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You may know exactly where you want to go. You may just know you need some time away. We start by getting to know you—what you’re looking forward to, who’s coming with you, and what would make the trip worth taking.
Explore Our Approachto know you.
You may know exactly where you want to go. You may just know you need some time away. Either way, the first step is a conversation: what you're looking forward to, who's coming with you and what would make the trip worth taking.
Those conversations shape where you stay, when you arrive, how each day unfolds and where there's room to slow down. Those details are often the difference between a trip that feels effortless and one that feels exhausting.
Planning fees are determined by consultation and confirmed before any work begins.
From your first conversation to your return home, you work directly with your travel consultant. Your questions are answered by the person who planned your trip.
Through our Fora affilation, Virtuoso and many other premium travel partners, stays at participating properties can include daily breakfast, a hotel credit and an upgrade when available. Benefits vary by property.
Every recommendation is chosen for how well it fits this trip: its location, its pace and who's traveling with you. Star ratings are only part of the picture.
We look closely at how welcoming each destination and property will be for you, so you feel valued wherever you go.
Ways to plan with Aurum.
Every trip starts with the same conversation. From there, planning takes the shape that fits what you have in mind.
From a long weekend to a milestone journey, your trip is designed around how you like to travel and who's coming with you.
Explore →Time away built around rest, with the setting, pace and space you need to come home feeling restored.
Explore →Campus visits, move-in and family weekends, planned so students and parents can focus on the moment itself.
Explore →Group Travel (9+) journeys shared with like-minded travelers and planned with the same care as a private trip.
Explore →How it works
Tell us where you're headed, or simply that you need time away. Together we talk through what matters most, who's traveling and what you'd rather skip.
You receive a clear proposal with your planning fee. Planning begins once you confirm, with no surprises about what's included.
Your itinerary comes together through preferred partners, vetted suppliers and firsthand knowledge, with every piece chosen for this trip.
Before you leave, you'll have your documents, a digital itinerary and a pre-departure briefing. Support is available while you're away.
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The fee is not the cost.
Poor planning is.
A planning fee is what makes independent, objective advice possible. Every recommendation is based on what is right for your trip — your goals, your standards, your experience.
Good travel planning takes time, knowledge, and professional relationships built over years. That expertise has value. The planning fee is how that value is acknowledged upfront, without compromise on the back end.
Travelers who understand this tend to have better trips. That is not a coincidence.
Your next trip deserves more than a search result.
Tell us a little about the trip you have in mind. Your consultation is where we get to know you, talk through your ideas and map out what planning together would look like.
$75 CONSULTATION FEE · CREDITED TOWARD YOUR PLANNING FEE
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