our experience was great with our Babymoon to St. Lucia.  I personally used the packing list from our agent Christine, and I was left not missing anything. The pre-travel information was great. We had an issue coming back from our vacation, and Christine was immediately available to provide possible alternatives to help us out of our jam the winter weather put us in.   We are very thankful again for booking with her.

Lawanda

Everything was planned for us and we didn’t have any worries throughout  the trip knowing that our travel advisor was a phone call away, if we  needed anything. Christine was excellent and such a great travel  advisor. She informed us of everything before our trip and sent us  notifications of things that needed to be done and documents we needed  before our trip.

Savannah

Christine planned/booked everything for us from plane tickets, airport  transportation, resort reservations, and perfect excursions! She was  quick to respond and help ease my nerves with the 1,000 questions I  asked before leaving for our trip.

Thomas

My wife and I went to Christine for our first cruise. Christine made it a  magical experience. My wife and I had the best vacation we have ever  had. If you have the chance to have a vacation planned by Christine do  not hesitate give her a call.

Elizabeth

We  truly enjoyed Tauck for the all inclusive approach they provided.   Anytime we were off the ship for a full day tour, they would hand out  money for lunch.  Thank you for helping us plan such a great trip!

Kia

Christine has proven to be a valuable asset to my vacation, planning process. I can't imagine planning a trip without her.

Christine

I almost never write reviews, but I wanted to make sure I took the time to say how happy I was with Christine Hardenberger’s work as our travel agent for a mom/ daughter trip we took to Disney World a few weeks ago. After I described what we were looking for, Christine quickly got back to me with several hotel options.  Once we chose one, she immediately booked it and reserved of our Park tickets, all at no additional expense to us.  But that was just the beginning – starting about 10 days before our trip, we began receiving incredibly informative emails describing all things Disney, and giving us lots of tricks and advice to make the most out of our visit.  I have been to Disney many times, but they keep changing the lightning lane system, so the emails were super helpful. I also had several questions about how to structure our  tickets, and sent Christine several direct emails with very specific questions.  She answered each one immediately and was correct about everything. This was so much better than combing through YouTube videos to try to figure things out.  She even left a welcome gift for us at the hotel for when we arrived.  All in all, I would give Christine five out of five stars and highly recommend her. We are already thinking about our next Disney trip, and we will definitely be using Christine again.

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