Bespoke itineraries
THE PURPOSE AND JOY OF TRAVEL LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE.
WE LISTEN, THEN WEAVE TOGETHER A TAILORED EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.
Made-to-measure experiences for Discerning Travelers
We use our deep expertise and love of travel to design a custom day-by-day itinerary based on your wishes and preferences that starts when you land at your destination and ends with your departure for home. We pride ourselves on attention to detail and enjoy our reconnaissance missions locating perfect accommodations and unique experiences that make a destination shine. Yes, we have found that quiet room with high thread count sheets and an incredible view. Now bring us your special requests, dietary desires, and complex arrangements - no logistical detail is too small.
Friend-cations & destination events
Want to gather a group of friends to reconnect while traveling? Celebrating a special birthday, anniversary, or reunion? Let us take care of the logistics so everyone can relax, focus on fun and make the most of your time together. From selecting a destination and a time that works for everyone, to budgeting and dividing the expenses, we’ve got your group covered. We will make sure everyone’s interests are piqued and life-long memories are made.
Travel for all ages
Traveling with your family? We have an abundance of experience in private family travel. We pride ourselves on listening to every traveler’s desire, then building a fun-filled itinerary that speaks to each family member. Often these trips are built to ignite young minds and create cultural connections while having tons of fun, while also ensuring everyone has downtime to relax and unwind.
Concierge Services
While you are traveling, we will be on call 24 hours a day. If you need to make last minute changes to your itinerary, want advice on where to shop for something special, or find yourself in some crazy foreign predicament, we are just a phone call (or email) away.
As experienced tour managers, we are also available to accompany your family or group on any portion of your adventure to whip up magic on the fly, sweet talk the antique dealer into a better price, take the kids for a scavenger hunt, jump start dinner parties, host a wine tasting, or show you our secret shopping spots. Let us know if you’d like to hear more about this service.
One flat design fee
To create truly unique and personalized experiences for our clients, we charge an upfront design fee based on the complexity and duration of each adventure or event. We find that this pricing structure allows us the most creative freedom from start to finish. For instance, we want to discover and book the perfect place for you – be it a 5-star resort, a private villa, a tent in the Dolomites or anywhere else you’d like to call home while traveling. We never want to be hindered by an hourly rate or tied to a vendor because of a commission.
In addition to our design fee, our clients are responsible for the actual cost of all expenses associated with the trip or event.
Designing Travel Magic together
We love to start off with a 30 minute Zoom call. This initial call is always complimentary and a great way to make sure that we understand your request, that our schedules align, and that we will enjoy working together. We will then put together a proposal that includes our design fee.
If you’d like us to get started, we will send you an invoice for a deposit.
After we receive your deposit, we will follow up with a questionnaire for everyone in your family/group to gauge your interests. We may also ask for another discussion over Zoom to dive deeper into the details.
We will design a detailed “preview” itinerary and walk you through our ideas. We love feedback and are always willing to modify our proposed itineraries so they best reflect your priorities and wishes. We will also present several recommended accommodation options.
After we’ve finalized the itinerary, we will make all necessary arrangements, including booking any tickets, tours, guides, activities, restaurant reservations and special events.
Before your departure we will send you a detailed day-by-day itinerary binder. It will include contact information, directions, vouchers, instructions, labeled envelopes for cash payments and tips if needed, and sometimes activities for any kids on the adventure plus a reading/movie list to build anticipation.
We will reconfirm all reservations before and during your trip and be on-call throughout to handle any last-minute changes and answer questions.
Services can include:
We are always ready to tackle a new experience or share our favorites with our clients! Let us know if you have an idea in mind. We commonly arrange:
Accommodations tailored to your family needs
Custom tours with exceptional and experienced guides
Tickets for museum entries, cultural classes and other adventures with skip-the-line savvy or privatizations
Daily dining recommendations and reservations
Tips on shopping, outdoor food markets, events, and local festivals
Itineraries built around specific interests in art, architecture, design, history, geography, hiking, sports, or educational goals
Volunteer and service-oriented opportunities
Transportation such as private yachts, airport transfers, private car with driver, and train tickets
We normally do not directly book air travel, but we can certainly offer advice on our preferred routes and timings. We can also assist with chartering private flights.