My travel advising services include:

• Quotes & shopping: I check multiple travel companies to make sure you're getting the best price and the product that best meets your needs
• I offer both standard tours and cruises but specialize in customized itineraries and pre & post cruise/tour packages. You will not find these customized itineraries online – they are 'un-googleable' 
• ​I have affiliations with elite travel associations which get my client's special perks, discounts, and value-added amenities you won't find online
• I offer the best in the industry travel protection insurance policies. These are policies that cannot be purchased directly with the insurance companies, they are only sold through travel advisors
• ​I handle all of the booking procedures for you
• I process all of the payments for you
• ​I give you detailed information about the next steps from booking to embarking on your journey
• I keep in touch every few weeks or so and send interesting destination information and tips for travel
• ​Any changes or updates I handle for you with the travel suppliers saving you time waiting on hold and contacting multiple companies, I am your one point of contact 
• I am usually available for urgent matters outside office hours, within reason
• ​​About a week prior to departure, I double check your reservations and make sure you're good to go
• IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE TO CANCEL or postpone your trip, I am available to make all of the arrangements. If there is an emergency before your trip or on your trip, I am the 2nd point of contact (Insurance company is 1st) to help coordinate all of the changes - subject to time zones and my availability. The insurance company provides 24 hour emergency assistance. If you decline insurance, I regret I cannot guarantee my availability. 
• Should you cancel and there are refunds and/or credits due to you from the travel vendors, I chase all of that down for you again saving you a lot of time

FEE STRUCTURE:

Quotes:

• FREE: pre-packaged tours & cruises, with simple pre & post accommodations
• $75 for complicated customized itineraries 

Non-refundable booking fees:
Airfare (roundtrip) & Insurance Only:
$125 per person. A $50 per person fee is charged to re-schedule or to make any changes. 

Custom Travel Planning Includes: Airfare, insurance, WITH hotels/accommodations (booked by Esteem Journeys for entire trip) & trip components (airport transfers, activities, sightseeing, car transfers, internal flights, trains, car rental, tickets, etc) with online & app itinerary
1 Week with up to 3 components: $150 per person
2 Weeks with up to 6 components: $250 per person

If I am not booking hotels or accommodations:
1 Week with up to 3 components: $250 per person
2 Weeks with up to 6 components: $350 per person 

Each additional component +$25 per person 

Refundable Booking Fees:
$150 per person for cruises & escorted tours. Includes pre & post custom extensions. 

Terms:

• The fee is refundable after you travel, paid to you by check approx. 2-3 weeks after you return. In some cases, a portion of the fee may be non-refundable depending on the trip which will be advised to you at the time of the quote
• ​Should you cancel or re-book your trip, the fee becomes non-refundable. Should you re-book, the fee is not charged again and reimbursed after you travel
• HOWEVER, most travel insurance policies do cover this non-refundable booking fee as long as you cancel for a covered reason and your claim is approved. Therefore travel protection insurance is highly recommended. 
• ​Payment methods: Check, Zelle, Venmo, or Credit cards via PayPal add 4% for credit card processing fees
• Residents of California: credit cards only and add 10% surcharge (14% total with credit card processing) for the use of my agency's California Sellers of Travel License. The surcharge is just on the fee, not the entire trip price