Independent travel planning
Boutique travel planning.
We design and book independent travel — flights, hotels, restaurants, and the logistics in between. Domestic and international, long weekends to multi-week itineraries.
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Destinations
Where we work.
Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. What follows is a sample, not a menu.
Somewhere not shown here? We plan trips well beyond the destinations on this page.
Why use an advisor
Where planning goes wrong.
The hotel twenty minutes from anything. Three things scheduled on a day that needed one. The restaurant that took bookings two months ago.
These are judgement calls, not research problems — you can read every review available and still get them wrong. As your travel advisor, we help you make the right one.
Process
How it works.
You write a few lines
One short form: who you are, roughly what you're considering, and how you'd like us to reach you. Under a minute.
We call or email
Within one business day, whichever you chose. Then an hour on the phone, free and without obligation. You'll come away with a direction and a realistic budget either way.
We plan and book
Flights, hotels, restaurants, guides, transfers. You approve the shape of the trip; we handle the correspondence, confirmations, and booking windows.
We stay reachable
A direct line to us while you travel, including for cancellations and rebooking.
What we do
Services.
Planning and design, booking and logistics, on-the-ground curation, and guidance on the things most agencies don't cover.
Every service in detailPlanning & Design
Everything that happens before a booking is made.
- Destination matching You describe what you want from the trip; we recommend where and when. Often it isn't the place you had in mind.
- Day-by-day itineraries Paced with unscheduled time built in, so the trip doesn't need recovering from.
- Seasonality & timing counsel Shoulder-season windows, local holidays, monsoon edges, and the two weeks a year a place is at its best.
- Budget architecture Where to spend and where it makes no difference. We'll tell you when an upgrade isn't worth it.
Booking & Logistics
Routing, reservations, and the administration around them.
- Flights Routing chosen for arrival time and connections, not fare alone. Seat selection and rebooking when weather turns.
- Boutique & independent hotels Properties we can vouch for — plus preferred-partner perks like upgrades, breakfast, and resort credits where we hold them.
- Ground transport Private transfers, rail, and whether a rental car is worth it at all.
- Points & loyalty optimisation If you're sitting on miles or hotel points, we'll tell you when using them beats paying cash.
On the Ground
Reservations, guides, and access once you arrive.
- Restaurant reservations Including tables that release sixty days ahead at 10am local time.
- Experiences & private guides Vetted private guides, chosen for expertise rather than volume.
- Views, walks & quiet hours The right hour, the quieter entrance, the viewpoint worth the detour.
- In-trip support A direct contact while you travel, including for cancellations and rebooking. How late we're reachable depends on your tier.
Specialist Support
Areas most agencies don't cover.
- Travelling with pets We've flown our own animals into several countries. We'll walk you through the process and lay out the options, including charter routes that keep a larger dog out of the cargo hold.
- Entry requirements & visas Passport validity rules, transit visas people forget, and ETA/ETIAS-style pre-authorisations.
- Accessibility-conscious planning Step-free routes, verified room layouts, mobility equipment hire, and honest terrain warnings.
- Milestones & multi-generational trips Honeymoons, big birthdays, and the trip where three generations need three different paces.
Travelling with animals
Flying with your dog.
We've taken our own animals into several countries, so we know the process from the inside — the documentation, the timing, and the parts that catch people out.
We'll walk you through it and set out the options. Small dogs and cats can usually fly in the cabin on commercial routes. Larger dogs normally can't, and the default is the cargo hold — a semi-private charter avoids that entirely.
Pricing
Quoted before we start.
A flat planning fee for our time. You pay suppliers directly, at their price — we never mark travel up.
The Essentials
Domestic travel, up to 5 nights, one or two destinations.
A domestic long weekend you'd rather not research yourself.
Tell us what you're thinkingThe Curated
International travel, or domestic trips over a week.
One country, two or three bases, and a trip you want to feel designed.
Tell us what you're thinkingThe Bespoke
Multi-country, complex, or milestone travel.
Honeymoons, sabbaticals, multi-generational trips, relocations, and anything involving a pet crossing a border.
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Tell us what you're thinking.
A few lines is all we need. We'll reply within one business day, by phone or email.