Sojourn Travel Advisors

10/09/2026

How does being one of the very first guests on the Riviera's newest private island sound?

Zannier Île de Bendor opened just this May, so hardly anyone has experienced it yet. The whole island is yours to roam, seven minutes by boat from Bandol, reimagined as a completely car-free village with 93 rooms spread across three houses, each with its own personality.

Fill the days however you like. Swim off the beach cove, take a lesson at the on-site diving center, wander between eight restaurants and bars, or disappear into one of the largest spas in the region for an afternoon.

Openings like this have a short window before the word gets out. Get in touch and be early.

10/08/2026

Centuries after artists and aristocrats embarked on the Grand Tour, Orient Express is reimagining the legendary journey for today. By rail, sea, and iconic hotel stays, this eight-day itinerary celebrates the timeless art of slow travel through Italy and France. 🚂⛵

Read more about this unique tour, then get in touch to plan your next getaway ⬇️

📷: Alexandre Tabaste

On this eight-day itinerary, stay at Orient Express Venezia and Rome's Orient Express La Minerva, ride La Dolce Vita Orient Express through Tuscany, and cruise the Mediterranean on the new Orient Express Corinthian sailing yacht.

10/07/2026

The hotel currently ranked #9 in the world isn't on a beach. It's deep in the Yucatán jungle.

Chablé Yucatán, a restored 19th-century hacienda outside Mérida, holds the #9 spot on the World's 50 Best Hotels list and was just named the Best Hotel in North America for the third year in a row.

The claim to fame is the spa, built around a natural cenote, one of the underground pools the Maya considered sacred. It was the first spa in the world designed that way.

Every casita comes with its own private pool and jungle views. Dinner is its own event too, with menus shaped by Jorge Vallejo of Mexico City's famed Quintonil and a tequila library so deep it earned a Guinness World Record.

Advisor tip: pair it with the ruins of Uxmal and a day in Mérida's colonial center. Mexico beyond the beach is one of our favorite trips to plan. Let's talk.

10/06/2026

The trips we'd start planning now? Almost all of them are at least a year away. Here's what's on the drawing board.

Japan for cherry blossom season. A villa summer in Europe. Patagonia at peak trekking season. Marbella or Tangier for front-row seats to the next total solar eclipse. Tuscany for the milestone birthday, and Bora Bora for the anniversary.

The common thread is lead time. These are the trips we lock in 12 to 18 months ahead, because the best guides, rooms, and dates genuinely run out. Eclipse week most of all.

If a big trip year is on your horizon, now is the time to say so. Send us a message, and we'll get started.

10/06/2026

Beyond Wimbledon and the US Open, a collection of intimate tournaments is redefining the tennis travel experience. Explore five U.S. events worth planning a trip around, along with the hotels that elevate every match day. 🎾🌟

📷: International Tennis Hall of Fame

Keep the fun going after the US Open at ATP and WTA professional tennis tournaments in Palm Springs, Newport, Miami, and more.

10/04/2026

A question we hear from clients who have already done Tokyo and Kyoto: what does round two of Japan look like?

One of our favorite answers is Amanemu, Aman's hot spring resort on the Ise-Shima peninsula, a coastline of green coves and fishing villages a couple of hours southeast of Kyoto and Osaka. Every suite and villa has its own onsen bath fed by mineral-rich thermal springs, so you get Japan's beloved bathing ritual in complete privacy. No shared pools or second-guessing the etiquette.

It shines brightest on a return trip, slow and deeply Japanese in a way the big cities can't be. First-timers shouldn't rule it out either: tack three nights onto the end of a Tokyo and Kyoto route, and you'll fly home rested instead of running on fumes.

First visit or fifth, Japan always has more to give. Reach out, and we'll start planning.

10/03/2026

Croatia keeps landing on client wish lists, and honestly, this footage explains it better than we can.

More than a thousand islands along the Adriatic. Medieval walled towns like Dubrovnik and Korčula. Waterfalls stacked through the national parks, and an entire peninsula, Istria, devoted to truffles and w**e. Our favorite way to do it all is by sea, on a crewed yacht for the week, dropping anchor wherever looks best at lunchtime.

Advisor tip: June and September are the smart months, with warm swimming, open tables, and a fraction of the August crowds.

Ready for the Adriatic? Get in touch to learn more!

10/01/2026

Three signs it's time to work with a travel advisor:

1. You have 27 tabs open and less clarity than when you started. Endless reviews contradict each other. We've been to these places and can tell you in one call what actually fits.

2. The trip matters. Honeymoon, big anniversary, a once-in-a-lifetime destination. When the stakes are high, guesswork gets expensive, and a wrong hotel choice can't be refunded in memories.

3. You're the one who plans everything for everyone, and you'd like to actually be on this vacation instead of running it.

Sound familiar? Send us a message and see the difference on the very first trip.

10/01/2026

Private spas, sprawling terraces, dedicated butlers, and even an in-suite slide. These are four of the most lavish suites at sea, where life on the water comes with a whole new level of space, service, and indulgence. 🛳️✨

Ready to set sail? Let’s work together to find the perfect suite on the sea for you ⬇️

A private spa, room to entertain, and an in-suite slide raise the bar for life at sea aboard Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Explora Journeys, Four Seasons Yachts, and Royal Caribbean ships.

09/30/2026

The best-kept secret in travel isn't a place. It's a season.

Paris. The city in its coat season, with museums without lines, festive windows on the boulevards, and hotel rates that reward the off-peak traveler.

Niseko, Japan. The most reliable powder snow on the planet, plus onsen soaks and world-class dining after the lifts close.

L**h, Austria. The Arlberg classic. Elegant, snow-sure, and home to some of the finest family-run hotels in the Alps.

Switzerland. St. Moritz for glamour, Zermatt for the Matterhorn, both for trains that turn the journey into the highlight.

One winter, four very different trips. Message us, and we'll match you to yours.