Journeys Unparalleled

08/28/2026

Flown recently? Then you’ve felt it. Record passenger volumes, tighter ID requirements, and construction at major hubs have changed the math on getting to your gate. Here’s how we protect our clients from all of it:

We build realistic buffers. Tight connections that worked five years ago don’t work now, especially through the busiest international hubs.

We arrange fast-track and VIP services. Many airports offer expedited security, private escorts, and lounge access that most travelers never hear about. We book them routinely.

And a reminder for U.S. travelers: REAL ID is now required for domestic flights, so check that license before your next trip.

The airport is part of the trip. We plan it like one.

08/27/2026

AFAR Magazine's list of the 12 best hotels in Hong Kong

https://www.afar.com/hotels/the-best-hotels-in-hong-kong?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8/27/2026%20Advisor%20Newsletters&utm_term=NEW%20Afar%20Advisor%20List

Hong Kong's grandest hotels are being remade from the inside out. A writer who called the city home for more than a decade returns to find out what's actually worth booking.

08/26/2026

A year ago, we were helping clients plan and book the travel around college visits. This year we're helping families (including our own) plan college drop offs. This time of transition is joyous but can also be stressful. Let us take the planning off your shoulders so that you can simply experience & enjoy this momentous occasion.

08/25/2026

The whole family, one roof, zero hotel hallways. Private villas are how our favorite families do the togetherness, and the best ones are booking right now for January, February and spring break.

A villa solves what hotels can't for multi-generational trips: everyone together under one roof, a private chef instead of restaurant reservations for twelve, space for the grandparents to nap and the kids to run.

Where we're sending families this year: jungle villas in Costa Rica with monkeys in the trees, catered chalets in the Alps with ski-in access, staffed oceanfront estates in Cabo, villa compounds in Hawaii where three generations can spread out, and private safari villas in South Africa with their own guide and vehicle.

Multi-bedroom villas require the longest lead time of anything we book. The question worth asking at the dinner table this month: where does the whole family want to wake up this winter season?

08/23/2026

We found a great Korean restaurant in Poughkeepsie, Korpot. So good!

KorPot

08/22/2026

If Australia has been on your list for years, consider this your sign. Here’s the geography quirk that trips people up: their summer is our winter.

December through February is Australia’s peak season, and it’s booking right now. The dream version of the trip: Sydney Harbour on a warm evening, the Great Barrier Reef in prime visibility, and wine country lunches in the sun, during our coldest months, and the best properties are small enough to sell out nearly a year ahead, especially over the Festive Holiday season.

The distances are the other reason to start early. A well-built Australia trip usually covers three or four regions, and the internal flights, island lodges, and reef experiences all need to line up.

August is exactly when this planning should happen. Message us and let’s get started!

08/21/2026

If you're looking to buy Los Angeles Olympics event tickets with hospitality, we're hearing that prices will increase within the next 7 days or so.

Reach out if you'd like us to help purchase hospitality tickets. If you buy them directly yourself, you pay the full price up front. Buying through us means you pay 40% now, 30% July 2027, and 30% January 2028.

08/19/2026

Did you know one of Africa's greatest safaris happens almost entirely on water?

Eagle Island Lodge, a Belmond property, occupies a private island deep in the Okavango Delta, one of the most remarkable ecosystems on Earth: a desert that floods every year into a maze of channels, lagoons, and islands teeming with wildlife.

The safari itself is unlike anywhere else in Africa. Gliding through the reeds in a mokoro, the traditional dugout canoe. Boat safaris through papyrus channels. And the lodge's signature: helicopter flights over the Delta with the doors off, which clients consistently call the highlight of their entire trip.

Water, wildlife, and almost no one else around. Reach out to start planning.

08/17/2026

Here’s a piece of hotel trivia we love sharing with clients: Ritz-Carlton has around 100 hotels worldwide. Fewer than ten carry the word Reserve. Zadún is one of them.

The Reserve designation is the brand’s most exclusive tier, and it changes the experience completely. At Zadún, in San José del Cabo, that means villa-style rooms built into the desert dunes above the Sea of Cortez, a personal host assigned to your stay, and a pace that feels nothing like a big resort.

The spa, Alkemia, is a destination on its own, and dinner at Humo, the wood-fire restaurant, is one of the best meals in Los Cabos.

Advisor tip: winter brings whales right offshore, and this stretch of coast near Puerto Los Cabos is calmer than the Cabo San Lucas end. Reach out to learn more.