How We Work
We are delighted that you are interested in working with us. One of the most common questions we get is “How does using a travel advisor work?
Many of our clients enjoy cruises, all-inclusive resort vacations, or pre-designed guided tours. For these types of trips our services are complimentary.
Some clients enjoy a more customized experience, an example might be visiting Barcelona and then heading to Paris and ending in London. Other popular custom vacations include multi-destination trips in Italy, Costa Rica, Iceland or Australia.
What do customized itineraries include?
Airfare - We use regular economy, business or first class airfare. We never include basic economy fares in our packages. Basic economy in the end costs our clients more with add-ons and is an unpleasant travel experience. We utilize the best possible flights with the shortest travel time and the optimal connection times.
Hotels - We utilize only hand selected hotels, we do not book all hotels. These hotels will be in centrally located parts of the city and most often include breakfast. Hotel selections have been vetted by us and/or our partners. Our clients experience is our top priority, our suggestions are hotels we would stay in ourselves. If you do have a hotel request, please let us know, they may be one of our trusted partners, if not, we will find one that will be perfect for you.
Rail - Many of our itineraries (especially Europe) include rail transportation to your destination. 1st class seating is not much more than standard seating, we select the best value for our clients.
Transfers - This is often the most overlooked part of a vacation. We schedule private transfers between hotels, airports, and train stations.
Tours - We select optional tours based on your unique requirements. Most of the tours we select will be private or small groups to give you the best experience, all depends on your preference.
Support - In the rare instance there is an issue during your trip - we utilize suppliers that have after hours support. We are also always here to support you via email, phone, or text.
We are committed to ensure your trip is perfectly planned and hassle free.
Why not do it online myself?
The average person spends hours and hours searching the internet for their vacation. The information found is frequently confusing, inaccurate, and overwhelming. At times you may be able to find some of the components of our custom itineraries online for less. Usually online pricing is not an apples to apples comparison. For example; no breakfast, run of house accommodations, basic economy air, unrealistic air schedules, unreliable providers, and no support during your trip. Know that we will find the best value and ensure the best trip that goes smoothly so that you can relax and enjoy.
Experience the difference in using the expertise of a travel advisor.
How do I get started?
We know that a custom itinerary may be an unknown for our clients. After our initial planning discussion, we will create a very simple draft itinerary at no cost to you. We will need an estimated or maximum budget, as a custom trip can be booked with luxury hotels or moderate hotels, private or small group tours, just these few things can make the total cost of the trip vary by a lot.
This draft itinerary will show transportation, level of hotels, and other components that are included in the itinerary. Many of our partners provide discounts of components that are included in a package, therefore we are unable to itemize pricing for our packages, your quote/vacation will be one package price. We do not include flight times or hotel names in the draft itinerary.
Creating a well crafted custom itinerary is a complicated and time consuming process to make it exactly what you want. To move forward with details and revisions, we require a $350 non-refundable planning fee.
We look forward to building you the perfect dream vacation!