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TURKEY

Karen Fedorko Sefer
Sea Song Tours
Earl Starkey
Protravel International
UKRAINE
Sophia Kulich
Sophia’s Travel
UNITED KINGDOM
Nicola Butler
NoteWorthy
Letitia Dunlop
Original Travel
U.K. & Ireland
Jonathan Epstein
Celebrated Experiences
Philip McCrum
Extraordinary Britain

AMERICAN NATIONAL

PARKS

Marty Behr

Abercrombie & Kent USA

AMERICAN WEST

Caroline Bach Wood

Caroline Travel

CALIFORNIA WINE

COUNTRY

Ania Gatto

Wine Country Concierge

CANADA

Marc Télio

Entrée Canada

CONTINENTAL

UNITED STATES

Sam Highley

All Roads North

NORTH AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Many Americans arrange close-to-home trips

on their own. But nothing beats visiting some

of the most culturally rich places in the world

with access to guides and doers whose sole

priority is to make sure your hikes, ski runs,

and road trips go off without a hitch

CUBA

David Lee

Cultural Cuba

Chad Olin

Cuba Candela

Tom Popper

InsightCuba

MEXICO

Zachary Rabinor

Journey Mexico

Stephanie

Schneiderman

Tia Stephanie Tours

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Sheri Doyle

Pacific Northwest

Journeys

At properties like Hacienda Temozon,

A Luxury Collection Hotel, Zachary

Rabinor of Journey Mexico recommends

asking the concierges what they like to

do on their days off

Amelia Stewart of Original

Travel can point you to

the hottest galleries and

restaurants in Georgia

Have dinner under the Northern Lights.

And by that we mean directly beneath them,

just as the extraordinary phenomenon takes

over the Arctic sky. “My clients reached

the mountaintop by snowmobile—it was

complete darkness. The only light came

from their fire and the stars above,” says

Jan Sortland of Norwegian Adventures,

who encourages guests to fully immerse

themselves in local culture, history, and

tradition. That means you may find yourself

frolicking with reindeer in the wilderness

of northern Norway or taking a private cruise

to the magnificent Hardangerfjord, near

Bergen. Sortland will also make sure to snag

the best room at the historic Walaker Hotel,

which looks much as it did back in the 1700s.

You can’t say, ‘We’ve

done Italy,’ when all you’ve

visited are Venice, Florence,

and Rome. What about

Bologna, Modena, Parma,

and Urbino?!

—James McDonaugh, Art Tours

Many people don’t

understand the logistics

of travel in the National

Parks and wind up stuck

with crowds of tourists.

—Marty Behr, Abercrombie & Kent USA

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