Design your away

Trip planning for people who travel with intention.

Personalized, immersive trip design — built entirely around you. Every detail handled. Nothing missed. Nothing generic.

No fees, no obligation. I'm paid by hotels and travel partners — not by you.

What I plan for you

Every kind of trip. Built around the person taking it.

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Couple's trips

Solo women's travel

Immersive cultural trips

Multi-country itineraries

Bleisure (Business + Leisure travel)

Just the booking

What this costs you

There's no charge to you for my planning.

When you book a trip through me — flights, hotels, tours, transfers — I earn a commission from the hotels and travel partners involved. The price you pay is the same as if you'd booked yourself, often with added perks I can negotiate.

If a trip ends up complex enough to warrant a planning fee, I'll tell you upfront before any work begins. No surprises.

Why me

Hi, I'm Kristel.

Ask anyone who knows me and they'd tell you that travel is in my DNA, so much so that I've been to 21 countries... and counting. Friends are always coming to me with travel questions or for advice, or to just daydream about the next big trip we could all take together. You know that question of "what would you do for your job if you could do anything in the world?" Mine would be this — whether or not anyone paid me for it.

I've also spent 8 years inside the travel industry — at Booking.com, Navan, Priceline, and launching projects with Lufthansa Airlines. That means I know things most travel advisors can't tell you: which hotels look incredible in photos and underdeliver in person, how booking sites mark up prices, why support is excellent at some properties and unreachable at others. Eight years of seeing the back end means I'm not guessing on your behalf.

I bet you have a dream trip, or even just a trip on the horizon — I'd love to help you with that. I plan trips for people who want the experience without the spreadsheet. Whether it's your first time abroad, a milestone you've been saving for, or somewhere bold you're finally ready to go, my job is to make the planning disappear so the trip itself can land. I'll ask the questions you didn't know to ask, handle the logistics you shouldn't have to think about, and stay reachable while you're on the ground. The goal is simple: you arrive feeling ready, and you come home wanting to tell someone about it.

I proudly plan travel through Fora, one of the leading travel agency platforms in the US and recently named one of TIME100's Most Influential Companies of 2026. Fora gives me access to preferred supplier relationships, preferred rates, and a network of specialist advisors across every destination.

✱ Certified Fora Advisor

What people say

Palm Springs · Group Trip

"She somehow found the most charming boutique hotel, lined up activities that actually got everyone off their towels, and still built in pool time. The group had opinions. Kristel had a plan. The plan won."

— Leslie P.
Palm Springs · Group Trip

"The itinerary was effortlessly cool — tarot readings, vintage shopping, retro poolside drinks. A day in Joshua Tree pulled it all together into what I can only describe as cactus hippie dream perfection."

— Nicole S.
American South · Multi-City

"Charleston for lowcountry charm, Savannah for slow wandering, New Orleans for the energy. Each city delivered one of my top five meals — Peche in NOLA didn't disappoint."

— Sharilyn B.
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