Planning that starts with you
Not with a package, a promo code, or whatever the search engine decided to show you first.
Casey
I’m an independent travel advisor with Dream Design Travels, specializing in luxury, concierge-level travel planning. That phrase gets used loosely, so here’s what it means in practice: I learn how you like to travel, then I build the trip around that — the pace, the room, the food, the amount of scheduled activity you actually want versus the amount that sounds nice in a brochure.
Some people want every hour accounted for. Some want a great room, a good beach and nothing on the calendar. Both are correct. The job is figuring out which one you are and then handling every detail from beginning to end.
I plan cruises, all-inclusive resort stays, custom land journeys, honeymoons and destination weddings — and I go out of my way for the small things that make a trip feel considered rather than merely booked.
Casey
How we’ll work together
Four steps, and only one of them is any effort on your part.
Tell me the vision
A call, an email, or a screenshot of somewhere you saw once. Dates, budget and who’s coming help — but “somewhere warm in February” is a perfectly good starting point.
I do the digging
I come back with a short, curated set of options and the honest reasoning behind each one — including the trade-offs. No forty-tab research spiral for you.
We refine and book
We adjust until it’s right, then I handle the booking, the deposits, the payment schedule and any perks or credits I can attach to the reservation.
I’m there for the trip
Documents, reminders, and a real person to contact if something shifts while you’re traveling. Not a support ticket — me.
Nothing extra, in almost every case
Travel advisors are compensated by the suppliers — the cruise lines, resorts, hotels and tour operators — not by the traveler. You pay the same rate you’d pay booking it yourself, and you get planning, advocacy and someone to call.
For complex custom itineraries involving a lot of independent research, I’ll occasionally quote a planning fee up front. You’ll always know before we start — no surprises on an invoice.
- Supplier-paid on cruises, resorts and packaged travel
- Agency perks and amenities where they’re available
- Any planning fee agreed in advance, in writing
Planning trips from anywhere
Based in the Tampa Bay area and working with travelers across the country. Everything happens by phone, email or video — wherever you are.
- Tampa, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Miami, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Charlotte, NC
- Atlanta, GA
- New York, NY
- Chicago, IL
- Detroit, MI
- Denver, CO
- Austin, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
