Custom Travel Itinerary Planning Service

Custom Travel Itineraries For A Perfect Trip

Overwhelmed by trip planning? Leave it to our travel experts so you stress less and get back to daydreaming about your trip of a lifetime! 

THREE STEPS TO TRAVEL PLANNING

Follow three simple steps to get started with our vacation planning services:

DESTINATIONS WHERE WE SPECIALIZE

We provide full service custom travel services in the places where we are destination experts: California, Hawai’i, Mexico, Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland. However, we can help with travel bookings (i.e. hotels and ground transportation) in almost any place around the globe. 

TRAVEL PLANNING SERVICES TIERS

Our travel company is about customization, so our services are tailored to meet each traveler’s needs. Whether you're planning a family vacation, a honeymoon, a private group trip, a road trip, or luxury travel, your travel planner will help make it happen. We have three primary services we provide — all of which begin by booking a Discovery Call:

HERE WHAT OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY:

QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAVEL PLANNING SERVICES

What experience does Salt & Wind Travel have?

We have over a decade of travel experience as a trip planner company in particular destinations — California, France, Hawai’i, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. Our team members have extensive experience in the travel and hospitality space and specialize in the destinations where we work. That means you can access our years of experience and insider knowledge and that we’ve vetted our partners so you can enjoy your trip!

What Makes Salt & Wind Travel Different?

While many a travel advisor will send you a cookie-cutter itinerary, our services are highly customized. We have spent years doing on-the-ground research and fostering connections to local experts and quality tour operators. 

Not only do we first focus on traveling around local food and wine, but we also advocate slow travel and sustainable travel. As a boutique travel agency, we always aim to support other local small businesses as much as possible. 

Where does Salt & Wind Travel provide vacation planning services?

We help travel lovers explore the places we know best: California, Hawai’i, Mexico, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. Our most common services are help planning corporate retreats, destination weddings, honeymoons, family trips, bachelorette parties, and friends' trip planning. 

Since everything is custom, we will help you plan your trip as much or as little as you need. We've got you if you've booked your flights and lodging but need help with activities and restaurants. Or, if you need help with every detail—from deciding which island to visit in Hawaii or where to stay on the Amalfi Coast to where to head on a California road trip to the state's national parks—we can handle it all. 

When do you charge a fee?

Sometimes, with the “Just Hotel Bookings” service, where we only help book your hotels, we do not need to charge a fee. However, depending on the amount of help you need, we may need to charge a nominal fee.

The most popular service tier (aka “Full Service”) requires much attention, so we charge for our team’s time and expertise. Look above for an idea of where each tier’s pricing starts.

Each service starts with a 30-minute US$50 discovery call, after which we provide custom quotes based on the scope of services. The purpose of the call is to get to know your needs so we can best help you. After learning about your dream trip, we’ll provide some advice like when it’s best to travel there, how long your trip should be, and the must-know details like how to get around and the ideal trip budget. However, we do not provide exact hotel, restaurant, activity, or itinerary recommendations, as those are part of our travel planning services.

Are you travel agents, travel consultants, or travel advisors?

So, those words are all simply synonyms! Often, a traditional travel agent will only book hotels, while travel planners or advisors will provide full-service itinerary planning (like we do!). But we go by any of those names around here and help with everything.

What are the benefits of using a travel advisor?

If you’re wondering, “Is it worth getting a vacation planner,” the answer is yes! Expert vacation planners and travel advisors have the knowledge and connections to know which hotels, resorts, and tour guides would work best for you and to enhance your trip with one-of-a-kind experiences tailored to your interests that you'd never find on your own. They'll also be there to smooth out problems that might occur along the way.

What is the “Just Hotel Bookings” service?

As it sounds, this is help with your hotel bookings. Tap our travel advisors for their expertise, experience, and efficiency to get perks at hotels you wouldn't otherwise access!

Where can you help me with bookings?

We can provide basic bookings (e.g., hotel and transportation) anywhere worldwide! However, we shine by providing bespoke travel planning via our full-service personalized travel itinerary services in the places where we specialize: California, Hawai’i, Mexico, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland.

Clients have used our “Just Bookings” service for places we have travel experience (but aren’t full destination experts), including Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Costa Rica, South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, and Jordan.

What is the “Travel Therapy” service?

Do you know where you want to go but do not know how to plan it all? Enter "Travel Therapy,” which is our hourly consultation service. You'll book the service by hte hour and talk with an expert travel planner who will provide a suggested trip itinerary and a handful of suggestions for lodging and activities.

What are the full-service custom travel itinerary services?

Most clients opt for custom full-service itinerary planning because it's the surest way to stress less and have your dream trip! You'll get a dedicated trip planner, multiple calls, a custom app, a detailed hourly itinerary, advice, help booking activities, lodging, and restaurants.

How does the custom travel itinerary planning work?

All of our bespoke travel services begin with you booking a 30-minute US$50 discovery call. During this call, we will get to know you and your travel preferences, and we can explain the best service level for your needs. We’ll email you after the call with a custom quote and the services we propose. After that, the planning begins! 

With the “Fast-Tracked Services” and the “Full-Service Itinerary” planning, you will get the whole experience of our travel planner service. You will be assigned a dedicated travel planner who will communicate with you via email or phone until your trip is ready! They will cater to your individual needs and share insider information and travel tips so you have the perfect travel plan. 

For the full suite of services, your dedicated travel planner will send you a custom Google doc or PDF listing tailored to your picks of hotels, activity suggestions, and restaurant recommendations (no tourist traps, we promise!). Then, your custom app is built to be your one-stop shop for having the best trip. You can have peace of mind knowing everything is there, from your confirmations and tickets to basic questions (in our travel glossary) and our proprietary map that includes our picks from our years of destination research. 

Can I do a rush order?

We prefer at least 90 days for the best custom travel planning. However, we can do it in less time for a rush fee. 

How do I get the most out of your services?

Being kind, present, and prepared goes a long way! We will do most of the heavy lifting, but if you can respond promptly, it will help us.