We only sell trips we would take ourselves

LuxuryTrips began with a single nine-day itinerary through Bali, written for friends who wanted the island without the crowds. Fifteen years later the method hasn't changed: a director flies out, walks the route, sleeps in the rooms and eats in the restaurants before a single seat goes on sale.

What that buys you is quiet confidence — the transfer is waiting, the table is held, the guide has been with us for a decade, and two days of every trip are deliberately left unscheduled.