Xandra Keats
Trip Leader
Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Xandra was born into the travel world through her parents’ tour operator business, which is one of the first companies to bring commercial tourism to China when it first opened in 1978, and later to the rest of East Asia. In fact, her first trip was to China while still in her mother’s stomach! Since then, she has traveled to all seven continents, 107 countries, and lived abroad in Shanghai, Barcelona, Sydney, and Hong Kong, as well as all over the U.S. She speaks Spanish and Mandarin. Throughout her career, she has worked in multiple fields of hospitality; restaurants, bars, music, hotels, and of course, her family’s travel company, where she has escorted tours to China, Mongolia, Japan, and North Korea. (Yes, you read that right!)
Xandra’s first solar eclipse was in 2017 when it passed through southern Illinois. Her second, in 2019, was much more exciting when she joined TQ’s South Pacific Cruise to Totality, including a visit to Easter Island. The connection with TQ was kismet and now she is excited to be a part of the TQ team and help others have the best eclipse experience possible!