TRAVEL SERVICES

Boutique Luxury Travel Planning

This is where your trip starts to feel real. You’re already imagining it — coffee in a city just waking up, humidity in the air, cool tile under bare feet, the quiet luxury of white sheets at the end of a long day.

This is where I translate ideas into carefully designed itineraries built around your pace and preferences — lifting the weight of every decision. With trusted local access and seamless support behind the scenes, you’re free to travel with ease, immersed and unburdened, confident that your experience reflects a level of access and orchestration rarely achieved through independent planning.


Handled from Start to Finish



Excitement turns into overload. Ideas pile up fast, creating mental clutter right when you need clarity around what’s realistic and worth prioritizing. Decisions get pushed into the margins of daily life. Choosing where to stay or how long to go squeezed between meetings, notifications, and a home that’s always humming with activity.

Nothing feels settled. It becomes difficult to tell whether your choices are truly well-suited — or simply appealing on paper.

Booking the trip doesn’t end the work — it just shifts it to you once you arrive. 


When the planning is done right, you feel the difference. You’re now free to order the cocktail that sounds right and discover it was crafted around your favorite spirit, watch your kids captivated by open flames at a street-side grill in Indonesia, catch your partner in the light in a way that feels both familiar and new — the moments are yours.

That ease comes from infrastructure most travelers never see. I manage the logistics, timing, and coordination that quietly hold everything together, eliminating noise and unnecessary complexity. Anticipating what’s next before you need to, I keep the experience cohesive from start to finish.



When details stop competing for your attention 

Does this sound familiar? 





how i work







The friction no one plans for 

The perks of planning with a professional

It all comes together through custom travel planning — the part most travelers never see, but always feel. 

Let’s fix that 

My clients receive exclusive benefits, clear guidance, and support that no online booking platform can replicate. 

This is where luxury is felt:

Bespoke itinerary design built around how you travel — priorities, preferences, and constraints accounted for

Distinctive hotels and resorts selected for comfort and consistency, often with preferred perks like upgrades, breakfast, and property credits 

Private guides, drivers, and trusted local partners, with dining and experiences coordinated so timing and decisions are already handled 

One clean digital itinerary — no screenshots, no scattered confirmations 

Ongoing support before departure and while you’re traveling, so nothing ever falls on you 

"To be a sailor of the world bound for all ports"

-Walt Whitman

Ready to take on your next adventure?

STEP 3

Refine






STEP 5

Travel doesn’t end when you land home. I check in, learn from your experience, and carry that insight forward into whatever we plan next. 

Follow-Up 





STEP 4

Once everything is confirmed, you receive a streamlined digital itinerary. You depart knowing the details are handled and the experience will hold together as it should. 

Confirm & Support





A tailored, collaborative planning process

We fine-tune timing, flow, and the final details until everything clicks. This is where the trip sharpens and the experience comes into focus.

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STEP 2

I begin layering destinations, accommodations, and experiences into a cohesive whole, where each piece supports the next — the heart of custom travel planning done well.

Design






STEP 1

We start with a real conversation — what excites you, what you’d rather skip, how you like to move through a place. Even the small things matter. 

Connect 






“Emily crafted the perfect 9-day Spain adventure for us—Madrid to Málaga, Tarifa to Cádiz, even a Morocco day trip. We were on trains, ferries, even crossing borders, and she handled all of it, and the private tours were excellent.”

— A.G.


Spain + Morocco 

“I’ve booked several trips with Emily and always come back. She’s friendly, patient, really knowledgeable, and great at adjusting destinations and budgets to what we actually need.” 

— L.F. 

Multi-Destinational

“Emily was awesome—she made everything clear from transportation to arrival to what to expect on our honeymoon.” 

— D.K. 

Italy

Kindest Notes

From there, it’s about being part of it — exploring artisan markets and supporting the local communities you’re stepping into. It’s someone bargaining for you because they think it’s funny, a shopkeeper closing early to walk you to the next place, stumbling into a wedding procession spilling into the street, or a stranger leaning across the table to show you the right way to eat something with your hands. The kind of travel where what you bring home tells a story, and your time there leaves a positive impact.

If you’re drawn to custom itineraries that feel cohesive and exceptionally well executed, this is where you belong.


 

I’m at my best designing travel around places with built-in magic



What I love planning most 

How far in advance should I reach out?

Yes — a four-night minimum and a $5,000 per-week minimum for two travelers.

Do you have minimums?

I charge a Design Fee based on trip complexity and group size. This fee reflects the care, expertise, and time required for custom travel planning. You’ll receive the exact fee and proposal timeline after our consultation, before anything is created.

What does your planning service cost?

Most trips are planned 6–12 months ahead. Earlier planning allows for better availability and more thoughtful customization. 

In case you may be wondering...

The full coordination of your itinerary: flights, hotels or cruise cabins (where applicable), airport transfers, private transportation, guides, tours, and concierge-style bookings for dining, spa appointments, and special experiences. Explore here.

What does your planning service include?

Airbnb, large mainstream cruise lines, or Disney.

What don’t you book?

Ready when you are 

Ready to trade your notifications for markets, meals, and meaning?
 Let’s chat. I’ll take it from there.

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let's plan your next getaway