CREATING MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME & taking the ordinary to extraordinary... Luxury Ventures Travel
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WELCOME We are pleased to meet you. We would like to introduce you to Luxury Ventures Travel, a full-service, luxury travel firm that can take you anywhere – by land, sea, and air. We are fortunate to have a world of resources at our fingertips, thanks in large part to our partnership with Virtuoso®, an organization of the top travel advisors, travel providers, and destinations worldwide. Through Virtuoso, we are pleased to be able to offer our clients the kind of exclusive amenities, upgrades and experiences that far surpass those received when managing travel on your own. The depth of service we offer goes well beyond the status quo. Once we understand your individual interests and preferences, we put our industry knowledge and global connections to work. From hotels and airfare to private touring and custom itineraries, feel confident that as a client of Luxury Ventures Travel you will benefit from a vast, exclusive network of relationships and expertise. Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, we can arrange it — down to the tiniest details. We’re here for you before, during and after every trip, and look forward to customizing your next unsurpassed travel experience.
Victoria Strubbe-Zindell,
949-679-5899 victoria@luxuryventurestravel.com luxuryventurestravel.com
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. - Andre Gide
WHO WE ARE Luxury Ventures Travel is a high-end full-service travel company specializing in customized and bespoke experiential travel across the globe. Life is all about experience and the one thing that we buy and is guaranteed to make us richer is travel. We have assistance in every other part of our lives, so why wouldn’t we seek knowledge and expertise when planning our travel? Your most precious asset is your leisure time & this will be thoughtfully managed by an entrusted advisor who will eliminate calamities during your time traveling. Our clients enjoy working with us for many reasons but a few of the many benefits offered by our team include the strength of our global connections & relationships with preferred partners from around the globe. We are pleased that our clients are the guests who will be first to be upgraded at the best hotel in the city, they are the individuals who will receive the impossible to come by Broadway tickets, and the fortunate ones who will enjoy the best seat in the house at the most highly sought-after Michelin star restaurant. Our dedication to our clients is our first priority and we do everything we can to ensure that your time away far exceeds expectations. We ensure that plans run seamlessly while offering travelers 24/7 access to an on the ground team to assist with anything they may need while traveling near and afar.
INSIDER INSIGHT
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Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. - Anonymous
WHAT WE DO PERSONALIZED PLANNING: Whether you’re the do-it-yourself type seeking validation or want someone else to take the reins, when you collaborate with a travel advisor of Luxury Ventures Travel, your trips will be tailored to your interests and budget. An advisor gets to know your preferences and instinctively anticipates your needs and wishes down to the smallest detail. GLOBAL EXPERTISE AND CONNECTIONS: Not only do our travel advisors have extensive personal knowledge of destinations and products around the world, they have relationships with global partners who can arrange experiences to make a trip truly extraordinary. VALUE: A Luxury Ventures Travel advisor has access to the same (and often better) pricing than you can find online. They can secure special perks like complimentary room upgrades, daily breakfast, and other benefits you can’t get on your own. The amenities you’ll receive on a hotel stay alone are valued at up to $450+ per stay. VIP TREATMENT: A Luxury Ventures Travels advisor has access behind the velvet rope to experiences you never even dreamed were possible. After all, you can’t VIP yourself, but your advisor can by securing you exclusive entry to events, private tours, and more. CONVENIENCE: Planning and booking your own trip would take hours and hours. Even then, it’s like drinking from a fire hose with all the information out there. Travel advisors provide the kind of top-notch service that helps you conserve your most precious resource: time. PEACE OF MIND: In addition to saving you time and money, your advisor is available 24/7 before, during, and after your trip – so you can relax and have fun. Booking with a Virtuoso advisor means you have support during your travels to assist with any last-minute emergencies. And you’ll also receive a crucial follow-up call after the trip to discover how to improve the experience for the next time.
HOW WE WORK
Advisement Expert knowledge of your past present and future travel is the basis for informed conversation and advisement.
Access With our world-wide connections and expertise, we minimize the burden, time, and fatigue that can come with travel planning and design. We keep it fun!
Advocacy We expertly help you realize your vision and advocate on your behalf to make certain you get the quality and value you deserve.
Accountability Feedback from each trip is collected and stored so that your personal style, quality and values are reflected in every journey.
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. - Helen Keller
WHY LUXURY VENTURES TRAVEL? Of all of your life priorities, your leisure time is one asset you can’t earn back. People who spend their time wisely know that it pays dividends to collaborate with a seasoned industry professional when it comes to fulfilling travel dreams. Respected travel advisors provide personal, completely customized service before, during, and after your trip. Whether you enjoy being involved in your vacation planning, or prefer that someone you trust takes the reins, Luxury Ventures advisors are uniquely vested in your return on life. •
Exclusive and unique experiences not found in guidebooks
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Privileged access to our network and relationships with the finest travel companies throughout the world
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Competitive First and Business Class Airfare
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The ultimate black list of who’s who in the travel industry
American Express Custom Experience
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Platinum & Centurion Travel Services
Dedicated Professional Travel Advisor
Ability to meet face to face
Custom Trip Documents
Personalized Service, Client & Destination Specialist
24 Hour Emergency Support
Preferred rates
Room upgrade upon arrival
Daily breakfast for two
Early check-in and late checkout
Unique Property Benefits (Credits, Experiences, etc.)
Preferred Rates/Free Nights
Advisors with direct access to Hotel General Managers
Exclusive Hotel Amenities
Benefits on Luxury & Premium Cruise Lines Preferred Rates and Unpublished Specials
Exclusive shore excursions
Welcome aboard receptions
Dedicated onboard hosts
Private car and driver
Specialty dining
Pre-paid gratuities
Ability to earn points
Ability to book using points
Access to International Traveler Air Program (2-1)
Ability To Earn & Book Points
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A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. – Lao Tzu
SERVICES Our Virtuoso preferred destinations & experience partners worldwide help us to ensure that you make the most of your precious leisure time while receiving the most top-notch service during your time traveling. Wherever you travel, our partners a true extension of our services, ensuring that your itineraries perfectly match your tastes and preferences. •
VIP Treatment & Recognition
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Custom-Tailored Experiences & Itineraries
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Private Virtuoso-Exclusive Access
We are well-versed in managing arrangements for our clients including the following: •
Accommodations – Hotels, Resorts, Villas & Residences
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Airfare – Competitive Net Fares in First & Business Classes of Service
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Private Charter
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Cruises – Exclusive Offers with Premium-Luxury Lines
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Private Tours
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Private Chauffeur Service
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Meet & Greet Service
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Security Services
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First Class Train Service
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VIP Shopping Experience
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Exclusive Event Access
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Customized Culinary Experiences
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Passport & Visa Assistance
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Travel Insurance
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MedJet Evacuation
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Luggage Forwarding Service
Our worldwide connections allow our clients access to the top professionals (to name a few): •
Personal Assistants
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Personal Shoppers
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Security Agents / Protection
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Private Pilots
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Executive Chauffeurs
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Private Chefs
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Ticket Brokers
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AIR To stay on top of your game on the ground, you need the best experience in the air. We have access to the most competitive air contracts in the industry. When you book your first and business class tickets we not only search for the best pricing but we manage the reservation so that changes, delays or cancellations happen, you make a phone call and the advisor can walk you through the options available to you. With an online booking engine, you are forced to go through a call center. Luxury Ventures Travel has access to aircrafts of all sizes. Our team of experts can assist you with all your charter flights regardless of the number of passengers and regardless of the destination. Through Virtuoso, we partner with over 75 of the world’s top commercial and private air carriers, car rental programs, and travel insurance providers to secure negotiated fares products, and services.
LAND Custom land voyages are often detailed and complicated. They can span multiple cities, countries, currencies, languages, contacts and more. That said, to some, land-based travel is the most immersive travel experience. We will minimize the burden, time, and fatigue that can come with travel planning and design. With our custom land journeys, we promise to maximize every dollar of your budget and guarantee fair pricing, which includes preparing research notes and performing due diligence on your behalf and carefully preparing a customized proposal that is modified and improved upon until perfect for you. We will interview, qualify, and select one of our global partners to be our eyes, ears, and hands on the ground while you are traveling in the country. Our worldwide partnerships are key to making your journey magical and we nurture those relationships year round on behalf our clients.
CRUISE While Luxury Ventures Travel offers itineraries from over 16 of the top cruise companies, our six-star cruise clients experience full travel consultant services. This means a destination specialist is assigned to your itinerary to help you choose shore excursions. Whether you are deciding upon the cruise ship’s prepackaged excursions or considering a private tour on your own, your consultant will help you decide which are the best value and those you may want to avoid. Your destination specialist can also arrange private tours in any port city and build an itinerary custom tailored to you. The six-star cruise lines include Crystal Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, Oceania, Seabourn, Silversea, and Sea Dream. We partner with the world’s leading luxury cruise lines to custom-tailor your at-sea and port experiences.
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Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. – Ibn Battuta
PARTNERS We meet strict qualification criteria each year to guarantee our luxury travel credentials and qualify as a preferred partner with the world’s best Suppliers and Hotels in the Industry. Achieving status with these invite-only programs, ensures our clients get the exceptional service and personalized attention we believe you deserve. From Argentina to Zambia, we have personal contacts at over 1,700 exceptional Virtuoso-preferred properties in over 100 countries. Through our exclusive Virtuoso arrangements, we’re able to offer our clients VIP treatment and complimentary extras at our partner properties including but not limited to: 1.) Preferred rates and availability 2.) Priority upgrade upon arrival 3.) Value-added amenities (min. of $100 value) 4.) Daily breakfast for two
5.) Early check-in & late checkout, subject to availability 6.) Complimentary WiFi
And, as a client who enjoys cruising, you’ll automatically be eligible for Virtuoso Voyages complimentary extras reserved exclusively for our clients. To mention a few: 1.) Shipboard credits
2.) Virtuoso-exclusive shore excursions
4.) Dedicated on-board hosts
5.) Private car & driver
3.) Welcome aboard receptions
6.) Specialty
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OUR STRUCTURE As Travel Advisors, we provide you financial savings as well as time (lots of time). Based on the intricacy of the trip, we do charge Planning Fees to our clients to compensate for our time & services. A model much like architects, interior designers, and financial planners utilize. What is made in commission is nominal so fees allow us travel advisors the freedom to invest significant time & great care in your departure. Fees range from $300+ per week for a couple traveling & $500+ for a family or four, while pricing will vary based upon the intricacy of the itinerary, length of trip and number of travelers. In near all cases, you will find that you more than made up for the planning fee you have paid in the exclusive discounts, credits, and value-add amenities that Luxury Ventures Travel is able to extend to you. Consider travel as an investment in life and if you value the experiences and memories that travel brings, than you will find great value in working with a travel advisor of Luxury Ventures Travel.
ABOUT OUR OWNER ABOUT VICTORIA STRUBBE-ZINDELL Victoria began her career in the travel industry as a hotelier, representing some of the finest & most highly acclaimed hotels in the world. Through these unique experiences, Victoria was led to her ultimate career path as a professional travel planner. With her passion for travel and her incredible attention to detail, planning tailor-made journeys for discerning travelers seem to be a natural fit. As a woman who loves to travel near & afar, Victoria feels that travel opens us up to a new perspective, provides personal growth and offers individuals an enriched life that includes much-needed balance in our everyday busy lives. As an Advisor who is focused on taking the ordinary to extraordinary, Victoria lives by the following phrase “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This is the motto she uses when planning itineraries for her valued clients. She attributes her success to her strong relationships with her clients along with her partnerships with her suppliers. Victoria is honored to have been named by Travel + Leisure as one of their 2017 ‘Rising Stars” & also excited to have been recently nominated by ASTA - American Society of Travel Agents as “Advisor of the Year” in 2018.
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We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls. - Anais Nin
CLOSING Luxury Ventures Travel’s ultimate goal is to make your customized travel experience an unforgettable one. From beginning to end, we are hands-on and provide you with one on one consultations and meetings to review every detail of your travel itinerary. Our advisors provide immense value by providing superlative knowledge & expertise, travel inspiration, and relationships to an exclusive network of more than 1,700 of the top luxury travel providers all around the world. We do all of this while allowing you to save time and money. We are confident that once you decide to work with one of our professional travel advisors, that you will likely not be planning travel again on your own. You will quickly come to understand the Virtuoso difference. We know how to elevate every trip time and time again as this our specialty so please allow Luxury Ventures Travel the opportunity to assist in tailoring your next travel experience.
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VICTORIA STRUBBE-ZINDELL Owner/ Luxury Travel Advisor Luxury Ventures Travel - a Virtuoso® Member 7725 Gateway, #3246, Irvine, CA, 92618 Phone: 949.679.5899 www.luxuryventurestravel.com info@luxuryventurestravel.com IATA #03-788606 | California Seller of Travel 2117320-40