Miami's luxury travel advisory since 1986 — a Virtuoso member and a Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists agency, built on the relationships that open doors no algorithm can reach.
Forest Travel is a luxury travel advisory based in Aventura, Miami, designing private journeys for high-net-worth travelers since 1986 — forty years across more than 120 countries. We are a Virtuoso member, a Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists agency. What sets us apart is not inventory — it is access: the relationships with owners, general managers and on-the-ground partners that turn 'impossible' into 'it's arranged.'
The difference between booking a trip and being given a journey.
The same rooms and tours anyone can book online.
Off-market access — after-hours museums, owners' villas held quietly, tables where reservations don't exist — through four decades of relationships.
A call center and a different agent every time.
One dedicated advisor — several of them Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists — who designs the journey around you and stays with you end to end.
A chatbot and a hold queue.
A real person reachable around the clock — in your language — re-routing you before you've noticed the problem.
Reviews and a price comparison.
Forty years of having been there — the right villa, the right month, the right side of the island, for you.
Online platforms are built to sell inventory. A Forest Travel advisor is paid to know what a booking engine cannot — access, timing, and the relationships that change how a journey feels.
| Booking online | A Forest Travel advisor | |
|---|---|---|
| Who you deal with | A platform and a rotating call center | One named, in-house advisor who stays with you end to end |
| Access | Publicly listed rooms, flights and tours | Off-market rooms, upgrades and experiences that never appear online |
| Pricing | The rate you see, plus fees at check-in | The same rate or better, with added value negotiated for you |
| When plans change | A support queue and a policy read back to you | Around-the-clock help from someone with people on the ground |
| Local knowledge | Reviews and star ratings | An advisor who has been there and tells you the truth |
| Personalization | Filters you set yourself | A journey designed around how you actually travel |
| After you book | You are on your own | Introductions and a concierge before, during and after |
The doors worth opening are not for sale online.
Member since 2004Virtuoso is the by-invitation network of the world's leading luxury travel agencies. Membership gives our clients VIP amenities, room upgrades, resort credits and private access at the finest hotels worldwide — benefits you cannot get booking direct.
Top Travel Specialists · 2026Three of our advisors are named to the Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists list for 2026 — the magazine's vetted directory of the destination experts it trusts most.
The first conversation is complimentary and without obligation — you find out what we would do for you before anything is charged.
| What it is | The figure | |
|---|---|---|
| Our planning fee | Charged on every itinerary, and separate from the cost of the trip. It buys the design, the sequence and the access — the part a booking engine has never sold. | US$250 |
| A bespoke journey | An indicative starting point, not a quote. It rises with privacy, season and access, and your advisor tells you honestly where your vision sits before you commit. | from US$10,000 per person for a week |
And the answer to the question everyone asks: no, working with an advisor does not make the room cost more. The hotel, cruise line or operator pays us out of a rate you would have paid booking it yourself — and Virtuoso amenities such as upgrades, resort credits and breakfast often make that same rate worth more. The full breakdown is in how much bespoke travel planning costs.
Forest Travel Agency, Inc. · 2420 NE Miami Gardens Dr Suite 301, Aventura, Miami, FL 33180 · +1 (786) 751 8771 · Monday to Friday 9am–6pm, Saturday 10am–4pm ET — and an advisor reachable around the clock while you are travelling.
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Luxury Travel Trends Shaping 2026→Forest Travel is a luxury travel advisory headquartered at 2420 NE Miami Gardens Dr Suite 301, Aventura, Miami, FL 33180, in business since 1986. We design private, bespoke journeys for high-net-worth travelers, families and business leaders across more than 120 countries.
Yes. Forest Travel has been a member of Virtuoso — the invitation-only network of the world's leading luxury travel agencies — since 2004. Membership gives our clients VIP amenities, upgrades, resort credits and private access at the finest hotels worldwide.
Yes. Three Forest Travel advisors — Magnolia Quintana, Juan David Gutierrez and Debbie Heim — are named to the Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists list for 2026, the magazine's vetted directory of trusted destination experts.
Forest Travel was founded in 1986 — forty years of designing luxury travel, with relationships built across more than 120 countries on six continents.
The first consultation is complimentary and without obligation. Our planning fee is US$250, charged on every itinerary and separate from the cost of the trip. Fully bespoke private journeys typically start from around US$10,000 per person for a week and rise with privacy, season and access; your advisor tells you honestly where your vision sits before you commit.
High-net-worth travelers, multi-generational families, honeymooners and business leaders who expect flawless execution, genuine privacy and access that can't be booked online — and who would rather have one trusted advisor than manage the details themselves.
Our advisors work in English and Spanish, with a strong Latin American practice serving clients across the region and the United States, so you are looked after in your own language at home and on the ground.
Online tools and AI can only surface what is already public — the same trip for everyone. Forest Travel opens what isn't searchable: off-market access, owner relationships, real-time problem-solving and the judgment of forty years. We design around you, not around a catalog.
Yes. Forest Travel charges a planning fee of US$250, on every itinerary, and it is separate from the cost of the trip. The first consultation is complimentary and without obligation, so you find out what we would do for you before anything is charged.
Two ways. A planning fee of US$250 per itinerary, and commission paid to us by the hotels, cruise lines and tour operators we book — paid out of the same rate you would have paid booking it yourself, which is why working with an advisor does not make the trip cost more. Air-only bookings carry a service fee instead, because airlines pay advisors effectively nothing.
No. The commission is paid by the hotel, cruise line or operator out of the same rate you would have paid booking it yourself, so the room does not cost you more — and Virtuoso amenities such as upgrades, resort credits and breakfast often make the same rate worth more. What you pay us is the US$250 planning fee.
Not a quote, not a package — a conversation with someone who has spent decades earning the relationships your journey will rely on.
