Services
Bell & Bly Travel is a boutique travel advisory for entrepreneurs, executives, families, and couples. With our extensive knowledge of travel and planning, we can add value to your trips by finding experiences you didn’t even know existed..
How We Work
Fill out our Discovery worksheet to schedule your complimentary discovery session.
Discover
We always start with a complimentary discovery session to get to know each other. In this phase, we learn about your past travel experiences, your travel wish lists, hobbies, likes/dislikes and more about the vision for your upcoming trip. We will also discuss how we will work together moving forward and review the Bell & Bly Travel design fees.
Design
This is where we use our travel expertise and connections to pull together an epic itinerary for you. We design a custom itinerary taking advantage of perks and experiences that you simply cannot find online. During this phase, you can be as involved or hands off as you like.
Connect
When your itinerary design is complete and booked, we’ll keep you excited until departure by sending you a few fun surprises along the way. We’ll also be working behind the scenes with our partners to secure perks like special requests, upgrades, and amenities.
Experience
Now you get to enjoy your relaxing holiday or adventurous getaway. Our team and partners will be available to help ensure everything goes smoothly from beginning to end. Don’t forget to send us snapshots along the way!
Share
We can’t wait to hear about your trip! From what wowed you, to what could have gone better – this is where we tighten things up to make sure your next trip is even more amazing. This regular feedback loop allows us to provide the excellent long-term service you deserve from a trusted advisor.
What Bell & Bly Travel Offers
Luxury Travel Design
We work through a consultative process to understand what you hope to experience through your travels and then design and book customized itineraries. This includes family travel, honeymoons / anniversaries, around the world trips, adventure travel, wellness travel and more. If you can dream it, we can plan it.
Surprise Vacations
We are masters of surprises! If you’ve ever dreamed of surprising a loved one with a romantic holiday, or a parent with a special birthday trip we can work together to make it a reality. Depending on the complexity of planning, surprise vacations may incur a slightly higher travel design fee.
Long Term Bucket List Planning
One of our favorite assignments, we work with you and each member of your family in a consultative way to design your next 3-5 years’ worth of travel. This plan not only keeps you on track for hitting your family’s travel goals, but also saves you money via advanced booking and making smart use of shoulder seasons.
Incentive Travel for Business
You love the experiences you’re getting for your leisure travel through Bell & Bly. Why not extend our services to incentivize your sales team or your entire organization to hit certain goals for the year? We can connect you to experts on our team at Brownell to plan an unforgettable awards trip.
Travel Protection
We strongly recommend that clients purchase travel protection, especially when visiting some of our more off the beaten path locales. Premiums vary depending on trip length, cost, traveler ages, and coverage level. There is no fee for this service when your trip is planned with Bell & Bly.
Select a La Carte Bookings
Want to plan your own trip but want the perks associated with booking hotels, air, or cruises with a Virtuoso advisor? We can help for a reduced fee.
Destination Specialties
Because of our wide breadth of travel experience, Bell & Bly Travel can plan you a trip anywhere in the world (assuming it’s legal to get there!). We adore Italy, Greece, the South of France, nearby Mexico and many other widely visited locations. However, what sets us apart is our ability to also plan the less obvious destinations while still helping clients travel in comfort.
Some of our personal favorite destinations include
polar regions
Antarctica & the Arctic
africa
Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
central/south asia
India, Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia
the middle east
Oman, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, UAE, Qatar
south america
Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina
southeast asia
Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar
the balkans
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia
french polynesia
Mo’orea, Tahiti, Bora Bora
the caribbean
Turks & Caicos, BVIs, Anguilla, St. Kitts, The Bahamas
central america
Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Fees
Unlike the travel agent of old, Bell & Bly Travel is a true advisory – like your financial advisor, or legal counsel – just a lot more fun! We work together on a consultative basis to design the right trip for you and making the most of your most precious asset, time.
The below is an outline of our fees, for more detailed information or questions, please reach out to find out what is included for each plan.
Travel design fee
$800 for 1-7 days of travel for up to 5 people. Each additional partial or full week is an additional $600. Each person over 5 people is an additional $50/person/week thereafter. This covers all the nuts and bolts of a complete trip.
Last minute booking fee of 50% for trip requests within 45 days of travel or 90 days of holiday travel.
Hotel booking (no research)
$75 per booking. Our partnership amenities (like free breakfast, $100 resort credit, and occasionally room upgrades) add value above and beyond this fee.
Destination Consultation & Hotel Options
From $200
Air Travel
First class, business class air bookings (includes reservation management and if anything goes wrong, we’ll handle all the logistics and save you the frustration)
- Domestic, Mexico, Canada, Caribbean – $75/ticket with $250 max per family
- International & Cuba – $100 per ticket with $400 max per family
- Private air bookings carry no additional fee for clients already planning with Bell & Bly Travel
Concierge Services
Please inquire about pricing for Bell & Bly’s luxury concierge services.
Our specialty at Bell & Bly Travel is you. We design trips around your unique desires and preferences, wherever in the world that may be.
