HOW IT WORKS
You don't need hours to get your family vacation moving. You need about 30 minutes.
Tell me about your family, what you need from this trip, and what you want it to feel like. From there, I'll recommend the right direction and either build the plan for your or take the planning and reservations off your plate completely.
GIVE ME 30 MINUTES. I'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.
You don't need to research destinations before we talk. You don't need a spreadsheet of hotels, a finished itinerary, or a perfectly defined budget.
You just need to tell me about your family.
I'll ask the questions that help me understand what actually matters: how you like to travel, what everyone enjoys, what makes a vacation harder, how much downtime you need, and what would make you come home thinking, "That was exactly what we needed."
STEP 1: THE CONSULT
We start with a complimentary 20-30 minute conversation.
You tell me who's traveling, what you're considering, what matters to your family, and anything you already know you want or don't want.
You do not need to have the trip figured out before you call me. Figuring it out is part of what you're hiring me to do.
STEP 2: THE RECOMMENDATION
I take what I've learned about your family and evaluate the destinations, accommodations, logistics, and experiences that make sense for your trip.
Instead of handing the research back to you in the form of ten hotels and asking you to choose, I filter it.
You get a clear recommendation and the reasoning behind it.
STEP 3: THE PLAN
Once we know what the trip should look like, the next step depends on how much you'd like to hand off.
With Planning-Only, I create your Personalized Travel Plan. You receive my recommendations, planning guidance, and trusted booking resources, then make the reservations yourself.
With Full-Service Planning, I take over the research, reservations, coordination, and major logistics. You don't have to find time to turn the recommendation into a vacation. I handle it.
HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT OFF YOUR PLATE?
There are two ways to work with me. Neither is a watered-down consultation or an opportunity to spend an hour picking my brain. Both result in an actual plan for your vacation.
The difference is what happens after I figure out the trip.
PLANNING-ONLY
I figure out what you should book. You book it.
Planning-Only is for travelers who want professional recommendations but prefer to control their own reservations.
Maybe you're using airline or hotel points, have loyalty benefits or military discounts, need to book directly for a specific benefit, or simply like managing your own reservations.
I create a Personalized Travel Plan with recommended accommodations, activities, practical planning guidance, and trusted booking resources.
You don't have to become an expert on the destination just because you're booking it yourself.
FULL-SERVICE PLANNING
Hand me the trip. I'll handle it.
Full-Service Planning is for the person who looks at everything already on her plate and has absolutely no desire to add "plan family vacation" to it.
After our initial conversation, I handle the research, recommendations, reservations, coordination, and major travel logistics.
Flights. Hotels. Transfers. Activities. Dining reservations when needed. The pieces that need to work together.
You stay involved where your input matters without becoming the project manager for your own vacation.
WHAT YOU'RE REALLY HANDING OFF
The obvious answer is research and reservations. The more important answer is responsibility.
You're handing off remembering that the airport transfer still needs to be booked. You're handing off figuring out whether the room configuration actually works. You're handing off checking whether an excursion fits the arrival schedule, keeping track of confirmation numbers, and wondering what you haven't thought of yet.
With Full-Service Planning, I become the person keeping the trip moving.
With Planning-Only, I do the destination research and decision-making and give you a clear roadmap so you're not starting from scratch.
Either way, there is considerably less sitting in the back of your brain waiting for you to deal with it.
HOW I DECIDE WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY
I don't recommend destinations because they're trending or hotels because they have the highest star rating.
I look at how the vacation will actually function once you're there.
That means considering room configuration, location, flight schedules, transportation, food options, built-in activities, how much driving is involved, your family's energy level, and whether the pace makes sense.
A beautiful hotel that makes every day harder isn't a good recommendation.
Neither is the cheapest flight if it costs you half the first day of your vacation.
My job is to notice those tradeoffs before you spend the money.
The goal isn't the most impressive trip.
It's the one that fits your family.
WHAT FULL-SERVICE PLANNING CAN INCLUDE
Every trip is different, so I don't add services simply to make a vacation look more elaborate. I coordinate the pieces that actually need professional attention for your trip.
ORGANIZATION
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotels, resorts, villas, and room configurations selected around how your family will actually use the space.
Confirmations, important details, payment timelines, and travel information organized in your itinerary portal.
FLIGHTS & TRANSPORTATION
SUPPORT WHILE YOU TRAVEL
Flight recommendations and booking, airport transfers, rental cars, rail, and other transportation when they're part of the trip.
If something changes or goes wrong while you're traveling, you have someone who already knows your trip and can help determine what happens next.
ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES
Experiences selected around your family's interests, ages, energy levels, and realistic itinerary pacing.
TRAVEL PROTECTION
I'll provide travel insurance options and the information you need to make an informed decision about coverage.
DINING & OTHER RESERVATIONS
Restaurant reservations and other advance arrangements when they're useful to the trip.
THE INVESTMENT
Planning fees pay for something that is increasingly hard to manufacture more of: your time and attention.
You're not paying because you couldn't technically book a hotel or buy an airline ticket yourself. You're paying for professional judgement, research, recommendations, organization, and, with Full-Service Planning, someone else taking responsibility for moving the trip from idea to departure.
Fees vary based on the trip and the level of planning involved. After our consultation, I'll recommend the service that makes sense and provide a clear planning-fee quote before you decide whether to move forward.
YOU DON'T NEED TO FIND TIME TO PLAN THE VACATION.
You need enough time to tell me about it.
Give me 20-30 minutes to understand your family and what you need from this trip. I'll help determine where you should go, where you should stay, and what level of planning makes sense from there.
If you want the roadmap, I'll build it.
If you want the whole thing off your plate, hand it to me.
Consultations are complimentary and typically last 20-30 minutes. Afterward, you'll receive my recommendation for the best planning approach and a clear planning-fee quote.